Heading into the weekend, I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to write about for today. It was Friday night, and I wanted to get something done, since I had a full weekend planned for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday morning was to be spent stacking firewood; an annual ritual that is necessary, but one that I absolutely despise. I had yard work planned for Saturday afternoon, before getting cleaned up in time for the Florida-Tennessee football game. Sunday was to be spent watching the Titans hosting the visiting Colts (you have to be a fan to watch a game that bad). The Vols won an unexpected nail-biter in overtime, while the Titans did their usual late-game collapse.
Archive for October, 2024
Decades of Racing in One Photo
Posted in IndyCar on October 14, 2024 by OilpressureQuestions Remain at Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Posted in IndyCar on October 11, 2024 by Oilpressure
Another piece of the 2025 puzzle fell into place on Wednesday, when Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced they had signed the reigning Indy NXT champion, Louis Foster.
Do Fans Want Standing or Flying Starts?
Posted in IndyCar on October 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
One of the hallmarks of American motor racing is the flying start or some refer to it as a rolling start. If you’ve ever heard old broadcasts of the Indianapolis 500, you’ve heard chief announcer Sid Collins refer to the start of the 500 as “the world’s fastest flying start”. Flying starts are the norm in the US. Sprints, midgets, stock cars and Indy cars and everything in between, have always utilized the flying start.
Is a Dallas Street Race a Good Thing?
Posted in IndyCar on October 7, 2024 by Oilpressure
Although it won’t be officially announced until tomorrow (Tue Oct 8), it is widely accepted that the NTT IndyCar Series will stage a race sometime in the spring of 2026 in Dallas. It is presumed that Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys is involved and that the circuit will go around or be near AT&T Stadium – home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Will VeeKay Have a Seat in 2025?
Posted in IndyCar on October 4, 2024 by Oilpressure
With Alexander Rossi moving over to Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) next season, there is another driver that is now on the market seeking a new home for Rinus VeeKay.There were already more available drivers than there are available seats for 2025, and things just got a little more crowded.
The Value of Having a Sense of Humor
Posted in IndyCar on October 2, 2024 by Oilpressure
There are a lot of unhappy people out there in the IndyCar world these days. Team owners, series officials, media types and fans all seem to be struggling to smile recently. Over the years, I’ve referred to them as The Legions of the Miserable or The Humorly Challenged – realizing that there really is no such word as “humorly”. I always thought the term “vertically challenged” was funny, so I altered it to include my made-up word.
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