"Acura LMP1 on Pole; Scott Dixon; Adrian Fernandez take LMP1 & 2 Honors at Sebring"
"It's an animal". That is what Indy 500 winner, and Indy Car champion Scott Dixon (2nd left)said about the de Ferran Racing Acura ARX 02a LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype 1), that he drove to the overall pole for Saturday's 12 Hours of Sebring. He nipped the vaunted challenge of the new Audi LMP1 R15 diesel driven by Tom Kristensen to notch the pole for the American LeMans Series opener here. You will be able to hear the smile in his voice on our "Race-Talk" program this weekend.
Erik Berkman (left) is the boss of Acura Racing...and had two reasons to smile. Adrian Fernandez put the Acura ARX-01B on the pole for the LMP2 class. They are a tick slower and will start 7th overall, with a speed of 121.438 miles an hour.
The ALMS is actually making strides in green racing, as our readers and listeners know. The series signed a deal with Green Earth Technologies to feature their G-OIL Ultimate Biodegradeable Motor Oil as the official motor oil. G-OIL is made from beef fat derived from processing. Animal fats share similar molecular construction to petroleum oils, and are renewable. The company experimented with plant based oils and found beef tallow worked better and was readily available.
We'll have more tomorrow.
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