There is no rational way to explain how or why a child will latch on to a name or an athlete to follow. When I was really starting to follow football, for whatever reason – I gravitated to Roman Gabriel, the quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams in the sixties. I don’t know if it was his name or those helmets, but to a kid in the third grade – No. 18 for the Rams in the sixties was about as cool as it could get.
A Strange Reason to Follow a Driver
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 18, 2020 by OilpressureThat Shows How Much I Know
Posted in IndyCar on May 15, 2020 by Oilpressure
One thing that I have always tried not to do is shy away from a topic where I ended up being completely wrong. Such is the case with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It seems like it was more than a year ago, but it was really only two months ago that the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg had been apparently cancelled, and not postponed.
Who Knows What We’ll Get?
Posted in IndyCar on May 13, 2020 by Oilpressure
Ever since the new date of August 23 was named for this year’s Indianapolis 500, reactions have been all over the board from wondering if the event will be pushed back to October or whether or not it will be run at all. Some think it should be condensed to a “normal” race weekend, with practice on Friday, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday; while others think it should go as scheduled – as close to the May schedule as possible.
Sometimes, You Just Can’t Win
Posted in IndyCar on May 11, 2020 by Oilpressure
This could also be titled There’s a Lot to Worry About. Last Thursday, we fans got what so many of us had been hoping for – confirmation that the NTT IndyCar Series will finally open the season on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). At least I thought that was what we were hoping for.
A Shameless Plug For Oilpressure
Posted in IndyCar on May 8, 2020 by Oilpressure
I’ll freely admit that I had no topic prepared for today. At work, we are preparing to bring our employees back in from working at home next week; and I’ve been extremely busy at work and even at home at night with this – to the point where I had no time to even think about coming up with anything to write about – except for this, a shameless plug.
The Outrage of the Humor-Deprived
Posted in IndyCar on May 6, 2020 by Oilpressure
I don’t intentionally stir the pot just to create controversy. Some people will make inflammatory comments that they don’t really believe, just to get a conversation started. But on this particular topic – I find that I am in the vast minority and am on the opposite side of most people. Heck, even the guys on Trackside last night, disagreed with my stance. But I am willing to stir the pot a little just to see if I’m the only one that feels this way.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 4, 2020 by Oilpressure
I think by now, most readers of this site know that I really enjoy Indianapolis 500 trivia. In fact, I enjoy all forms of trivia – whether it be racing, football, baseball, movies or TV shows. For whatever reason, my brain is geared for remembering dates and useless facts. It’s too bad that I never found a way to put that brain-power into something that paid money or accomplish something for the betterment of mankind. It only serves me well in meaningless trivia contests.
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