Celebrate Innovation and Racing Excitement in the Upstate – the First ‘Motorsports on Main’ Event
September 20, 2010
GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2010 – Upstate residents now have another reason to come to the beautiful streets of downtown Greenville as the inaugural ‘Motorsports on Main’ event presented by Michelin, races into the City on Sept. 23, 2010. Race cars, special displays, racing simulators, driver autographs, team merchandise, ticket giveaways and family fun will all be part of the scene as companies like Michelin, BMW, and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research celebrate their commitment to the American Le Mans Series and prepare for the season finale, the ultimate endurance race known as Petit Le Mans on Oct, 2 at Road Atlanta.
“Upstate South Carolina is home to a number of innovative, technically oriented international companies, universities, and an environmentally committed and diverse community, and it is wonderful to see them coming together to share their progress and celebrate a form of racing that provides the opportunity for so many technical advancements,” said Greenville City Council, Mayor Pro Tem, David Sudduth. “We thank the local companies involved in orchestrating this event and encourage Upstate community members to come experience this exciting display of cars and racing.”
All of the action takes place on Main Street in Downtown Greenville, from the Peace Center to Camperdown Way beginning at 1:00pm and running through until 9:00pm. The event is free and will take place rain or shine. Participants at Motorsports on Main will include (subject to change):
• The American Le Mans Series
• BBS of America, Inc.
• BMW Motorsports
• BMW Performance Center
• Chevrolet/Corvette Racing
• Clemson University’s iCAR (CUICAR)
• Extreme Speed Ferrari
• Green Earth Team Gunnar Racing
• Mazda Racing
• Michelin Green X Challenge
• Michelin North America
• Muscle Milk Team CytoSport Porsche
• Panoz Auto Development
• Patron Highcroft Racing
• Porsche Sport Driving School
• Robertson Racing – Ford GT
• The Austin Hatcher Foundation
• U.S. Department of Energy -Green Racing
“As a proud partner of the American Le Mans Series, we are thrilled for the opportunity to organize a day to share the excitement of the Series with local fans, racing enthusiasts and community members,” said Silvia Mammone, Michelin motorsports manager. “Partners of the ALMS are joining us to celebrate, educate, and provide our residents, students, families and business community an opportunity to learn about the cars, energies, technologies and environmental programs that will be seen at the Petit Le Mans, just 100 miles away from Greenville next weekend.“
The Petit Le Mans race held at nearby Road Atlanta each fall is an increasingly important and prestigious international event including manufacturer entries from BMW, Audi, General Motors, Peugeot, Porsche, Mazda, Ferrari, HPD, Ford, and the debut of the new Porsche GT3 R Hybrid. As the final race of the season, the competition is fierce and the action intense. For specific race weekend details, please visit: link here
For ‘Motorsports on Main’ event details, please visit: www.michelinalley.com.
ABOUT MICHELIN
Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin (www.michelin.com) designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle. The company also publishes travel guides, maps and atlases covering Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America employs approximately 20,900 and operates 18 major manufacturing plants in 16 locations.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES AND PETIT LE MANS
The final round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA2 at Road Atlanta. 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 – a production of Radio Show Limited – 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’ 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.
