A Very Curious Choice

Posted in IndyCar on July 3, 2019 by Oilpressure

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One man’s loss is another man’s gain. That’s what best sums up what has happened at Carlin Racing this week.

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Rethink Complaints About TV Commercials

Posted in IndyCar on July 1, 2019 by Oilpressure

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For years, fans of the NTT IndyCar Series chastised ABC’s coverage of the series by saying ABC stood for Always Bad Coverage. I know because I was right there with them. We all cheered when NBC won the contract to broadcast the entire series through their family of networks, including the Indianapolis 500. But a lot of IndyCar fans are hard to please, and the honeymoon didn’t last very long.

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Tweaking the Summer IndyCar Schedule

Posted in IndyCar on June 28, 2019 by Oilpressure

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The NTT IndyCar Series is down to only seven races remaining. How is that even possible? Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago that the series was contesting its first race at COTA for only the second race of the season? Where has the time gone?

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Road America Memories

Posted in IndyCar on June 26, 2019 by Oilpressure

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By Susan Phillips

We made it back to Nashville late Monday night after flying for what seemed like all day—hate those long layovers in boring airports. I won’t get into the airport we had a layover in, because it caused some sparks on Facebook. My understanding is that the airport in question is undergoing radical improvements, and that is all I’m going to say.

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Random Thoughts on Road America

Posted in IndyCar on June 24, 2019 by Oilpressure

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Another trip to Road America is in the books, and just like the previous three – this one did not disappoint. I realize that sometimes Susan and I go overboard in our raves about this track (I say “this” because we are still sitting in the Media Center as I type this), so I’ll try to keep the raves to a minimum.

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Road America Sunday Wrap-Up

Posted in IndyCar on June 23, 2019 by Oilpressure

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Fans of Alexander Rossi will look back on today’s REV Group Grand Prix at Road America and think what a great race it was. Fans of other drivers will vent their frustration by saying what a boring race it was That’s the way it goes when a beatdown occurs on track. And make no mistake, this was a beatdown.

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Life is Short–Eat the Cake

Posted in IndyCar on June 23, 2019 by Oilpressure

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By Susan Phillips

Good morning from Race Day at Road America! My apologies for not getting this up on Saturday, but we were out enjoying everything that Road America has to offer.

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