The month of October has become a tough month, when it comes to memorializing IndyCar personalities. Just last week, we lost legendary IndyCar designer Bob Riley. We also marked the passing of Tony Renna, who was fatally injured in a test at IMS in 2003. The week before that, we remembered Dan Wheldon who perished in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011.
Archive for October, 2024
Another Reason to Dislike Halloween
Posted in IndyCar on October 30, 2024 by OilpressureAnother Passing of Note
Posted in IndyCar on October 28, 2024 by Oilpressure
The IndyCar world lost a giant last week, yet many newer fans hardly knew who he was. Bob Riley passed away last week at the age of 93. Does that still not ring a bell? How about a mention of Riley & Scott? Does that name jog a few cobwebs out of your memory? Don’t feel bad. I spoke to a few people last week, who I consider pretty hard-core IndyCar fans. They had faint memories of the Riley & Scott IRL chassis, but they couldn’t recall much else about Bob Riley.
An Update on The IMS Museum
Posted in IndyCar on October 25, 2024 by Oilpressure
We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the closing of the IMS Museum, for their eighteen-month renovation project. The museum closed after the first weekend in November last fall. I’m not that good at math, but I’m guessing that would mean we are about six months away from re-opening.
A Legacy That Deserves to be Remembered
Posted in IndyCar on October 23, 2024 by Oilpressure
Yesterday, October 22, was a somber milestone in IndyCar history; and I’ll bet few know what it was. Last Wednesday, marked thirteen years from the day we lost Dan Wheldon. Next Thursday will mark twenty-five years since Greg Moore was fatally injured at Fontana. Memorials and tributes to Wheldon were all over social media, as they should have been. It will be the same next week, when Moore’s death reaches the quarter-century mark.
Another Reason to Keep the Pits Open
Posted in IndyCar on October 21, 2024 by Oilpressure
I have been beating this drum for a while, but I continue to get pushback on it. I was listening to Trackside the other night, and heard Kevin Lee discussing an incident in the IMSA race at Road Atlanta the weekend before that involved Ricky Taylor. Essentially, a car spun in the darkness portion of the race, sitting in the middle of the track. IMSA Race Control elected to not throw a caution, so that everyone could get their pit stops in.
Winning a Race on Pure Speed
Posted in IndyCar on October 18, 2024 by Oilpressure
Math is not my subject. It never has been. My mother was a math whiz, and both of my brothers are mechanical engineers. I took more after my father. While I always considered him a brilliant man, I don’t think he was very good in math either. Algebra almost put me on probation during my freshman year in college. Accounting almost prevented me from graduating. To this day, looking at a spreadsheet filled with numbers makes my eyes glaze over and my head spin.
Speculation on the FOX Crew Grows
Posted in IndyCar on October 16, 2024 by Oilpressure
Did you happen to catch the Detroit Lions thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys on FOX this past Sunday? I will admit I did not. I was so disgusted from watching the Titans lose to the Colts, I took on other projects around the house. After watching my Tennessee Vols squeak by Florida in overtime, the night before; and then the anemic outing by the Titans – I decided I had seen enough football for the weekend.
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