Posts Tagged ‘Patron’
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Craig’s List
The Bear’s making book on when IMSA/ALMS stuff will show up on Craig’s List. It looks like they’re selling anything not nailed down. (There are some good bargains at Road Atlanta’s on line store.) Murphy hears the next thing on the way out the door will be Elan Motorsport Technologies – or what’s left of it – to a Chicago-based motorsports magnate. It depends on whether the prospective buyer can find something worth buying (the fancy name for that is “due diligence). This follows the loss of a contract that might have helped keep the doors open. (more…)
Tags: Add new tag, Carl Haas, de Ferran, Deutsche Borse, Duncan Dayton, Elan Motorsport Technologies, FIA, IMS, IRL, Lola, Patron, Porsche, Robin Miller, St Petersburg, Tony George, VOW, Wirth Research
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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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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
I’ll be back!
It seems there’s a consensus forming about the recent IMSA divorce. No one believes the former COO’s going to sit at home twiddling his thumbs for long. There’s buzz tying the divorcee to le Rat and a soon-to-be-launched World Championship. Some say to look for NA WC rounds in 2010 (would Montreal and Indy or Road America work?) and a NA series in 2011, with someone familiar at the helm. (more…)
Tags: Audi, FIA GT, Grand Am, Miller Motorsport Park, Panoz Prototype, Patron, Prius, The Wizard of Oz
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