Posts Tagged ‘Tom Milner’
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
1. Who were the managing partners of BAM! ?
BAM! a Porsche GT team, was announced in 2003 for the 2004 season; Tim Munday and Peter Baron were identified in the release as owners. “The BAM! team owners are Tim Munday and Peter Baron (right) – Munday as technical director, Baron as business director.” – DSC 3 November 2003. Leo Hindery was listed as a sponsor/driver with his YES Network. We all know that Leo was a significant investor/supporter, which is why Murphy specified “managing” partners. (more…)
Tags: Andy Evans, Bryan Willman, Chad McQueen, Danica Patrick, Doug Robinson, Dyson Racing, Enzo the Dog, Ferrari, Heidi Fleiss, James Weaver, Jeff Giagrande, Kevin Jeanette, Kyle Petty, Leo Hindery, Lola, Michael Gue, Milt Minter, Patrick Long, Paul Newman, Peter Baron, Ray Smith, Spyker, Tim Munday, Tom Milner
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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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Monday, April 5th, 2010
Endangered Species
A friend of Murphy’s asked, “Is Jaguar an endangered species? At Sebring, the car smoked more than a hookah in Istanbul. This is not doing the Jaguar reputation for reliability any good.” The Bear asks, “What reputation?” Ok, there were the Castrol/Silk Cut and D types. But any more of this… (more…)
Tags: Abruzzi, Barber Motorsports Park, Continental Tire Spors Car Challenge, Corvette, Daniel Orr, Flagler County Sheriff, Grand Am, Jaguar, Kevin Buckler, Mazda, McLaren, Miller Barrett Racing, Momentum Race Group, Panoz, Paul Gentilozzi, Porsche, Road Atlanta, Rocketsports Racing, Tata, Tom Milner, TRG
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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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