If you want to stir a debate among fans of the NTT IndyCar Series, bring up the topic of cockpit protection. You will instantly get a range of opinions; from do nothing because it will change the look of a car, to put a bubble-canopy on the cars and create a survival cell for the driver that would be the envy of NASA.
It’s Only a First Step
Posted in IndyCar on February 22, 2019 by OilpressureAbout Those International TV Rights…
Posted in IndyCar on February 20, 2019 by Oilpressure
By Matthew Lawrenson
Note from George: If you’ll recall, last August I had a guest-post from a longtime reader in the UK, Matthew Lawrenson. Many of you seemed to enjoy his purely British take on life as an IndyCar fan in the UK. This past weekend, he asked if he could return and give his views on the International TV Rights Package for the NTT IndyCar Series, which had not been announced yet.
The Strangeness Surrounding HSR
Posted in IndyCar on February 15, 2019 by Oilpressure
The Pato O’Ward saga with Harding Steinbrenner Racing (HSR) is a strange one. But it didn’t get strange just this week when O’Ward requested and was granted a release from his contract for 2019. No, it got strange a lot earlier than that.
Spring Training at COTA
Posted in IndyCar on February 13, 2019 by Oilpressure
With a full day of Spring Training yesterday at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas for the NTT IndyCar Series, is it too much of a stretch to say that the offseason is officially over? A quick glance at Tuesday’s weather map shows that a giant swath of heavy downpour and/or snow encompassed a great deal of the Eastern US. That was not the case in Austin.
Less Than Four Weeks and Counting…
Posted in IndyCar on February 11, 2019 by Oilpressure
As my wife so eloquently revealed last week, I sometimes overdo it watching sports. This past weekend was very cold on Saturday and very rainy on Sunday. Susan was involved in a lot of her cake decorating that she does on the side, so that pretty well gave me carte blanche to watch whatever I wanted.
Some Questions Regarding NBC Sports Gold
Posted in IndyCar on February 8, 2019 by Oilpressure
It’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since we learned that NBC would be the exclusive home of the NTT IndyCar Series. Had you asked me before I looked it up, I would have said that we learned about it sometime last summer. I would have been wrong, as it was March 21 of last year when the announcement was made.
The Lost Weekend
Posted in IndyCar on February 6, 2019 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
Before anybody gets the wrong idea, let me say how much I love going to IndyCar races and especially Indy. I wanted to get that out there before I went off about the weekend I lost.
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