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Atlanta Motorsports Park to become "the only green motorsports park in the world"

Over the last few years, racing organizations have seemingly become increasingly aware that their activities don't quite fit into the environmentally friendly category. Proof can be seen by the use of ethanol fuel by the IndyCar Series and the controversial KERS systems employed by various Formula 1 teams at the highest level of racing. Now, it seems that the race tracks themselves are taking note of their eco-credentials, as Atlanta Motorsports Park's upcoming track design can attest. This world class facility is being created with the ... Read more →

British Touring Car Championship to begin testing CO2 emissions Jeremy Korzeniewski

Motorsports of all kinds are feeling the pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, and the British Touring Car Championship is no different. In an effort to demonstrate their commitment to ...

Branson wants to buy Honda team only if F1 goes green and cuts costs Sam Abuelsamid

Richard Branson would like to go racing with his Virgin brand that is known around the world. The withdrawal of Honda from Formula One at the close of 2008 provided a perfect opportunity to pick up ...

Two new manufacturers may join ALMS to participate in Green Challenge Sam Abuelsamid

The Detroit Grand Prix is back at the city's Belle Isle Park this Labor Day weekend and Saturday's activities will be dominated by the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. The Sports Car Challenge is the 9th ...

Gumpert Apollo hybrid to race at Nurburgring 24 Noah Joseph

Click to view more of the Gumpert Apollo in hi-res Endurance sportscar racing continues to lead the way in green motorsports, as independent German automaker Gumpert prepares to campaign a hybrid ...

The top five upcoming green events, number two: Green Grand Prix 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the 2007 Green Grand Prix entries. The fact that the Green Grand Prix makes an appearance on our list should not come as a shocker. Where else are you gonna see pod-racers (like in the picture above) racing alongside vehicles running on biodiesel, electrons, LP, CNG, hybrids, flex-fuel ...

Motorsport Engineering Conference checks out the greener side of racing 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Over in Dearborn, Michigan today, the Motorsport Engineering Conference got started. It continues through Thursday. This conference, by the US Society of Automotive Engineers, includes panel discussions on "Motorsports in the Fifties: Tragedy and Response" and "Wind Tunnel Capabilities and ...


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