After this weekend, we will be at (sort of) the halfway point of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season. Road America will mark the eighth race in the seventeen race season. At that point, many in the media will be coming up with their mid-season “report cards”, where each team will be issued a grade on where certain people think they stand.
Some Pleasant Surprises for 2023
Posted in IndyCar on June 12, 2023 by OilpressureSomething Had to Give
Posted in IndyCar on June 9, 2023 by Oilpressure
We are only seven races into the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season, and we already have a driver change. Conor Daly was fired from Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) on Wednesday. Less than twenty-four hours later, ECR announced that Daly would be replaced by 2012 series champion and 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay.
A Local Problem on a National Level
Posted in IndyCar on June 7, 2023 by Oilpressure
For the first time since 2016, an American driver has won the Indianapolis 500. This is not a post about Xenophobia. Instead it is an observation of some much needed work to be done.
Random Thoughts on Detroit
Posted in IndyCar on June 5, 2023 by Oilpressure
I will admit, I went into this weekend wanting to be kind to the new downtown circuit. I had my reservations over the layout, but I had been so unkind to the Belle Isle circuit over the years – I was cautious about coming across as a hater of the Motor City.
Detroit Preview
Posted in IndyCar on June 2, 2023 by Oilpressure
One rule that’s always been wise to live by is to be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Such may end up being the case for this weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.
One Last Look at the Month of May
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 31, 2023 by Oilpressure
Before the calendar turns to June, I’d like to take one last look at the Month of May. I had planned for this to be just a few more photos from the month; but I do feel the need to address something that has popped up since Josef Newgarden took the checkered flag Sunday.
Random Thoughts on the Indianapolis 500
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 2023 by Oilpressure
Sometimes history dims some memories of an Indianapolis 500. I attended the 2010 Indianapolis 500, but if you were to ask me about what all happened – about the only two thing I could tell you about it is that Dario Franchitti won, and Mike Conway crashed into the catch fence in the north end near the end of the race. Other than that, it’s just a blur. The 107th Indianapolis 500 does not fit that category. Whether you agreed with the three red flags in the last fifteen laps or not – those last fifteen laps were unforgettable, and we will be talking about them for a long time.
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