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    ALMS joins with Quimera, IMSA to prep global electric racing series     1326388020

    The idea of electric vehicle racing isn't exactly new, whether you're talking about two-wheeled thrills in the TTXGP or attempts to start up an electric car speed league (see here and here). The idea that the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) wants to get a little less energy intensive has also been ...

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    DC 2011: Baltimore Grand Prix wants to be "most sustainable" race in U.S.     1296230280

    The American Le Mans Series calls itself "the global leader in green racing," and it's got over five years of working with the DOE, EPA and SAE to earn that title. Currently, there are eight manufacturers racing with the ALMS, all trying to "improve the breed" by increasing efficiency in a harsh ...

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    Hybrid-electric Porsche 911 GT3R to make North American debut     1285802880

    Porsche911 GT3R hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
    On October 2nd, Porsche's tire-smoking 480-horsepower 911 GT3R hybrid monster will take to the track in hopes of beating the competition at Road Atlanta in this year's running of the Petit Le Mans (PLM). When the flag drops, ...

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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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    Green Earth LMP Challenge team offers to share its G-Oil with ALMS competitors     1273695540

    In a move that's probably at least partly fair play and likely a big part marketing stunt, Green Earth Team Gunnar in the American Le Mans Series has offered to share its motor oil supplier with its competitors. Team Gunnar runs in the ALMS new Le Mans Prototype Challenge class where all the ...

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    G-Oil debuts first commercial - a Dukes "homage" - during American Le Mans race     1271854680

    Green Earth Technologies' first commercial – Click above to watch the video after the jump
    Green Earth Technologies, maker of G-Oil, the "world's first and only bio-based and ultimate biodegradable motor oil approved by the American Petroleum Institute," aired their first-ever television ...

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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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