The engine uses biofuel made from vegetable oil and waste chocolate.
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Lowes, who started on pole, took the win when leader Graeme Gowland retired with a blown engine which left oil on the track and brought out the red flag.
As for the other incidents that have beset the type over the past few months -- a fan shaft failure on an engine, an oil leak, a windshield crack -- all can safely be put down to teething problems.
