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A note from the Bear Cave

Murphy’s become just a little concerned that recent readers think the Bear has few interests beyond passing on paddock poop and patter (rumors and other stuff). That’s not how Murphy started. From the beginning, he’s commented on whatever he saw around him in his (mostly) sports car racing-related travels. (more…)

Murphy thought he better get a little poop out there before heading off to Lime Rock Park.

We all know that through the past few years, the ALMS has been a bit “GT heavy,” or should the Bear say “prototype light.” We’ve had – still have actually, looking at the Lime Rock entry – as few as three regulars in LMP-1. And that sorry count was preceded by years in which the LM-P2 count was just as bad. (If you counted at the end of races, rather than at the beginning, that LM-P2 count was worse than awful – certainly not awesome, eh?)

Then along came Porsche, and it all started to change. The prototype count at Lime Rock will be 12, at Mid-Ohio, about 14. GT at Lime Rock, 16, and perhaps 18 at Mid-Ohio. Then it gets interesting. (more…)