With the ink still drying from the deal, Green Earth Technologies and Gunnar Racing have formed a new racing team called: Green Earth Team Gunnar (GETG). This newly formed team will be competing in the American Le Mans (ALMS) racing series with their new Oreca-Courage manufactured FLM-09 racing car, which will using G-Oil. Gunnar Racing will be also utilizing G-OIL in their Porsche racing car, piloted by Gunnar Jeannette, who is also the youngest driver ever to compete in the 24 hours of Le Mans.

Here’s the official press release for those who want to read it:

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GREEN EATH TECHNOLOGIES INKS SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH GUNNAR RACING FOR 2010 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES

Green Earth Team Gunnar to be Featured in First G-OIL Commercial

Stamford, CT (March 11, 2010) – Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets: GETG), announced today that they have signed a deal with Gunnar Racing to create a Green Earth Team Gunnar (GETG) team. The new Oreca-Courage manufactured FLM-09 racing car will be the first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) car to use environment safe oil, G-OIL™, the world’s first bio-based and ultimate biodegradable motor oil approved by the American Petroleum Institute. The new GETG car will also be prominently featured in the companies’ first national commercial. In 2009, Green Earth Technologies signed a two-year deal naming G-OIL the “official motor oil of The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).”

The ALMS is the only racing series in the world in which cars use one of four alternative fuels or energy sources that are virtually the same fuels that a consumer can purchase at a service station. In 2008 they created the Green Challenge, which awards teams that demonstrate the best overall performance, fuel efficiency and environmental impact during a race. Gunnar Racing has been at the forefront of the Green Challenge.

“Gunnar Racing is a top-notch first class racing organization and we are so proud to have them race with the Green Earth Technologies’ logo prominently featured on the new car,” said Jeffrey Loch, Founder and Chief Marketing and Branding Officer of Green Earth Technologies. He added, “Green Earth Team Gunnar is just the next step in the ALMS redefining racing as a green and responsible sport.”

The new Gunnar Porsche racing car will run on G-OIL and will be raced by Gunnar Jeannette, the youngest driver ever to complete the 24 Hours of Le Mans race as well as Christian Zugel and Elton Julian.

“We are excited to get on the tracks with our new car and show the world that Green Earth Team Gunnar is the one to beat for 2010,” said Kevin Jeannette CEO and founder of Gunnar Racing and Gunnar’s father. “It is a pleasure to partner with Green Earth Technologies, racing green and clean.”

Green Earth Technologies’ marketing plan for 2010 will heavily promote the newly formed Green Earth Team Gunnar with consumer and trade buzz. Alliance Agency, a division of Grey Group and GET’s AOR, will be producing a 30-second commercial spot for G-OIL, highlighting the new racing car. The commercial will air on upcoming ALMS telecasts on network and cable channels.

G-OIL is the world’s lowest petroleum, “eco-friendly,” ultimate biodegradable motor oil. Unlike traditional petrochemical-based motor oils from leading manufacturers, Green Earth Technologies’ G-OIL is made with American-grown renewable animal fats. These saturated fats, whose molecular single-bond carbon chains are similar to common petroleum oils, have no harsh effects on the environment, and drastically cut our dependence on foreign oil.

ABOUT GREEN EARTH TECHNOLOGIES
Green Earth Technologies produces G-branded superior performing green products made with American-grown base oils that utilize the power of nanotechnology to deliver environmentally friendly products with no compromise… meaning, consumers can now “do their part” without having to give up performance or value: Save the Earth – Sacrifice Nothing® is the Company’s tagline. The G-brand family of products include G-OIL(R), G-FUEL (TM), G-WASH(TM), G-GLASS(TM), G-CLEAN(TM), G-SCENT(TM), G-WHEEL(TM), and G-TIRE(TM), and are offered in a wide range of automotive categories including performance and appearance chemicals. GET products are now available at The Home Depot, Meijers, Kroger, Albertson’s, Giant, Shop Rite, VIP, National Auto, Fred Meyer, participating ACE & True Value dealers, Redners, Trader Horns, The Andersons, Biggs, Bennett Auto, Frank’s Auto Supermarket and Amazon.com. Please visit www.getg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about GET and its brands.

