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    Cellulosic E85-fueled machines win Road America ALMS Green Challenge     1282744920

    Jonny Cocker in the Drayson Racing Lola-Judd – Click above for high-res image gallery
    As the checkered flag flew on this weekend's American Le Mans Series race at Road America, cars powered by cellulosic E85 dominated the Michelin Green X Challenge. One of the biggest proponents of biofuels ...

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    Porsche 911 GT3R Hybrid to run at Petit Le Mans     1279724400

    Porsche911 GT3R hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
    As expected, Porsche announced today in New York that the 911 GT3R hybrid will be coming to North America later this year to race in the Petit Le Mans (PLM). When the new flywheel hybrid race car was first announced this past ...

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    American Le Mans Series Ferraris switch to cellulosic E85     1278766680

    This weekend's round of the American Le Mans Series at Miller Motorsports park in Utah will see the four Ferrari F430 GTs of Extreme Speed Motorsports and Risi Racing switch from running on an E10 ethanol/gasoline blend to using cellulosic E85. With this change, 10 of the 13 cars running in GT2 ...

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    Comparing the American Le Mans Series to NASCAR, IndyCar for relevancy     1275080220

    Peugeot 908-HY hybrid prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
    As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, there will be plenty of motorsports going on: NASCAR at Charlotte, IndyCars at the home base and Formula One in Turkey. The only big series taking the weekend off is the ...

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    Video: Corvette and the Green Challenge, making the C6.R faster and greener     1274198280

    Corvette Racing C6.R gets faster and more efficient – Click above to watch the video after the break
    Episode four of the Corvette Racing video series is out now and it focuses on the Michelin Green X Challenge and how it is helping to make the C6.R both faster and more efficient. We already ...

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    American Le Mans Series announces Green Dream Team ambassadors     1271607840

    At an American Le Mans Series press conference at the Long Beach Grand Prix this weekend, the five gentlemen in the green jackets were not winners of the Masters golf tournament. They are, in fact, the ALMS Green Dream Team. Paul Drayson, David Brabham, Johnny O'Connell, Chris Dyson and Gunnar ...

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    Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid finishes sixth in first outing, may come to US     1269791700

    Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Porsche's new 911 GT3 R hybrid completed its competition debut this weekend with a sixth-place finish. The new hybrid racer was fielded by the Manthey Racing team with support from the Porsche Factory. Defending American Le ...

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    Officially Official: Dyson-Mazda-Lola to run biobutanol blend in 2010 ALMS     1268694060

    As expected, the Dyson Racing Team, MazdaSpeed and BP announced today that the Lola-Mazda cars will be running on a new blend of biobutanol and ethanol for the 2010 American Le Mans Series Season. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which handles the technical regulations for ALMS, ...

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    American Le Mans Series approves butanol, Dyson-Mazda to go first     1268654220

    Dyson Racing B09/96 running at Mid-Ohio – click above for high-res image gallery
    The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and its technical operations affiliate International Motorsports Association (IMSA) has formally approved a butanol blend as the fifth energy source for race cars in the ...

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    Acura and Porsche take inaugural ALMS Green Challenge championship     1255349400

    Fernandez Acura ARX-01b at Laguna Seca - click above for high-res image gallery
    Season 1 of the American Le Mans Series' Michelin GreenX Challenge is now in the books with Acura and Porsche taking the inaugural season championship. The 2009 season wrapped up at Laguna Seca this weekend with Gil ...

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