After posting about the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America last Monday, I took off for a week so that we could enjoy our vacation in Northern Michigan. I really enjoyed the time away, but I’m not sure I could’ve picked a busier time in the IndyCar world to take off. So much has happened since last Monday (including yesterday’s unexpected termination of Theo Pourchaire from Arrow McLaren), that I will have to limit this to only two topics that are fairly old news now. Others will have to wait until next week for me to comment on.
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What a Week to Take Off!
Posted in IndyCar on June 19, 2024 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
The 2024 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America provided quite the weekend. It started Friday morning with Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) announcing that David Malukas would be filling the seat fulltime, beginning at Laguna Seca in two weeks. That was considered big news until we learned that Agustin Canapino had been given “a leave of absence” from Juncos Hollinger racing (JHR), due to the fallout from the social media death threats to Theo Pourchaire. What was even more curious was that this was announced about thirty minutes before the first practice of the weekend.
Will Power Takes Control at Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
Another race weekend at Road America is now in the books. It had beautiful weather at times, and dreary rain at others. But the crowds never seem to lose their spirits. There was a first-time Indy NXT winner, when Jamie Chadwick took her first checkered flag. There was a first-time IndyCar pole winner in Linus Lundqvist.
Susan’s Random Thoughts on Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
Since it was raining yesterday and nothing was really happening, I decided to review my past posts about Road America. I realized I still love it here as much as ever—even with the rain. I’m not sure how many times it has rained in the nine years we have been coming here, but I’m sure it has. I still lose track of time here—I never know what day it is. I do manage to remember race day because of the buzzing undercurrent of competition.
It’s Race Day at Road America!
Posted in IndyCar on June 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
It’s Race Day! Good morning from a sunny, and quite pleasant Road America. It was supposed to reach 70° today, but it was already there when we drove in this morning. It will get cloudy later in the day, but no rain is expected. The weather story today will be wind. There will be a stiff wind from the northwest, with gusts up to 25 knots, according to IndyCar Weatherman on Twitter. If you don’t follow him, you should (@IndyCar_Wxman).
Road America Qualifying Wrap-Up
Posted in IndyCar on June 8, 2024 by Oilpressure
What do I know? I predicted that a wet track had the potential to put a lot of fast cars in the back. The Fast Twelve consisted of all five Ganassi cars, all three Penske cars, two Arrow McLaren cars and two Andretti Global cars. There were no surprises, whatsoever – unless you want to include the two rookies from Ganassi. More on that in a minute.
It’s a Wet Morning at Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 8, 2024 by Oilpressure
Good morning from a wet Road America. It was dry at our hotel in Sheboygan just before we left for the track. But rain started hitting the windshield about halfway here. It was more of an annoying mist than anything, but just as we got to the gate, it started raining in earnest. Practice started just as we were getting set up in the media center. Given the weather conditions, we will spend this practice session in the dry confines of the media center.
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