This week made me think of a Def Leppard lyric, and it wasn’t “Livin’ like a lover with radar phone”. Although your humble host does ponder that one on occasion since I still have no idea what it means. Probably something naughty. No, the one I was thinking of was from “Rock of Ages” that […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drivers show ninja skills. Literally.
From Indycar.com. After spending the weekend pondering the hair-pulling exercise that was the cancellation of Boston Grand Prix, we should probably remember that we are still fans of this sport and it’s drivers. Especially when said drives are auditioning for a remake of The Seven Samurai, or something. Three INDYCAR drivers on a mission to […]