Posts Tagged ‘Acura’
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
There’s not much action out there, racing or otherwise, but there’s still much being decided behind the scenes. Here’s Murphy’s synthesis of rumor, fact, and speculation about North America’s two principal sports car road racing series. (more…)
Tags: Acura, ALMS Grand Am, AMR One, Aston Martin, Audi, Autocon, Bill Auberlen, Dyson, F1, Ferrari, Ford, Ganassi, Generic Racing Team, Highcroft, Honda, ILMC, Intersport, J R R Tolkien, Jim France, John Evenson, Le Mans, Mazda, McDreamy, Miss 12 Hours of Sebring, News Corp, Nissan, Oklahoma, Peugeot, Porsche, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Shinden Mooncraft, Toyota, Wankel
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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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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
July
With Le Mans behind us – an perhaps too much time on everyone’s hands – the rumors of a Grand Am-ALMS merger/acquisition came roaring back. A.C. surreptitiously met with Murphy at a Daytona watering hole, dutifully reported by the Bear in 130. Shocking news at a Clandestine Meeting.
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Tags: A.C. Guillermo, Acura, ALMS, Audi, BMW, Comprent, Cytosport, Dinan, Dyson Racing, Grand Am, Greg Loles, Henri Zogaib, Panoz, Peugeot, Pratt & Miller
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
January
Murphy, A.C., and Katrina Flood brought you right into the action at the Daytona 24, as AC calls it, “the World’s Greatest Race.” This time it almost was, with the Bear (a “Daytona Denier”) on the edge of his seat (with the rest of you – admit it), over the final hour and last laps.
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Tags: A.C. Guillermo, Acura, ALMS Radio Web, American Le Mans Series, Audi, Creation, Dollywood, F1, Ferrari, Grand Am, Honda, IRL, Katrina Flood, Le Mans, Miller Motorsports Park, NASCAR, Peugeot, Porsche, Radio Le Mans, Risi Competizione, Robin Miller, Rolex 24, the Mole, Thunderbolt, Tony George, VICI Racing
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Duncan and Acura (or something else)
It appears that all the P2 Acuras except one of Duncan’s will campaign in Europe in 2010. If Duncan doesn’t run his, the Bear hasn’t heard that anyone else will, either. There are multiple rumors around Mr. Dayton’s plans, and they certainly weren’t all settled by a recent DSC interview. The Danbury, Connecticutt, team’s been rumored to be running an Acura LMP1, an LMP2, and a Peugeot. (more…)
Tags: Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Brawn, Brumos, Creation, Duncan Dayton, Ferrari, Grand Am, Highcroft Racing, Intersport, Jean Todt, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan, Pat Long, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Robertson Racing, Roger Penske, Schnitzer, Scott Sharp, Toyota, Wirth Engineering
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