1,000 miles of top-down fun with a clean conscience

An un-modified Mazda MX-5 Miata has managed to complete a 1,000-mile road trip and hot laps of four British race tracks without burning a single drop of fossil fuel.

Instead the little roadster was powered by a 100-percent sustainable fuel, called, appropriately, Sustain, which is made from agricultural waste. The fuel is manufactured by Essex-based firm Coryton and that’s where the Mazda began its trip.

The MX-5 swung by Bicester Heritage, before visiting Trac Mon in Anglesey, Wales, Oulton Park in England, Scotland’s Knockhill and the Kirkistown race track in Northern Ireland. At each circuit the car took in a few flying laps to prove that Miata’s performance was unaffected by using eco-fuel. On the road the car was able to achieve an impressive 45.6 mile per gallon.

David Richardson, director of Coryton said: “As this challenge has shown, sustainable fuel is a real and credible player in our efforts towards net zero. It's a solution that performs incredibly well, works with our existing vehicles and has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of CO2 we currently release compared to traditional fossil fuels”.

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