Motorsport

2012 MIA Low Carbon Racing Conference, including the Lola-Drayson electric race car unveil

  • January 11, 2012

mia-drayson-001.jpgDrayson Racing Technologies and Lola Group today unveiled the 850 hp electric-powered Le Mans prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, at the 2012 MIA Low Carbon Racing Conference at the NEC.

Lord Drayson to compete in EV Cup

  • February 23, 2011

ev-cup-001-f.jpgThe EV Cup is the world’s first racing series for zero emission electric vehicles, and the Rt. Hon. Lord Drayson has announced that his team, Drayson Racing, will compete in the series.

Motorsport: Carbon Challenges and Business Opportunities

  • January 17, 2011

mia-richard-parry-jones-f.jpgMotorsport must go low carbon - and there are significant business opportunities associated with this change.

British Touring Cars Pioneer CO2 Test Programme

  • June 1, 2009
British Touring Car ChampionshipA pioneering new initiative is underway at the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship in order to make the sport greener.

Motorsport shows leadership in going green

  • August 29, 2007
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has unveiled a series of initiatives to help reduce its environmental footprint. Measures include switching to biofuel (30% ethanol mix), waste reduction measures, carbon-offsetting unavoidable emissions and promoting environmental awareness to a global audience spanning 150 countries.

The lowest MoT emissions reading ever recorded, and it was from a rally car!

  • October 23, 2006
The MoT testing station had to check their equipment when a rally car turned up and their emissions testing equipment couldn’t register any emissions at all. But this was no ordinary rally car – this was the Oaktec Honda Insight.

Biofuel success in British Touring Cars Championship

  • October 15, 2006
Biofuel cars gain two second place podiums, eight top ten finishes, driver Turkington third in championship, and O’Neill’s biofuel Astra leads the race.