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A GREENER ALMS
The American Le Mans Series should become the first championship in the world to use second-generation bioethanol fuel. The ALMS will introduce an E85 fuel option in 2008 in place of the E50 it originally planned to bring in this year but never did. It will incorporate a second-generation bio element sometime during next season.
The sanctioning body says it takes less energy to manufacture the second-gen, or cellulosic, bioethanol than traditional grain-based ethanol; because it can be made with waste matter, it is less disruptive to the food chain.
SLICK RUNNING
Formula One teams will test slick tires during the first week of December at Spain's Jerez circuit, in order to gather data for the 2009 season, when slicks might return for the first time since 1997.
REISER PROMOTED
Roush Fenway Racing named crew chief Robbie Reiser general manager of RFR's four-team NASCAR Cup operation. Reiser led Matt Kenseth to the 2003 title and has been there for Kenseth's 15 Cup wins. Team engineer Chip Bolin will succeed Reiser as chief of the No. 17 ...
Source: HighBeam Research, EXTRA.(Competition)