"A SPECIAL
THANK YOU to The Sponsors of the 2007 Green Power Sports Tour and to all the folks that helped make the trip so memorable, from biodiesel
owners and vegetable oil suppliers to tailgaters and sports fans!" - Joe Connor
Below, find news coverage still available online from the 2007 Green Power Sports Tour. For some links
and more from the inaugural tour, visit
The 2006 Tour page.
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE 2007 GREEN POWER SPORTS TOUR...
“Road trip of the year. Some fans stop at restaurants to refuel their bodies. Joe Connor stops
to refuel his body AND his car. This is a great trip and a great cause.” – ESPN.com
“The point of his
tour…not necessarily to promote vegetable oil as a fuel, but rather to get people thinking about alternative forms of
energy.” – South-Bend Tribune,
Indiana
“Between burgers, beer and games of bag
toss, some tailgaters found themselves discussing a topic not typically associated with college football — renewable
fuels. From a 1984 lime green Mercedes that runs on both biodiesel and vegetable oil, Joe Connor preached the gospel of biofuels
and alternative energy.” – The State News, Michigan
“If you’re driving around town today and catch
a whiff of what smells like your favorite fast-food joint, but don’t see any drive-thrus in sight, don’t panic.
You’re not losing your mind. But you’re probably driving behind Joe Connor.” – Auburn-Opelika News, Alabama
GREEN MACHINE, DUBBED 'ROAD TRIP OF THE YEAR' ON ESPN.COM, CHECK IT OUT HERE (BUT BE SURE TO SCROLL
DOWN):
GREEN MACHINE IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH:
GREEN MACHINE VISITED NOTRE DAME!, CHECK IT OUT HERE:
GREEN MACHINE VISITED MICHIGAN STATE, CHECK IT OUT HERE:
GREEN MACHINE HIT TAMPA, FED 'EM TO THE LIONS! (If you didn't see the movie Good Fellas, you
have no idea what the 'Feed 'em to the lions' reference means; it has nothing to do with the Detroit Lions
but we won't hold it against you):
ALSO...check the blog photos with "The Pillage Inn," these guys are Tampa's tailgating kings!!!
GREEN MACHINE went Grist Mill:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/9/14/16173/2485
GREEN MACHINE also went Miami
biofuel blogging:
http://solatlanticbiodiesel.blogspot.com/
GREEN MACHINE was in State Farm newsletter, even the insurance dweebs
gave us some pub!:
09/13/07
Veggiemobile sightings
Last year baseball, this year football, hockey …
San Diego Agent Kevin Kane’s policyholder Joe Connor is at again. Protected once again by a State Farm auto policy, he’s hit the road again
in his mean, green veggie machine on a football/hockey dream tour. Last year, if you recall, we posted a story about Joe,
his vegetable-oil fueled Mercedes and his life-time dream to visit all Major League Baseball stadiums in the country. He took
in a few Minor League and High School games as well.
This year he’s off to all the Football tailgate parties and games he can get to. He’s
living yet another sports enthusiast’s dream AND promoting the use of alternative fuel. You can read about how he converted
a 1984 Mercedes to burn recycled vegetable oil and you can check out his tour schedule, blog, and more on his site, www.greenpowersportstour.com.
