In an off-season that’s been frighteningly quiet, the Bear’s been able to keep up with most of the rumors with an occasional Tweet. Here’s some rehash and a bit of new perspective on the stories Murphy’s heard. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘LMS’
179. Speculating and Adding Detail (Riley Revised)
Saturday, December 4th, 2010166. Off to Europe? Cat-powered Proto Advances. Bear Tracks on the Peninsula.
Monday, May 17th, 2010Murphy’s Word of the Week
Whilst (hw
lst, wlst) While. Conjunction, chiefly British; Middle English, whilest, alteration of whiles.
Off to the Continent?
A US race team is rumored to be planning a two-car LMS campaign in 2011. Sources say $10 million has been mentioned. The Bear is particularly puzzled by this one, since its principal was believed by some to be one of those nosing around IMSA with a buyout in mind. But it isn’t settled yet, since the LMS plan is promoted internally by a driver and friend of the boss with deep Euro roots, whilst the team manager is “less than committed” to the idea – or so Murphy has heard, anyway. (more…)
95. Pre-Petit Proto (and GT) Poop
Friday, September 12th, 2008Corvette Stuff
You know the big stuff. Corvette, as AutoWeek and Murphy wrote before Mosport, will return in 2009, in GT1 before Le Mans and in GT2 after. Then it’s on to a GT2 program in 2010. There was one item not included in the Corvette’s Tuesday press release teleconference transcript. (more…)