Baltimore Grand Prix: History in the Making
September 6, 2011
Rain showers early in the morning did nothing to keeps fans away from the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, or from the Green Racing simulator. Fans lined up by the dozens to try to beat each other’s scores.
Green Racing welcomed Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy, who first greeted race fans over the on-track ALMS radio station. Hogan explained how important it is to incorporate more advanced technologies into racing vehicles. Later in the race Hogan presented the Michelin Green X Challenge trophies to the winners, Oryx Dyson Mazda for the prototype category, and Team Falken for the GT category.
The Oryx Dyson Mazda (Car 20) captured both the overall win and Mazda’s first ever Michelin Green X Challenge (MGXC) award and marked the first MGXC for a car fueled with a gasoline-isobutanol blend. “Actually, winning the Michelin Green X Challenge was more important to Mazda than the overall race win,” said John Doonan, Director of Motorsports for Mazda. Car 20 took home top scores in Green Racing’s clean, fast and efficient categories.
The Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Car 17) won its first MGXC trophy of 2011 and its second win of the season in the GT category. Car 17 dominated the GT category sweeping all three scoring factors. All cars that finished the race in the GT category used E85, contributing to their clean scores
The Green Racing simulator had its own winners, with the top 10 scores listed below:
1. Luca F. 5.15
2. Joey B. 5.17
3. James W. 5.25
4. Tylor T. 5.27
5. Michael G. 5.33
6. Zev D. 5.37
7. Ter H. 5.4
8. John R. 5.41
9. Flores P. 5.43
10. Joe H. 5.44
Congratulations to those who drove faster, cleaner, and more efficient – on the real track and the simulator track.
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