Posts Tagged ‘Mid-Ohio’
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Mid-Ohio Sold
Green Savoree LLC bought Mid-Ohio. The Bear doesn’t expect much change, but he’s not cheering, either. Mid-Ohio has seemed in the decade or so he’s been going there to be in good repair and have good crowds at events Murphy’s a fan of – principally the American Le Mans Series. It’s in more or less essential geography for that series and for IndyCar, being about equidistant between Cleveland and Columbus and not much further from Detroit. It wouldn’t be hard to drive there from Pittsburgh, and Murphy’s left there and taken his sweet time driving to Chicago, but he suspects the Chicago Cross-Roads Corvette Club could make the trip in less than the 6 hours Google estimate. (more…)
Tags: Adelaide Race of 1000 Years, Aston Martin, Bathurst, David Brabham, DHL, Duncan Dayton, Dyson Racing, Green Savoree, Highcroft Racing, HPD, Lagonda, Maybach, Michelin Green X Challange, Mid-Ohio, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Panoz Motorsports Group, Paul Ryan, Pink Floyd, Portland International Raceway, Sebring, Virginia International Raceway
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
Dyson Racing and Grand Am
Announcements have been written but not released while the last details of an agreement are completed. However, Murphy is pretty sure Dyson Racing (but not its current two drivers) to be on hand at Montreal, and yes, the Bear knows full well that’s on the same weekend as Mosport. Dyson Racing will wrap up the 2010 season involved in both ALMS and Grand Am, as they have before. (more…)
Tags: Alex Job Racing, Davy Jones, Dyson Racing, Ford, Godstone Ranch Racing, Grand Am, John McCutchen, Krohn Racing, Lola, Mid-Ohio, Mission Chips, Montreal, Mosport, NASCAR, Nationwide, Road America, Rousch-Yates, Texas Heart Institute, Tostitos
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
A car that won’t race is just part of Jaguar’s problems. When your best finish (by far) in an ALMS race is last place, 36 laps behind the Porsche class winner, it can’t get much worse, can it? Sure it can. It did at Le Mans. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Andy Lally, ARES, Audi, Autocon, Bailey Edwards Cars, Baltimore, BMW, Bobby Labonte, Corsa Motorsport, Creation, Cytosport, Drayson Racing, Dyson Racing, ECO Racing, Highcroft Racing, Intersport, IRL, Jaguar, Jan Magnussen, Kevin Buckler, Le Mans, Long Beach, Lord Drayson, Loudon, Mid-Ohio, NASCAR, Paddy's, Paul Gentilozzi, Petit Le Mans, Peugeot, Porsche, R18, R8, Rocket Sports Racing, Schnitzer, Sprint Cup, T-Mobile, Tom Milner, TRG, VICI Racing
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
It’s been eerily quiet in the world of sports car racing lately. Poor Murphy really has to dig to find any poop at all. There’s always something, though. The Bear keeps hoping for rumors of new programs, new venues, new anything – but he’s had to settle for a silly looking kit car (see below). (more…)
Tags: 550 Spyder, Abuzzi, ACO, Audi, Corvette, Count von Bismarck, Dietrich von Choltitz, Erich Ludendorff, Esperante GTLM, Excalibur, Ferrari, Grand Am, HPD, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jaime Melo, Mazda, Mid-Ohio, Nord Stern, Peugeot, Porsche, Shrek, Simon Pagenaud, Spyker Squadron, Young Driver AMR
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009
by A.C. Guillermo
I missed the Mid-Ohio race, but I am primed and ready for my favorite series to return home to the World Center of Racing. It is going to be awesome, with Grand-Am and the Cup cars running on the same day!
Mid-Ohio was another fantastically officiated race. All the team owners I talked with last week were absolutely thrilled with the event, and hopefully next year spectators will be allowed. Although the entry list has been steadily shrinking to ALMS levels, the close competition gave me goose bumps! I don’t know about you, but that race made me want to go out and buy a Rolex and get a car loan at Sun Trust! Not so sure about Kevin’s wine, however. (more…)
Tags: ALMS, Audi, Daytona, Grand Am, Iran, Kevin Buckler, Mark Raffauf, Michael Jackson, Mid-Ohio, NASCAR, Nextel Cup, Peugeot, Porsche, Riley, Road Atlanta, Roger E., Rolex, Sebring, Tony George, Wayne Taylor
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