Is an old dog ever really too old to learn a new trick? Are people ever too old to learn something new? Like many that come here to this site, I like to think of myself as fairly knowledgeable about the history of the Indianapolis 500. Many people I know can recite a lot of facts and trivial tidbits going as far back as the 1970s, but beyond that – things get a little fuzzy for them.
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Posted in IndyCar on December 4, 2020 by OilpressureWhen it Comes to Winning, Experience Matters
Posted in IndyCar on December 2, 2020 by Oilpressure
I am a little late to the party on this, but that’s what happens when you take off a few days around a holiday. By now, it’s old news that Tony Kanaan will be the one piloting the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 48 car on the ovals, while Jimmie Johnson will drive it on the non-ovals.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in IndyCar on November 25, 2020 by Oilpressure
We have all had a tough and challenging year. Personally, I’ve never had any year even approach what we have experienced in 2020. Susan was diagnosed with one of the deadliest cancers out there. Three weeks after Susan’s diagnosis, my mother literally keeled over and died unexpectedly. Just last week, even the Mayo Clinic decided that Susan’s tumor was inoperable and we would need to seek other treatments elsewhere, because the radical surgery they were proposing was no longer possible.
Everyone Thinks They Are an Expert
Posted in IndyCar on November 23, 2020 by Oilpressure
If you are a parent, think back to those days when you and your significant-other were expecting for the first time. It seemed that anyone, male or female, that had already gone through childbirth was an expert that was more than willing to tell you exactly what you needed to do. Often times, we found what one person told us today was the exact opposite of what someone had told us just the day before. Having been through the experience made them the authority on anything related to being a new parent.
A Not-So Good Update For Today
Posted in IndyCar on November 20, 2020 by Oilpressure
I had a post almost halfway done for today by Wednesday night. I had planned to finish it on Thursday night and have it up here today (Friday). But sometimes life has other plans.
Mourning the Loss of the Mouse House
Posted in IndyCar on November 18, 2020 by Oilpressure
I consider myself a traditionalist. Some say I’m just old and like old things. While that’s really quite true, as AJ Foyt would say – I was a traditionalist even as a teenager. I was told I am old in my ways, many times while I was in college. That’s partly where my “Change is Bad” mantra comes from.
A Needed Change at IndyCar on NBC
Posted in IndyCar on November 16, 2020 by Oilpressure
Toward the end of Robin Miller’s Mailbag last week, there was a question asking if there was any way to convince NBC to bring Jon Beekhuis back to the IndyCar broadcasts. That is something I have been advocating for, for a while now. In fact, I prefer Beekhuis in the booth instead of on pit lane. In Miller’s response, he alluded to an online petition that a couple of fans had started to bring him back.
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