Archive for February, 2023

Coming Back Around on Kirkwood

Posted in IndyCar on February 8, 2023 by Oilpressure

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First impressions mean a lot. I should start trusting them more. About this time last year, I got my first glimpse of Kyle Kirkwood, when he was announced to drive the famous No. 14 for AJ Foyt Enterprises. I was extremely impressed.

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A Return to Normalcy

Posted in IndyCar on February 6, 2023 by Oilpressure

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While I enjoyed seeing all of the social media posts, photos and videos coming from IndyCar Spring Training at the Thermal Club, near Palm Springs, CA; to me the biggest story of the weekend was the Thursday night press release announcing that there will be no more double-points awarded for the Indianapolis 500. I see this as a return to normalcy.

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IndyCar Spring Training is Underway

Posted in IndyCar on February 3, 2023 by Oilpressure

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Some are saying that the 2023 IndyCar got underway yesterday, with the first of two open-test or Spring Training days for the NTT IndyCar Series. This is the first Spring Training held in the post-COVID era. The last pre-season open test was at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in February of 2020. This year, they are at a new venue – The Thermal Club, in Thermal, CA; just outside of Palm Springs.

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Something New to Complain About

Posted in IndyCar on February 1, 2023 by Oilpressure

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Groundhog Day is not until tomorrow, but it seemed like I was watching the Bill Murray semi-classic when the television schedule for IndyCar was released last week. When the dates and venues for the 2023 season were announced last September, we had to go through the usual gnashing of teeth over the lack of ovals, too many street courses and of course; the regular wondering when Michigan and Cleveland will finally re-appear on the schedule. Now we are going through it again.

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