Green Earth Technologies have come up with an API approved biodegradable motor oil. What does the API (American Petroleum Institute) mean for us? It means that the product meets the correct specifications to use in our high performance gasoline engine. Even if you still have doubts, know that Green Earth Technologies is running their product with the Gunnar Racing team in ALMS. So chances are it can take the abuse of daily driving abuse.

So what is G-Oil? Manufactured from rendered beef tallow, it has the same molecular structure traditional petroleum-based products. The company states that “it takes three barrels of crude oil to make one barrel of motor oil, but it only takes only one barrel of animal fat to produce one barrel of G-Oil”, which is pretty amazing. Unfortunately there aren’t enough barrels of animal fat to solve the world’s oil problems, but when it comes to lubrication Green Earth Technologies may have the best Green solution out there.

Only question in my mind are the operating temperature ranges for the oil and how many miles do can you go before you need to change the oil.

That’s right a Green Dream Team.  Created by the American Le Mans Series, the Green Dream Team is real and is a first for Motorsports.  Paul Drayson, David Brabham, Johnny O’Connell, Chris Dyson, and Gunnar Jeannette make up the group, all of who represent a green initiative in American Le Mans Racing.

• Paul Drayson and his Lola-Judd prototype competes on cellulosic E85
• David Brabham who is the Series reigning champion for Patron Highcroft Racing, uses E10
• Johnny O’Connell races for Corvette Racing and uses cellulosic E85.
• Chris Dyson not only drives a Mazda-powered Lola prototype he is also the team principle for Dyson Racing.  His prototype runs on Isobutanol.
• Gunnar Jeannette is the youngest driver ever to compete in the 24 hour of Le Mans and drives for G-Oil’s Green Earth Team Gunnar, which runs on a biodegradable fuel made from beef tallow (G-0il).

All of us at Green-Racer are excited that American Le Mans is helping to pave the way for environmentally friendly motorsports.

Official Press Release from American Le Mans:

Green Dream Team” Announced;
Believed to be First in Sports

Long Beach, CA (April 16) – The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón today unveiled its “Green Dream Team”, a collection of five drivers who will serve as the Global Leader in Green Racing’s ambassadors for its green racing initiatives. The announcement is believed to be the first of its kind in sports addressing the concerns of the global warming, the environment and reducing dependence on foreign fuels and energy sources.

The drivers comprising the Green Dream Team represent five distinct voices of varying initiatives in a movement that began in 2006. It has resulted in the world’s premier sports car series approving and racing five alternative fuels by all competitors in its field.

Paul Drayson drives and operates Drayson Racing. Drayson is an official lord – Lord Drayson – in Great Britain’s Parliament and serves as that country’s Minister of Science and Innovation. Prior to that post, he was Great Britain’s Minister of Defense Procurement. He is a leading voice worldwide on environmental issues as they pertain to alternative fuels and energies. His Lola-Judd prototype competes on cellulosic E85, a second generation bio-fuel.

David Brabham is often considered the founder of the Series’ green movement via a letter he wrote to Founder Don Panoz and President/CEO Scott Atherton in 2004, suggesting the Series seriously consider alternative fuels as a strategy.Brabham, who is the Series’ reigning champion for Patrón Highcroft Racing, also was a member of the overall winning team last year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Patrón Highcroft races using E10, virtually the same fuel that consumers purchase at the service station.

Johnny O’Connell races for Corvette Racing, a team that was the first to announce in 2008 that it would compete using cellulosic E85. It not only won a GT1 class championship that season, but it also was the inaugural winner of the Green Challenge™, an award created by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International for teams that scored best in fuel efficiency, environmental impact and overall performance. O’Connell has started more American Le Mans Series races than anyone in its history, 103. He has a collective 14 wins in the world’s top endurance classics – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Chris Dyson drives for and is a principal of Dyson Racing. The BP-supported team that races a Mazda-powered Lola prototype made history last fall when it became the first race car ever to race (unclassified) using the biofuel, isobutanol. The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón made isobutanol its fifth officially approved energy source at the beginning of the 2010 season. Dyson is a former Series champion (2003) in LMP2.

