Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna all developed their finely honed racing skills at an early age through karting, but not the type of karts being developed today.
Oh no, the karts of the future race on hydrogen and deliver zero-emission speed, even having their own Formula Zero Championship for the racy little mean-machines.
Squeezing speed from hydrogen fuel cell-powered karts, the Formula Zero racing class is the perfect platform for researching and marketing the advanced propulsion technology of now and next.
A clean, green example of future motoring and racing, a successful world record speed attempt was made in Rotterdam in mid-September. Formula Zero driver Bo Ridder broke the 1/8 mile international speed record for fuel cell vehicles, setting a new record at 11.591 seconds and reaching a speed of 75mph.
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