It’s widely believed there are three sales “in the books” of the ALMS’ new Challenge LMP. Will a pair go to the Athens, Jaw Jaw, operator of Lites? Will the skier return in the third? Three more may be “close.” (You know, that 95% deal, all except the money.) Among those ‘kicking the tires’ have been Florida and California teams that could contract to operate a car. What does Jim-Bob really dislike about the Challenge LMP’s? The “low-ball” operating costs published by the Panoz Motorsports Group. (more…)
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142. Ferrari to Grand Am, Challenge LMP sales, Enzo to the big screen.
Friday, October 16th, 200983. Murphy does LA, er…ah…LB
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Well, Murphy’s back from Long Beach, and has to admit he was impressed. There were lots of fans around, sometimes even making it tough for a small bear to get around. Nor did the crowd have any problem finding the ALMS paddock. The SoCal fans were all there at the end of the race, too, even if the Long Beach boss doubted their attention span. This is just before the checkered flag.
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