For the past several years, there has been a dwindling amount of options for things to do at IMS over the Indianapolis Race Weekend. Less than a decade ago, Friday morning of Race Weekend kicked off a three-day festival of speed that culminated with the Annual Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Make It Legendary Again!
Posted in IndyCar on February 7, 2025 by OilpressureLeave It the Way It Is
Posted in IndyCar on February 5, 2025 by Oilpressure
At this time of year, it’s sometimes hard to come up with a relevant topic. Sometimes I go rogue and discuss something that has nothing to do with IndyCar. Other times, I’ll usually scour the Racer.com Mailbag. Generally, I’ll see something in there that will either make me smile or bristle and the words start flowing into the keyboard. Me bristling was the case for today’s post.
A Legend Steps Down
Posted in IndyCar on February 3, 2025 by Oilpressure
This past Friday, we got word that a legend is stepping down. Tim Cindric, President of Team Penske will step aside from his day-to-day duties of basically running Team Penske after 25 years. Cindric wasn’t just heading up the three-car IndyCar team – he was also in charge of the NASCAR program, and the sports car program. If there was anything in the Penske organization that had to do with any of their racing teams – Cindric was in charge.
When a Non-Story is the Story
Posted in IndyCar on January 31, 2025 by Oilpressure
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when teenagers held parties, where they sat around and played games. Those days even pre-date me. The parties I attended in high school in the mid-70s, usually consisted of a keg of beer iced down in a bathtub that was located in a classmate’s home, whose parents happened to be out of town for the weekend. Activities were limited to loud music, and consuming mass quantities of the aforementioned draught (now shortened to draft) beer. The only games we played consisted of the pursuit of members of the opposite sex. If successful, led to a whole new list of potential activities.
What if It Never Happened?
Posted in IndyCar on January 29, 2025 by Oilpressure
I write this at the risk of getting into a discussion I’d like to avoid. But with the recent and unexplained drop in reader comments in the comment section below, I would welcome any discussion at this point. It’s odd, traffic hasn’t really dropped off here but the comments have. Maybe I’m picking boring topics lately.
I Don’t Blame Him
Posted in IndyCar on January 27, 2025 by Oilpressure
If you’ve been paying attention to the IndyCar offseason shenanigans, you know that one of the best IndyCar engineers in the paddock is on the move again. Eight days after an impressive launch for IndyCar newcomer PREMA, Michael Cannon announced he had split with the new team.
Nashville is Under New Management
Posted in IndyCar on January 24, 2025 by Oilpressure
I had heard rumors of this for a couple of weeks, but Marshall Pruett of Racer.com pretty much confirmed it in an article on Wednesday. It has since been confirmed by an official press release from IndyCar. Penske Entertainment will take over as promoter of the Music City Grand Prix. Big Machine Records had been the entitlement sponsor in that role since the inception of the event in 2001. Last year, Scott Borchetta of Big Machine stepped up as the promoter in a big way.
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