[Racer Duck]

Date 2008-01-15
By John Dagys - Motorsport.com


The American Le Mans Series announced at the North American International Auto Show at Detroit on Monday that it has partnered with government agencies to continue its "green racing" initiative. The history-making agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy as well as SAE International will see the series continue to create environmentally conscious programs, including the newly announced "Green Racing Challenge."

With these initiatives, the ALMS has become the first motorsports series to meet the criteria for green racing by these three groups.

"The auto manufacturers competing in the American Le Mans Series have made it very clear that this is a direction and an overall initiative that is important to them," said Scott Atherton, president and CEO of the ALMS. "The opportunity to formally align with the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and SAE International makes our platform very special and unique -- to auto manufacturers and ultimately to consumers. At a time when nearly all of motorsports has lost its relevance regarding progressive technology or any connection from the race track to the showroom floor, the American Le Mans Series stands alone in providing a platform of solutions for our nation's automotive, transportation and energy needs."

Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper announces the championship-winning Corvette Racing team will use E85 ethanol fuel in the upcoming American Le Mans Series.
Photo by John F. Martin for General Motors.

After a successful integration of E10 (10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline) fuel in 2007, the series, in conjunction with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC), will introduce E85 fuel as an option starting in 2008. In a separate announcement today at the NAIAS, Corvette Racing revealed that it has formed a technical partnership with EPIC to showcase E85 fuel in the series. The team's Corvette C6.Rs will run on the 85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline blend fuel this season.

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[Bob Tanner]

Hey! Bob's got an idea... Why don't we all forsake our denims and wear cloths made from natural hemp? We can take to heart what Sheryl Crowe promotes and use one and only one piece of toilet paper when we go toidy. We could always grow our own organic veggies, fertilized by our own excrement which we could save in a can. Hell. Let''s give up on the combustion engine altogether. Go back to bikes (Don't forget your helmet!)

Then let's all join hands and sing Kumbaya.

Green Racing... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Hey! Bob's got an idea... Why don't we all forsake our denims and wear cloths made from natural hemp? We can take to heart what Sheryl Crowe promotes and use one and only one piece of toilet paper when we go toidy. We could always grow our own organic veggies, fertilized by our own excrement which we could save in a can. Hell. Let''s give up on the combustion engine altogether. Go back to bikes (Don't forget your helmet!)

Then let's all join hands and sing Kumbaya.

Green Racing... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

awwww Bob, I wish you wouldn't sugar coat everything. there's gotta be warts somewhere...

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

awwww Bob, I wish you wouldn't sugar coat everything. there's gotta be warts somewhere...

Diplomacy and political correctness have never been my stronger points.

You probably already know who and what I believe is behind this environmental, "Green" movement, right?