Posts Tagged ‘Honda’

148. Gil: Reports of Demise Premature. Big Cuts in NASCAR. F1 Scandal. New Dyson Driver? Risi Upping Game? Loles in Slammer.

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…)

137. Audi, Porsche, Acura and….Maserati? War in North America.

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…)

103. le meilleur des mondes possibles – Gottfried Leibniz, 1710

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Murphy’s projections of the 2009 American Le Mans Series grid have been among the most pessimistic in this silly season. Braselton, and a few scribes close to the Broadway Avenue palace, have insisted all along that there will be “mid twenties” on the grid at every stop, and sometimes more. One IMSA insider said the series expected an “average grid of 30 entries.” At the other end of the range, the Bear quoted one participant who put the likely full-season entries at 18.

Murphy doesn’t want to always play the Grinch, so he dug around a bit to try to find those entries. (more…)