Posts Tagged ‘Abruzzi’
Friday, June 25th, 2010
A car that won’t race is just part of Jaguar’s problems. When your best finish (by far) in an ALMS race is last place, 36 laps behind the Porsche class winner, it can’t get much worse, can it? Sure it can. It did at Le Mans. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Andy Lally, ARES, Audi, Autocon, Bailey Edwards Cars, Baltimore, BMW, Bobby Labonte, Corsa Motorsport, Creation, Cytosport, Drayson Racing, Dyson Racing, ECO Racing, Highcroft Racing, Intersport, IRL, Jaguar, Jan Magnussen, Kevin Buckler, Le Mans, Long Beach, Lord Drayson, Loudon, Mid-Ohio, NASCAR, Paddy's, Paul Gentilozzi, Petit Le Mans, Peugeot, Porsche, R18, R8, Rocket Sports Racing, Schnitzer, Sprint Cup, T-Mobile, Tom Milner, TRG, VICI Racing
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Eeeee Yaaaaa! F1 in Texas?
The Bear was told this is a “15 minutes of fame” deal. Cash paid to Bernie (a kind of application fee to FOA), but unlikely to get much beyond that. The number to get the “purpose-built” facility entirely prepared (garages, spectator amenities, track, etc.)? Murphy was quoted “a quarter billion dollars.” (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Audi, Austin Formula 1, Austin TX, CART, Cats, Comprent, Corvette, Dyson Racing, Elan, Esperante, Formula 1, Fram, Huge, K&N Pro Series, Le Mans, NASCAR West, Panoz Auto Development, Port-a-Potty, Tavo Hellmund, Thunderhill
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
A New LMP for ALMS?
Perhaps. At least that’s the intent of Yudson Gondobintoro, a former chairman of GBG Global, a Singapore LLC whose reported revenue derives from rubber plantations in Cote d’ Ivoire and Cameroon. (Murphy remembers another would-be racing magnate with connections to Cameroon.) (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Bowling Green, Cameroon, GBG Global, Grand Am, Judd, Marinello, Mikimoto, NASCAR, Phil Harris, Philander Knox, Porsche, Robert Pirsig, Steve Pruitt, USF1, Yudson Gondobintoro
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
Endangered Species
A friend of Murphy’s asked, “Is Jaguar an endangered species? At Sebring, the car smoked more than a hookah in Istanbul. This is not doing the Jaguar reputation for reliability any good.” The Bear asks, “What reputation?” Ok, there were the Castrol/Silk Cut and D types. But any more of this… (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Barber Motorsports Park, Continental Tire Spors Car Challenge, Corvette, Daniel Orr, Flagler County Sheriff, Grand Am, Jaguar, Kevin Buckler, Mazda, McLaren, Miller Barrett Racing, Momentum Race Group, Panoz, Paul Gentilozzi, Porsche, Road Atlanta, Rocketsports Racing, Tata, Tom Milner, TRG
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Rumors Swirl Around Sports Car Series
Rumors of acquisition and merger – many conflicting – are rampant around IMSA, ALMS, Grand AM, ISC, and PMSG. The Bear summarizes them today, along with new cars, teams, and sponsorships and rules. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Alberto Solaroli, Augie Pabst, Brian Redman, Bryan Willman, CET, Chapparal, Don Panoz, Elan Technologies, Ferrari, Grand Am, Henri Zogaib, ISC, J.C. France, Jeremy Mayfield, Jon Field, Long Beach Grand Prix, Mike Lewis, Milka Duno, Oklahoma City, Probe, Riley Technologies, Scarab, Scott Atherton, Sebring, Sir Stirling Moss, Sprint Cup, Tomy Drissi, Tony Dowe, Waster Management
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