Our “perfect” weekend has continued at Road America. Unfortunately, a revised forecast for Saturday has rain in the forecast, but Sunday is still looking good.
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Road America, Friday Wrap-Up
Posted in IndyCar on June 7, 2024 by OilpressureWelcome to Road America!
Posted in IndyCar on June 7, 2024 by Oilpressure
Welcome to a sunny, but cool and blustery Road America. It is currently 62°, but there is a very stiff wind out of the west, which makes it very chilly. Since the temperature at home is supposed to be in the 90s today – I’m not complaining. The weather is supposed to be perfect all weekend.
Road America Preview
Posted in IndyCar on June 7, 2024 by Oilpressure
This will come as surprise to some, and a sacrilege to many. Readers here know of my deep love, passion and respect for the Indianapolis 500. I cherish every visit to the hallowed ground at 16th and Georgetown (or the roundabout, or Polco…or whichever snarky nickname you have for that piece of land now that Georgetown Road no longer extends to 16th Street) that I have made since 1965.
Who to Share a Beer With
Posted in IndyCar on June 5, 2024 by Oilpressure
Note: I actually wrote the this scheduled post on Monday night, to be posted this morning. That was before we heard Tuesday’s news that we had lost the great Parnelli Jones at the age of 90.
Random Thoughts on Detroit
Posted in IndyCar on June 3, 2024 by Oilpressure
If the word “chaos” had been a drinking game, while watching the Chevrolet Grand Prix of Detroit, there would’ve been few people left that were still coherent enough to watch the end. Ironically, that was the best part. Scott Dixon avoided enough chaos to make it to the front on fuel strategy, then held off a teammate, a former teammate and overcame a lapped car on his way to his fifty-eighth career victory and assuming the points lead. It was not a bad day for a driver, who quietly qualified in the fifth starting spot and was not really considered a factor – until he was. Sooner or later, we are going to learn to never give up on Scott Dixon.
Detroit Preview
Posted in IndyCar on May 31, 2024 by Oilpressure
The dust has yet to settle from the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500, and The NTT IndyCar Series is on to another race. This time the site is downtown Detroit for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Last year was the first year for the new circuit after the race left Belle Isle and moved back to downtown for the first time since 1991.
Random Thoughts on Barber
Posted in IndyCar on April 29, 2024 by Oilpressure
After a torrid week, it was a weekend of redemption for Team Penske. I don’t know how the whole P2P debacle is going to turn out, but after being surrounded by it it all week and then this weekend – I can tell you I’m about sick of hearing and talking about it. Everyone has their thoughts and theories about what happened, and I have mine, too. But at this point I’m ready to put it behind us. I was convinced that a Team Penske car would win this weekend, simply because they were going to use this as extra motivation. That’s exactly what happened.
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