Good morning from a currently pleasant Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is currently 66° on its way to a high of 84°. While yesterday certainly had a buzz about it, it doesn’t compare to the tension felt by some of the teams today. Many cars that seemed fast earlier in the week, suddenly find themselves frantically searching for speed – especially those with Chevy power.
Archive for May, 2021
Good Morning From Qualifying Day at IMS
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 22, 2021 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Fast Friday
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 21, 2021 by Oilpressure
Fast Friday lived up to its name today as the boost was turned up and the teams started preparing for either a realistic run for the pole or doing their best to land in the Top-Thirty and avoid having to deal with the Last Row Shootout on Sunday. The slowest car of the day (RC Enerson at 226.055 mph) was still quicker than the fastest car on Thursday (Tony Kanaan, 225.341 mph). That’s how much difference the extra boost makes.
Good Morning From Fast Friday
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 21, 2021 by Oilpressure
As I start typing, it is still morning – about five minutes before noon and the start of Fast Friday practice. It is already hot here. My car said 82-degrees as I was arriving at the track from my uneventful drive up from Nashville.
Qualifying Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 21, 2021 by Oilpressure
Today begins the second of three consecutive weekends in Indianapolis. Susan will not be joining me this weekend. Her radiology group had the nerve to schedule a radiation treatment for Sunday, which she cannot miss. It may be for the best, however. When we got back from the Grand Prix last Sunday, she was very tired and said three weekends in a row would have been tough this year. So she will rest up this weekend and be ready to go for Race Weekend.
The Buzz is Back – It Now Feels Like May
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 20, 2021 by Oilpressure
Back around the first week in May, fellow IndyCar blogger and good friend Mike Silver of The Pit Window wrote a post about the lack of buzz for the Month of May. His post seemed to be dead-on at the time. Mike actually lives in Indianapolis and has been following this sport a long time. I trust his judgment. He writes a very good blog, by the way. If you haven’t visited his site, you need to check it out.
On the Home Stretch
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 19, 2021 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
It was so great to be back at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the GMR Grand Prix. We were not able to see everyone we wanted to see because walking long distances is hard for me. I’m in the home stretch of my treatment plan—I’m in single digits now of the last part of my treatment, chemo and radiation. I had about two months after surgery to gain my strength back for the next onslaught of treatment.
The Forgotten Voice
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 18, 2021 by Oilpressure
The way some people are remembered in history is a curious thing. History can be kind to some, where many of their sins are forgotten over a period of time for one reason or another. Others can have their legacy drift away to where they are nothing more than a forgotten footnote.
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