Posts Tagged ‘Abruzzi’

169. Jaguar to move on? Prototype Prospects. Mid-Ohio is “on” – for IRL. The Obligatory Abruzzi stuff.

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…)

167. Texas F1? About Abruzzi. Laguna Seca.

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…)

164. The “Texas” LMP. Prime Georgia Lots. Corsa Motorsport’s Pruitt pees on Zytek (new). Porsche pushes for “World Cup” (car).

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…)

163. Grand Am: More Power for Porsche? Cat to be up for Adoption? Check Kiting for a Drive.

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…)

162. Merger, Takeover Rumors Swirl. Sebring Closes. New Rules in Grand Am, ALMS.

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…)