We are approaching our second of three consecutive weekend of no IndyCar racing after a busy stretch from early May to mid July with track activity practically every weekend, with the exception of one or two off weekends thrown in. The main reason for this break is the Olympics that started last week and will continue straight for sixteen days. NBC covers both the Olympics and IndyCar (for now). Not only is every available minute of airtime devoted to the Olympic coverage, but NBC needs all hands on-deck.
Archive for July, 2024
IndyCar’s Olympic Break–Good or Bad?
Posted in IndyCar on July 31, 2024 by OilpressureWhy Will Things Be Different This Time?
Posted in IndyCar on July 29, 2024 by Oilpressure
Sometimes I will throw out a rhetorical question on here, then end up giving what I consider to be the correct answer. In short, I give my opinion. Here, I am asking a real question that I have no idea what the answer is. I am asking a direct question and seeking an answer from readers. It might help if some of our friends from across the pond were to chime in on this. I am hoping to hear from Oliver, Trevor and Matthew, who all live in the UK; as well as Yannick, who I believe lives in Germany. But I also expect that many that are stateside will chime in also – at least I hope so.
The Grass is Not Always Greener
Posted in IndyCar on July 26, 2024 by Oilpressure
Loyalty is not prevalent in motorsports. I don’t care if you’re talking about IndyCar, Formula One, NASCAR, NHRA, IMSA or USAC. That goes for drivers, crew and team owners. It is rare to see anyone spend a lengthy career with the same team in racing, so we will get that out of the way in this discussion.
A Bright Spot in a Strange Season
Posted in IndyCar on July 24, 2024 by Oilpressure
I don’t think I will get much argument that this has been a strange IndyCar season, so far. It all started with David Malukas breaking his wrist before the season. Then Team Penske had two drivers disqualified from the season-opener that also vacated the win by Josef Newgarden. It wasn’t strange, but we had a back-to-back winner at the Indianapolis 500, when Josef Newgarden accomplished the feat for the first time since Helio Castroneves repeated in 2002.
Random Thoughts on Toronto
Posted in IndyCar on July 22, 2024 by Oilpressure
The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto has been known in the past to give some surprise results. Colton Herta winning on Sunday was certainly not a surprise. He won the pole and led every practice session. But based on where some drivers started yesterday, I was surprised to see some of them end up where they did.
Toronto Preview
Posted in IndyCar on July 19, 2024 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series makes their one annual trip north of the border this weekend to hit the streets of Toronto. For years, this event was the Honda Indy Toronto; but this year it is the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. I think it was always Honda of Canada that sponsored this race, but something obviously changed. I don’t really care what it is called, so long as they still have solid financial backing.
There Must Be Something in the Water
Posted in IndyCar on July 17, 2024 by Oilpressure
Yesterday, it was confirmed that Indy NXT veteran Hunter McElrea will make his first start in the NTT IndyCar Series at Toronto this weekend.. In doing so, he will become the ninth driver to drive for Dale Coyne Racing this season.
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