Well, the countdown begins for the "game of the century" as some in the media call it. Alabama is favored by 4 points last I saw, and that was due to it being a home game for them. Both teams are very comparable in talent and skilled players. It will surely be a great game. It's a shame one has to lose as that will surely knock the loser in the polls and most likely keep the loser from the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. The winner will most likely be in the BCS National Championship game in New Orleans in January. The loser will likely play in the Sugar Bowl game on New Years Day.
If you don't have a ticket for the game in Bama on Saturday, you can still find a few. The going price for a ticket in the lower section on the 25 yard line is going for $3,000 - $5,000! Can you believe that?
The following article indicates that even the "Aussies" are beginning to learn that ethanol FREE gas is better than the "booze gas".
Green fuel no longer a cheap friend
· Exclusive by Rhys Haynes Transport Reporter
· The Daily Telegraph October 31, 201112:00AM
Bill Marcos who owns the APW petrol station on the Great Western Highway at Wentworthville has never sold fuel with ethanol content. He has now erected a sign telling motorists that his fuel is not E10 & reports that business has increased significantly. Picture: Jeff Herbert Source: The Daily Telegraph
Bill Marcos who owns the APW petrol station on the Great Western Highway at Wentworthville has never sold fuel with ethanol content. He has now erected a sign telling motorists that his fuel is not E10 & reports that business has increased significantly. Picture: Jeff HerbertSource: The Daily Telegraph
SYDNEY motorists are abandoning environmentally friendly fuels because of rising costs caused by a state government mandate.
Two years ago motorists were keen to buy the ethanol-based E10 fuel when it was 3c cheaper than unleaded but that gap fell to below 1c inSydney last week, according to NRMA data obtained by The Daily Telegraph.
In recent months, E10 has at times been more expensive than unleaded.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission petrol commissioner Joe Dimasi yesterday admitted Sydney motorists had not embraced E10 and called on the state government to urgently increase supply of ethanol to stop prices rising further.
"Traditionally the difference between E10 and unleaded has been about 3c and it has narrowed and that is making it less attractive to consumers," Mr Dimasi said.
"There does need to be a differential. Our understanding is that you get less kilometres out of ethanol compared to regular petrol but if it is going to be good value for consumers, there does need to be a price difference."
The ethanol mandate was introduced in 2007, setting the amount of ethanol sales primary petrol wholesalers needed to meet out of the total volume of their NSW sales.
Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher recently announced the state's ethanol mandate would increase from 4 per cent to 6 per cent on October 1.
Major fuel supplier Shell said it was forced to convert many of its sites to E10 so it could meet the government mandate but motorists preferred unleaded.
"Shell has removed ethanol from sale in both Victoria and Queensland because other products have been more popular with customers and problems with supply," a spokesman said.
NRMA president Wendy Machin said the diminishing price differential was a concern for motorists.
"When it first started to appear on the market, it was about a three-to-four-cent discount - that has now eroded," she said.
Bill Marcos, owner of an independent petrol station in Wentworthville, erected a huge sign saying he refused to sell E10.
"As soon as I put that sign up, they came in droves," Mr Marcos said.
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