Lord Drayson appointed UK Science Minister

Paul Drayson, who as Lord Drayson served as the UK¡¯s Minister for Defense Procurement and in the House of Lords before taking a leave of absence to pursue a dream of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has rejoined the government as Science Minister
 
In 2008 Drayson has been competing in the American Le Mans Series sportscar racing championship in an E85 ethanol fuelled Aston Martin GT2 racecar. His new appointment is not expected to affect his motorsport activities.
 
Drayson, who has an engineering degree from Aston University, a PhD in robotics, and in 1993 founded a vaccine production company, stood down from government positions in defence and business to concentrate on motor racing in 2007.
 
He said, "I'm really delighted as this is my dream job. Motorsport is just the sort of high-tech, high-growth industry that the British excel at. It sets a great example of how the UK can lead the world in applying science and engineering to win."
 
GM and Porsche win first ALMS green challenge
Last weekend the General Motors factory backed Corvette Racing team and the Penske Racing Porsche team won the first Green Challenge trophies to be awarded in the American Le Mans Series sportscar racing championship.
 
The teams won the Green Challenge in their respective classes, Corvette in GT and Porsche in LMP, in the 1,000 mile Petit Le Mans ALMS race that took place at the Road Atlanta circuit last Saturday.
 
The Green Challenge was created in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and SAE International, the world's leading automotive engineering organization.
 
Bridgestone launch Make Cars Green campaign tyre
This coming weekend Formula One will show its support for the FIA¡¯s Make Cars Green campaign by running on specially prepared green-grooved tyres at the Japanese Grand Prix.
 
Bridgestone, the global partner for the FIA¡¯s campaign, launched the Make Cars Green tyre at a ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday, with support from McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari Formula One teams.
 
The initiative demonstrates that Formula One¡¯s teams and partners are backing the Make Cars Green campaign¡¯s goal to reduce the impact of motoring on the environment.
 
The connections between greener motoring and Formula One will be further strengthened next year with the introduction of energy regenerating hybrid devices, one of a number of initiatives in the sport that will be increasingly relevant to the car industry and help accelerate the use of fuel-efficient technology on public roads.
 
FIA President Max Mosley said, ¡°New rule changes, alongside the support for awareness-raising initiatives such as the Make Cars Green campaign, will change the face of motor sport and place it at the very heart of environmental developments in the automotive sector.
 
¡°The FIA is determined to ensure that future investment in motor sport will also help drive the development of technologies that will benefit the public at large.¡±
 
Bridgestone CEO Shoshi Arakawa said, ¡°We hope that the launch of the Make Cars Green tyre will draw public attention to the many environmental initiatives in and around Formula One. Environmental preservation is at the centre of our work at the Bridgestone Group and we hope that this collaboration with the FIA will help to spread this ethos worldwide.¡±
 
The Make Cars Green campaign aims to reduce the impact of motoring on the environment in a number of ways, such as through the promotion of fuel efficient driver behaviour; the introduction of new technologies to help motorists monitor their environmental impact; the improvement of tyre design to help save energy; and by encouraging the global use of unleaded and sulphur free fuels.
 
As part of the campaign, the FIA has launched a public policy declaration which calls on the United Nations to adopt the first ever worldwide target for CO2 emissions in passenger cars. Make Cars Green also outlines how policy makers, industry and consumers can all play a constructive role in the development of a more ecologically sustainable means of personal mobility in the future.
 
The campaign was launched in New Zealand on 5 June, World Environment Day. Since then, Bridgestone has been working with FIA clubs in thirty six countries around the world to help educate drivers about eco-friendly and fuel-efficient driving techniques through the launch and distribution of the ¡¯10 Points for Greener Motoring¡¯ driver guide.
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