Archive for January, 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Murphy’s Rolex Punting Rools
For the third year, the Bear’s picking five entries likely to contend for the win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In 2008, his list of five captured 1, 2, and 3. Last year, they grabbed the top two steps. (more…)
Tags: Action Express, Alex Job, ALMS, BMW, Brumos, Cogs, Corvette, Dallara, GAINSCO, Ganassi, Godstone Ranch, Grand Am, Gray's Anatomy. Krohn Racing, Hurley Haywood, Kia, Magnus, Matt Connolly, McDreamy, NASCAR, Penske, Porsche, Riley, SunTrust, Thomas Merrill, TRG, Turner Motorsports
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Braselburg Happenings
No sooner than the cats left town than the mice were out. Actually not out, but “in” a meeting. With the RRIC underway in Phoenix on this past Tuesday – that’s where the Bear was – Murphy’s mole (the Moroccan Mole, some call him) reported a ‘big, big meeting’ at 1394 Broadway in Braselburg. The Bear doesn’t know if it was a sanctioned meeting or an incipient revolt, but he’s heard the subject matter was anything but trivial. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Audi, Carl Haas, Comprent, Dick Barbour, Extreme Speed, Falken, Intersport, Le Mans, Nurburgring, PMS Group, Porsche, PTG, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Romain Dumas, RRIC, Scott Sharp, Timo Bernhard, Tom Milner, Weissach, Wolf Henzler
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
by A.C. Guillermo
With the big enduro less than three weeks away, I must admit the anticipation is just overwhelming. At least I got a fix at the Bore before the 24, where I had a chance to preview some exciting new things awaiting the hundreds of thousands of fans who will be attending the Rolex 24. (more…)
Tags: Brumos, Daytona, Fan Zone, Grand Am, Jenny Craig, Mazda RX-8, NASCAR, Riley, Rolex 24, Scott Pruett, Sebring
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Does a ‘secret committee’ mean that the American Le Mans Series recognizes it might be on the wrong road (course)? Perhaps, say some. Not likely, say others. (more…)
Tags: Comprent, Comprent Motorsport, Don Panoz, Flying Lizard Motorsport, Foundtainhead Holdings, Genoa Racing, Gunnar Racing, Highcroft Racing, Intersport, O'Connell Racing, Primetime Race Group, Rob Dyson, Scott Atherton, Sebring, Seth Neiman, Tony Mastandrea, Tracy Krohn
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
It’s time – after much procrastination and with a healthy dose of prevarication – for the Bear to make his first prognostication of the likely Sebring grid. (more…)
Tags: ACO, Acura, ALMS, Black Swan, BMW, Comprent, Corvette, Creation, Cytosport, Dyson Racing, Falken, Ferrari, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Genoa, Gunnar Racing, Highcroft, IMSA, Intercontinental Cup, Intersport, Kolles, LMS, Mazda, Oreca, Peugeot, Porsche, Rahal Letterman Racing, Richard Berry, Risi Competizione, Robertson Racing, Rolex 24, Sebring
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