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ECO Racing to compete at Sebring
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Environmentally inspired British racing team, ECO Racing is to race its production engined bio diesel sports prototype race car in the upcoming 12 Hours of Sebring, one of the world motorsport’s most prestigious and demanding events.
The ECO Racing #10 Radical LMP1 sports prototype will be driven by experienced sportscar stars, Ben Collins and Harri Toivonen, together with historic sportscar racer, Simon Wright.
The Team has been created by pioneering race engineer, Ian Dawson and is dedicated to developing, using and showcasing environmentally efficient technologies through elite international motorsport.
In 2004 Dawson raced the first ever bio diesel sportscar at Le Mans, two full years ahead of the debut of Audi’s diesel racer and three years ahead of fellow diesel powered rival Peugeot.
Since that time, Dawson has continued to develop the production road car based V10 engine, creating a partnership with D1 Oils to use the Jatropha based bio diesel fuel. All test bed and on track testing has been undertaken using Jatropha bio diesel. The Jatropha curcas tree is a drought resistant inedible oilseed plant which makes use of otherwise unusable land and has no impact upon the foodchain.
Ian Dawson “The environment and climate change is dominating the news and views of the population, yet our lifestyles continue to demand the very best that science and technology can provide. The challenge is to become smarter and more efficient as we pursue our dreams.”
“Elite motorsport can play a vital role in the development of energy efficient solutions in materials, electronics, energy storage and fuel technology.”
(ECO Racing)
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What are their plans for 2008? Do they have a website?
Where is ECO Racing located? Is Ian the same Ian Dawson of Taurus Racing?
Yes it is the same Ian Dawson from Tarus racing.
I believe that the team are planning to run at least 1 car in all the Alms events and the Silverstone Lms race. They also have another car and are planning to race this in the Alms providing they find drivers and some funding.
Hay, yer it is the same Ian Dawson and it based it england, from ten tenths forum i believe mark is right about the various events they are running