Argonne National Laboratory Providing Technological Assistance For World's First 36 Hour "Green" Racing Event Targeted For 2015; Projections Show That CO2 Footprint of 30 Cars Averaging 200mph For 36 Hours is Significantly Lower Than The Boston Marathon; Proposed Race Track City Will Utilize Advanced Building Materials, DOE Developed Alternative Energy Processes and Arcosanti derived Soleri Arcology Architecture... Hunt is On For Energy Company Title Sponsor - Involvement of Clean Cities (Arizona) Coalition Demonstrates Seriousness of Environmental Sustainability Objectives
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RON HOWARD’S UNIVERSAL PICTURES MOVIE "RUSH"
CHRONICLING THE RIVALRY BETWEEN FORMULA ONE
RACING CHAMPIONS NIKI LAUDA AND JAMES HUNT
PROVIDES BACKDROP FOR NEWLY FORMED GRAND PRIX
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLANS TO
RETURN MOTORSPORTS TO THE STREETS OF PHOENIX,
ARIZONA
Contact: Steve Brown, Resource Group AV
Tel: 863-581-9364 email: sbrown@resourcegroup.org
Myron D. Stokes, eMOTION! REPORTS.com
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2. RON HOWARD’S UNIVERSAL PICTURES MOVIE "RUSH"
CHRONICLING THE RIVALRY BETWEEN FORMULA ONE
RACING CHAMPIONS NIKI LAUDA AND JAMES HUNT
PROVIDES BACKDROP FOR NEWLY FORMED GRAND PRIX
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLANS TO
RETURN MOTORSPORTS TO THE STREETS OF PHOENIX,
ARIZONA
Argonne National Laboratory Providing Technological
Assistance For World's First 36 Hour "Green" Racing Event
Targeted For 2015; Projections Show That CO2 Footprint of
30 Cars Averaging 200mph For 36 Hours is Significantly
Lower Than The Boston Marathon; Proposed Race Track
City Will Utilize Advanced Building Materials, DOE
Developed Alternative Energy Processes and Arcosanti
derived Soleri Arcology Architecture... Hunt is On For
Energy Company Title Sponsor - Involvement of Clean
Cities (Arizona) Coalition Demonstrates Seriousness of
Environmental Sustainability Objectives
Chicago, IL - 27 September 2013 (eMOTION! REPORTS.com)
- The Grand Prix Developmental Committee [of Arizona] has
been created to bring racing back to the streets of Phoenix with a
target date of Feb. 2015. And, with Ron Howard's "Rush", a
movie detailing the historic rivalry between Formula One champions
Niki Lauda and James Hunt premiering September 27, the timing of
this announcement is fortuitous.
Proposed primary events are American Le Mans Series (ALMS,
now part of United Sports Car Racing) Green Racing; the new FIA
sanctioned Formula-E Electric series and Pirelli World
Challenge of modified racing architecture that may very well
change the face of Motorsports. Second year may conjoin ALMS,
Formula-E, PWC and IndyCar events with support races. Third
year, and possibly first year in the fall of 2015, could see an F1
event. Of particular note are plans to break ground for a new state
3. of the art racing facility designed to accommodate a number of
racing events including motorcycles, and a track design whereon the
world may see the first sustained 300mph race.
"While this may seem like a daunting task technologically', said
Grand Prix Development DirectorMyron D. Stokes, "a recent
interview with "Car Concerns"Harry Douglas, concerning a
discussion I had with Chris Economaki in 1991. revealed that then
existent Indy Car technology, given 3/4 miles of straightaway and
about 33 degrees of banking, could hit 270mph.”
Stokes says it is a near term goal to initiate a 300mph experiment
using C7 Corvette, Cadillac CTS-V Coupe or Mustang GT, which
the committee believes will require only comparatively modest
modifications/tweaking in the areas of engine, suspension and
aerodynamics.
"We will not be alone in the attempt to accomplish this: Besides
proposed involved OEM engineering groups, The Department of
Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is assisting us in the
aforementioned aspects. Initial testing is proposed at Talladega (site
of Saab's 21 Day "Long Run" of three 9000 series sedans in 1986)
with its 33 degrees of banking, and the ultimate attempt at one of
the European OEMs test tracks with sufficient straights. And yes, we
expect Guinness to be there for this historical attempt", he said.
