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\u00a0<\/p>\nStarting festivities for 2010 season finale in grand style!<\/p>\n
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr\u00f3n kicks off activities for its October 2 Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA2 in Greenville, SC on Thursday with the inaugural \u201cMotorsports on Main\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The event is organized by Michelin – whose North American headquarters is located in Greenville – will feature a day-long festival on the downtown streets of one of America\u2019s most electrifying and revitalized business districts. The event runs from 1 to 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could not think of a better place to kick off activities for the 13th annual Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA2,\u201d said American Le Mans Series President and CEO Scott Atherton. \u201cThe business and technical development occurring in and around Greenville in the automobile and transportation industry with the likes of Michelin, BMW and Clemson University\u2019s International Center of Automotive Research, just to mention a few, clearly demonstrates this to be one of the leading areas in the country for automotive innovation \u2013 and an ideal fit for the ALMS.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Activities will begin at 11:15 a.m. with a press conference recognizing the American Le Mans Series, Michelin and the Greenville-Spartanburg area for its contributions to technical innovation within the automotive sector. \u201cMotorsports on Main\u201d will open to the public and feature activities for all ages, including the ability to visit with many of the teams who will compete at Road Atlanta on October 2. Teams participating include defending LMP class champion Patr\u00f3n Highcroft Racing and its HPD ARX-01c prototype, Corvette Racing’s Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Muscle Milk Team CytoSport’s Porsche RS Spyder, Mazda\u2019s Dyson Racing, Robertson Racing’s Ford GT, Patr\u00f3n\u2019s Extreme Speed Motorsports with its Ferrari and Green Earth Team Gunnar’s ORECA FLM09. Additional manufacturers represented include BMW and Panoz with the new Panoz Abruzzi \u201cSpirit of Le Mans\u201d.<\/p>\n
Drivers on hand will include Patr\u00f3n Highcroft\u2019s Marino Franchitti, Rahal Letterman\u2019s Tommy Milner, Corvette Racing\u2019s Johnny O\u2019Connell,\u00a0 ESM\u2019s Scott Sharp and Guy Cosmo, GETG\u2019s Gunnar Jeannette, Benjamin Leuenberger from Panoz, and David and Andrea Robertson of Robertson Racing. Tickets and merchandise to Petit Le Mans will be available.<\/p>\n
The American Le Mans Series, regarded as the Global Leader in Green Racing, also will have a \u201cgreen\u201d racing simulator available for fans to \u201ctest drive\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Argonne National Laboratory, it demonstrates the features and scoring applications of the MICHELIN\u00ae GREEN X\u00ae Challenge, a competition held within each race that scores all race cars on overall performance, fuel efficiency and emissions. All cars in the Series race on one of five forms of alternative fuel or energy \u2013 clean diesel, cellulosic E85, E10, Isobutanol, or E10-electric hybrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other family-friendly activities are set as well. For additional info on Motorsports on Main go to michelinalley.com.<\/p>\n
Based in Braselton, Ga., the ALMS is considered the world\u2019s leading sports car series. In the tradition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, multiple classes of cars \u2013 Prototype and Grand Touring \u2013 race on the track at the same time to create compelling race action and constant passing.\u00a0 The Series has more automobile marquees involved than any other major race series in the world as manufacturers develop relevant technologies on track that transfer directly to the customer showroom.\u00a0 It operates a nine-race schedule in top markets throughout North America that concludes Oct. 2 with Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA 2.<\/p>\n
The 1,000-mile\/10-hour race is set for 11:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, October 2. SPEED will air the race starting at 11 a.m., with live radio coverage available on American Le Mans Radio presented by Porsche \u2013 a production of Radio Show Limited \u2013 as well as Sirius Channel 127 and XM Channel 242. Americanlemans.com will stream qualifying live starting at 3:15 p.m. ET on Friday, October 1. Visit the Series\u2019 schedule page for ticket and accommodation information. Live Timing and Scoring, track schedule, entry list and much, much more will be available on Racehub at americanlemans.com.<\/p>\n
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