It’s been another full day at Road America for us. It is amazing how quickly time flies here. With the NTT IndyCar Series practice starting a little after 10:00 am, Qualifying at 1:30 pm and then the final practice at 4:30 –that’s a full day in itself. Then when we try to take in all that the track has to offer, the day can get away from you.
Archive for June, 2021
Road America Saturday Wrap-Up
Posted in IndyCar on June 19, 2021 by OilpressureSaturday Morning at Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 19, 2021 by Oilpressure
We arrived at Road America around 9:30 this morning, but we wanted to get out and get situated at a decent vantage point for the IndyCar practice that was scheduled to start at 10:10 am. Therefore, we bypassed the media center and putting up a post.
Road America Friday Wrap-Up
Posted in IndyCar on June 18, 2021 by Oilpressure
If your idea of a perfect day is sunshine, good food, cold beer and fast cars; then Friday at Road America would have been for you. I almost feel like every time we come here, it is like a broken record of superlatives regarding Road America– but how on earth could you ever tire of days like today?
Good Morning From Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 18, 2021 by Oilpressure
Welcome to a very damp, but drying, Road America. The temperature is roughly 70-degrees and the skies are sunny. That’s in serious contrast of the severe storms that tumbled through the area overnight at around 2:00 am. Our hotel is only about five minutes north of the track. We were both awakened from a deep sleep to loud thunder. It was the kind that was accompanied by the constant flicker of lightning.
Road America Preview
Posted in IndyCar on June 18, 2021 by Oilpressure
One reason our marriage works is that Susan and I are so different. I am a planner. Once a plan is in place, it is carved in stone as far as I’m concerned. Susan, on the other hand, values spontaneity. I’ve always thought that spontaneity was vastly overrated; mainly because it requires plans to change, and change is bad!
It Could Be a Lot Worse
Posted in IndyCar on June 16, 2021 by Oilpressure
Early Monday morning, Adam Stern of The Sports Business Journal reported that NBC Sports and IndyCar were close to renewing their deal for NBC to continue broadcasting IndyCar races and the Indianapolis 500. The timing was a little ironic, given that NBC was just coming off of a weekend where just about every fan was ticked off for one reason or another.
Random Thoughts on Belle Isle
Posted in IndyCar on June 14, 2021 by Oilpressure
When it comes to eating crow, I am a big believer in doing it – even when it applies to me. For years, I have disparaged Belle Isle every time the NTT IndyCar Series raced on the island in the Detroit River, in between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario to the south (yes, to the south). I figured about the only good to come out of the pandemic, was that it took Belle Isle off of the schedule last year. Readers here took me to task because of my opinions of Belle Isle and the shots that I took at the race weekend. When it became to only remaining double-header on the schedule, I winced that we had to endure it twice in one weekend.
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