Archive for March, 2010
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Sebring – Screwing on your Wheels
Falken sent three wheels bounding down the track. One took out the Flying Lizard’s defending champions. Does that trifecta wipe out a previous Robertson Racing record of two stray wheels in a single race?
Sebring – Competence (continued)
All excuses (and resigned shrugs) aside. The fact that the GT2 race was ended nearly five hours before the checkered flag by IMSA rules (or the sloppy implementation of same) is stupid. Murphy thinks the ALMS is in the entertainment business, not just for the ticket-buying public, but for the sponsors of Flying Lizards Motorsports and Rahal Letterman Racing, and the rest, struggling for sponsors, all of them. The Braselburg puzzle palace better figure out how to keep those competitors in the show until they lose (or win) the race through their own efforts. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Alex Job Racing, American Le Mans Series, Aston Martin, BMW, Butch Leitzinger, Corvette, Corvette Racing, Cytosport, Doug Fehan, Falken Tire, Ferrari, FIA, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Graham Rahal, GT1, Highcroft Racing, Kohler, Lola, Lord Drayson, Nissan, Paul Edwards, Porsche, Rahal Letterman Racing, Risi Competizione, Scott Tucker, Sebring, Stephane Ratel, Taquila Patron, World Center of Racing
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Murphy muses about various topics and reports a few things he’s heard, then gives you his Punter’s Guide.
All About Watches
Watches have to be the most reliable cash cow for motorsports of all kinds. Rolex sponsors every concours and historic race it can lay its hands on, and keeps the 24 Hours of Daytona more or less on the map. Interestingly, its famous “Daytona” model predates its sponsorship of that race by over two decades. The “Daytona Paul Newman” is thought by some to be the most valuable of the many collector Rolexes. (more…)
Tags: 12 Hours of Sebring, Albert Wong, Alpine Geneve, Bernie Ecclestone, Butch Leitzinger, Chad Hurley Zoran Stefanovic, Cosworth, Creation, Doug Fehan, Fernando Alonzo, Goody's Headache Powders, Graham Rahal, Jaguar, Jean Todt, Kevin Kalkhoven, KV Racing, Lotus, Michael Delaney, Michael Schumacher, Paul Edwards, Paul Newman, Porsche, Renault F1, Rocketsorts Racing, Rolex, Scott Tucker, Tag Heuer, USF1, Westfund
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Infineon and other places and races
There’s a rumor out there that the ALMS is “close” to an agreement to return to Infineon Raceway (Sears Point for you purists and old folks) in 2011.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City’s council has authorized “negotiations” to obtain a 2011 ALMS street race – following in the tradition, Murphy supposes, of Miami, Trois Rivieres, Houston, Detroit, and St. Pete. More about such things from the Bear’s friends here at The Last Turn Clubhouse. (more…)
Tags: Audi R15, butanol, Dyson Racing, Ferrari, FIA, FOTA, G-Oil, Grand Am, Infineon, IRL, Ken Anderson, Laguna Seca, Lola, Mazda, NASCAR, Nationwide, Oklahoma City, Road America, Scott Tucker, Siebken's, The Color of Money, The Commercial Break, USF1, Westfund
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Incompetence: Anderson out the back door as USF1 closes the front.
USF1 closed the doors without paying its employees at noon today. Ken Anderson slunk out the back door without a word to those headed for North Carolina’s unemployment office…but that could be problematical. (more…)
Tags: Alberto Solaroli, Audi, Campos F1, Chad Hurley, Charlie Whiting, Citibank, Dirk Werner, FIA, Frank Williams, Greg Loles, Ken Anderson, Patron, Peugeot, Porsche Club of America, Porsche Motorsport North America, Pratt & Miller, Scott Atherton, Sebring, Stefan F1, T-Mobile, Toyota, USF1, VICI
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