Welcome to the 2023-24 IndyCar offseason. With the craziness of Sunday’s race, it certainly did not begin with a whimper. One thing occurs to me every year at this time. This is not a new take, as I have opined about it several times over the years; nor is it popular with most fans, but I feel stronger about it this year than usual.
Archive for September, 2023
An Unpopular Take to Start the Off-Season
Posted in IndyCar on September 13, 2023 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Laguna Seca
Posted in IndyCar on September 11, 2023 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series closed out the 2023 season with one of the craziest races I’ve seen in a while. The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was one for the books for chaos and unpredictability. Many thought that the newly paved WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca would provide record fast speeds. It did. After Thursday’s practice, it was also suspected that the track was very slippery, once a car veered off of the racing line. It was.
Laguna Seca Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 8, 2023 by Oilpressure
And just like that, we are heading into the season finale for the NTT IndyCar Series. How is that even possible? It seems like it was just about a month ago that Romain Grosjean and Scott McLaughlin came together, while battle for the race win at St. Petersburg to open the season. Now the series has gathered for the final time this season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Finally, a Throwback Livery We Can Enjoy
Posted in IndyCar on September 6, 2023 by Oilpressure
Most that know me know how much I cherish the history of IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500. They also know that I think the idea of throwback liveries is a good one, but I think that the vast majority of them miss the mark.
Random Thoughts on Portland
Posted in IndyCar on September 4, 2023 by Oilpressure
The Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland started off with only a hint of the chaos that sometimes ensues with the first turn of the first lap. Once everyone made it through, we watched as cars jockeyed for position on the 1.964-mile twelve-turn natural terrain road course. That lasted a couple of laps, until Callum Ilott and Romain Grosjean got together on the backstretch, with Grosjean catching the worst of it. Although he pitted for ten laps before returning to the track, Grosjean’s day was pretty much over at that point.
Portland Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 1, 2023 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series has quite the turnaround facing them this weekend. In just five days, they have gone from running a short oval in St. Louis to a natural terrain road course across the country in Portland, Oregon. I think some teams went back to their respective shops just after Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway, but others packed up at Gateway and drove straight to Portland.
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