This past Sunday was a dreaded day, by many. Others, like me, never give it much thought. It was the day of the time change from Daylight Saving Time (DST) back to Standard Time. Each year, there is a groundswell of support to either abolish DST or establish it year-round. It probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that I’m in favor of neither. I prefer keeping things the way they are. Change is Bad!
The Times They Are a-Changin’
Posted in IndyCar on November 8, 2024 by OilpressureTwo Ways of Looking at Things
Posted in IndyCar on November 4, 2024 by Oilpressure
There is a new hazard that goes along with being a driver in the NTT IndyCar Series that drivers just a generation ago would have never dreamed of – social media campaigns. I’m not talking about managing a Twitter account, which drivers can do at their leisure or even pay others to do it for them.
A Little Love for the Ride-Buyers
Posted in IndyCar on November 1, 2024 by Oilpressure
It should not have come as a surprise to anyone that Kyffin Simpson was named to the third and final entry for Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. It has been a few weeks now since Ganassi announced they were scaling back from five cars this past season, to three for next year – mostly due to the new charter system that will be in place next season that limits teams to only three charters.
Another Reason to Dislike Halloween
Posted in IndyCar on October 30, 2024 by Oilpressure
The month of October has become a tough month, when it comes to memorializing IndyCar personalities. Just last week, we lost legendary IndyCar designer Bob Riley. We also marked the passing of Tony Renna, who was fatally injured in a test at IMS in 2003. The week before that, we remembered Dan Wheldon who perished in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011.
Another Passing of Note
Posted in IndyCar on October 28, 2024 by Oilpressure
The IndyCar world lost a giant last week, yet many newer fans hardly knew who he was. Bob Riley passed away last week at the age of 93. Does that still not ring a bell? How about a mention of Riley & Scott? Does that name jog a few cobwebs out of your memory? Don’t feel bad. I spoke to a few people last week, who I consider pretty hard-core IndyCar fans. They had faint memories of the Riley & Scott IRL chassis, but they couldn’t recall much else about Bob Riley.
An Update on The IMS Museum
Posted in IndyCar on October 25, 2024 by Oilpressure
We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the closing of the IMS Museum, for their eighteen-month renovation project. The museum closed after the first weekend in November last fall. I’m not that good at math, but I’m guessing that would mean we are about six months away from re-opening.
A Legacy That Deserves to be Remembered
Posted in IndyCar on October 23, 2024 by Oilpressure
Yesterday, October 22, was a somber milestone in IndyCar history; and I’ll bet few know what it was. Last Wednesday, marked thirteen years from the day we lost Dan Wheldon. Next Thursday will mark twenty-five years since Greg Moore was fatally injured at Fontana. Memorials and tributes to Wheldon were all over social media, as they should have been. It will be the same next week, when Moore’s death reaches the quarter-century mark.
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