Don’t tell Murphy, but here are my answers to his quiz. Hanging round the World Center of Racing gives me an advantage in all kinds of racing knowledge, so to be fair, I’m sharing with all you sporty car types.
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Shhhh! AC Shares his Answers to Murphy’s Quiz.
Saturday, December 12th, 2009140. Two Proto (related?) Programs, F1 and Sports Cars – Leave one, Join the other?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Murphy’s gotten an early look at proposed 2010 ALMS entry fees. If you plan to field a single-race (without paying the “full season entry fee”) LMP1, Sebring will cost you a cool $13,000, more than a 70% increase from 2009’s $7,500. On the other hand, if you commit (cash) to the whole shebang, the entry goes up just 300 bucks, to $6,500 from the discounted “member’s fee.” No word on the member dues for that full season club. It was $25,000. (more…)
AntiTRUST ME
Saturday, August 15th, 2009By A.C. Guillermo
Ever since I stepped in that Clydesdale poop on the Sebring grid, things have not been going my way. My daughter was planning on attending Duke, but it looks like it will be Daytona Community College instead, thanks to Henri Zogaib. Unless she gets a golf scholarship, or Henri finds that sack full of money I gave him to invest, it is not looking good. Even my part-time job polishing motorcycles for a friend of mine has fallen through. (more…)
A Broken Record (Crowd)
Sunday, May 10th, 2009by A.C. Guillermo
Having grown up on Long Island, and having attended my first race at Bridgehampton in 1966, it is a joy to have a new track in the Northeast. And having the stellar Grand-Am Series visit New Jersey is even better.
Having missed VIR, I was glad to be at Thunderbolt. Well, sort of. The race turned out to be a wet and wild spinfest. And yes, it was a record crowd. The “Record Crowd” press releases have already been written for the remaining races of the season, to counter the false claims by the ALMS that there are virtually no fans at Grand-Am races. Once the press release goes out, attendance will no longer be a problem! These NASCAR PR guys are absolutely brilliant! (more…)
Park and Ferment
Monday, April 27th, 2009by AC Guillermo
As I write this column I am glued to the TV watching the VIR race, anxiously waiting to see who finishes 16th and wins that $300,000 bonus [editor‘s note: The Bear regrets to inform A.C. that it is $300, not $300,000]. What a concept, finishing 16th is more important than winning, Once again, Grand-Am proves its marketing prowess. (more…)