On Friday, we first started hearing reports that IndyCar CEO Mark Miles was going to unveil a major facelift for Qualifying Weekend for the Indianapolis 500. The Month of May was already going to look drastically different with the Grand Prix of Indianapolis set to kick off the month by running on the infield road course. I wondered what other sacred traditions would be kicked to the curb.
Archive for November, 2013
Another Change For The Month Of May
Posted in IndyCar on November 11, 2013 by OilpressureIndyCar Booth Choices Facing TV & Radio
Posted in IndyCar on November 8, 2013 by Oilpressure
As we all know, there are two main anchor jobs up for grabs for the 2014 IndyCar season – the announcer spot for ABC/ESPN caused by the departure of Marty Reid and the anchor chair for the IMS Radio Network that came open when Mike King stepped down a couple of weeks ago.
Realism Or Negativity?
Posted in IndyCar on November 6, 2013 by Oilpressure
This post does have a definite racing connection, so please bear with me. Last Saturday night, I was watching as my Tennessee Vols were being completely dismantled by Missouri, by a score of 31-3. In the middle of the second quarter, I took to Twitter out of frustration. My tweets automatically go to my Facebook page. I don’t really do Facebook. If it doesn’t come from Twitter, I don’t post. My frustration tweet said “Vols laying an egg so far against Mizzou. 17-0 2nd qtr.”
“One Take Only” Wraps Up The 2013 Season
Posted in IndyCar on November 4, 2013 by Oilpressure
For better or worse, One Take Only returns to this site. For those that have made the wise choice to not watch these in the past, this is the occasional videoblog that is essentially me and my friend John McLallen (JohnMc) sitting and chatting about all things racing. It is uncut, unrehearsed a nd done without any notes or preparation. We simply start the camera and start talking. Sometimes, it shows.
This past weekend, John and I sat out in the backyard and discussed the IndyCar season that just wrapped up, Scott Dixon’s championship and Tony Kanaan’s move to Chip Ganassi Racing. We also speculated on the 2015 season. All in all, it was a nice fall afternoon to do some serious offseason bench-racing.
George Phillips
Let The Offseason Begin
Posted in IndyCar on November 1, 2013 by Oilpressure
We are now almost two weeks into the dreaded IndyCar offseason. With the announcement and confirmation that the IndyCar Series would end the 2014 season on Labor Day next season, it has been a popular notion to say that this current offseason is going to be seven months long.
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