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He walks out of the tent and checks the back of his van to see if there were any in the back of the van. He smiles and drags out a quarter scale dragster. He rolls it out until the front tires set on the edge of the bumper. He grabs the front end and rolls it back setting it down clear of the van. He opens the garage door and pushes it out.

"This thing in scale makes more power than my camaro."

He says with a smile. He checks the compartment in the van and finds the remote for the car. He turns the engine over by hand and it fires right up. He spins the car around and starts driving it out. The smell even in the open burns the eyes and nose.

"This thing will outrun my car."

The car is around 7 feet long and 2 feet to the top of the wing. The engine on it is a blown V8 on pure alcohol, filling the air with a strong vapor.
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Coughing and waving her hand in front of her face to hopefully dissipate the smell and effect a bit, Ele followed Tyler out,

"Does it always smell like this? It's brutal."
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"Yeah it does. It is what is called top alcohol, top fuel is nitromethane. Top alcohol is just methanol without the nitro."

He rolls out to the road and checks to see if any cars are coming and rolls it out. He gets it in position and holds it in place, hitting the throttle on the controller, doing a big burnout with it. He turns his entire body away and turns his head more as the engine roars. He stops the burnout after about 10 seconds then steps back.

"You wanna run it first or just watch me for now?"
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Covering her ears quickly, Ele winced as the tires squealed and the engine roared. When it quieted, Ele shook her head in answer to Tyler's question,

"No, I'll just watch for now. I don't want to break it!"

She joked, resting her hands on her hips and smiling,

"That car is probably costs more than my paycheck!"
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"I sell these beasts for around 3 to 4 grand."

He says with a smile. He grips the controller and checks to see if any traffic is coming.

"This is even louder than the burnout so get ready."

He launches it, the body twisting and picking up a few inches off the ground as it takes off. It flies down the road, reaching the driveway about 350 feet down the road in around 6 seconds from when it took off. He turns it around in the road and points it the opposite direction. He launches it again, bringing back towards them but keeps it up after it passes his driveway to show just how fast it is going. He stops before the next neighbors driveway, he turns it again and slowly rolls it up to them. The car stalls out as it gets near him.

"Well that figures. Already out of gas."

He laughs and picks up the 75 pound rail.
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Covering her ears again, Ele laughed as the dragster took off and did its paces past them. When it cut out, she was concerned for a moment but when Tyler explained it was out of gas she nodded,

"Alcohol would vaporize faster than regular petroleum fuel, plus your going faster and accelerating quicker which uses more fuel."
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"Yeah. Tank in here is only half a gallon and it burns through it about a half mile. Fortunately I make my own fuel so I can afford it."

He carries it back up on his shoulder.

"Making methanol is a lot like making moonshine, 5 steps to make moonshine, 7 steps to make pure methanol."
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"I would think it was the same, considering its both alcohol. Are the two added steps more purifying processes?"

She asked, her brain thinking and remembering some acquaintances of hers that had their own distilleries, they had explained the process to her.
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"Yes they are. 1 actually takes it up in strength and the other purifies it. You need at least 85% to efficiently combust, the last 2 steps leave it at 95 to 100% pure alcohol. It doesn't actually boost the horsepower technically, the engine just runs cooler cuz alcohol boils at 170. So the operating temps are so much lower, typically an engine like this would operate at 210, with the alcohol it burns at about 180."

He arrives at the garage, dropping off the car.

"It is very scientific process. It is really fun doing it cuz I can actually get around 200 gallons a week and only needing 8 ounces for the tank, it lasts a long time."
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Ele was fascinated by the information, it was almost like how she would mix her own paints when she needed a certain color or texture. It took concentration and a knowledge of how to accurately measure the different ingredients.

"Should we head back to the resort?"

Looking at the sky, Ele was surprised to see the sun beginning to dip lower, their time out had been a lot longer than she had realized.
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"Yeah we should, it is getting later in the day. Let's take my dune buggy, may be a little chilly but it is fun."

He says grabbing a blanket from behind the seat of his truck and handing it to her as well as grabbing a heater. He walks over to his buggy which is nothing more than a large go kart and plugs in the heater on the buggy. He mounts it on the floor and starts pushing it out of the garage.

"You ready or is there something you need to grab first?"
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"I have the food I bought today in the fridge, is there room for it in there?"

She asked, gratefully wrapping the blanket around her shoulders for now. The coming night gave the air a definite chill, and Ele shivered under the blanket.
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"Of course hun. Plenty of room."

He stands by the buggy holding his arm out for her to hold onto to get in and smiles.

"Just put the blanket over the heater, it will warm you right up."

He walks around and steps over the bars and sits down. He sits down and starts buckling up. He presses down the brake and turns the key, firing up the buggy which rumbles to life. He waits for it to idle down.
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Nodding, Ele ran back inside and got her bag of groceries then came back out and got in the buggy with Tyler's help. Doing as he instructed, Ele laid the blanket over the heater and placed it over both her lap and Tyler's since he was wearing shorts.

"I've never been in one of these before."
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He shifts into reverse and backs up before pulling out onto the driveway and onto the road. He takes off and the off road tires roll up sounding like a pack of hounds barking. He gets up to speed and the tires let out a long low hum. He starts talking but the sound of the engine tires makes it hard to hear.

"Being out in the open like this, it gets unbelievably loud."

He says, just barely loud enough for her to hear. He begins rolling into town, going around the curves leading into town. He enters town and turns left at the light, heading out of town towards the resort.
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"Is this thing actually road legal?"

Ele asked over the sound of the engine. In the buggy, Ele could imagine this thing being a lot of fun on a warm summer day, driving on the beach, zooming over dunes... It seemed like it would be amazing.
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"100% street legal and emissions compliant in all 50 states."

He gets on the other side of town, turning left at the last light and continues towards the resort.

"Currently it will only hit about 60 so while it would be slow on the freeway it can still go on it."
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"So no roadtrips in this then?"

Ele teased, pulling the blanket over her arms and getting as much of herself under the blanket as possible.

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"Whenever I can get a turbocharger or something installed to make it faster then we can."

He smirks at her. He continues driving for a while turning on the road where the resort is. He drives down the road and heads back to the suite and parks it. He shuts the buggy off and starts unbuckling, climbing out awkwardly, having to put his legs out over the bar while still being seated and slide out while pulling himself up on the bars overhead. He stands up from the edge and walks around to Ele's side to help her out.
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Ele put the blanket down, then set the food outside of the buggy. It was a strange struggle to get out of the thing, but eventually Ele was able to maneuver her legs over the bar, her feet dangling off the ground. Sitting sideways, Ele had to hold on to Tyler's arm to pull herself up a couple of inches before she could get over the side of the buggy. Picking up her bag, Ele smiled at Tyler and walked up to the suite door, unlocking it and leading the way in.

"Do you have work tomorrow?"

She asked as she went to the kitchen to put her shopping away.
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