9. CHIP IN CENTRAL NC: • Position now for eastern US H 2 car introduction market • Encourage H 2 pace cars to boost race tourism • Partner with US DOT to make NC’s cities a national H 2 transit lab. • Use carbon-free NC H 2 to fuel a trial school district’s buses H 2 ICE. • Recruit H 2 industry (rail?) to Badin plant . • Redouble efforts to win Proterra LLC for the State. • Get NASCAR Tech to train nation’s H 2 bus mechanics. • Foster H 2 technology / race tourism synergy.