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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted in IndyCar on August 10, 2020 by Oilpressure

By Susan Phillips

Note from George: With the Indianapolis 500 practice just a couple of days away, I wanted to give Susan a chance today to share some really good news that we have recently gotten, before we get into hard-core IndyCar racing for the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, she has also gotten some rather unpleasant news. I guess we are learning to take the bad with the good. – GP

Some days I wake up in the morning and I forget I have cancer–that my life was the way it was before; before I worried about Tumor Markers, cell counts, ports, and the like. I try to stay positive most of the time, but I’m having a hard time this week, although I have some wonderful news to share here in a bit.

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Still Glad it’s August

Posted in Indianapolis 500 on August 7, 2020 by Oilpressure

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who contacted me via phone call, text, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook or commenting on this website. July was a very rough month for us. Susan’s cancer diagnosis at the first of the month was bad enough, but then my mother suddenly passed away early last week to put a put a period on just a horrible month. Support and concern from the IndyCar community has been incredible and a huge help. Many of you contacted me in some form or fashion to express your condolences. Paul Dalbey and his wife, Kelli, even sent us flowers – which was very thoughtful and much-appreciated.

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How Good is Scott Dixon?

Posted in IndyCar on August 5, 2020 by Oilpressure

By John Oreovicz

Racing fans love to bench race, and there’s no more popular topic than “Greatest of All Time.” As Scott Dixon continues to rise through the record books, people naturally want to compare his achievements to the stars of Indy car racing who preceded him. Dixon’s statistics put him in heady company with the likes of A.J. Foyt, Mario and Michael Andretti and the Unser brothers, but some folks tend to be dismissive of drivers from the modern era given how radically different the sport is compared to 50 or 60 years ago.

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Guest Column From the Town of Speedway

Posted in IndyCar on August 3, 2020 by Oilpressure

By John Oreovicz

George and Susan have a lot going on right now, so in the tradition of Roberto ‘Supersub’ Moreno, I offered to contribute a guest column or two to help lighten their load.

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It Was a Full and Wonderful Life

Posted in IndyCar on July 29, 2020 by Oilpressure

This photo was taken less than two weeks ago, on my mother’s 96th birthday. On Monday afternoon, July 27th, she suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. I am so grateful that my oldest brother and his wife were with her, when it happened.

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This is Going to Feel Very Strange

Posted in Indianapolis 500, IndyCar on July 27, 2020 by Oilpressure

As of today, we are now inside of four weeks to go until the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500. In normal times, that would put us close to the first of May. But as we know, these are not normal times. As I’ve said before, I refuse to acknowledge these times as the new normal.

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The Angst Has Ramped Up

Posted in Indianapolis 500 on July 24, 2020 by Oilpressure

Earlier this week the Indianapolis Motor Speedway made two major announcements, and both created a stir for some reason. On Tuesday it was announced that the Indianapolis 500 would be run at only 25% crowd capacity, instead of the 50% that had been announced a few weeks ago.