If you have read this site for a while, you know that I count on my wife, Susan, to serve as the photographer for this site. She has always had a good eye for a good photo, plus she uses a real camera (Nikon) to take photos. I have to rely on my iPhone 11 that was new way back in 2019.
My Photos From the Sonsio Grand Prix
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 12, 2024 by OilpressurePalou Goes Back-to-Back
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 11, 2024 by Oilpressure
We really enjoy coming to the Sonsio Grand prix each year. It’s a great kickoff to the Month of May, seeing friends we haven’t seen since last May and visiting some of our favorite restaurants. But we don’t really expect great racing when we come for the first weekend of track activity of the month.
Sonsio Grand Prix–Race Day
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 11, 2024 by Oilpressure
Good morning from a sun-drenched Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The small chance of rain that existed for this morning has been taken out of the forecast. The forecast now sounds perfect – clear blue skies and a high of 71°. There is enough of a breeze to make things interesting foir the drivers.
Sonsio Grand Prix–Friday Wrap-Up
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
Alex Palou will pace the field to the green flag for the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon. Palou put down a lap of 1:09.0004, which was almost a second faster than Christian Lundgaard – who will share the front-row with Palou. This was after Palou ended up in the grass just a few laps earlier.
It’s the Month of May at IMS!
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
Well, we almost made it. We were pretty much running on time, but as we were on our way to The Workingman’s Friend, we got caught behind a slow train that lasted for quite a while. By the time it moved on, The Workingman’s Friend was packed!
Sonsio Grand Prix Preview
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 2024 by Oilpressure
For the past nine days, we have been living nostalgically in the Month of May. I’ve spent the past several days listening to old episodes of The Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson, as well as new nightly episodes of Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee and Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query & Mike Thomsen. I’ve also subjected Susan to random videos covering the past 80 years of the Indianapolis 500. Well, the Month of May gets real starting today.
A Look Ahead, Over the Next Three Weekends
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 9, 2024 by Oilpressure
As most of you know, I live by the mantra “Change is Bad”. In March of 2019, John McLallen and I did our last One Take Only for about three years. So Paul Dalbey of Fieldof33.com and I decided to do a video blog that combined our two sites – Hence the ultra-clever name Two Sites Unite.
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