4. Argonne National Labs Key Role
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Argonne GREEN Racing Camaro Image: ANL.gov
Argonne's most important role in these initiatives is the
development and utilization of racing bio-fuels that form the core of
the project's environmental sustainability goals. In this, it does not
fall short. “Argonne National Laboratory initiated the concept of
Green Racing and continues to provide technical support to these
races", said Forrest Jehlik, Research Engineer at Argonne's Center
For Transportation Research. "It is exciting that when Grand Prix
racing returns to Phoenix, it will be following the Green Racing
protocols. Imagine a Grand Prix race with fewer CO2emissions than
a Boston Marathon foot race; that’s Green Racing.”
5. Echoing the comments of Argonne's Jehlik,Valley of The Sun
Clean Cities (Arizona) Coalition Director Bill Sheaffer noted that
"The Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition is pleased to be a part
of bringing Grand Prix racing back to Phoenix. This 36 hour
endurance race will not only be exciting for racing fans, but will
demonstrate to everyone that by using biofuels and other
alternative motor fuels we can have cleaner air and reduce our
dependence on petroleum fuels."
The Grand Prix Development Team
Already within this cabal of Motorsports and automotive industry
veterans is designated Race Director Peter Wearing Smith of
Australia, a race management veteran and auto journalist who ran
an F1 team at the MACAU GP for some years; Rod Campbell,
founder of PCGCampbell, Ford's Motorsports Agency and with
extensive experience in the development of street racing venues ;
Forrest Jehlik, Research Engineer, Argonne National
Laboratory Center For Transportation Research; Paul Brian of
WLS Chicago Radio Program DRIVE, long time Director of PR for
the Chicago Auto Show, and an executive with Pegasus Marketing;
Brock Yates, Jr., Event Coordinator of Cannonball Circuit, LLC
dba The Tire Rack One Lap of America; Andrew Marriott,
Veteran UK Motorsports Commentator and Race Management;
Steve Brown, international event planner of Hall and Brown
Associates and The Resource Group, AV, Inc; Robert E. Seaman
III of ProAdvisory Group, Chairman of the Millennium Foundation
and the primary force behind the founding of the St. Petersburg
and New Orleans Grands Prix among other motorsports
initiatives while possessed of a competition license; Dr. Tracy
Joshua, A Global Transportation Logistics executive whose
professional experience includes Ford Motor Company and
Xerox; John Mealer of The Mealer Automotive Companies; Marvin
LaBranche, MBA, MHRM, motorsports financials; Larry Weis,
CEO of USAutoCom Associates, a top rated automotive/aerospace
industry PR firm; Mr. Thomas H. Miner of Thomas H. Miner and
Associates; Ben Ballout of Diplomatic Trade Ltd, an
import/export firm with extensive Middle-East connectivity who will
act as a bridge to collaborative motorsports activities in that part of
6. the world; Jeff Machtig, co-Founder of DVE Telepresence, a
virtual human representation technology that must be seen to be
believed, Ed Possing, an established contractor specialist who will
oversee street race construction activities, and who has constructed
buildings around the world as part of humanitarian outreach; Greg
Jones, inventor, innovator and CEO of Agsort, Inc., developers of
advanced agricultural technologies that may change how the world
feeds itself; Harry Douglas, award winning Nissan dealer and host
of the global radio show "Car Concerns", Bill Sheaffer, Director,
Clean Cities (of Arizona) Coalition; Alan Deszcz, Senior VP,
NAI Capital and an accomplished racer; Ken Sprang, Esq., of the
Washington International Business Law Counsel; business and
corporate law generalist & law professor.
"These are people with whom I've worked with over the decades in
the motorsports arena". Stokes says. "They are not in this for mere
visibility, but to get the job done, no matter the difficulties and
complexities with bringing a major event to fruition. Some are
aware that our humanitarian assistance arm has led 3 emergency
airlifts to the refugee camps of Afghanistan and in the middle of
planning a 4th as we speak; so, it goes without saying that there
are few tasks more daunting, complex and dangerous. As such, a
mindset of successful race implementation is created
and operative."
UK based veteran motorsports commentator Andrew Marriott,
looks forward to racing’s return to Phoenix and an opportunity
to participate again. "Street racing is the purest form of
motorsport and I welcome plans to bring it back to one of
America's great cities - Phoenix. I worked all three of the old
races and remember not only Ayrton Senna's great drives
but also Jean Alesi showing his Formula 1 talent for the first
time."
7. Permanent Race Track/City
Concomitant with efforts towards the world's first 36 Hour street
race in Phoenix, are plans for a state of the art race track built with
advanced building materials and alternative energy processes
developed by the US Department of Energy. "At the
recommendation of an Argonne Research Fellow, we will be
reaching out to the administrators of one of the world's premier
environmental sustainability projects: Arcosanti, located in
northeast Arizona off I-17 in the high desert, for architectural
guidance in the building of the Race Track/City", said Steve Brown
GP International Events Coordinator, The Resource Group AV.
