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Murphy should have posted his next Poop, and in fact, it’s just about three-quarters done. Then along comes A.C., top-notch-big-time journalist that he is, with a column “right out of the headlines,” Ok, maybe not exactly headlines, but a forum or two, after Roger E. was on that program called ”Wind Passing” (or something like that) on Speedtv. Well, Murphy just had to get it out there while the wind was still warm. As for the Bear, he’ll be around the Paddock in Utah, looking for dirt.-Murphy-

by A.C. Guillermo

Oil and water. The Hatfields and McCoys. Israel and Palestine. You get the idea.

Every so often we hear about possible unification of sports car racing in North America. Ain’t gonna happen! The reason is quite simple: The NASCAR Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Royal Crown Cola is so wildly popular, there is no reason to merge with the hapless ALMS. Read the rest of this entry »

Murphy was slavin’ away on his next Poop, and shur nuff, there’s a confluence of events, as they say. First, there’s a clamor of A.C. fans drivin’ the poor Bear nuts (see the testimonials below), then here comes another A.C. column rollin’ in just on time. Well, that saves Murphy’s bacon. Here’s A.C, while (or whilst, as they say in Suffolk - get well, Malcolm, ol’ sod) the Bear keeps workin’ on the latest scurrilous rumors.-Murphy-

By A.C. Guillermo

I got a neat little scale diecast model of a Brumos Porsche DP sitting on my desk.  Sometimes I roll it across my desk and imagine I am behind the wheel on the last lap at Daytona, about to win a Rolex timepiece, just like my hero Hurley. Wow! That would be awesome!!!! Read the rest of this entry »

Well, A.C.’s back, this time with some very astute, deep, and relevant observations about our planet’s fragile ecology, racing’s relationship to global warming, recycling, and event etiquette at Daytona. Sort of, anyway. Enjoy. -Murphy-

By A.C. Guillermo

As fads go, “Green Racing” ranks somewhere between streaking and the Macarena. 

The higher ups in Braselton are desperate to join the environmental bandwagon.  Let me guess, Ralph Nader will be the Grand Marshal at Sebring next year.  And the Petit Le Mans will probably be run in metric time to save fuel.

Back in 1974, both Daytona and Sebring were cancelled because of the gas shortage. Yeah, I know, several thousand fans showed up anyway at Sebring. Well at Daytona, if fans pulled that stunt they would have been clubbed like a hippie at the 1968 Chicago Democrat convention. Ya see, they don’t encourage such nonsense at Daytona. Read the rest of this entry »

Shared Events to Wane

Is this 2009 schedule stuff ALMS or IRL? Both, Murphy thinks. American Le Mans Series brass doesn’t see more than four shared events in 2009, and they aren’t bashful about identifying the races and the rationale. Long Beach and Detroit (Markets we have to be in.) Mid-Ohio (A spectacular racing show.) Tampa Bay (Some say it’s the same market, but we had a big attendance increase.). For those latter two, you can add H-O-N-D-A to the motivation. Read the rest of this entry »

By A.C. Guillermo

The Bear is working on his next Paddock Poop. In the meantime, straight from VIR, here’s A.C. once again.-Murphy-

I admit I’m no expert on economics. But I can balance my checkbook. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist or an Audi engineer to figure out Daytona Prototypes are by far the most economical way to go road racing. Read the rest of this entry »