WELCOME TO OUR NEW QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION!
Leilani is happy to answer any questions you may have for her. If you would like to ask Leilani a question, please email it to marketing@leilanimunter.com.
Please include your first name and the city and state you are from. Your question with Leilani's answer will then be posted here!
posted by Steve in Phoenix, Arizona:
How and when did you get interested in the environment? And what do you
think is the most important change we need to make to protect our Earth?
I was a scientist before I became a race car driver. Science was a very
important part of my childhood because my family is in the medical field.
I hold a degree in biology (with a focus on ecology, behavior, and
evolution) from the University of California San Diego. While I attended
college I volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center - we would take
in injured and orphaned wildlife and return them to the wild when they
were ready. I have also been a certified scuba diver since 1994. So I have
cared about conservation and the environment for a long time.
I am extremely concerned about the damage we are doing to our earth and I
believe climate change is the most critical problem we need to solve. We
stand to lose an incredible amount of biodiversity on both land and water
if we continue the path we are on now.
I feel that one of the greatest challenges of our generation is to replace
our current fossil fuel energy infrastructure with renewable, clean energy
sources such as solar, wind and tidal turbines. Cars need to be run by
either hydrogen or electric power. Ethanol could have a future, but first
we need to make the use of cellulostic ethanol more economical so we don't
use up a food energy source. Cellulostic ethanol would allow us to make
fuel out of the stalks of the corn, grass... the stuff we don't eat.
The great thing about making all these changes is the benefits go far
beyond our environment. Politically this will make our country more self
sufficient and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. The interesting thing
to note is that the basics for these technologies are already there, our
challenges now lie in the political arena. So please, pay attention when
you vote.
Sorry for the long winded answer, but you asked some good questions and I
wanted to answer them properly!
posted by Lexi in Pennsylvania:
What kind of motors do you run and how fast do you go?
The Indy Pro Series motor is a 3.5 liter 90 degree V8 engine made by Infiniti and combined with Dallara chassis. At my first race at Kentucky Speedway my fastest
lap was an average speed of 192.399 mph (the 5th fastest lap of the race). The Indy Pro series is the developmental league of the IndyCar Series and many of the current
drivers in IndyCar prepared in the Indy Pro Series first including Marco Andretti, AJ Foyt IV and more recently, Hideki Mutoh (Andretti Green Racing) and my teammate at Sam Schmidt Motorsports Alex Lloyd (Chip Ganassi Racing).
posted by Sam in Santa Barbara, California:
Where can I find the issue of Italian Vogue you are going to be in?
You can order individual copies of the magazine here. I will
be appearing in the January issue of L'Uomo Vogue. The shoot was amazing -- I was standing in a rainforest with butterflies flying all around me, it was truly magical! I hope you like
it!
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