Today marks the beginning of my annual Thanksgiving break from here, although it won’t be that long – only one week. Susan and I, along with my daughter, will be making the usual trek to the home I grew up in – to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my mother. She is now 95, but she is still preparing all the side dishes. Susan will cook the turkey and I will be there, well…to eat.
Archive for November, 2019
A Lot to be Thankful For
Posted in IndyCar on November 27, 2019 by OilpressureThe Gales of November Remembered
Posted in IndyCar on November 25, 2019 by Oilpressure
With apologies to Gordon Lightfoot, I’ll shift the month around just a bit since we still have almost a week to go in November and include the last few days of October. That way, we are covering the past four weeks and I’m able to work in several cheesy references to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. If you’re under forty, look it up. It’s a great song, or ballad, that chronicles the fate of the doomed Great Lakes freighter that sank in November of 1975.
Great Minds Think Alike
Posted in IndyCar on November 22, 2019 by Oilpressure
If you’ve been reading this site for very long, you know how much I appreciate and respect Robin Miller of NBC Sports and Racer.com. That goes against the grain of many fans because they either (a) don’t care for what he says or (b) don’t like the way that he says it. Like him or not, he has a long track-record of almost everything he says coming true – long before anyone else is reporting it.
An Apocalyptic Sign of the Times
Posted in IndyCar on November 20, 2019 by Oilpressure
To some, this will come across as a rant from a grumpy old man in full-out Get off my Lawn mode. I don’t mean for it to, but younger readers will probably view it that way. Instead, I consider it simply a look at the ever-changing landscape in sports.
The Offseason Drama Continues
Posted in IndyCar on November 18, 2019 by Oilpressure
This past Thursday, we learned from a Marshall Pruett article at Racer.com that Spencer Pigot’s employment at Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) has come to an abrupt end. At the season finale in late September, Robin Miller reported that Pigot was likely coming back to the team he has driven for in some capacity since the 2016 season.
Does it Really Matter?
Posted in IndyCar on November 15, 2019 by Oilpressure
Among all the speculation that has occurred over the last couple of weeks regarding Roger Penske’s purchase of IndyCar, IMS and IMS Production there is one that doesn’t interest me in the least. I’m very curious to learn of the big-picture plans that Penske has for both. I’m also anxious to learn about the little details; like who will give the command to start engines next May or will double-points still be a thing.
The Right Person in the Right Job
Posted in IndyCar on November 13, 2019 by Oilpressure
This will seem like shameless self-promotion, but I promise you it’s not. Just stay with me on this. This past Saturday, I was a guest on Steve Zautke’s radio show, The Final Inspection, on 105.7 FM The Fan in Milwaukee; to discuss how I think Roger Penske’s purchase of IMS and the NTT IndyCar Series will affect the series specifically.
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