Posts Tagged ‘PTG’
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Crickets
The Bear’s hearing precious few rumors – and that’s a worry. It’s a worry because this is usually the time of year when stuff is happening. Hearing good news (or not so good) from sponsors, putting together budgets, talking to drivers, suppliers, engine and car builders. But there’s little of that going on, and little has gone on over the summer. To borrow a rather overused term, there’s not much “buzz.” (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Alex Lloyd, Audi, Baltimore, EFR, HVM Racing, Judd, Legends, Marshall Pruett, Office Depot, Oklahoma City, Padova, Panoz, Porsche, PTG, Road America, Saleen, Sarah Fisher, Sebring, Simona di Silvestro, State of the Series, Super Bowl, Tony Stewart, Triest
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Braselburg Happenings
No sooner than the cats left town than the mice were out. Actually not out, but “in” a meeting. With the RRIC underway in Phoenix on this past Tuesday – that’s where the Bear was – Murphy’s mole (the Moroccan Mole, some call him) reported a ‘big, big meeting’ at 1394 Broadway in Braselburg. The Bear doesn’t know if it was a sanctioned meeting or an incipient revolt, but he’s heard the subject matter was anything but trivial. (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Audi, Carl Haas, Comprent, Dick Barbour, Extreme Speed, Falken, Intersport, Le Mans, Nurburgring, PMS Group, Porsche, PTG, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Romain Dumas, RRIC, Scott Sharp, Timo Bernhard, Tom Milner, Weissach, Wolf Henzler
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Murphy’s 1st Annual Christmas Quiz is complete. Thanks to all who entered. We have a winner. Winners actually, since there are six prizes to be awarded. Those individuals will be contacted soon, then published here.
You whined you cried, “It’s toooo hard!” Actually it wasn’t that difficult at all, as you’ll see in the following.
Here is each question, with the correct answer, and with the Bear’s comments. Less than half an hour of time and some willingness to exercise the brain was a sure winner. (more…)
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo T33/3, Bill Oursler, Brands Hatch, Camel Pyramid, Carroll Shelby, Charles Dyson, Consalvo Sanesi, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Del Mar, Dick Hutcherson, Ferrari 512M, Ferrari 512S, Frank Biela, Holman-Moody, Infineon, Janos Wimpffen, Jim Hurtubise, JJ Lehto, Jocko Maggiocommo, John Wyer, KnightHawk Racing, Kyalami, Laguna Seca, Las Vegas, Le Mans, Le Mans Classic, Leo Hindery, Lime Rock, Lucas Luhr, Martini Racing, Michael Schumacher, Nissan Performance Technology, Nurbugring, Paul Newman, Pebble Beach, Peter Baron, Peter Kaczmar, Phil Hill, Porsche 908/3, Porsche 909 'Bergspyder', Porsche 917, Porsche Salzburg, PTG, Risi Competizione, Sebring, Sonoma, Tafel Racing, Targa Florio, The Sardind Factory, Tom Weikardt, TWR USA/Jaguar, Watkins Glen
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
Murphy’s been hearing rumors, some disquieting, for a few days, and trying to determine if they “have legs” (as they say in the scurrilous rumor business). While not yet news, some are widely enough spread to deserve the light of day. Plus a few odds and ends to ‘clean up’ before the weekend and Murphy’s First Annual Christmas Quiz early next week. (more…)
Tags: Andretti Autosport, Audi, Braselton, Farnbacher, Ferrari, Ford GT, Loles, Panoz, Peugeot, Porsche, PTG, Robertson Racing, Sebring, Tom Anderson
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Reader pdxracefan asked in a comment to Paddock Poop 145, “how much worse can it get?” Murphy says to keep reading.
Porker Plans
Is there a 2010 ACO spec Porsche? Of course there is: the 2009 GT3 RSR with a 2010 plate. Falken has one, according to driver Brian Sellers. Don’t be surprised if Sellers is joined by a factory pilot. Porsche’s running out of places to put the boys, and Porsche doesn’t want them idle. Socrates would have classed them as idle anyway, having opined, “They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed,” and the Porker pilots won’t be very well employed in the American Le Mans Series. (more…)
Tags: BP, Clemson University, Corvette, Dyson Racing, Ed Brown, Farnbacher, Flying Lizard Motorsports, Green X Challenge, Greg Loles, Jaime Melo, Johannes van Overbeek, Krohn Racing, Lola, Pierre Kaffer, Primetime Race Group, PTG, Risi Ferrari, Robertson Racing, Rolex, Schnitzer, Scott Sharp, Socrates
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