Posts Tagged ‘Sebring’
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
To be honest, Murphy had just about dispaired of ever again hearing from A.C. The Bear passed along the many messages begging for the great journalist’s return. Those from northwest Florida were particularly troubling, the Bear fearing that some of A.C.’s biggest fans might hurt themselves if A.C. didn’t soon again grace these pages. So, with an immense feeling of relief, Murphy is happy to welcome the world’s greatest motorsports journalist back to Murphy the Bear’s blog.-MHB-
by A.C. Guillermo
The storm clouds are gathering. 2012 is shaping-up as a showdown year between the NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Series presented by Chip Ganassi and the floundering American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron. (more…)
Tags: ALMS, Baltimore, Bin Laden, Brumos, Chip Ganassi, Dale Earnhardt, Daytona, DTM, Grand Am, Homestead, J.C.France, l Hooters, NASCAR, Rolex, Scott Pruett, Sebring, SunTrust, Tim Richmond, Wayne Taylor
Posted in A. C. Guillermo, Parody | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Real Cost of the Abruzzi?
What’s the Abruzzi worth to you? Evidently it’s worth the loss of television coverage to the Don. Murphy’s learned that the cost of the latest monument to the Panoz ego is about $5 million – so far. Coincidentally, that’s about the cost of televising the 2009 American Le Mans season, as the Bear’s friends over at Last Turn Clubhouse pointed out in their seminal 2009 series, Operating Revenue and Costs of the American Le Mans Series and IMSA (more…)
Tags: A.C.'s ex, Abruzzi, Aston Martin, Disney, Firestone Firehawk, Highcroft, Honda, Magnus Racing, Mickey Mouse, Riley Technologies, Scott Tucker, Sebring, Signature Motorsports, Tarleton
Posted in Paddock Poop | 25 Comments »
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Mid-Ohio Sold
Green Savoree LLC bought Mid-Ohio. The Bear doesn’t expect much change, but he’s not cheering, either. Mid-Ohio has seemed in the decade or so he’s been going there to be in good repair and have good crowds at events Murphy’s a fan of – principally the American Le Mans Series. It’s in more or less essential geography for that series and for IndyCar, being about equidistant between Cleveland and Columbus and not much further from Detroit. It wouldn’t be hard to drive there from Pittsburgh, and Murphy’s left there and taken his sweet time driving to Chicago, but he suspects the Chicago Cross-Roads Corvette Club could make the trip in less than the 6 hours Google estimate. (more…)
Tags: Adelaide Race of 1000 Years, Aston Martin, Bathurst, David Brabham, DHL, Duncan Dayton, Dyson Racing, Green Savoree, Highcroft Racing, HPD, Lagonda, Maybach, Michelin Green X Challange, Mid-Ohio, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Panoz Motorsports Group, Paul Ryan, Pink Floyd, Portland International Raceway, Sebring, Virginia International Raceway
Posted in Paddock Poop | 16 Comments »
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
Posted in Paddock Poop | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
by A.C. Guillermo
The Bear got this note from A.C. tonight. The famous motorsports writer was inspired by the big upgrade to Speedtv’s Le Mans commentary, and expresses some doubts about Murphy’s recent rumor record. Always a practitioner of careful journalistic research, A.C. even gives us a statistical analysis of the Bear’s scurrilous stuff.-Murphy-
I watched some of the garbage known as Le Mans, only because “The Most Interesting Man in the World” was doing some commentating. Thank goodness he was there, reminding the viewers 236 times about his Rolex collection. I was especially impressed how Scott had such an in depth knowledge of Le Mans, even though he personally could care less about prototypes that are fast, technologically advanced and not made by Riley. And I have to laugh a little at the Audi R15. The design of this car was obviously based on the Riley. Look at them side-by-side. Can you tell a difference? (more…)
Tags: Audi R15, Continental Tire, Corvette, Grand Am, J.C. France, Le Mans, Mark Raffauf, NASCAR, Pontiac, Riley Technology, Road Atlanta, Rolex, Scott Pruett, Sebring
Posted in A. C. Guillermo, Parody | 4 Comments »
