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Texas Motor Speedway in My Rearview Mirror
Mac Davis, a Texas singer/songwriter had a hit called “Texas in My Rear View Mirror” which had Davis eager to leave his hometown, and after seeing what life was like in the big city, just as eager to...
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The paradigm has shifted: IndyCar is a street course series
Hoosier humorist Kin Hubbard once wrote, “T’aint what a man don’t know that hurts him. It’s what he knows that just ain’t so.” I have no authority or research to show that he was a fan of racing, but...
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IndyCar’s open-cockpit conundrum
Historically speaking, it can be said that IndyCar, in all its various names and acronyms through the years, is the oldest continuous open-wheel and open-cockpit racing in the world. To a great...
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Who cares about IndyCar’s race director?
The announcement of Brian Barnhart as the Verizon IndyCar Series race director came as no real surprise. Really. Although it is easy to see the appointment as another example of a tone deaf series...
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The Chevy aero kit: flicks, kicks, and wedges
Chevrolet revealed its aero kit at the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series media day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week. Finally. Even with a sharp video and a detailed picture with all the bits...
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IndyCar goes down a brave new road
No one should be surprised at the recent announcement that INDYCAR has entered into an agreement with USA Today Sports Media Group as a preferred marketing partner. It seems that the bosses at...
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Worshiping at the aero kit altar in IndyCar
For such a small fan base, the Verizon IndyCar Series certainly has its share of pulpit-pounding proselytizers. The problem is that for such a tiny number of acolytes, there are far too many...
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Fast Five Worthless Opinions: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Yes, it’s true. The rarely beloved and often reviled “Ten Worthless Opinions” feature is no more. Why, you may ask? “Well, it seems that due to the vagaries of the production parameters of this...
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IndyCar weathers the storm at NOLA
The inaugural Indy Grand Prix of New Orleans has come and gone…and hopefully comes again next year. While not everyone liked the weather, or the Verizon IndyCar Series reaction to the weather, it...
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Why Indy is more than a race
After winning the Indy 500 in 1992, Al Unser, Jr. said, “You just don’t know what Indy means.” He was right. Somehow, words cannot always convey the emotional connection that the Indianapolis Motor...
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Five worthless opinions: Fontana MAVTV 500 edition
Surprise, anger, frustration, elation, bitterness…sounds like IndyCar to me. Fontana, with nobody watching, put on one of the best races in recent memory. Unless you think good racing is not racing...
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In IndyCar, youth will be served
I knew it was going to happen. As I approached the intersection, the light was green, and I could tell that two cars in the turn lane coming in the opposite direction were going to turn in front of...
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Show me a hero
This is not a eulogy. I did not know Justin Wilson, who lost his life after being hit by debris in the IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway, but he was friendly when I met him in passing. I completely...
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The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: IndyCar meets expectations
Yeah, the title is kind of damning with faint praise, but it is not totally true. The race had much to like, and quite honestly, for the Verizon IndyCar Series meeting expectations is kind of a big...
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IndyCar’s Sunday drive in Long Beach
Officiating anything is a thankless job. Someone is always on the wrong side of a call and many will hold a grudge forever. I know this. I was a high school football referee for many years. At one...
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Pole Day at Indy – Saturday should have been Sunday
The Saturday qualifications for the 2016 Indianapolis 500 were fantastic, fabulous, superb, scintillating, tense, and whatever other words can be found in a thesaurus. It’s just too bad they didn’t...
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2016 Indy 500 Turn 3 Diary
5:10 AM As we roll out into the darkness, the family is restive¹. There are murmurs of discontent from the younger element about arising at 4:00 AM. My explanation about heeding IMS president J....
View ArticleHorses for courses at the Indy 500
Tribalism runs deep in motor racing, with the disregard and mockery of rival series a cottage industry among fans and journalists alike. The decision of F1 champion Fernando Alonso to skip the Grand...
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