Indy race cars have run exclusively on alcohol base fuels for 49 years.

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Because the initial distillation takes it to a very high proof, in excess of 90% pure alcohol, the base ingredient hardly matters because the taste is lost as it converted to practically neutral alcohol.

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The base is then mixed with flavorings or other ingredients containing distilled alcohol.

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