Brain Dump: Phoenix 2017

After three races in the 2017 season the Indycar points standings had Sebastien Bourdais in first, Scott Dixon in second, and Josef Newgarden in third. And after the fourth race in Phoenix all three of these drivers, as well as everyone else, is looking up at Simon Pagenaud. Yes, the attendance was looked awful, though […]

Power drums

Here’s a little something to file under “I did not know that”. It seems that when Will Power isn’t driving like a champion on race courses he likes to unwind by slamming sticks into drumheads and cymbals rhythmically. For real. From Indycar.com: Power, the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion and two-time Belle Isle winner, began racing […]

Brain Dump: Barber 2017

With a little luck, specifically bad luck directed towards his teammate, Josef Newgarden has now notched his fourth Indycar series win. For what it’s worth he has now surpassed Max Papis and Tony Stewart, and has tied Bryan Herta and Mike Conway. Is there anyone who DOESN’T think Newgarden will surpass Herta and Conway this […]

Celebrated teen author to make Indycar debut

Pardon your humble host for a bit of merriment in the title of this post, for it wasn’t that long ago Zach Veach was appearing on NBC’s The Today Show to discuss his book “99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16”. He was, ahem, sixteen himself at the time of publication. Then again, […]

Reality shattered: Fernando Alonso to race in the Indy 500

After losing ALL FOUR cars to some sort of power-related gremlins at Long Beach, many Indycar fans lamented at the bad week Andretti Autosport was having. Well friends, lament no further! After an absence of 38 years, McLaren is to return to the Indianapolis 500 next month, using Honda engines. On May 28 2017, McLaren […]