Posts Tagged ‘Le Mans’
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Braselburg Happenings
No sooner than the cats left town than the mice were out. Actually not out, but “in” a meeting. With the RRIC underway in Phoenix on this past Tuesday – that’s where the Bear was – Murphy’s mole (the Moroccan Mole, some call him) reported a ‘big, big meeting’ at 1394 Broadway in Braselburg. The Bear doesn’t know if it was a sanctioned meeting or an incipient revolt, but he’s heard the subject matter was anything but trivial. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Audi, Carl Haas, Comprent, Dick Barbour, Extreme Speed, Falken, Intersport, Le Mans, Nurburgring, PMS Group, Porsche, PTG, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Romain Dumas, RRIC, Scott Sharp, Timo Bernhard, Tom Milner, Weissach, Wolf Henzler
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
January
Murphy, A.C., and Katrina Flood brought you right into the action at the Daytona 24, as AC calls it, “the World’s Greatest Race.” This time it almost was, with the Bear (a “Daytona Denier”) on the edge of his seat (with the rest of you – admit it), over the final hour and last laps.
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Tags: A.C. Guillermo, Acura, ALMS Radio Web, American Le Mans Series, Audi, Creation, Dollywood, F1, Ferrari, Grand Am, Honda, IRL, Katrina Flood, Le Mans, Miller Motorsports Park, NASCAR, Peugeot, Porsche, Radio Le Mans, Risi Competizione, Robin Miller, Rolex 24, the Mole, Thunderbolt, Tony George, VICI Racing
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Murphy’s 1st Annual Christmas Quiz is complete. Thanks to all who entered. We have a winner. Winners actually, since there are six prizes to be awarded. Those individuals will be contacted soon, then published here.
You whined you cried, “It’s toooo hard!” Actually it wasn’t that difficult at all, as you’ll see in the following.
Here is each question, with the correct answer, and with the Bear’s comments. Less than half an hour of time and some willingness to exercise the brain was a sure winner. (more…)
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo T33/3, Bill Oursler, Brands Hatch, Camel Pyramid, Carroll Shelby, Charles Dyson, Consalvo Sanesi, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Del Mar, Dick Hutcherson, Ferrari 512M, Ferrari 512S, Frank Biela, Holman-Moody, Infineon, Janos Wimpffen, Jim Hurtubise, JJ Lehto, Jocko Maggiocommo, John Wyer, KnightHawk Racing, Kyalami, Laguna Seca, Las Vegas, Le Mans, Le Mans Classic, Leo Hindery, Lime Rock, Lucas Luhr, Martini Racing, Michael Schumacher, Nissan Performance Technology, Nurbugring, Paul Newman, Pebble Beach, Peter Baron, Peter Kaczmar, Phil Hill, Porsche 908/3, Porsche 909 'Bergspyder', Porsche 917, Porsche Salzburg, PTG, Risi Competizione, Sebring, Sonoma, Tafel Racing, Targa Florio, The Sardind Factory, Tom Weikardt, TWR USA/Jaguar, Watkins Glen
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Bear’s sources once again cut through the BS, correctly reporting last week that the Ginetta-Zytek 09HS was not ACO homologated, and would not run as a hybrid in any official session at Utah. The attempt to present the entry as an “historic debut of a hybrid race car” strikes the Bear as a bit distasteful. (more…)
Tags: A1GP, Acura, Audi, BMW, Chapparal, de Ferran, Ferrari, Ginetta-Zytek, Le Mans, Lola, Mercedes, NASCAR, Patron, Peugeot, Porsche, Primetime, Prodrive, Renault, RLM, Toyota, Viper, Wirth Research
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
If Murphy hadn’t been writing these columns since July 2005, you might think he was a full time Bad Nooz Bear. But regular readers know he hasn’t usually been that – except about Champ Car, that is. I mean, hell, if Crane, Poole, and Schmidt is bankrupt, then well…can race series get TARP money? Read on…
Deja vu
In November 2007, Murphy was reporting bad news from the Champ Car paddock. A year later – this time more the economy than the bumbling three Amigos – the IndyCar paddock is no happy place, either. Bobby lost his corn farmer sponsors, and told Ryan’s looking for other opportunities. Justin Wilson and Oriol Servia are likewise on the market. (more…)
Tags: Audi, Corvette, GM, Jaguar, Le Mans, Marco, Mazda, Rahal, Toyota, Will Power
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