Brain Dump: Pocono 2018

These are tough words to write, but I’m gonna be honest: I did not like this race. In fact, I felt unsettled most of Sunday and a lot of the time since then. Maybe you felt the same. Warning: this post was not fun to write, and it probably won’t be fun to read. Because […]

Hinchless in Indianapolis

Well, the unthinkable has now become the reality. After days of speculating how James Hinchcliffe will find his way into the 2018 Indianapolis 500 after being bumped we have the answer: he won’t. I’d normally say something like “Sadness” here, but that doesn’t even begin to cover the feeling. You humble host has been a […]

Brain Dump: Texas 2017

In 1997 Texas Motor Speedway garnered national attention when AJ Foyt took to slapping and shoving Arie Luyendyk after the race. Twenty years later, countless highlight reels will show Texas again, but this time for on-track car-on-car violence. It’s not often that a race is best finished under yellow, and yet a case could be made […]

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 […]

Brain Dump: Long Beach 2017

Well, that was certainly fantastic! James Hinchcliffe’s win at Long Beach was the icing on his comeback cake, and everybody loves cake, right? You’d have to be a heartless cyborg sent from the future to not feel a excited at this, and in case you are, no, my name isn’t Sarah Connor. You’ve got the […]