Archive for July, 2020

Road America Preview

Posted in IndyCar on July 10, 2020 by Oilpressure

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I first want to thank everyone for all of the messages of concern regarding Susan’s diagnosis. She and I were absolutely overwhelmed with the outpouring of love by the comments here, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. We also greatly appreciate all of the texts, phone calls and e-mails that everyone has sent. Her spirits are good and we are very happy to be at Road America this weekend, before she starts treatment next week. In the interest of full disclosure…In case you are concerned that I wrote a lot so soon after her diagnosis, most of this was written Monday night. I just added the first paragraph once we arrived, along with a couple of other edits. Thanks again for all of your support – GP

As planned, we flew to Milwaukee last night after a full day at work for both of us. We had an eventful flight, which was supposed to land around 8:30 pm. However, storms in Milwaukee forced us to land in Chicago. We sat forever and finally landed in Milwaukee around 11:30, barely making our rental car deadline of midnight. By the time we picked up our rental car and made the trek up to Road America, we got to our hotel sometime after 1:00 am. It wasn’t fun, to say the least.

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Some Sad News to Share

Posted in IndyCar on July 8, 2020 by Oilpressure

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I wish that the title of this post was meant to lure you in, only to find me being snarky and sarcastic about something. Unfortunately, that is not the case today.

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Random Thoughts on the GMR Grand Prix

Posted in IndyCar on July 6, 2020 by Oilpressure

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If you didn’t like the season-opening race at Texas, you probably weren’t a fan of Saturday’s GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis. While there were some interesting battles and strategies on display, the storyline at both races was pretty much the same – Scott Dixon drives away from the field, leaving everyone else to battle for second.

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GMR Grand Prix Preview

Posted in IndyCar on July 3, 2020 by Oilpressure

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Round Two of the NTT IndyCar Series will take place tomorrow on the road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the seventh running of the GMR Grand Prix. Originally scheduled for May 9, this was to be a racing fan’s delight as it was rescheduled for the Fourth of July in conjunction with NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 and the Xfinity Series, which had already planned to run the road course this year.

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A Sign of Things to Come?

Posted in IndyCar on July 1, 2020 by Oilpressure

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There has been a lot to discuss off of the track since the NTT IndyCar Series raced at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6. In fact, the off-track topics have overshadowed what many considered to be a less-than-exciting race at Texas. But with five races in a two-week period coming up in July, it’s time to turn the focus on the main thing we follow this sport for – the racing.

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