But it’s only Thursday! At the beginning of this week, I was not sure if either of us were even going to be able to attend the Open Test in Indianapolis. This week started with us in Louisville to be seen by Susan’s surgeon, to evaluate her for a procedure. We didn’t know if they were going to do it sometime this week or not. Once we found out it would be in a week or two, we went home. Tuesday night, Susan was so tired from the Louisville trip – I wasn’t sure if she would be coming with me or not.
Archive for April, 2025
What a Way to End the Week!
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on April 24, 2025 by OilpressureIt’s Day Two of the Open Test
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on April 24, 2025 by Oilpressure
Good afternoon from a sun-drenched Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We got here shortly after cars started running at 9:30 am, but we immediately headed to the pits.
A Totally Enjoyable Day at IMS
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on April 23, 2025 by Oilpressure
It dawned on me today that the last time I was at IMS, was probably the longest day I ever spent here. I have been coming to this track since 1965, and I know for a fact that no day was as long as Race Day was last year. We arrived at the track at 5:40 am and left around 10:00 pm, after about a five-hour rain delay.
Welcome to IMS in April!
Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on April 23, 2025 by Oilpressure
After the past two Open Tests being affected by rain and most of last year’s entire Month of May – it is a spectacular day at IMS. It is warm with clear skies. I’m not sure we saw a day this nice all of last May.
Guess Where We Are Going Today
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on April 23, 2025 by Oilpressure
Our Month of May begins today…at least that’s the plan.
Long Beach Preview
Posted in IndyCar on April 11, 2025 by Oilpressure
The 50th Running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take place this weekend on the Streets of Long Beach. This is also the 50th anniversary of the first race was run on those now-famous streets – a Formula 5000 race won by Brian Redman, that was actually run in September of 1975. Normally if this was the 50th anniversary, that would mean this year’s race would actually be the 51st running of the event – but COVID threw everything off by a year.
Avoid Buzzwords, Non-Words & Trendiness
Posted in IndyCar on April 4, 2025 by Oilpressure
Just because I am semi-retired from here, doesn’t mean I’ve totally gone away. Every now and then (about every two years), I will write a non-racing related post that details one of my many pet-peeves – people who use the latest trendy sayings and corporate buzzwords.
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