Hot Fries and Formula Zero Racing in the Netherlands

The first auto race I attended happened to be in north Holland, at Zandvoort. It was a club race, nothing like Formula One--meaning the racing was close, spirited and interesting all day. Not only that, the track fries were hot and served with mayo, as is the tradition in northern Europe. Yum. Who would ever again think of putting sugared tomato on fries once they've tasted them with mayonnaise?

In any case, I still don't don't think of The Netherlands as a hotbed of auto racing, but they've initiated a new racing formula: Formula Zero. The zero refers to the amount of emissions each flashy race car produces. Zero. They're running on hydrogen fuel cells. The first grand prix was held over the weekend in Rotterdam. You can read about the program and get the results from the Formula Zero web site.