Posts Tagged ‘de Ferran’
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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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Split in the World Center of Racing?
AC tells the Bear there’s a major split at NASCAR over future of Grand-Am. A stunning amount of empty seats at Charlotte cup race has bean counters in full panic mode. Boring races and terrible TV ratings mean more bad news looming for NASCAR. But AC reminded Murphy that the greatest minds in sport – maybe in the history of the world – are in charge, so he’s not worried. The brain trust on International Speed Boulevard will figure this out and 2010 will be the best year yet for NASCAR and Grand Am. (more…)
Tags: Attorney General, BMW, de Ferran, Farnbacher Loles, Ferrari, Gruppe Orange, Lola, NASCAR, P.T. Barnum, Porsche, Rahal, Schnitzer, World Center of Racing
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Craig’s List
The Bear’s making book on when IMSA/ALMS stuff will show up on Craig’s List. It looks like they’re selling anything not nailed down. (There are some good bargains at Road Atlanta’s on line store.) Murphy hears the next thing on the way out the door will be Elan Motorsport Technologies – or what’s left of it – to a Chicago-based motorsports magnate. It depends on whether the prospective buyer can find something worth buying (the fancy name for that is “due diligence). This follows the loss of a contract that might have helped keep the doors open. (more…)
Tags: Add new tag, Carl Haas, de Ferran, Deutsche Borse, Duncan Dayton, Elan Motorsport Technologies, FIA, IMS, IRL, Lola, Patron, Porsche, Robin Miller, St Petersburg, Tony George, VOW, Wirth Research
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Bear’s sources once again cut through the BS, correctly reporting last week that the Ginetta-Zytek 09HS was not ACO homologated, and would not run as a hybrid in any official session at Utah. The attempt to present the entry as an “historic debut of a hybrid race car” strikes the Bear as a bit distasteful. (more…)
Tags: A1GP, Acura, Audi, BMW, Chapparal, de Ferran, Ferrari, Ginetta-Zytek, Le Mans, Lola, Mercedes, NASCAR, Patron, Peugeot, Porsche, Primetime, Prodrive, Renault, RLM, Toyota, Viper, Wirth Research
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