I took a couple of days off from this site over the Easter weekend. I already had Good Friday as a holiday from work, and I took off Thursday as well. The plan was to go see a sick friend in Memphis for the day, but I got a text at the last minute telling me that due to a suddenly scheduled surgery – it would not be a good time to come. I certainly understood, but I had already scheduled the day off – so I followed through on a project I had had stuck in the back of my mind for a while now.
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How I Spent My Easter Vacation
Posted in IndyCar on April 5, 2024 by OilpressureHelp From the Unlikeliest of Heroes
Posted in IndyCar on April 3, 2024 by Oilpressure
More times than not, it seems like every time I take some time away from here, a major story breaks regarding the NTT IndyCar Series. I took off Good Friday and the Monday following Easter, and sure enough – a story broke last Thursday, meaning that it is now old news.
The Biggest Surprise of the Early Season
Posted in IndyCar on March 27, 2024 by Oilpressure
Fans of the NTT IndyCar Series always like to play the “what if” game. What if Greg Moore had not been fatally injured at the end of the 1999 season, and had gone on to drive for Marlboro Team Penske in 2000? Would he have won the championship instead of Gil de Ferran? Would Helio Castroneves have become a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500? What if Rick Mears had not retired after the 1992 season? Would he have won the 1993 Indianapolis 500, instead of his Penske teammate Emerson Fittipaldi and become a five-time winner of the Indianapolis 500?
Random Thoughts on The Thermal Club
Posted in IndyCar on March 25, 2024 by Oilpressure
In a post last week, I praised former IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard for trying new things to see what worked. Some of them did, some didn’t. It would be inconsistent of me to chastise IndyCar, as so many have, for trying something new and different this past weekend with The Thermal Million Dollar Challenge. Did it work? You decide.
Thermal Preview
Posted in IndyCar on March 22, 2024 by Oilpressure
The operative phrase for this weekend’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club near Palm Springs probably should be The Great Unknown. No one really knows what to expect, in what is essentially a made-for-TV event.
The Luxury of Hindsight
Posted in IndyCar on March 20, 2024 by Oilpressure
Based off of what I’ve seen on social media over the past week, this has the potential to be a very unpopular (and long) post. Those of you that have been longtime readers of this site will not be surprised by my stance on this topic. My stance has not changed over the years, but newer readers may be a little surprised by my take. I don’t consider my stance to be controversial, but in this day and age – who knows?
A Lesson to be Learned by All
Posted in IndyCar on March 18, 2024 by Oilpressure
David Malukas has had a nightmarish start to his career at Arrow McLaren. His cycling crash in the offseason that required surgery t his left hand prevented him from driving in the season-opener at St. Petersburg. Before the opener, we learned that he would miss today’s scheduled test at Barber, as well as this weekend’s non-points exhibition race at The Thermal Club.
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