Murphy’s gotten an early look at proposed 2010 ALMS entry fees. If you plan to field a single-race (without paying the “full season entry fee”) LMP1, Sebring will cost you a cool $13,000, more than a 70% increase from 2009’s $7,500. On the other hand, if you commit (cash) to the whole shebang, the entry goes up just 300 bucks, to $6,500 from the discounted “member’s fee.” No word on the member dues for that full season club. It was $25,000. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘F1’
140. Two Proto (related?) Programs, F1 and Sports Cars – Leave one, Join the other?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009137. Audi, Porsche, Acura and….Maserati? War in North America.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009After 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…)
131. Did the Bear get Scooped? Down one for Lime Rock?
Monday, July 13th, 2009A note in the Bear’s inbox this morning was titled, “Murphy got scooped.”
A little background. On Friday, the Bear got a call from a trusted source, the gist of which was that “Bernie is out.” The email came from someone who knew Murphy was “sitting on it.” (more…)
122. Wirth to F1, P1 wanted, Personal Lubricant, McDreamy
Friday, May 1st, 2009Required?
In some quarters it’s believed the series has to announce a major manufacturer for a committed full time 2010 program no later than at Petit Le Mans in September. It can be the return of a former (Audi or Porsche) or new (Toyota) big-time player. It can’t be a back-door-badge-something program. What about the impressive growth of GT2? Won’t help, say the Bear’s sources. Neither will a Panoz LMP1 be enough, though some believe the motivation for the Don’s idea might be the need to provide some competition to keep Acura in the fold. (more…)