Gunnar Jeannette at 18 became the youngest driver ever to complete the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season, he drives for G-Oil’s Green Earth Team Gunnar in the new LMP Challenge class. His ORECA FLM09 competes using Green Earth Technologies’ G-Oil, a biodegradable fuel made from beef tallow. G-Oil is also the official motor oil of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and the International Motorsports Association (IMSA), the Series’ sanctioning body.

As members of the “Green Dream Team”, drivers will represent the Series at events promoting its position as the Global Leader in Green Racing. These will include Green Tech Talks to fans at track, promotional events and media messaging outlets such as in-broadcast telecasts, blogs, Twitter and various website initiatives. The group will also collaborate to devise various opportunities for additional teams and fans to become involved and embrace the concept of green racing.

“Green Racing does not mean boring,” emphasized Drayson. “It’s high tech, high drama racing with the latest technology in cars, engines, fuels, and tires competing in the frantic class battles of the American Le Mans Series. It’s an extreme speed R&D lab where we learn how speed and efficiency on track translates into better cars on the street.”

The “Green Dream Team” was announced by Series President and CEO Scott Atherton at the “Race Goes Green” conference in Long Beach hosted by SEMA and the Motorsport International Association as part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Air time for SPEED’s live broadcast of the race is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. local).

About the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón

The American Le Mans Series, based in Braselton, GA, is the world’s leading sports car series. In the tradition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, multiple classes of cars – Prototype and Grand Touring – race on the track at the same time to create compelling race action and constant passing. The Series has more automobile marques involved than any other major race series in the world as manufacturers develop relevant technologies on track that transfer directly to the customer showroom. All cars in the Series race on one of five alternative fuels or energy sources (see above). It operates a nine-race schedule in top markets throughout North America.

About the MICHELIN® Green X® Challenge

The MICHELIN® GREEN X® Challenge, developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International is a race within the race at all American Le Mans Series events. All entries compete with E10 ethanol-blended gasoline; E85R gasoline-blended ethanol, GTL (natural gas to liquid) biodiesel, E10-electric hybrid power or isobutanol gasoline. Teams win by delivering the best overall performance, fuel efficiency and smallest environmental impact throughout the race. Using a formula developed by the Argonne National Labs that includes more than 30 different factors, real-time standings are posted on timing and scoring screens throughout the race. The American Le Mans Series is the only series currently recognized as “Green Racing” by the U. S. Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International. The MICHELIN® GREEN X® Challenge trophies are presented to the respective Prototype and GT winners. The bases for the unique MICHELIN® GREEN X® Challenge trophies are made of rubber recycled from MICHELIN® GREEN X® labeled consumer tires.

PR Source: American LeMans Series

KEVIN JEANNETTE and JEFFREY LOCH with drivers Gunnar Jeannette, Christian Zugel and Elton Julian UNVEIL G-OIL CAR AMONGST SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW ON MONDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 12:00 PM IN SEBRING, FL

WHO: Kevin Jeannette, owner of Gunnar Racing; Gunnar Jeannette, Christian Zugel, Elton Julian, drivers; and Jeffrey Loch, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Green Earth Technologies and the NEW G-OIL racing car.

WHAT: Green Earth Technologies to announce a sponsorship deal with Gunnar Racing to create a Green Earth Team Gunnar (GETG) team and unveil the new G-Oil Car among a light show in the Gallery of Legends.  The new ORECA-Courage manufactured FLM-09 racing car will be the first American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón car to use environment safe oil, G-OIL™, the world’s first bio-based and ultimate biodegradable motor oil approved by the American Petroleum Institute.

After the unveil, the G-OIL car will take the track at the Sebring International Raceway for the first American Le Mans Series race of the 2010 season.  G-OIL is also the official motor oil of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).