"Utilizing the Arcology building design process as developed by
legendary architect Paolo Soleri for this proposed racing
complex/city is exciting to us, and we look forward to visiting
Arcosanti as early as next month.
"We are also reaching out to tribal leaders of the Navajo, Apache
and Hopi tribes to gain approval to use tribal lands for the Race
Track/City. We make no assumptions in terms of their
understanding an economic benefit; we are only concerned that
they understand our respect of sacred and generational lands", he
said.
OEM Outreach
Given the strong potential for technological breakthroughs in the
automotive, aerospace and materials sectors, the Grand Prix
Developmental Committee [of Arizona] is reaching out to senior
executives at Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, Boeing, Lockheed-
Martin, Raytheon, Northrop-Grumman, Beechcraft, Piaggio, Cessna,
BMW, Audi, Aston-Martin, Jaguar/Land Rover, Bentley, Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Pirelli, Bridgestone, Google (driverless car initiative)
major suppliers and others, for their early participation.
"As a colleague once said, an extraordinary amount of technology
cross-fertilization has occurred between these industries. When one
considers that the conceptualization, design, design for
manufacturability, manufacturing, sustainability and life-cycle
8. management disciplines are symbiotic, the task of addressing the
effects of wind, lift, thrust and drag on a moving mass is critical to
analyze as a system", says Walsh College, Troy, Michigan Professor Dr.
Sheila Ronis. As a national security strategist, "car guy" and rocket scientist
early in her career, she worked with former Cadillac Chief Engineer Bob Dorn
to "fix" the Division's Allante Sport Luxury car.
"The goal of a sustained 300 mph race and all that it entails in a
manner not dissimilar to the space race, ought to fire the
imaginations of those involved. We invite all of the companies
involved, with their hundreds of combined years of experience, to
join with us and the Argonne team to make this vision a reality",
she said.
Energy Company As Title Sponsor Sought
There is consensus among committee members that the title
sponsor of the world's first 36 Hour "Green" Street Race should be
an energy company with clear goals of creating fuels and alternative
energy processes conducive to environmental sustainability. "We
are aware of the work of Sunoco, Shell and BP, among others, in
this arena, and we reach out to them to join this project", Stokes
said. "We also commend T. Boone Pickens for his CNG advocacy,
and would welcome him aboard this quest as well."
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After outlining a strategy to expand industry coverage for Newsweek Magazine in
November of 1991, he worked in the capacity of industry correspondent and
investigative reporter. His reporting included in-depth assessments of the “shake-
up” at GM, the much publicized industrial espionage charges against former GM
supplier executive Dr. Ignacio Lopez; the hazards of doing business in China; the
viability of Electric Vehicles which centered on advanced battery technology in
both the private sector and military (Newsweek International edition); the
difficulties then facing Japan’s auto industry and the comeback of the Big Three
(Newsweek Japan).
In recent years, he has covered some of the most recognized stories in
automotive, aerospace and general interest. These include the Kirk Kerkorian
Chrysler takeover attempt; the GM C/K truck controversy; the U.S./Japan trade
issue (Newsweek Japan) which required significant interaction with then
Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown;data for Newsweek cover story (4/95) on
Airline Safety; investigative analysis of possible collusion between the warring
governments of Bosnia President Alijah Izetbegovich and Serbia President
Slobodan Milosevic along with uncovering of plan to re-implement ethnic cleansing
prior to Srebenica massacre (6/95); and the Oklahoma City bombing.
His ability to thoroughly and accurately report and analyze issues of substance
garnered himself and former Newsweek Detroit Bureau Chief Frank Washington
10. first place in the coveted Detroit Press Club International Golden Wheel Award for
Automotive Journalism in 1995. This competition, judged by professors from the
University of Nebraska School of Journalism, included entries from 110 journalists
in five countries. Business Week took second place. Stokes was also privileged to
function as acting Detroit Bureau Chief for Newsweek.
Stokes maintains strong interest in global affairs, and continues to be involved in a
range of nation building and humanitarian/disaster relief efforts. Among these
were acting as initial intercessor between UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and
the then warring governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia; an activity which helped
lead to the cessation of hostilities in October 1999; the coordination of relief
activities with US, European and Middle-East based colleagues subsequent to the
Bam, Iran, earthquake of 2004, the Pakistan earthquake of 2005, and co-
structuring of academic and industrio/economic base developmental programs
with colleagues in Pakistan and India.
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