Welcome to beautiful Road America, near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Overnight thunderstorms have made for wet grounds and a green race track. But the good thing about a summer storm going through overnight is that the next day usually produces crisp blue skies. That’s the case here today.
Archive for June, 2017
Welcome To Road America!
Posted in IndyCar on June 23, 2017 by OilpressureRoad America Preview
Posted in IndyCar on June 23, 2017 by Oilpressure
By the time you read this, Susan and I should be headed to Road America from our accommodations in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. We drove up yesterday and will stay through Sunday night and leave for an extended vacation on the shore of Lake Michigan (on the Michigan side).
An Unpleasant Way To Start Summer
Posted in IndyCar on June 21, 2017 by Oilpressure
Welcome to the first full day of summer! While many of you may be planning cookouts or trips to the beach in the near future, you probably didn’t plan on starting summer off like this.
Don’t Treat New Fans With Disdain
Posted in IndyCar on June 16, 2017 by Oilpressure
A few years ago, I tackled this subject using the exact same comparison I’m going to use here. If this seems like a re-run, it’s not. It’s just that recent events have reignited this rant within. I promise I haven’t even gone back to see what I wrote. This is all coming from the heart now – not a few years ago. So if you remember the last one and see similarities, forgive me. It’s not intentional. There is a racing component to all this so stick with me.
Some Food For Thought On Pack Racing
Posted in IndyCar on June 14, 2017 by Oilpressure
The biggest question coming out of the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway this past Saturday night is what can be done to eliminate pack racing? If that was the biggest question, the second biggest question was should it be eliminated? I am not an engineer, so I have no idea how to answer the first question. To be truthful, I have mixed emotions on the second one.
Random Thoughts On Texas
Posted in IndyCar on June 12, 2017 by Oilpressure
Some of the words coming from the drivers immediately after the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway were “Crazy”, “Wild”, “Fun”, “Close” and “Fast”. There were other words coming from the driver’s mouths that I’ve chosen not to print. After all, this is a family site. But the most dreaded term in the minds of many fans of the Verizon IndyCar Series that came from Saturday night’s race was “pack-racing”.
Texas Preview
Posted in IndyCar on June 9, 2017 by Oilpressure
In less than a week, the Verizon IndyCar Series goes from my least favorite track to one of my favorites. Just thinking about the Indy cars streaking around the extremely fast oval of Texas Motor Speedway gets my blood pumping. Putting it under the lights just makes it even more special.
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