Ramblings On The Upcoming Indianapolis 500
Surely you didn’t think that Race Week would come and go without an episode of One Take Only, did you? This site gets a lot more traffic in May than other months – especially the week leading up to the Indianapolis 500, so there are probably many who have never been exposed to this video phenomenon. If you are strictly a May visitor – once you watch it, you may never come back here again.
For the uninitiated, One Take Only is the videoblog of Oilpressure.com. It is myself and my longtime friend and fellow IndyCar fan John McLallen, sitting and just talking IndyCar and anything else that creeps into our mind. Why the name? It is uncut, unedited and unscripted. We have no outline and no pre-planned topics. We just start the camera and begin talking. What we get is what you see. We do just one take…only.
Those that like these have compared it to two buddies talking in a bar. The many that don’t like these have said…well, I probably shouldn’t repeat what they have said.
In this episode, John and I obviously talk about the upcoming Indianapolis 500, the debacle that was qualifying this past weekend and of course, James Hinchcliffe’s horrifying crash on Monday.
So, if you like these – pour a cup of coffee and relax for about fifteen minutes; sit back and listen. If you don’t, come back tomorrow for another post as the everyday posting in May continues through the race.
George Phillips
Oilpressure 
May 19, 2015 at 6:19 am
I will be honest George, I have never watched one of these. I didn’t know you were so southern! Which makes me happy because you aren’t the yuppie Indycar fan that I get bored with! Nice job!
May 19, 2015 at 6:48 am
The subject that I was wanting to address was who was in charge of the “oval aero kit program(s)” and why didn’t the kit have sufficient testing at IMS? This is a huge error in planning, in my opinion, and I am not sure that this situation has been rectified.
May 19, 2015 at 7:25 am
Question for the experts, while I understand the aero package is suspect at best, Hinchcliffe’s crash was because a suspension piece broke and after half the car’s body was destroyed the car wanted to lift. That really doesn’t have anything to do with the aero package right? Keep up the good work guys!
May 19, 2015 at 8:34 am
The Aero Package has a lot to do with the performance of the car and it could very well be that the suspension has more stress than it could handle. Granted, it is a theory, but the experts have yet to dismiss it.
May 19, 2015 at 12:14 pm
Yes, the heavy downforce they are running with this package may be overtaxing the suspension, especially the right front and left rear.
And George, I’m glad I’m not the only guy out there man enough to to wear pastel pink! Looks great!
May 19, 2015 at 5:45 pm
Suspension piece that went thru the tub and caused damage was reinforced to handle the additional downforce with the kits. Last year this piece bent and did not go into tub.
Unintended consequences.
May 19, 2015 at 7:50 am
Congrats, George. I think John left you with 4 drivers left in the field after he picked the other 29 drivers to win. BUT, I think you at least get Carlos Huertas. 🙂
Good work, again, guys.
May 19, 2015 at 10:32 am
Paul, I left him Hawksworth, too!🏁
May 19, 2015 at 10:56 am
I counted Huertas, Hawksworth, Coletti, and Dick Simon as the drivers you didn’t name.
Fun video, as always you all.
May 19, 2015 at 8:34 am
Good conversation, George, and well played with the toast. That was a great gesture.
May 19, 2015 at 9:56 am
I want to tailgate with John. The man chugs during a toast!
May 19, 2015 at 10:28 am
He only chugs like that when someone else has bought it.
May 20, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Perhaps you can learn things about a person by how they drink their beer. You got your chuggers and your sippers. Oscar and Felix?
May 20, 2015 at 2:04 pm
I didn’t want a lot of dead air time, so I chose to take a small sip. I generally drink faster than that. John, on the other hand, pours it down when I’m the one buying.
May 19, 2015 at 8:05 pm
Have you ever considered career path counseling?