In April of 2009 your humble host was covering the Grand Prix of Long Beach, where Helio Castroneves made his triumphant return to Indycar, fresh off an improbable victory in the courtroom from his tax evasion trial. I was fortunate enough to be outside of the Team Penske trailers early in the morning as teammates […]
Well, the unthinkable has now become the reality. After days of speculating how James Hinchcliffe will find his way into the 2018 Indianapolis 500 after being bumped we have the answer: he won’t. I’d normally say something like “Sadness” here, but that doesn’t even begin to cover the feeling. You humble host has been a […]
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. […]
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? […]
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 […]