One week from today, practice will begin for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. While there is a tremendous buzz around town about this event, there seems be even more anticipation throughout the IndyCar community. Several teams are introducing special paint schemes for this race. On Trackside the other night, they reported that Jimmie Johnson says he is receiving more ticket requests for this race, than any other on the schedule – and that includes the Indianapolis 500.
Archive for July, 2021
A Cautionary Tale for Street Races
Posted in IndyCar on July 30, 2021 by OilpressureIndyCar Jumps Back Into the Virtual World
Posted in IndyCar on July 28, 2021 by Oilpressure
Some of you may be surprised to learn that about twenty years ago, I was a fairly active simmer. I never got into any of the shoot-‘em-up video games; but I owned my fair share of PC flight and race simulators.
Let the Speculation Begin!
Posted in IndyCar on July 23, 2021 by Oilpressure
It’s still July, and the silly season seems to be in full swing. A couple of weeks ago, Michael Andretti kicked things off when he remarked that a couple of cars could be in play at his team for 2022. He noted that Colton Herta and Alexander Rossi were both under contract, but that the other two cars could see some changes. It could be that he meant team personnel, but I think most took it to mean either James Hinchcliffe of Ryan Hunter-Reay could be gone at season’s end.
NBC and IndyCar Reach an Extension
Posted in IndyCar on July 21, 2021 by Oilpressure
Not long ago, I publicly ate crow after the double-header at Belle Isle. I had predicted a boring set of races that turned out to be very exciting. I led off the Random Thoughts post with hat in hand and publicly admitted I was dead wrong. It wasn’t fun, but at least I acknowledged it.
SRX Racing Comes to Nashville
Posted in IndyCar on July 19, 2021 by Oilpressure
Although the NTT IndyCar Series is on a bit of a hiatus right now, that doesn’t mean we can’t get our racing fix somewhere. What better way to get it than watching some former IndyCar stars at historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
Saturday Night at the Races
Posted in IndyCar on July 16, 2021 by Oilpressure
We are going to a race in Nashville. Many people have probably said that over this past summer. If you are a NASCAR fan, you could have said it back in June. The NASCAR Cup Series made its first-ever visit to Nashville Superspeedway on June 20. We were in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin that day for the IndyCar race at Road America. Had we been in town, I doubt I would have made the trek out to that track. That’s more than a fifty mile drive from our home in west Nashville just to see what I figured would be a boring race. From what I’ve heard, it was.
Will Toronto Ever Come Back?
Posted in IndyCar on July 14, 2021 by Oilpressure
It was twenty-five years ago today that we lost driver Jeff Krosnoff and corner-worker Gary Avrin at the Molson Indy Toronto in 1996. Please keep those two men in your prayers and thoughts today.
Last weekend, the NTT IndyCar Series was scheduled to be racing the streets of Toronto. Unfortunately, the temporary street circuit was never built. The cars never left their respective shops as the teams and drivers began what is now to be a four-weekend break, before reconvening in Nashville for the August 6-8 weekend.
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