Posts Tagged ‘Grand Am’
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Murphy was just killin’ time here waiting for the Rolex start, doin’ nuttin’ much, and realized he’s been doin’ nuttin’ much for like a long time. Of course, wit da Braselburgers doin nuttin much lately, he’s gotten a little bored with the whole scene.
He’s been thinkin, how much can you rip the gang that can’t shoot straight before it’s just same ol’ same ol’? Which it has been for a long time. When The Bear launched this thing – way back in 2005 – he was documenting exciting and fun stuff. That started fading about three years later, and the whole damn thing’s turned pretty dark. Which Murphy doesn’t really like. At all. (more…)
Tags: Action Express Racing, Alex Job Racing, ALMS, Chip Ganassi Racing, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Gabriel Cadringher, Grand Am, Ken Breslauer, Peter Baron, Peugeot, Risi Competizione, Roku, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Sebring, Seth Neiman, Spirit of Daytona, Sun Trust Racing, TRG, Turner Motorsport, WEC, World's Greatest Race Car Driver
Posted in Paddock Poop | 44 Comments »
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Schedule Follies
Just minutes before it was announced, Murphy was told the two TBA’s were Detroit and Texas. Subsequently, other candidates have made the routine rounds of the rumor mill. Boss Scott confirmed the Detroit TBA in a rather odd and self-serving press release after Grand Am confirmed it would have that June 2 Detroit Race. Now it seems likely nothing will fill that ALMS April/May TBA. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, ACO, Andy Lally, Baltimore, Billy Joe "Red" McCombs, BMW, Circuit of the Americas, Crocodile McFly, Detroit, ECO Racing, ESPN International, FIA, General Motors, Gold Coast, Grand Am, Ian Dawson, Jean-Claude Plassart, Kevin Buckler, Laguna Seca, Lotus Evora, Maranello, Mazda, Montreal, Motors TV, Norwegian Blue, Oklahoma City, Pirelli World Challenge, Pratt & Miller, Rogers Sports Net, Salt lake City, Scott Atherton, Sears Point, Sebring, St Petersburg, Taurus, Thunderbolt, V8 Supercar
Posted in Paddock Poop | 188 Comments »
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
McDreamy’s Plans
Murphy wrote in May’s Paddock Poop 190 that McDreamy would go LMP2 racing with Mazda, probably in the newly announced World Endurance Championship. A month later, Speedtv.com told you pretty much the same thing in an “exclusive.” (more…)
Tags: ACO, ALMS, Autohaus, BMW, Chip Ganassi, Chris Dyson, Clay Malooley, Corvette, Daytona, Ferrari, Grand Am, Greg Pickett, Ian Dawson, Jaguar, Jon Field, Jordon Taylor, Mazda, McDreamy, Paul Edwards, Peugeot, Risi Competizione, Robertson Racing, Robin Liddell, Scott Tucker, Sebring, Stevenson, World Endurance Championship
Posted in Paddock Poop | 44 Comments »
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Andy Lally Challenge
Since New Hampshire, after which his season’s winnings totaled $1,608,881, Andy has since raced four times (the Brickyard, Pocono, the Glen, and Michigan) and won $391,000 for himself and Kevin Buckler.
The American Le Mans field through Lime Rock totaled $1,046,000. Since Lime Rock, the thirty-odd ALMS entries have raced three times (Mosport, Mid-Ohio, and Road America) winning between them $319,000, and bringing their total earnings in the 2011 season to $1,365,000. With Andy’s total now $1,999,881, the American Le Mans Series field now trails Sprint Cup’s Street Luger by over $600 thousand dollars. Time is not on the ALMS’ side, since Andy has 13 races remaining; North America’s premier sports car road racing series has just three. (more…)
Tags: Andy Lally, Autohous Racing, Baltimore Grand Prix, Corvette, Grand Am, Greg Pickett, Intersport Racing, Jim Derhaag, Kevin Buckler, Panoz Auto Development, Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Rob Dyson, Roberson Racing, Sebring, Simon Gregg, Sprint Cup, Trans Am, WEC
Posted in Paddock Poop | 67 Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
To be honest, Murphy had just about dispaired of ever again hearing from A.C. The Bear passed along the many messages begging for the great journalist’s return. Those from northwest Florida were particularly troubling, the Bear fearing that some of A.C.’s biggest fans might hurt themselves if A.C. didn’t soon again grace these pages. So, with an immense feeling of relief, Murphy is happy to welcome the world’s greatest motorsports journalist back to Murphy the Bear’s blog.-MHB-
by A.C. Guillermo
The storm clouds are gathering. 2012 is shaping-up as a showdown year between the NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Series presented by Chip Ganassi and the floundering American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron. (more…)
Tags: ALMS, Baltimore, Bin Laden, Brumos, Chip Ganassi, Dale Earnhardt, Daytona, DTM, Grand Am, Homestead, J.C.France, l Hooters, NASCAR, Rolex, Scott Pruett, Sebring, SunTrust, Tim Richmond, Wayne Taylor
Posted in A. C. Guillermo, Parody | 4 Comments »
