When you’ve been here since the Open Test in mid-April, then for every day of track activity in May, at a mostly empty Speedway – you get a little used to it. It’s great for the bottom line if IMS and crowds breed bigger crowds, but when you’ve had free run of the place for the last couple of weeks, it’s hard to fall in love with the massive crowds, like the one that showed up early today for Carb Day. You can’t help but wonder…where were you all month?
The Crowds Are Here For Carb Day
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2024 by OilpressureIndianapolis 500 Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2024 by Oilpressure
After what began with attending the rain-shortened Open Test back in April, all of the lead-up comes to a head this weekend with the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
A Dose of Expected Misery Before the 500
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 23, 2024 by Oilpressure
Back in my opening post of the month, I warned you that there could possibly be two posts of One Take Only, the video blog of this site featuring myself and longtime friend, co-worker and fellow IndyCar fan John McLallen. We always sit down with no script or outline. We just start the cameral rolling and just start talking – usually with disastrous results. If we mess up, we keep it – hence the name One Take Only. The first episode was on May 2. Three weeks later, here it comes again.
We Have a Winner!
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 22, 2024 by Oilpressure
Congratulations to Rick Johnson, for winning this year’s Oilpressure.com Trivia Contest…again. I’m losing count, but I believe this is Rick’s fourth win. Rick only missed two this year, which far surpassed any of the other entries. As usual, there were a couple of answers that I allowed when there seemed to be some gray to the answer. Thanks to everyone who played along. I hope you had as much fun playing, as I did putting it together. Here are the correct answers:
Having Fun at Ericsson’s Expense
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 21, 2024 by Oilpressure
Many are still laughing and joking about the mistake that Marcus Ericsson made on Sunday, when he lost track of his lap count and backed off of the throttle just after taking the white flag. He had mistakenly thought it was the checkered. As it turned out, it only cost him one spot. His run would’ve probably put him inside the eleventh row, but after it was all said and done – Ericsson will start in the middle of the last row.
Random Thoughts on Qualifying Weekend
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 20, 2024 by Oilpressure
Not only will this be a review of Qualifying Weekend, I will also look back at the entire week of practice leading up to the weekend. A frustrating and disjointed week of practice that was frequently interrupted by rain evolved into a sun-drenched Fast Friday and enjoyable weekend of qualifying.
Drama Rules Bump/Pole Qualifying
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 19, 2024 by Oilpressure
What if they had a Last Row Shootout, and no one seemed to want to make it. That was the impression fans got in the first four runs of the session.
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