Posts Tagged ‘Formula 1’
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Porsche and Audi Racing
Porsche announced a prototype to race at Le Mans in 2014. That took even the Bear by surprise. Oh, there had been rumblings, but Murphy – and just about everyone else – filed them away for future reference; what debt-burdened Porsche does with a few hundred million Euros is not (regardless of protestations) independent of Volkswagen Group in general and – if in racing – of Audi in particular. Nor is it this time. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, ACO, American Le Mans Series, Andy Lally, Audi, Austin F1, BMW, Colin Kolles, Corvette, Edward Sandstrom, Ferrari, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Formula 1, Gary Horrocks, Hispania Racing, Jaguar, Jerry Pyman, Nick Wirth, Porsche, Renault, RLR, Rod Benoist, Signature Motorsports, The Boss, The Cat, The Don, Tommy Milner, Toto Wolff, TWR USA/Jaguar, Williams, World Endurance Championship
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Eeeee Yaaaaa! F1 in Texas?
The Bear was told this is a “15 minutes of fame” deal. Cash paid to Bernie (a kind of application fee to FOA), but unlikely to get much beyond that. The number to get the “purpose-built” facility entirely prepared (garages, spectator amenities, track, etc.)? Murphy was quoted “a quarter billion dollars.” (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Audi, Austin Formula 1, Austin TX, CART, Cats, Comprent, Corvette, Dyson Racing, Elan, Esperante, Formula 1, Fram, Huge, K&N Pro Series, Le Mans, NASCAR West, Panoz Auto Development, Port-a-Potty, Tavo Hellmund, Thunderhill
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The Bear has given US F1 “a little room.” After he broke the Mullens story at the very moment the emissary was sitting in a chair at Dallara, Murphy figured letting it all cure a bit would be good all around. Unfortunately, the racing rags – again seemingly hostage to their precious race passes – take whatever they’re fed hook, line, and sinker (it’s too bad they aren’t reeled in and roasted, but, well, that’s the order of things, isn’t it). Anyway, Peter Windsor seems to be their ‘target of opportunity.’ That’s reason enough to look elsewhere, in the Bear’s humble opinion. (more…)
Tags: Chad Hurley, Charlotte, F1, Formula 1, Ken Anderson, Parris Mullens, Peter Windsor, US F1
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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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