Everyone has what we here in the states call “pet peeves”. These generally don’t have anything to do with actual pets, but now that I think about it the way my dog seems to shed at will might be one of them. But that isn’t the pet peeve I’m writing about. What I wanted to […]
It has been a long series of weeks since the first race of the 2018 season, and an especially long one for your humble host since the second race is right here in my backyard. That is, if my backyard was an oval racing circuit and was about 50 miles closer. At any rate, during […]
This isn’t a space where I would normally write about myself or my family, but if it has to do with racing in some way I’ll make an exception. So allow me to tell you a little story about Simon Pagenaud and my 10-year-old daughter. Don’t worry. It’s a good story, full of joy and […]
As you may know, your humble host lives in the Phoenix area, so it was with great enthusiasm that the majority of our household headed out to Avondale for the Desert Diamond Grand Parade, err, Prix of Phoenix. In case you’d like a different kind of coverage of the race weekend, here goes. The absolute […]
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 […]