IndyCar

Twin 275’s at Texas Motor Speedway.

June 13, 2011

  It was a long afternoon waiting for race time on Saturday night. I was avoiding the heat of the day and waiting to head over to the track. It was a double bill and the pre race activities didn’t start until 6 and the races were at 7:45 and 9:45. I checked out the [...]

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Controversial ending.

June 11, 2011

I headed up to Texas Motor Speedway yesterday morning and arrive just in time for the IRL afternoon practice. I was way up in the stands to stay out of the heat: it was around 95 degrees and the sun was blazing. I was wondering to myself why they would schedule practice in the middle [...]

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Le Weekend Arriveth

June 11, 2011

Devota is up in Cowtown at that TMS for the Firestone Twin 275 races. It’s an interesting format, announced back in August: The new format – formerly the Firestone 550k – will consist of two full-field 275-kilometer races (171 miles/114 laps each) with two race winners being recognized by the sanctioning body. Half points will [...]

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Indy 500 2011 — Crazy Wild-Ass Finish

May 29, 2011

I don’t think anyone can say they expected anything like THAT! Dan Wheldon for the win, but only after Indy rookie JR Hildebrand goes an eyelash too high in the last freaking turn and rides the machine into the wall. And Wheldon still just barely gets by him at the finish line. The kid says [...]

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Indy ’11 Race Day Menu

May 29, 2011

I just had a nice bowl of high-fiber cereal, so now I can start thinking about the rest of the day. The probables in the comestibles department are: Hamburgers: grilled outside, thin patty for maximum seasoning surface area, cheapie Walmart buns – toasted, French’s Classic Yellow mustard, chopped fresh onion. Potential for cheeseburgers, as well. [...]

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Spare Racing Gal Moves From One Series to Another

May 28, 2011

What an absolutely crushing blow to IndyCar by Izod — Danica Patrick is moving to NASCAR. Specifically, Nationwide next year, and Sprint Cup in naught-thirteen. My reaction is an apathetic “Eh…” Patrick has (allowed herself to be?) turned into a side-show. She’s a talented racer, but she and her promoters are so much more talented [...]

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Indy 500 Carb Day 2011

May 28, 2011

My first exposure to motorsports was the Indy 500 on Wide World of Sports, back when I was but a sprout. That was in black & white on our teevee, using rabbit ears to pick up one of the five channels available. That’s probably fairly common for a certain generational cohort (“old”.) Yesterday was Carb [...]

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