Brain Dump: Road America 2018

Road America is probably my favorite road course of the Indycar season, because its long (straight-ish?) straightaways are conducive to that essential element of racing, overtaking. Yes, it’s like 4 miles long, but somehow cars are still finding ways to go around each other. And that, as Martha Stewart would say, is a good thing. […]

Brain Dump: Phoenix 2018

You might recall that last year your humble host ended up in Victory Lane with my wonderful family, hanging with our friend-for-a-day, Simon Pagenaud. And although the 2018 version of the Phoenix race didn’t have quite the storybook tale for us personally, there was definitely more excitement for the all fans to enjoy compared to […]

Brain Dump: Sonoma 2017

The last two seasons have worked out well for Indycar fans in that the winner of the final race turned out to be the winner of the series championship. That makes the podium celebration a little more festive and a little less awkward for everyone. But this year, thanks perhaps to Team Penske orders, we […]

Brain Dump: Watkins Glen 2017

Like any sport that has been around for decade, Motorsport has many wise sayings. Adages like “To finish first, first you must finish”. And “You can win a race on the first lap, but you can definitely lose it.” And of course, “Don’t every pick a fight with AJ Foyt, even if you’re a swarm […]