Welcome to Long Beach, where everything is sponsored by Toyota or Tecate. A great event, to be sure, but this always struck me as a bit of a mixed message about drinking and driving. So drive a Toyota OR drink some Tecate today, not both. At least not at the same time. (“Are you done with […]
Category Archives: Indycar
Throwback Thursday
This week marks the one year anniversary of one of the worst Indycar races evah. *kazoo* The “Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana,” which was such a steaming pile that it was mercifully ended after a mere 47 laps, at which point they had managed a full 31 minutes of green flag “racing”. I put racing in quotes […]
Brain Dump: Phoenix 2016
OK, first the obvious mea culpa. Your humble host realizes it’s difficult to be taken seriously when writing about an event like a week after it happens. But we were stuck in traffic trying to get out of the PIR parking lot, and it was getting a bit “Lord of the Flies” after the long […]
TweetFestLive: Phoenix 2016
It’s here. It’s finally here. It’s like Christmas day smothered in horsepower and carbon fiber. After 11 long years there’s going to be another Indycar race in Phoenix! Break out the Snoopy Dance! Your humble host and his family will be gathered in Allison stands at PIR today, high above the first turn. Which, as […]
Quote of the Day
“Everything is new for me and it was my very first time qualifying on an oval. I have to say, it was fast! Even if I wasn’t the fastest, it’s amazing driving these cars on an oval and I loved it. I’m eager to get more experience and push the guys to push the limit […]