Over the years, I’ve written about how much stock I put into listening to the fans. Once unification took place in 2008, I felt that the IndyCar administration at the time was guilty of not listening to the fans. From that point and until Randy Bernard came on board as CEO in 2010 – IndyCar seemed to ignore what the fans wanted and only did what they saw fit.
This Won’t Happen Again
Posted in IndyCar on March 9, 2020 by Oilpressure“Ford v Ferrari”: A Review
Posted in IndyCar on March 6, 2020 by Oilpressure
Most likely, I was one of the few racing fans remaining on the planet that had not seen Ford v Ferrari, by the time we watched it last weekend. The film was released in theaters back in November. For the past three months, I had people that knew I was a race fan telling me what a great movie this was. I also saw where true racing fans were praising it as well, so I knew that it had to be good.
A Crucial IndyCar Storyline for 2020
Posted in IndyCar on March 4, 2020 by Oilpressure
First of all, I want to thank everyone who expressed their concern for us after the deadly tornado that ripped through Nashville in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Several of you sent messages of concern for our safety through Facebook, Twitter and e-mail. I hope that I responded to each one of you, letting you know that we were fine. We suffered no damage at our house, and we both actually slept through the tornado that hit about 1:00 am on Tuesday.
A Legitimate Question About the Aero Screen
Posted in IndyCar on March 2, 2020 by Oilpressure
Much to the chagrin of my wife Susan, I spent most of Saturday afternoon watching Day Two of the Open Test from COTA that took place on February 12. I never got to see any of this, because I had an extremely busy day at the day-job and we flew out that evening to go on our cruise. Keep in mind, I wasn’t sitting there glued to the TV all day long – but I had it on throughout the day. I was doing other chores either outside or other parts of the house, but I would sometimes sit and watch and even dose off a little bit. Is there a better way to spend a cold Saturday in late February?
The Return of a Bad Idea
Posted in IndyCar on February 28, 2020 by Oilpressure
What was a highly unpopular rule in the NTT IndyCar Series back in 2012 and 2013, is making an unwanted return for 2020, albeit with some improvements. How do you improve on a bad idea? Does the improvement make it not as bad? It doesn’t suddenly make it a good idea, mind you – it’s still a bad idea. I guess we’re just not supposed to gripe about it as much.
New IndyCar Teams Must be Patient
Posted in IndyCar on February 26, 2020 by Oilpressure
On Monday, I wrote of the surprise announcement by Citrone/Buhl Autosport to participate in the two races at IMS during the Month of May and possibly more races during the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season. I’m sure they have realistic, yet still high aspirations for what they can expect this season and beyond.
A Surprise Announcement Out of Nowhere
Posted in IndyCar on February 24, 2020 by Oilpressure
With the internet, social media and the never-ending quest to be first – it’s hard to keep a secret in the racing world these days. Without a doubt, the best-kept secret I’ve seen in a while was when Roger Penske announced that he was buying IMS, IndyCar and IMS Productions from Hulman and Company back on Nov 4. Never had I seen such an announcement of that magnitude kept completely under wraps like that one was.
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