Racing talks green at Belle Isle conference

Racing cars might not seem like the most environmentally friendly thing to do, but a couple of auto-racing institutions were calling for more fuel-efficient technology last week at the Belle Isle Yacht Club.

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Both the American LeMans Series and the Indy Racing League want to encourage the development of fuel-efficient technology through racing and find ways to transfer more of that technology to the general automotive industry.

Chris Aylett, CEO of the Motorsport Industry Association, urged the industry to push even faster with racing rules that foster the development of fuel-efficient technology so the racing industry can become more relevant to the automotive industry and the public. He spoke at a conference at the Belle Isle Yacht Club on Thursday.

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