Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Craig’s List
The Bear’s making book on when IMSA/ALMS stuff will show up on Craig’s List. It looks like they’re selling anything not nailed down. (There are some good bargains at Road Atlanta’s on line store.) Murphy hears the next thing on the way out the door will be Elan Motorsport Technologies – or what’s left of it – to a Chicago-based motorsports magnate. It depends on whether the prospective buyer can find something worth buying (the fancy name for that is “due diligence). This follows the loss of a contract that might have helped keep the doors open. (more…)
Tags: Add new tag, Carl Haas, de Ferran, Deutsche Borse, Duncan Dayton, Elan Motorsport Technologies, FIA, IMS, IRL, Lola, Patron, Porsche, Robin Miller, St Petersburg, Tony George, VOW, Wirth Research
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Bear’s sources once again cut through the BS, correctly reporting last week that the Ginetta-Zytek 09HS was not ACO homologated, and would not run as a hybrid in any official session at Utah. The attempt to present the entry as an “historic debut of a hybrid race car” strikes the Bear as a bit distasteful. (more…)
Tags: A1GP, Acura, Audi, BMW, Chapparal, de Ferran, Ferrari, Ginetta-Zytek, Le Mans, Lola, Mercedes, NASCAR, Patron, Peugeot, Porsche, Primetime, Prodrive, Renault, RLM, Toyota, Viper, Wirth Research
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
I’ll be back!
It seems there’s a consensus forming about the recent IMSA divorce. No one believes the former COO’s going to sit at home twiddling his thumbs for long. There’s buzz tying the divorcee to le Rat and a soon-to-be-launched World Championship. Some say to look for NA WC rounds in 2010 (would Montreal and Indy or Road America work?) and a NA series in 2011, with someone familiar at the helm. (more…)
Tags: Audi, FIA GT, Grand Am, Miller Motorsport Park, Panoz Prototype, Patron, Prius, The Wizard of Oz
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
by A.C. Guillermo
Having grown up on Long Island, and having attended my first race at Bridgehampton in 1966, it is a joy to have a new track in the Northeast. And having the stellar Grand-Am Series visit New Jersey is even better.
Having missed VIR, I was glad to be at Thunderbolt. Well, sort of. The race turned out to be a wet and wild spinfest. And yes, it was a record crowd. The “Record Crowd” press releases have already been written for the remaining races of the season, to counter the false claims by the ALMS that there are virtually no fans at Grand-Am races. Once the press release goes out, attendance will no longer be a problem! These NASCAR PR guys are absolutely brilliant! (more…)
Tags: Al Gore, Bill France, Grand Am, John Bishop, Katrina Flood, NASCAR, Patrick Dempsey, Riley, Rusty Wallace, Scott Pruett, Stevie Wonder, Sun Trust, Talladega, Thunderbolt, Tony George
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
More
Layoffs have continued in downtown Braselton. Paddock Poop’s proprietor just watched – he takes no pleasure in such things –while the Series’ salesman was let go before Long Beach, a few more since, including one associated with the Series’ IP, and the last – or nearly so – internal accounting person. That function will be done elsewhere in PMG? In total, we hear there have been seven more souls on the bricks in Northeast Georgia since the Christmas Massacre. (more…)
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