With the good, you must take the bad. The good was that the Verizon IndyCar Series got the 2018 season underway in strong fashion this past weekend. The bad? With the start of the IndyCar season comes another edition of One Take Only.
Archive for March, 2018
Taking The Bad With The Good
Posted in IndyCar on March 14, 2018 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts On St. Petersburg
Posted in IndyCar on March 12, 2018 by Oilpressure
After much buildup about how interesting the new unified body kit for the Verizon IndyCar Series was going to make things, my hope was that the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would not end up being a parade. After all, when twenty-four cars have the exact same chassis and aero kit and the only thing separating them is the engine and the talent of the team and driver – the possibility of a parade of evenly matched cars would not be out of the question.
St. Petersburg Preview
Posted in IndyCar on March 9, 2018 by Oilpressure
Our long national nightmare known as the IndyCar offseason is over. The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season is finally here as the green flag drops for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this Sunday on ABC at 12:30 EDT (don’t forget to set your clocks up one hour). The first practice gets underway today (Friday) at 11:20 am EST and goes until 12:05 pm. Practice Two starts at 3:10 pm EST. The times could not have worked out better for me, as my company has scheduled a two-hour conference call from 1:00 until 3:00. With the live streaming of practice, I apparently won’t be straying too far from my office today – but I won’t be missing any on-track activity either.
Thirty-Three – It’s More Than Just A Number
Posted in IndyCar on March 7, 2018 by Oilpressure
It’s bad that I feel the need to jump on my soapbox just as we are on the eve of a brand new season in the Verizon IndyCar Series. But there is a movement afoot among some of the fan base that I find absolutely mind-boggling. Spewing negativity or not, I feel the need to throw out my opinion on this before this thing gets too out of hand. Not that my opinion carries any weight, but at least I can vent about it here.
Who Will Be The Surprise Of IndyCar 2018?
Posted in IndyCar on March 5, 2018 by Oilpressure
This is Race Week. It’s normal at this time of year for everyone to come up with predictions for the season championship. But let’s face it – that’s not too difficult to do. There is a strong chance that one of the three Team Penske drivers will compete with Scott Dixon from Chip Ganassi Racing along with Andretti Autosport drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi for the Verizon IndyCar title.
The Last Chance For An Offseason Rant
Posted in IndyCar on March 2, 2018 by Oilpressure
The 2018 Verizon IndyCar season starts next weekend, with the first practice starting a week from today. That means that the long offseason is just about over. Usually, I get in one rant in the offseason that has very little to do with racing; but everything to do with my dislikes of the latest trendy sayings, corporate buzzwords, clichés and the most recent bad commercials. Don’t take from this that I’m a very negative guy. I’m not. I just have a lot of pet-peeves and dislikes.
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