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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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
A note from the Bear Cave
Murphy’s become just a little concerned that recent readers think the Bear has few interests beyond passing on paddock poop and patter (rumors and other stuff). That’s not how Murphy started. From the beginning, he’s commented on whatever he saw around him in his (mostly) sports car racing-related travels. (more…)
By A.C. Guillermo
Daytona’s second Rolex Sports Car Series race of the 2008 season was a quickie for sure. Practice, qualifying and the race on the same day. Every team I talked to said without hesitation that Daytona treats Grand-Am like royalty, with all the rights and privileges as enjoyed by NASCAR teams (as long as they get the hell out of the paddock as soon as the race is over). (more…)