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Murphy’s back from Petit Le Mans. He had a great time, had his head rubbed for luck on Friday night at Paddy’s by an underdog team owner – who was back to give him a “thank you” pat on Saturday after the finish of a Petit Le Mans that some will call “great” and some will describe as merely “good.”

Obviously, if you’re Audi, Champion Racing (or ASNA – anyway, the guys from Pompano Beach), or Allan McNish, “great” is the right word. If you’re Acura, Duncan Dayton, or Scott Sharp, your descriptive language is something else. (more…)

What many scribes and snappers heard in the Le Mans paddock led them to conclude that the American LM-P1 will get its approval after all. What’s behind that upbeat attitude in the Corvette contingent? Murphy’s been told that one GM NASCAR groupie blocked the prototype project. He’s gone – to Europe – so when it’s submitted again the answer has a better chance to be “yes.” That’s assuming that the General’s dire financial straits don’t now torpedo that – and more.

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Debutants

The ex-Oreca Saleen S7Rs have been testing at Willow Springs with – in the words of their namesake owner – “the goal of running a number of races towards the end of the season.” A Road America debut? (more…)

A week or so ago, Murphy wrote that an ALMS “high official” said the second half of the season could see “six, or four, or two new entrants.” Well, the Bear’s now knows what those (your guess here) are. (A comment in regard to Steve you-know-who-but-the-Bear-embargoed-mention-of-the-car interview is added below.) (more…)