NASCAR Gets Greener: G-Oil Joins With Tayler Malsam, TriStar for 2012 Nationwide Series
The NASCAR world got a bit greener today. G-Oil, America’s first and only API and USDA certified bio-based full synthetic motor oil, announced that it will sponsor driver Tayler Malsam and the TriStar Motorsports Toyota Camry team for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series.
“G-Oil wants to demonstrate to consumers that our American-made green racing oil can stand up to the rigors of NASCAR competition,” said Jeffrey Loch, President and CMO of Green Earth Technologies, Inc. “Remember, ‘G-Oil’ is not just on the car– it is IN the car,” said Loch.
Seattle area native Tayler Malsam, 22, got his first laps aboard the #19 G-Oil Toyota during a day-long recent test at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando. “There is already an energy and excitement building around the G-Oil TriStar Toyota team,” said Malsam.
“We want to prove that G-Oil works on the track and help tell the story to race fans and non-race fans alike,” said Malsam. Read more
North American Endurance Championship Highlights 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Series Schedule
GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series competitors will compete for an exciting new three-race endurance championship, highlighting the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series schedule announced today.
The inaugural North American Endurance Championship will feature the 50th anniversary running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28-29, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International on June 29-July 1 and the Rolex Series’ three-hour debut race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27 during the inaugural “Super Weekend at the Brickyard.”
The 13-race schedule also includes GRAND-AM’s first visit to Detroit – the automotive capital of the world – on June 2, and the return to many of North America’s premier circuits, including Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal; Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.; Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio; Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.; Homestead-Miami Speedway; New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, N.J.; and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Read more
20 Tips To Make The Most Out Of The 2011 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Race Promoter Singapore GP suggests useful tips for ticketholders to make the most out of the 2011 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX.
- Non-stop entertainment from 3PM – 12.30AM.
You don’t have to wait until dusk to start enjoying the Singapore Grand Prix experience. The Circuit Park gates open from 3pm to 12.30am daily. If you’re looking for an adrenaline rush, two support races – the JK Racing Asia Series and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – will take place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit before the Formula One action*. Besides these, there is plenty of entertainment off the track as well! Be sure to check out the seven stages across the circuit park where all-day entertainment will be provided. And if that isn’t enough, look out for the captivating roving acts like the Brazilian Samba girls, Transe Express or the Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band. *(Click here for full track schedule). - Tune in to 107.7 FM and stay connected on Twitter & Facebook.
Stay connected with the latest track action by tuning in to 107.7FM. Once you’re within the Circuit Park, this radio frequency would be broadcasting live commentary of the Formula One and support race action to you through your own radio receivers.Also get live broadcast visual feeds, instant replays, watch interviews, team and driver data, statistical analysis and many more in the palm of your hands anywhere in the circuit by renting a FanVision set. To find out more, visit the Fanvision booth at Esplanade Park (Zone 4) or F1 Village (Zone 1). Read more
Infineon Raceway Lights Up With Major Panasonic Solar Panel Installation
New High-Efficiency Panasonic Panels From Sanyo Cut Energy Usage
Infineon Raceway, in partnership with Panasonic, has completed a major milestone in energy conservation with the successful installation of 1,652 solar panels at the famed Northern California raceway.
The project, part of Infineon Raceway’s long-standing sustainability initiative, was unveiled to the racing world press for the first time today. The event offered members of the media the opportunity to examine the installation, meet key Infineon Raceway and Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company executives, and learn more about Panasonic’s plan to become the number one green innovation leader in the electronics industry by 2018 and Infineon’s goal of becoming one of the most energy-efficient raceways in the world.
The high-efficiency solar panels, manufactured by Panasonic’s Sanyo division, will cover 41-percent of the raceway’s energy usage. In a further move designed to reduce energy consumption, Panasonic has also provided the raceway with a low-energy LED video board, replacing the current installation on Highway 37. Read more
Mazda Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Le Mans Win With Patrick Dempsey
Twenty years ago this month, Mazda became the first – and to date, the only – Japanese automaker to score an overall win at the world’s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Endurance road-racing has been the cornerstone of Mazda’s participation in motorsports since 1968, as it is the ultimate demonstration of quality, durability and reliability.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company’s overall win, a dedicated team of Mazda Motor Corporation employees has prepared the striking looking and sounding, 700-horsepower, four-rotor Mazda 787B to once again take to the track at speed. This will not be a race, but demonstration laps to honor the achievement and to thank the fans for 40 years of support for Mazda and the rotary engine in competition.
Behind the wheel will be a familiar face – familiar to a global audience of TV and movie fans, and familiar to North American road racing fans – Patrick Dempsey. Patrick will squeeze in the trip to France between racing his own Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 at Watkins Glen the week before and at Road America two weeks later. Dempsey scored a personal-best race-finish earlier this year with third-place at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona.
Also behind the wheel during the Le Mans weekend will be Johnny Herbert. Herbert, one of the three young racers who drove the Mazda 787B to victory, and was competing in Formula 1 at the time, will be reunited with the car that he drove into the history books for the first time since that June day.