After the avalanche of negative news that poured down on the NTT IndyCar Series last fall, practically every aspect of the series has come under fire from fans. IndyCar Marketing has not been immune from the criticism. Some is deserved, while a lot of it is not. Marketing and PR are both easy targets for any entity, be it Comcast, the NFL or Nationwide Insurance. It’s low hanging fruit anytime something is not going swimmingly.
Archive for January, 2024
A Laughable Mistake From the Past
Posted in IndyCar on January 31, 2024 by OilpressureA Possible Story of Redemption
Posted in IndyCar on January 29, 2024 by Oilpressure
Dale Coyne has always been good for keeping people in suspense. Sometimes he has gone as late as the opening weekend of the season, before announcing his driver lineup. Even then, some drivers have been announced as on a race-by-race basis – even if they end up staying I the car for the rest of the season.
The Over-Zealous Use of the Red-Flag
Posted in IndyCar on January 26, 2024 by Oilpressure
Two-part posts are not very common here. I think over the near-fifteen years I have had this site, I can count how many two-part posts I’ve had on one hand. As luck would have it, today is the second part to Wednesday’s post. As Donald Davidson would say, “this is a two-parter”.
What IndyCar Changes Should Come in 2024?
Posted in IndyCar on January 24, 2024 by Oilpressure
Over this past weekend, I saw a post in one of the many IndyCar Facebook groups I belong to. It asked “What change you would like to see in IndyCar in 2024?” Of course, most people didn’t read the question completely, and overlooked the in 2024 part. They chimed in with the usual answers to this type of question like “Go back to Michigan” or “Go back to Cleveland”. Others brought up the obligatory “Get rid of engine leases and run what you brung”.
Another Favorite Time of Year
Posted in IndyCar on January 22, 2024 by Oilpressure
While the Month of May is undoubtedly my favorite time of year, we have now entered into a window of time that is another one of my favorites. That’s when we start seeing glimpses of new liveries.
One Thing Not to Fret Over
Posted in IndyCar on January 19, 2024 by Oilpressure
You may or may not be aware that Brad Pitt is set to star in an untitled movie project currently being filmed, where he is a Formula One driver. I’m not aware that there has ever been an F1 driver still racing in their 60s, but no one has ever accused Hollywood of paying attention to facts and logic. I don’t know much about the project, but if it is starring Pitt – I’m guessing it has a fairly large budget.
The One I Cherish the Most
Posted in IndyCar on January 17, 2024 by Oilpressure
Don’t you hate it when the weather forecast is right? Most of the time in the winter, they will predict the snowpocalypse and assure certain death to all of us. Then when we see hardly a flake, they assume we are all happy and won’t hold them accountable. Since last Thursday, we heard warnings in Nashville that we would be buried under five inches of snow, with very cold temperatures. Hardly any of us paid any attention, because we’ve heard the cries of wolf before.
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