Most that know me know how much I cherish the history of IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500. They also know that I think the idea of throwback liveries is a good one, but I think that the vast majority of them miss the mark.
Finally, a Throwback Livery We Can Enjoy
Posted in IndyCar on September 6, 2023 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Portland
Posted in IndyCar on September 4, 2023 by Oilpressure
The Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland started off with only a hint of the chaos that sometimes ensues with the first turn of the first lap. Once everyone made it through, we watched as cars jockeyed for position on the 1.964-mile twelve-turn natural terrain road course. That lasted a couple of laps, until Callum Ilott and Romain Grosjean got together on the backstretch, with Grosjean catching the worst of it. Although he pitted for ten laps before returning to the track, Grosjean’s day was pretty much over at that point.
Portland Preview
Posted in IndyCar on September 1, 2023 by Oilpressure
The NTT IndyCar Series has quite the turnaround facing them this weekend. In just five days, they have gone from running a short oval in St. Louis to a natural terrain road course across the country in Portland, Oregon. I think some teams went back to their respective shops just after Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway, but others packed up at Gateway and drove straight to Portland.
When it is Wrong to Speculate
Posted in IndyCar on August 30, 2023 by Oilpressure
As we are just about a week and a half away from the dreaded IndyCar offseason, there is a lot of speculation swirling on just about every topic imaginable. Will Driver A sign with Team X? Will Driver B still have a seat at Team Y next season? Will Team M win their lawsuit against Driver P? Whether it is professional journalists like Marshall Pruett, Nathan Brown or Bruce Martin using their sourcing to make calculated predictions on what things will look like next season; or lowly bloggers like myself who go on mostly gut feelings – everyone seems to have an opinion on the makeup of the 2024 IndyCar grid. It’s fun to throw out speculation, and let people talk about it – then see what sticks.
Random Thoughts on Gateway
Posted in IndyCar on August 28, 2023 by Oilpressure
Greetings from I-64 East, in southern Illinois. Susan is reluctantly driving, while I type away. Such is the case with a race that ends at 5:00 pm on a Sunday.
Dixon Adds Another Win to His Collection
Posted in IndyCar on August 27, 2023 by Oilpressure
When Scott Dixon took out Will Power in a Saturday morning practice session at Road America this past June, many said that we were witnessing the beginning of the end of Scott Dixon’s driving career. They quickly assumed that since Dixon had been relatively unspectacular in the first half of the season, that Father Time had finally caught up with Dixon. The naysayers said that his skills had eroded and he might retire at the end of the season.
Scenes from Qualifying
Posted in IndyCar on August 27, 2023 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
We made it in time to catch all of qualifying today. There was oil on the track from another series and qualifying was delayed for a bit. We went out to the track and I got these shots from qualifying this morning.
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