First off, my sincerest apologies for the late notes. Perhaps all that needs to be said about this race has already been said. But don’t let that stop you from reading this post. Or let it; I’m not going to grovel. At any rate, thank you for reading this far. (“You’re already in the marbles” […]
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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 […]
Young fan of Scott Dixon writes letter of the year
Alternate headline: Future Indycar blogger pens first post Most talk about racing involves complaining about something, but here’s the opposite – a dose of good feelings shared by all. In the aftermath of Mr Dixon’s “wild ride” at IMS, a young fan has written a letter to Indycar thanking them for keeping Scott from serious harm. […]
Brain Dump: Detroit 2017
So, Graham Rahal had a good weekend, eh? It would appear the Detroit Free Press summed up this weekend best with their headline “Graham Prix” – and that was only after Saturday’s race! Yes, Rahal’s dominance was noteworthy not because it’s so rare to win two races on the same weekend in today’s Indycar era […]
Brain Dump: Indianapolis 500 2017
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? […]