Maybe several years down the line we’ll think of the 2017 Indianapolis 500 for something other than “the year Fernando Alonso consumed all media”, but for now that was definitely the story all month. Every day Alonso was on the track in May race fans were subjected to countless. . .what’s the plural of analysis? […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
The 33rd entry has arrived
The Greatest Spectacle in Racing can’t have the storied Field of 33 without 33 entries. Problem solved. From the Juncos Racing release: “I am pleased to announce that Sebastian Saavedra will drive the No. 17 AFS/ Juncos Racing in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500,” said Juncos Racing owner Ricardo Juncos. “Sebastian’s IndyCar oval […]
The Saturday with Simon Pagenaud story
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 […]
Notes from a scene: Phoenix 2017
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 […]