Much has been written this week about Colton Herta being the sure-fire, can’t-miss start for the NTT IndyCar Series. We might want to pump the brakes on that a little bit. I’m not saying that because I have doubts about the talented eighteen year-old kid, who becomes a nineteen year-old kid on Saturday. I say that because regardless of his upcoming birthday, he is still a kid.
Archive for March, 2019
Ease Up on the Lofty Expectations
Posted in IndyCar on March 29, 2019 by OilpressureFringe Attacks On Our Sacred Traditions
Posted in IndyCar on March 27, 2019 by Oilpressure
Many of you will disagree with me on this. Some of you will try and turn this into a political post, but that is not my intention. This is not about politics or left versus right, nor is it about saving the planet. It is about preserving traditions that most of us consider sacred.
Random Thoughts on COTA
Posted in IndyCar on March 25, 2019 by Oilpressure
Yesterday’s NTT IndyCar Series race at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) featured a lot of firsts. It was IndyCar’s first race at the massive track just outside of Austin, Texas. It was the first-ever IndyCar win for an eighteen year-old. It was the first win for Colton Herta, a second-generation driver who was driving in only his third IndyCar race. It was also the first win for Harding Steinbrenner Racing, the team formerly known as Harding Racing.
COTA Preview
Posted in IndyCar on March 22, 2019 by Oilpressure
I am always intrigued when the NTT IndyCar Series goes to a new venue. Last year, the series returned to Portland, in 2017 it was Gateway. In 2016, the series returned to Road America, Watkins Glen and Phoenix. The thing is, while those were new venues that had not been on the schedule for a while – they were sites that had hosted IndyCar races about a decade earlier and we knew what to expect.
Why Do We Go To Races?
Posted in IndyCar on March 20, 2019 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
Note from George: Thanks to my wife for pinch-hitting today. I am lucky to have a job that does not normally require me to bring work home with me. But every now and then, the day-job gets super crazy and forces me to work on projects at night. This is one of those times. Things have been so hectic this week, I have not had the time nor the energy to write at night. I was just going to announce that there would be no post today, but Susan jumped in at the last minute and wrote this up Monday and Tuesday night. Things may be just as crazy next week, but then things will get back to normal; just in time for us to go to Barber. Thanks again, Susan! – GP
How Did This Happen?
Posted in IndyCar on March 18, 2019 by Oilpressure
There is a popular TV commercial out right now with the tagline “Stay in your lane, bro”. I should probably heed that advice and stick with what I know, rather than treading into waters where I could be eaten by sharks that know a lot more about this topic than I do. But I’m going to give it a try.
Trendiness, Buzzwords & Pet-Peeves
Posted in IndyCar on March 15, 2019 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series offseason ended this past weekend, with Josef Newgarden and Team Penske collecting the first win of the season at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The podium had no real surprises, so it appears to be business as usual. There was a lot of offseason news to write about, which left me little time to devote to some of the more frivolous “puff” pieces I like to do in the offseason. Since there is a weekend between the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the IndyCar Classic at COTA, I thought I would squeeze one in that I had planned to run a couple of weeks ago – so just pretend for a few minutes that we are still in the offseason.
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