Good afternoon from a sunny and warm Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After a good night of sleep and having a leisurely (free) breakfast at the hotel – we arrived at the track around 11:00 this morning. MrsOilpressure is here today and is feeling much better. Although we brought a wheelchair with us, she wanted to leave it in the car. I’m not surprised.
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A Quick Note Before the Race
Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on May 10, 2025 by OilpressureA Long, but Good Day Overall
Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on May 9, 2025 by Oilpressure
Well, we made it to IMS – but fairly late this afternoon. But first things first; Susan had her procedure done early this morning in Louisville. It was partially successful.
Sonsio Grand Prix Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on May 9, 2025 by Oilpressure
Greetings from Louisville, KY. Before getting into a look at the upcoming weekend at IMS, I wanted to let you know that our weekend plans are fluid at best. Life has thrown us a slight curveball, but we are hopeful it will be a good one. If you’ve followed along here since January, you know that Susan had a couple of setbacks with her health this past winter. She is still carrying around a reminder of what sent her to the ER on New Year’s Day – a biliary tube that drains into an external bag.
Random Thoughts on Barber
Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on May 5, 2025 by Oilpressure
If this keeps up, FOX is going to want their money back. It’s no wonder that ratings for the last three NTT IndyCar Series races have been abysmal. If I’m not a die-hard IndyCar fan, it’s a tough sale to expect casual fans to tune in and subject themselves to another Alex Palou beatdown. Not only has the reigning IndyCar champion won the championship three out of the past four seasons, he has also won three of the first four races to start off the 2025 season. The only race he hasn’t won this season is Long Beach, where he finished second.
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.
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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