John Oreovicz sacked by ESPN

Ladies and gentlemen, I am saddened to report that longtime Indycar writer John Oreovicz has been sacked at ESPN. Well, actually he reported this himself on twitter. Or maybe it was Bruce Martin. Either way, the truth is out there. And it’s my fault. And probably yours as well. Seriously, I don’t recall the last […]

It’s not you – there have been a lot of ads lately

Your humble host has had the good fortune to view a great deal of auto races, and I fully understand the point of broadcasting is to get eyeballs and show them advertisements. The network gots to get paid. All about the benjamins. Insert your own favorite rap lyric here. Still, while viewing through the Indianapolis 500 […]

Rossi wins The Indy 500 and the world keeps spinning‏

For those of us watching the Indy 500 on TV, that was quite an unforgettable moment. You know, the moment when the cameras panned to Alexander Rossi’s #98, and the realization that he’s going to try to make it all the way to the end without refueling while every other driver on the lead lap […]

My apologies

It’s The Month of May, and I’m here messing around with templates, plugins, and widgets instead of posting in the most content-rich time of the year. Yeah, I know – I’m doing it wrong. At any rate, sorry for the delay, or intermission, or whatever. Hope you’re all excited about the new layout, and the […]

Here we go: Indycar drivers to appear on Celebrity Family Feud…vs swimsuit models

Full disclosure: the last time I watched Family Feud it was hosted by Richard Dawson. Maybe the kids today would recognize him as that dude in “The Running Man“. From indycar.com: Five Verizon IndyCar Series drivers – Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, James Hinchcliffe, Will Power and Conor Daly – will join forces to represent INDYCAR […]