August 19th, 2008
Petit Possibilities
Behind the speculative entries floating about are people who want to come. Some will convince team partners and sponsors and some won’t, but the bear thinks you first have to give a rat’s patootie about being there. We’ll see soon enough how it’s turned out for them. Included are: Paul Daniels, John Nielsen, Ben Aucott, Nigel Mansell, Jonathan France, Fredy Lienhardt, Juan Barazi, Ian Dawson, Antonin Charouz. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acura, Andretti Green, Intersport, Katherine Legge, Porsche, Ratel
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August 12th, 2008
Murphy and the gang hit the Commercial Break on Thursday. Huge was told he was “quite a handsome man.” His admirer then stumbled outside and fell down. The previous day Murphy discussed the Prince of Darkness with this Triumph Spitfire fan.
Below is a Spitfire – Wisconsin style.
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Tags: Audi, Corsa, Cytosport, Dyson, ECO Racing, Embassy, Katherine Legge, Peugeot, Porsche
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July 30th, 2008
by A.C. Guillermo
I just received my opinion survey regarding the probable takeover of the Grand American Road Racing Association by NASCAR.
I must admit I am a little confused about the whole thing. To be perfectly honest, I thought Grand-Am was already owned by NASCAR. Maybe your columnist A.C. is a little out of touch (despite being an ISC insider), because their offices are located in the NASCAR complex at Daytona, and NASCAR people are always present when I have visited Roger. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 27th, 2008
A while back, an important person wrote a piece for Last Turn Clubhouse under the nom de plume Katrina Flood, “Rating North American Sports Car Racing Events.” Murphy highly recommends – in fact, it’s a course requirement – that you read it. If you haven’t already, that means now.
OK, class, that’s Kat’s view, and Murphy’s sure you’ve got your own “best.” But first, there’s one more item in our “Events 101” course syllabus, the Bear’s very own “Best North American Road Racing Events,” below. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Daytona, Long Beach, Madison, Mid-Ohio, Monterey, Montreal, Mosport, Petit Le Mans, Road America, Sebring
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July 22nd, 2008
Damn, the Bear hates this. No sooner does he post a poop than his phone starts ringing and the emails roll in.
Well, it’s not all bad if a poop brings the denizens of the paddock out of the wordwork, is it?
Murphy said that there was an “if” associated with each of the prototypes that had indicated they’d be at Road America. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2009 Schedule, Corsa, Cytosport, ECO Racing, Thunderbolt
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