The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going inexperienced.
Penske Entertainment, the parent company of the series, announced Friday it will start implementing more eco-friendly plans beginning with subsequent month’s Indianapolis 500. The race is scheduled for May 29.
All tires delivered to the speedway additionally will probably be relayed by electric vehicles and all electrical energy consumed on the speedway this May will probably be bought by means of 100% renewable power credit. Race organizers say followers can also offset their carbon footprint by donating to the GreenTrees reforestation mission, one thing the speedway will help financially.
Other initiatives to be adopted this May embrace expanded recycling and meals restoration packages and a retail store inside an electrical truck the place each merchandise bought will probably be reusable or designed from recycled plastic.
The Firestone Firehawk guayule race tire will probably be used throughout Carb Day’s pit cease problem and would be the alternate in August on the race in Nashville. The tire incorporates natural rubber derived from the guayule shrub, which organizers say requires much less re-harvesting than conventional sources of rubber.
Long-term plans by IndyCar introduced on Earth Day embrace expanded use of the guayule rubber tire and utilizing transporters that use renewable gasoline.
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Will Power, of Australia, pulls out of the pits throughout IndyCar auto racing testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Indianapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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Alex Palou, of Spain, climbs into his automotive throughout IndyCar auto racing testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Indianapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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Graham Rahal seems down pit lane throughout testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Indianapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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Josef Newgarden pulls out of the pits throughout testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Indianapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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