The Month of May comes to a climax this weekend. In all honesty, we’ve been building up to this weekend since last Memorial Day. To me, there is nothing as miserable as the drive back home from Indianapolis on Monday, the day after the Indianapolis 500.
Indianapolis 500 Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2019 by Oilpressure“Qualified”– A Review
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 23, 2019 by Oilpressure
I’ve mentioned before that one of the perks of being a lowly IndyCar blogger is that I am sometimes asked to evaluate books, DVDs and TV specials before they become available to the public. I’ve also mentioned that in some cases, what I test out is sometimes bad…very bad. What I generally do in that case is just silently pass on doing a review.
We Have A Winner!
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 22, 2019 by Oilpressure
We have a winner for the 2019 Oilpressure.com Indianapolis 500 Trivia Contest. One entrant suggested I list all of the entrants and rank them by their score. I’m not going to do that for two reasons. The main reason is that it would be a lot of trouble. The second reason is that some people didn’t come close to winning, and this is supposed to be fun and not embarrassing to people. So I decided I would list and rank the Top-Three, as sort of a podium – even though there is no podium for the Indianapolis 500.
A Quick and Immediate Reaction
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 21, 2019 by Oilpressure
Just minutes after Sunday’s qualifying session ended, Paul Dalbey (Fieldof33.com) and I decided it would be a good time to shoot a very quick episode of Two Sites Unite. This one is different from our first two episodes in a couple of ways. First, we were actually both present at the same location (IMS) and didn’t have to resort to Skype. The other difference was that this one was actually short.
Random Thoughts on Qualifying
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 20, 2019 by Oilpressure
The original plan for us was to stay for qualifying on Sunday, but then leave during the afternoon practice. Then when it looked like yesterday would be a washout, we planned to leave around 3:00. But then it stopped raining and it brightened up. So we were stuck. I couldn’t think of anything worse than hanging around here all week, then leaving at 3:00 and listening to the Last Row Shootout on the radio as we approach Louisville.
Pagenaud on Pole; Alonso Goes Home
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 19, 2019 by Oilpressure
This will be brief because we are late getting out of here and have a long drive back. Simon Pagenaud winning the pole with a four-lap average of 229.992 mph, is overshadowed by Fernando Alonso and McLaren being bumped out by tiny and underfunded Kyle Kaiser and Juncos Racing.
What Do You Do During a Rain Delay?
Posted in IndyCar on May 19, 2019 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
What do you do during a rain delay? You either get to go to the IMS Museum and listen to George and Paul Dalbey compare the accuracies of the cars in the museum or download your photos and prepare them to post. I’m glad to know out waiting will pay off, as the track will be dry soon and qualifying will resume.
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