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Vegistroke truck wins Thundertuck race on waste veggie oil

Jason Crawford of Scappoose, Oregon is, shall we say, proud of his WVO-powered truck. His website is full of dramatic explanations of his homemade WVO-converter for his Ford PowerStroke Diesel truck. The good news is that he's got reason to be proud. Earlier this month, Crawford participated in the Thundertruck Races in Woodburn Oregon and, as he writes it, "wound my way through 84 trucks to win the 4x4 class running a best of 15.81 in my 8,000lb behemoth. And yes, this was on oil!!" The Vegistroke is Crawford's name for the WVO-converter and ... Read more →

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