The new WorldFirst racecar is a clever piece of lateral thinking. It is the first Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials, putting the world first by effectively managing the planet's resources.

Dr Kirwan - a senior research fellow at Warwick University's International Automotive Research Centre - will actively demonstrate in a lively public lecture how this joined up approach of apparently disparate arts, sciences and engineering can result in something ground breaking like the World First F3 racing car - a much more environmentally friendly vehicle than most road cars, let alone racing vehicles. Being green does not mean being boring or stepping back in time!

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Public Lecture: Lean, Mean and Green: The World's First Environmentally Friendly Racing Car

Natural Fibres '09: Three Day International Conference, 14-16 December