Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
There’s not much action out there, racing or otherwise, but there’s still much being decided behind the scenes. Here’s Murphy’s synthesis of rumor, fact, and speculation about North America’s two principal sports car road racing series. (more…)
Tags: Acura, ALMS Grand Am, AMR One, Aston Martin, Audi, Autocon, Bill Auberlen, Dyson, F1, Ferrari, Ford, Ganassi, Generic Racing Team, Highcroft, Honda, ILMC, Intersport, J R R Tolkien, Jim France, John Evenson, Le Mans, Mazda, McDreamy, Miss 12 Hours of Sebring, News Corp, Nissan, Oklahoma, Peugeot, Porsche, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Shinden Mooncraft, Toyota, Wankel
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Scorched Earth
What do the Montreal Canadiens, Liverpool Football Club, and Richard Petty Motorsports have in common? George Gillett, a scourge to all of them, or so most fans believe, and who was recently forced out of Liverpool by John Henry, also owner of the Red Sox and Fenway/Roush Racing. RPM owes $3 million Roush-Yates, and since Gillett has way more red numbers than black in his ledger, King Richard is scrambling to stay in the game. It’s tough on the King, with wife Lynda fighting a brain tumor diagnosed in February. The King will likely get through it, perhaps even field a Dodge team in the Continental Tire series and one Cup car. George’s empire might be out of options. (more…)
Tags: ARES, Autocon, Brumos, Bruno Famin, Chip Ganassi, CORE, Cytosport, Dick Barbour, Drayson, Dyson, Flying Lizard, Ford, Genoa, George Gillett, Highcroft, Honda, HVM, Ian Dawson, Intersport, JT Hayes, Katherine Legge, Level 5, LFA, Libra, Mathiasen, Milka Duno, NASCAR, Nissan, NSX, Penske, Performance Tech, Peugeot, Richard Petty, Signature, Terri O'Connell, Toyota
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The Big Speech
After hastily announcing and error-plagued 2011 schedule at Road America, Murphy didn’t expect a mea culpa, but he thought there might be an update of sorts. Like what about Road America. The track now lists the American Le Mans Series as a Saturday race, and the Plymouth Town Board has approved late-running. Why the silence? (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Athens GA, BMW, CORE Autosport, David Price, Daytona, F1, Gil Campbell, Gordon Murray, Grand Am, Greenville SC, Hugewally, ILMC, IRL, Jimmy, Mercedes, Mexican Lambos, Nissan, Plymouth Wisc, Rizzo, Road & Track, Road America, sorority girls, Versus, Yancy's Fancy
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Grand Am Throws a Party
Grand Am had a team owner’s meeting and cocktail reception on the 8th floor of the new ISC/NASCAR digs on International Speedway Boulevard last Thursday afternoonand evening. It’s probably where A.C. saw FIA chief Jean Todt accompanied by fiancé Bond Girl (Wai Lin, Tomorrow Never Dies) Michelle Yeow (right, at Cannes, credit Georges Baird). Todt is heading an FIA delegation, including American Nick Craw, on a “good will” tour – shoring up support amongst racing series and motoring club after AAA’s recent resignation.
With Bernie’s payments for F1 rights about to end with 89 years of exclusivity left (what dumbo wrote that contract?) the Frogs are facing a big ($35 million) hole in the budget. If others follow AAA out the door, things will be dire indeed. (more…)
Tags: AAA, ACO, Audi, Bernie Ecclestone, Continental, Dr. Ulrich, DTM, Eric Barrett, Grand Am, Hoosier, ICONIC, Jaguar, Jean Todt, Kevin Buckler, Kinetic Motorsports, Michelle Yeow, Motec, NASCAR, New Century Mortgage, Nick Craw, Nissan, Paul Gentilossi, Peugeot, Porsche, R18, R8, Rocket Sports Racing, Tomorrow Never Dies, Volkswagen, X Games, Zak Brown
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Sebring – Screwing on your Wheels
Falken sent three wheels bounding down the track. One took out the Flying Lizard’s defending champions. Does that trifecta wipe out a previous Robertson Racing record of two stray wheels in a single race?
Sebring – Competence (continued)
All excuses (and resigned shrugs) aside. The fact that the GT2 race was ended nearly five hours before the checkered flag by IMSA rules (or the sloppy implementation of same) is stupid. Murphy thinks the ALMS is in the entertainment business, not just for the ticket-buying public, but for the sponsors of Flying Lizards Motorsports and Rahal Letterman Racing, and the rest, struggling for sponsors, all of them. The Braselburg puzzle palace better figure out how to keep those competitors in the show until they lose (or win) the race through their own efforts. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Alex Job Racing, American Le Mans Series, Aston Martin, BMW, Butch Leitzinger, Corvette, Corvette Racing, Cytosport, Doug Fehan, Falken Tire, Ferrari, FIA, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Graham Rahal, GT1, Highcroft Racing, Kohler, Lola, Lord Drayson, Nissan, Paul Edwards, Porsche, Rahal Letterman Racing, Risi Competizione, Scott Tucker, Sebring, Stephane Ratel, Taquila Patron, World Center of Racing
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