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.
A Totally Enjoyable Day at IMS
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on April 23, 2025 by OilpressureWelcome 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.
Random Thoughts on Thermal Club
Posted in IndyCar on March 24, 2025 by Oilpressure
Note from George: I thought I would share my thoughts on yesterday’s race and give a quick update on my wife Susan. She did not go home from the hospital as I had hoped, the day after Doug Boles and Josef Newgarden unveiled the ticket for this year’s Indianapolis 500. That even took place on Thursday, March 6. She was finally discharged the evening of Monday March 10 – almost five weeks after she went in.
A Fun Time Was Had by All
Posted in IndyCar on March 7, 2025 by Oilpressure
If you follow the NTT IndyCar Series or the Indianapolis 500 at all on social media, you probably saw that there were two events to celebrate the unveiling of the 2025 Indianapolis 500 ticket yesterday. One took place in Indianapolis yesterday morning. More specifically, it took place at the Indianapolis Airport. Why there? For a couple of reasons – first the IMS Museum, where they usually hold such things, is still closed for renovations. Secondly, it was held there to commemorate the beginning of non-stop service for Southwest Airlines between Indianapolis and Nashville. Guess where the second celebration was.
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