Posts Tagged ‘Wirth Engineering’

144. Duncan’s Dream, Gong Show, Horsies Prancing into Grand Am, Penske Toyota, Renault Next?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Duncan and Acura (or something else)

It appears that all the P2 Acuras except one of Duncan’s will campaign in Europe in 2010. If Duncan doesn’t run his, the Bear hasn’t heard that anyone else will, either. There are multiple rumors around Mr. Dayton’s plans, and they certainly weren’t all settled by a recent DSC interview. The Danbury, Connecticutt, team’s been rumored to be running an Acura LMP1, an LMP2, and a Peugeot. (more…)

122. Wirth to F1, P1 wanted, Personal Lubricant, McDreamy

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Required?

In some quarters it’s believed the series has to announce a major manufacturer for a committed full time 2010 program no later than at Petit Le Mans in September. It can be the return of a former (Audi or Porsche) or new (Toyota) big-time player. It can’t be a back-door-badge-something program. What about the impressive growth of GT2? Won’t help, say the Bear’s sources. Neither will a Panoz LMP1 be enough, though some believe the motivation for the Don’s idea might be the need to provide some competition to keep Acura in the fold. (more…)