Good morning from the Florida panhandle! This was literally a last-minute trip we just decided to take last week. Susan got her work schedule and through a quirk – they left her off for this week. She came home from work last week asking if we could head to Destin, FL for a mini-vacation. She said she needed a break. We got a good deal on a condo, drove the 6.5 hours it takes to get here and here we are.
Can Christian Lundgaard Play Nice?
Posted in IndyCar on October 5, 2026 by OilpressureThe Loss of Another Legend
Posted in IndyCar on October 1, 2026 by Oilpressure
This past Monday might, I was getting settled in to watch some football. I had not been on social media for a few hours when I got a text from a friend of mine telling me that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock had passed away at the age of 90.
See, I Told You So!
Posted in IndyCar on September 28, 2026 by Oilpressure
You can say what you will about me, but I was correct on two things since my last post. I had a couple of rough days after my medical procedure on Friday Sep 18 and really did not feel like sitting down and writing in the first few days following it. There was nothing wrong, mind you – everything I experienced was expected. But that still didn’t make me want to sit down and write anything out earlier than I said I would. But for the record, the procedure went ahead flawlessly, it worked and I now feel fine. That is, until I watched my Tennessee Vols take it on the chin this past Saturday. It was the Texas Longhorns doing the damage 20-17, in their first-ever visit to Knoxville.
Oilpressure Heads to the Pits
Posted in IndyCar on September 16, 2026 by Oilpressure
We are now roughly ten days into the IndyCar offseason, and to my knowledge we have heard nothing about any of the open seats still in question for the 2027 NTT IndyCar Series season. I was hoping we would know something by now, since my time to write is somewhat limited right now.
Random Thoughts on Laguna Seca
Posted in IndyCar on September 7, 2026 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series ended its 2026 season on Sunday. It was a season with a lot of highs, and a lot of twists and turns – both on and off the track. But if I told you the season ended on a high note, that would not exactly be truthful. As usual, the IndyCar race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was a snoozer.
Laguna Seca Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 4, 2026 by Oilpressure
And just like that, the offseason is upon us. Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago that the IndyCar transporters were headed to St. Petersburg to kick off the season? It sure seems like it. We do have one more race to run before the NTT IndyCar Series hunkers down for a long winter’s nap.
Random Thoughts on Milwaukee
Posted in IndyCar on August 31, 2026 by Oilpressure
Races 16 & 17 of the NTT IndyCar Series season are now both in the books, but not in that order. That serves as a reminder of what a disjointed weekend the Snap-on IndyCar Double-Header Weekend was. It’s no one’s fault, and was probably handled as well as it could be. That’s what happens when you race on ovals. Sometimes it rains and you can’t do a thing about it.
