Posts Tagged ‘Dyson Racing’

Murphy’s 2nd Annual Christmas Quiz – Answers 1-10.

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

1. Who were the managing partners of BAM! ?

BAM! a Porsche GT team, was announced in 2003 for the 2004 season; Tim Munday and Peter Baron were identified in the release as owners. “The BAM! team owners are Tim Munday and Peter Baron (right) – Munday as technical director, Baron as business director.” – DSC 3 November 2003. Leo Hindery was listed as a sponsor/driver with his YES Network. We all know that Leo was a significant investor/supporter, which is why Murphy specified “managing” partners. (more…)

179. Speculating and Adding Detail (Riley Revised)

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

In an off-season that’s been frighteningly quiet, the Bear’s been able to keep up with most of the rumors with an occasional Tweet. Here’s some rehash and a bit of new perspective on the stories Murphy’s heard. (more…)

176. DTM, A Spyder Farewell, HVM Doubtful, Murphy’s Ugliest.

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…)

171. Dyson to Grand Am. Mid-Ohio Sale (new). Pissed off Mexicans. 2011 Events.

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Dyson Racing and Grand Am

Announcements have been written but not released while the last details of an agreement are completed. However, Murphy is pretty sure Dyson Racing (but not its current two drivers) to be on hand at Montreal, and yes, the Bear knows full well that’s on the same weekend as Mosport. Dyson Racing will wrap up the 2010 season involved in both ALMS and Grand Am, as they have before. (more…)

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…)