Posts Tagged ‘Abruzzi’
Monday, February 14th, 2011
The Fast Abruzzi
The last program Murphy ever thought would move too fast to keep up with was The Don’s Abruzzi. Saturday started with Murphy’s Hoschton source saying the Abruzzi will indeed make the trip to Florida next month, where it will spend the Saturday after St. Patty’s day in a tent due to (excuse here) “problems with suppliers.” It ended when the real story – or a part of it – was told in a Gary Watkins AutoWeak article. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Bud Shootout, Cytosport, Dyson Racing, Falken, Ferrari, Flying Lizard, Highcroft Racing, Intersport, Jay Cochran, Lord Drayson, Paul Miller Motorsport, Pirelli, Risi Competizione
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
Murphy got to Daytona Beach – over on A1A – on Wednesday. His room was waiting for him, and the Alchemist’s team was getting things sorted out at the World Center of Racing – or so the Bear thought. When the Alchemist and his team found Murphy in Atlantic Jack’s with bartender Walt, was clear something had come unglued……(to be continued – maybe)
And now, back to our story…The Bear’s still recovering from his trip to the World Center of Racing. Circumstances beyond his control kept him from his favorite places – Down the Hatch, Racing’s North Turn, and the Boondocks – to say nothing of Molly Brown’s, even though Molly’s was right around the corner from his Wednesday and Thursday night digs. He finally did get to Hooters on International Speedway Boulevard. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Aston Martin, Atlas eFX Team FS, Audi, Chip Ganassi, Creation Autosportif, Daytona Ale House, Dempsey Racing, Dyson Racing, Ferrari, Flying Lizards, GAINSCO, Gill Campbell, Goerge Bruggenthies, Hooter's, Jimmy Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Lou Gigliotti, Martin Brundle, Matt Tarleton, McDreamy, Molly Brown's, Monty Python, Norwegian Blue, Patrick Dempsey, Peugeot, Reg Tarleton, Wing House
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
The new ILMC schedule drops Petit. Murphy’s sources said immediately that Petit is NOT “in contention” for the vacant October round. Some now think it there might in fact be a “date squeeze” in which the ALMS is asked to change its PLM date a second time. Most however – including those best placed to know – believe that PLM is truly dead as an Intercontinental Le Mans Cup stop in 2011. Was it a dispute over TV rights? (That’s not certain given the story about the new TV schedule below.) Does the ACO want a monster sanction fee, beyond what’s in the current ACO/ALMS contract? Something else? (more…)
Tags: ABC, Abruzzi, ACS Express Robertson Racing, Arrows F1, Baron Drayson, BMW, Chip Ganassi, Corvette, Cytosport Racing, ESPN3, Extreme Speed Motorsports, Ferrari, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Ford, GT3, Lamborghini, Porsche, Rahal Letterman Racing, Risi Competizione, Team Falken, Versus, West Racing
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
The Unvarnished Truth: DTM in North America
Back on July 7th, Murphy told you about talks between NASCAR, the FIA, and the folks who run DTM. The Bear’s comments reflected what was said at a little get-together in Daytona Beach that week. Soon thereafter, Grand Am published its “GT3 Memo,” reported in detail by Murphy’s friends over at Last Turn Clubhouse.
Now ITR – the promoter of DTM – announces that they are working on a joint schedule with NASCAR and Grand Am that would bring 12 races to North America in 2013. Some question the story, one critic writing it’s “BS,” trumped up solely by Hans Werner Aufrech of ITR. If that were so, would Grand Am President Tom Bledsoe (said to be very close to Jim France) have released a statement confirming the general outlines of the on-going discussions? Murphy suggests you shouldn’t ignore that these talks were announced at that same reception for Grand Am and other NASCAR team owners in Daytona in July. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, AMC, Audi, Baltimore, Cadillac, Citroen, Creation, DTM Grand Am, Duncan Dayton, Dyson Racing, Edsel, Ferrari, Ginetta-Zytek, Hans Werner Aufrech, Highcroft Racing, HVM Racing, Jim France, Kurt's and Vreny's European Bistro, Laguna Seca, Lawrence Tomlinson, Mazda, Munchkins, NASCAR, Oldsmobile, Peugeot, Porsche RS Spyder, Road America, Roush-Yates, Studebaker, Tom Bledsoe, Triumph, Tucker, Zytek Motorsport
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The Big Speech
After hastily announcing and error-plagued 2011 schedule at Road America, Murphy didn’t expect a mea culpa, but he thought there might be an update of sorts. Like what about Road America. The track now lists the American Le Mans Series as a Saturday race, and the Plymouth Town Board has approved late-running. Why the silence? (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Athens GA, BMW, CORE Autosport, David Price, Daytona, F1, Gil Campbell, Gordon Murray, Grand Am, Greenville SC, Hugewally, ILMC, IRL, Jimmy, Mercedes, Mexican Lambos, Nissan, Plymouth Wisc, Rizzo, Road & Track, Road America, sorority girls, Versus, Yancy's Fancy
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