Good morning from a sun-drenched Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The small chance of rain that existed for this morning has been taken out of the forecast. The forecast now sounds perfect – clear blue skies and a high of 71°. There is enough of a breeze to make things interesting foir the drivers.
Archive for May, 2024
Sonsio Grand Prix–Race Day
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 11, 2024 by OilpressureSonsio Grand Prix–Friday Wrap-Up
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
Alex Palou will pace the field to the green flag for the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon. Palou put down a lap of 1:09.0004, which was almost a second faster than Christian Lundgaard – who will share the front-row with Palou. This was after Palou ended up in the grass just a few laps earlier.
It’s the Month of May at IMS!
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
Well, we almost made it. We were pretty much running on time, but as we were on our way to The Workingman’s Friend, we got caught behind a slow train that lasted for quite a while. By the time it moved on, The Workingman’s Friend was packed!
Sonsio Grand Prix Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
For the past nine days, we have been living nostalgically in the Month of May. I’ve spent the past several days listening to old episodes of The Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson, as well as new nightly episodes of Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee and Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query & Mike Thomsen. I’ve also subjected Susan to random videos covering the past 80 years of the Indianapolis 500. Well, the Month of May gets real starting today.
A Look Ahead, Over the Next Three Weekends
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
As most of you know, I live by the mantra “Change is Bad”. In March of 2019, John McLallen and I did our last One Take Only for about three years. So Paul Dalbey of Fieldof33.com and I decided to do a video blog that combined our two sites – Hence the ultra-clever name Two Sites Unite.
The 2024 Indianapolis 500 Trivia Contest
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 8, 2024 by Oilpressure
It’s time once again for a May tradition on this site – the 2024 Oilpressure.com Trivia Contest. Not much has changed because, well…you know – Change is Bad!
Don’t Blink
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 7, 2024 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
It’s hard to believe this will be the 20th year I will be attending the Indianapolis 500 with my son, Eric. Hard to believe that time has gone by so fast. I think of that middle school kid with braces that first year that began the streak in 2004. That was the year of the tornado after the race and I figured he would never come back. Instead, it was a the start of a love that would last over 20 years, hopefully. Lucky for him Tony Kanaan has been racing for 22 years, as he has been a fan ever since Kanaan won the Nashville race in 2004. He has a die cast of every car that Kanaan drove until his retirement. I don’t know what he will do this year. Who will he root for his year?
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