Posts Tagged ‘Comprent’
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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Friday, December 18th, 2009
The Winter of our Discontent
One of Murphy’s friends was telling him in the fall that this would be the worst winter in motorsports in many years. It seems he was right. Porsche works drivers with (so far) nowhere to go, de Ferran on life support (at best, see below), possible reduced programs at Dyson and Risi, rampant rumors of IRL troubles, an F1 scandal, even NASCAR cuts. (more…)
Tags: Andy Meyrick, Audi R8, Black Swan, Brawn, Comprent, Cytosport, Daimler, de Ferran, Dinan, Discover Channel, Dyson Racing, F1, Felbermayr Proton, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Genoa Racing, Greg Loles, Gunnar Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Honda, IMSA Performance Matmut, Intersport Racing, IRL, Marshall Pruett, NASCAR, Penske Racing, Porsche, Porsche Spyder, Pratt & Miller, Risi Competizione, Robert Clark, Versus, Vision Racing, Volkswagen
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Crickets
Although he’s been busy with some other things lately, it’s not the only reason Murphy’s been mostly absent in October. The fact is that there’s little going on in the sports car world, which, the Bear has to point out, is news in itself (though not of the kind to put words on the page).
Eerily quiet, is how one friend described it – that coming after another insider predicted this winter would be among the most challenging for racing in decades. Murphy didn’t say “competitive,” he said “challenging.” There’s a big difference. (more…)
Tags: Comprent, Creation, Daytona, de Ferran, Ferrari, Formula 1, Highcroft, Mercedes, Patrick Dempsey, Pescarolo, Peugeot, Team Seattle
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
After suggesting Ferrari teams wouldn’t field 2009 F430’s while waiting for new cars, Murphy was told to expect the Italian cars on the Sebring grid. (The Bear doesn’t bury his corrections.)
2010 Schedule and other Relevant Stuff
Murphy wrote about schedule rumors in his last Poop. Did you connect the dots? (more…)
Tags: Acura, Andretti Green, Audi, Chateau Elan, Comprent, F1, Ferrari, Formula 1, Grand Am, Honda, Ingolstadt, IRL, Maserati MC12, Michael Andretti, Mosport, Multimatic, Paddy's Petit Le Mans, Pankel, Panoz, Porsche, Sonoma, sportscarpros.com, Toronto, Weissach, Xtrac
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Restrictor Stealth
IMSA Memo 9-13 reduces the minimum weight of Porsche’s GT3 RSR to 1245 kilos. That should raise eyebrows, since it’s previous minimum was 1250. Five Kg? A reduction for the car that’s won four in a row? Murphy’s smarter friends think they have it figured out. The ACO’s restrictor table breaks at 1245, meaning that a car running that minimum is required to use smaller restrictors (28.6 versus 29.1). So by taking off weight, the Porsche loses power. Everybody else – including Corvette – gets closer to the leader on the track. (more…)
Tags: Comprent, Corvette, Courage, David Bowes, EMT, Ford, Haas, Lola, Martin Birrane, MotoGP, Multimatic, Porsche, PTI, Yokohama
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