Mt. Washington Auto Road Celebrates 40th Year of “ALT ENERGY SUMMIT” on July 25th, 2015

Entropy Racing’s EVSR electric race team returns to Mt. Washington after Pikes Peak podium, Hormel’s bacon-grease biodiesel “Bacon Bike” to be featured, World Record holders to speak.

The Mt. Washington Auto Road will be celebrating the 40th year of the ALT Energy Summit on Saturday, July 25th, 2015. Free to the public, the ALT Energy Summit is one of the largest gatherings of renewable energy transportation in New England, featuring major manufacturers, electric vehicle enthusiasts, industry suppliers and individual “makers” and inventors as the Auto Road continues as a proving ground and playground for new and evolving technologies.

The list of builders, manufacturers and organizations attending this year’s event may be the most impressive to date with vehicles such as the first-ever, bacon-fueled bio-diesel motorcycle. The Hormel “Driven By Bacon” motorcycle, built to tour the US and promote the launch of its new “Black Line” bacon in the Driven by Bacon US tour, is sure to attract a crowd. The bacon bio-diesel bike is reportedly nearly carbon-neutral, meaning it contributes almost zero emissions to the environment. Bike and driver are reportedly planning to summit Mount Washington during their New England tour.

To help celebrate the Summit’s 40 year history, the team has offered a special treat: Entropy will allow people to drive a fully race-prepped electric race car to the summit of Mount Washington (for a fee, and speed-limited to comply with Auto Road regulations) or around the grounds at the base of the Auto Road.  See the Entropy Racing team at the day of the event for further details.

Visitors can watch the parade of vehicles in the Auto Road’s main field, follow them to the summit as they make their bid, or stroll the field and chat with owners and builders once they return.  Presentations at 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM are free and open to all.

Saturday’s schedule begins at 8:00 AM with breakfast at the Great Glen base lodge leading up to the Regatta parade preparation, exhibitor and participant setup at 9:00 AM. At 10:00AM the pedal-powered vehicles will begin the parade to the summit followed by all other vehicles by 11:00AM. By 1:00 PM all participants will return back down to the base area from the summit attempt for exhibition, demonstrations and reports from their summit trip.

For more information, or to register your own vehicle or exhibit for the “Mt. Washington Auto Road ALT Energy Summit” event at the Mt. Washington Auto Road, visit altenergysummit.org, email Event Director Ted Dillard at [email protected], or call at (978) 621-5178.

The Royalty Inn is the closest lodging to the Mt. Washington Auto Road, just 9 miles away. This is the ideal home-base to participate in this event and any of your White Mountain adventures. Welcome to the Royalty Inn!

Conrad Klefos, General Manager
Royalty Inn