The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach started off like so many of them finish – as a single-file parade. For all of of its history and prestige, Long Beach has the tendency to lay an egg sometimes, when the NTT IndyCar Series takes the track. I was afraid that yesterday was going to be one of those times. I ended up being very wrong; as Josef Newgarden, Romain Grosjean and Alex Palou battled it out for the final twenty or so laps – with Newgarden winning his second straight race.
Random Thoughts on Long Beach
Posted in IndyCar on April 11, 2022 by OilpressureLong Beach Preview
Posted in IndyCar on April 8, 2022 by Oilpressure
Although it has barely been six months since it ran, it is time once again for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. It has been three years since this race took place during its traditional April date. The 2020 race was completely cancelled due to COVID, and last year’s race was scheduled as the season-finale as a precaution. Before last year, the last time Long Beach was run outside of the month of April was in 1984 – the first year it ran under the sanction of CART.
Avoiding the Post-Penske Curse
Posted in IndyCar on April 6, 2022 by Oilpressure
When you look at the driver line-up at Meyer Shank Racing (MSR), you look at a couple of drivers that are trying to beat the odds. Helio Castroneves has already beaten the odds by winning his fourth Indianapolis 500 and having a fulltime ride this season, approaching the age of forty-seven.
The Dreaded Reboot
Posted in IndyCar on April 4, 2022 by Oilpressure
To the chagrin of many, after a more than three-year hiatus – One Take Only is back! For newcomers to this site, or for those that were successful in purging it from their memory – One Take Only was the original video blog of this site.
Will a New Stadium be a Threat?
Posted in IndyCar on April 1, 2022 by Oilpressure
Unless you live in one of the counties surrounding Nashville, you may be completely unaware of a development that will have a direct effect on the NTT IndyCar Series. Some will probably welcome this potential news, while others will not.
The Disparity Gap Within a Team
Posted in IndyCar on March 30, 2022 by Oilpressure
I was reading through the Racer Mailbag the other night and an item caught my eye. A reader had asked about massaging a chassis, especially for the Indianapolis 500. Marshall Pruett gave a fairly long answer about what all teams can do the make a car as “slippery” as possible. In the last part of his answer, he relayed a story that I found very interesting.
Will Another New Oval Ever Be Built?
Posted in IndyCar on March 28, 2022 by Oilpressure
Race fans always enjoy bench racing. For the uninitiated, bench racing is just a nice term for spontaneous racing discussions and stories between two or more friends. Pilots use the term hangar flying to refer to the same thing – swapping stories about aviation and airplanes.
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