Posts Tagged ‘Petit Le Mans’
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Big Apple Grand Prix
Murphy knows many of his readers aren’t buying it, but that New Jersey F1 proposal is very, very real. Those who have seen the details say this is a “street course that works,” meaning, as the Bear understands it, that it’s not a typical “point-and-shoot, see-the-tops-of –the-cars” race track, but rather a good driver’s and spectator’s track. Baltimore has turned out much better than anticipated – so far, anyway – and that will certain add some impetus to the New Jersey street course idea. (more…)
Tags: AAR, Andy Lally, Big Apple Grand Prix, Bill Rand, Can Am, Chris Pook, DeltaWing, Don Panoz, Highcroft Racing, IMSA, John Dillinger, Jr., Kevin Buckler, Leo Hindery, Matt Tarleton, National Press Club, Petit Le Mans, Rand Racing, Richard Neuart, Scot Elkins, Scott Atherton, Signature Motorsports, Tracy Krohn, World Endurance Championship
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Andy Lally Challenge
Since New Hampshire, after which his season’s winnings totaled $1,608,881, Andy has since raced four times (the Brickyard, Pocono, the Glen, and Michigan) and won $391,000 for himself and Kevin Buckler.
The American Le Mans field through Lime Rock totaled $1,046,000. Since Lime Rock, the thirty-odd ALMS entries have raced three times (Mosport, Mid-Ohio, and Road America) winning between them $319,000, and bringing their total earnings in the 2011 season to $1,365,000. With Andy’s total now $1,999,881, the American Le Mans Series field now trails Sprint Cup’s Street Luger by over $600 thousand dollars. Time is not on the ALMS’ side, since Andy has 13 races remaining; North America’s premier sports car road racing series has just three. (more…)
Tags: Andy Lally, Autohous Racing, Baltimore Grand Prix, Corvette, Grand Am, Greg Pickett, Intersport Racing, Jim Derhaag, Kevin Buckler, Panoz Auto Development, Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Rob Dyson, Roberson Racing, Sebring, Simon Gregg, Sprint Cup, Trans Am, WEC
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The Straight Poop?
The Boss predicted 5-6 LMP1 entrants “week-to-week” after the “Le Mans break” (that’s 3-4 “new”) and a week later “2 or 3” additional entries, which means 4-5 total. In other words, he doesn’t know for sure. It’s not reasonable to expect him to, of course. Even the principals don’t know whether their “deals” will come through or fall through. (more…)
Tags: Ana Beatriz, Andy Lally, Audi, Autocon, Barber Motorsport Park, Dreyer & Reinbold, Duncan Dayton, Dyson Racing, Highcroft, Intersport, Laguna Seca, Oreca, Petit Le Mans, Simon Pagenaud
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Saturday, February 26th, 2011
The Abruzzi Archives
It’s not like it’s a big recall. You are dealing with two copies built on left-over Canadian-built race-car chassis. A torch, order some glass, and viola! (The body panels never did fit, anyway.) The bookkeeping makes the Bear a bit crazy, and leaves him wondering how this project can ever produce a competitive race car. Winchester need a part from Hoschton? The Don writes a check in Braselburg, mails it to Winchester, then Winchester writes a check and mails it to Hoschton. Meanwhile, Gordon’s got a consulting job with the Abruzzi at Sebring. Murphy expects he’ll be in charge of the tent flap.
It’s all pretty odd. The Bear remembers a big dust-up 2001 when not enough Bavarian touring cars were built. That led to our first ALMS one-make racing class. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, ACCUS, ACO, ALMS, Archimedes, Audi, babysitters, Bahrain F1, CART, Charlie Whiting, Corvette, Doug Fehan, DTM, FIA, Gil de Ferran, Highcroft, ILMC, IMSA, Intersport, Jay Penske, John Dagys, Katherine Legge, Kirk Russell, Lord Drayson, Lou Gigliotti, Luca Moro, Luciano DaSilva, Paul Collins, Petit Le Mans, Rahel Frey, restricted events, Road America, Road Atlanta, Scott Elkins, Signature Motorsports, Tony Kanaan, Trevor Bayne
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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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