Gateway Preview
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Welcome to a first-time ever Saturday race preview. I figure if they can
change up the schedule this weekend, so can I. Besides, it’s a two-day show
– so d...
Morning Warmup at Mid-Ohio
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(Photo credit: Joe Skibinski, Penske Entertainment)Hello again!I haven't
updated anything here in a while, but I hope you have been following me on
Fronts...
Resurrected
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Somehow, I managed to resurrect this website. Dear IMS, This domain is
still up for negotiations. Y’all stole my tag line. Heart Emoji,-Will
Could the Nationals Sweep and Does Anyone Care?
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Game 2 of the World Series was close throughout, as the teams were tied at
2 runs apiece heading into the seventh inning, but that doesn’t necessarily
mean...
Bourdais Goes Back-To-Back
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The 2018 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg consisted of 110 laps. Robert
Wickens, a rookie, led 69. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver started
from pole an...
Reinventing IndyCar Oval Presentation – Part II
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Part One yesterday lamented an apathetic neglect of quality oval venues in
IndyCar today. Even a cursory look at venue balance over time validates
the the...
Quiet Execution Speaks Volumes
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Verizon Wireless may not be garnering the attention it once did, when it
premiered as IndyCar Series title sponsor, but they quietly doubled down,
this Ma...
I miss my friend…
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While I’m waiting for the practice to start, I figured I would blow the
dust of the old blog and clear the cobwebs. This was written on the plane
on my way...
Happy Festivus … and Goodbye
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Today is Festivus, a holiday that sprang from the loins or our pop culture,
specifically the TV show Seinfeld. Read more about it here. Two elements of
Fes...
Daily Photo Challenge: Week 2 Means Water
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*Even Lone Star JR raced in the rain - at Elkhart Lake in 1986**T*he poem
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge included the famous
lines,...
A farewell to More Front Wing
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The time has come to say goodbye. Here, we offer our heartfelt farewells
and thanks for all of the wonderful memories from five great years of More
Front W...
THIS JUST IN… I have a face for radio
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Stuff has happened. Adventures are happening. More things will happen. At
the beginning of 2014, I picked up a new client (for my company,
http://www.242MP...
Shutting Down
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I’ve struggled with writing this since before Long Beach, and the words
don’t seem to be coming any easier today than they did a few weeks ago.
Effective t...
End of a season
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In the end, it came down to three points. An American accepted the Astor
Cup with the title only decided at the checkered flag. An American stood in
vic...
Fuelgate 2011
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Feathers are flying on Twitter this afternoon as the link to this article
is making the rounds. In short, the article quotes an unnamed team source
questio...
Tweaking the Restart Procedure: A Middle Ground
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Gnashing of teeth! Wailing and lamentations! Tearing of flesh! IndyCar
is changing its restart procedure!
IndyCar announced at Randy Bernard's "State of...
An Announcement
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We've switched to a new WordPress layout. Click here.
If you've been getting to the site through its Blogspot address, know that
this page will no longer b...
2011 Silly Season Update
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So with Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball joining Chip Ganassi Racing, and
JR Hildebrand joining Panther this week as well, I figure it is time to
post a ne...
Time to Kill the Brickyard 400?
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Those who have followed the ebb and flow of my writing here know that I
have frequently held up NASCAR as a successful U.S. motorsports business
with whic...
Mrs JP's New Adventures in Satellite TV
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JP and I have been enjoying Dish Network so far. We’ve got HD programming
on two TVs and a DVR that can share programming between two TVs. It also
seems to...
THE UNITED STATES OF MEDIOCRITY, REDUX.
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*SPECIAL EDITOR'S NOTE:* We're thrilled to announce the debut of Peter's
first work of fiction, "St. Michael of Birmingham." Make no mistake, it
doesn't ...
Weekend Update
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Well, as expected it was a busy weekend, and I ended up spending a few
hours yesterday working on some music that I had to finish. To be fair, I
also ma...
2021 Indy 500: Driver Achievements
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You may know the names but can you remember what they have done? It can be
hard to remember just what 33 drivers have accomplished. I made some notes
to re...
2019: THE MAN OF THE YEAR IN MOTORSPORTS
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*The one on the left. An absolute, 100 percent, no-brainer choice for what
he accomplished on-and-off the track. Congratulations, Roger Penske.
@Team_Pe...
Stephens and Telitz awarded Team USA Scholarship
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Michai Stephens, 22, and Aaron Telitz,22, were announced as recipients of
the 2014 Team USA Scholarship and will travel to Europe to represent the
U.S. in ...
Now Available in a Grab Bag!
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Hey, kids. For all six of you who may still be checking this site from time
to time and who may not have had me personally tell you either in person or
ove...
Where's the toaster?
So that's how Danica's racing F1?