The last chapter for the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series has been written and a new champion has been crowned, as we close the book on this season. The schedule for 2023 has not been released yet, but there are few surprises expected. Some dates may change – especially the season-opener at St. Petersburg. The 2022 season opened in late February. I think that next season may open a week or two later, but we won’t know for sure until the schedule is released.
Archive for September, 2022
And Now, the Dreaded Offseason
Posted in IndyCar on September 14, 2022 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Laguna Seca
Posted in IndyCar on September 12, 2022 by Oilpressure
The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey decided the NTT IndyCar Series championship for the 2022 season, but in some ways – the stage was set a week earlier in Portland. At Portland and at Laguna Seca, Will Power did what he’s been doing all season – and that’s finishing in the Top Five, while his nearest competitors struggled.
Laguna Seca Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 9, 2022 by Oilpressure
First of all, I would like to extend our condolences to those drivers, team members and fans; who fall under the reign of the British Crown. I’ve seen heartfelt tweets from several drivers and former drivers from the United Kingdom, as well as the British Overseas Territories, over the loss of their Queen. I don’t know of anyone who studied the British Empire and the Royal Family, more than my own father did. He was fascinated by British history. Queen Elizabeth II passing away yesterday would have been a very sad day for him.
How Much Chaos do we Really Need?
Posted in IndyCar on September 7, 2022 by Oilpressure
One of my fellow IndyCar bloggers made an interesting and accurate point before Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Series race at Portland. Mike Silver, of The Pit Window, was on site at Portland last weekend. His post regarding Race Control’s new procedure that allowed the field to accelerate as they were leaving the final turn to take the green flag, was the first I had heard of it. He astutely observed that the lack of chaos in Turn One could make for a boring race. He turned out to be very right. You can access his excellent work under my Blogroll to the right.
Random Thoughts on Portland
Posted in IndyCar on September 5, 2022 by Oilpressure
On one hand, you really don’t want the season championship to come down to random chaos in one sequence of turns so late in the season. On the other hand, you don’t want the penultimate race to be a boring parade of cars that can’t pass each other for 110 laps. Yesterday we almost had both, but ultimately had neither.
Portland Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 2, 2022 by Oilpressure
It’s Labor Day weekend. College football has already started and the NFL kicks off next week. Those are all signs that the IndyCar season is winding down. Since Portland began reappearing on the IndyCar schedule in 2018, it had been run over Labor Day weekend. Last year for some reason, it was run on Sep 12 – the weekend after Labor Day.
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