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BlogPost: Delayed
We would like to apologize to those readers who have tuned in to view Mark's comment on the race at Sonoma this weekend. Our coverage of professional chihuahua racing has run a little over, and we wil...
Random Stuff: 08/18/2008
Robins RumorsOpen wheel's shock jock Robin Miller created a storm of discussion this weekend when he announced a "rumor" that AGR intends to give Kim Green the boot, withdraw from ALMS, and enter Dani...
IndyCar Priorities
The announcement last week of the TV deal between Versus and the IRL was met with a giant "ohhhhhh crap" from much of the IndyCar fan community. Most everyone has been annoyed with ESPN's attitude tow...
Tires are hard to figure out
I am not one who enjoys the failures of Nascar. Nascar stands for everything I love about racing. Haulers, lucky dogs, competition yellows, and "the chase" are all things that define racing to me. Th...
In this corner...
With 31 career wins, 262 career starts, 74 podium finishes, at 5'10" and weighing in at 190 lbs, he is know for his love of French drivers, IRL rulings , and the Dallara chassis... ... the "Thrill fro...
In quest for readers...
I am getting a good laugh out of this whole Danica/Milka thing. Just to get it out of the way, my opinion: they are both idiots. That is about as far as it goes on my care-o-meter. What I do find inte...
Rain Or Shine... It's Open Wheel Time
Well, I am back. I moved into a new house so that I have more room to store useless racing memorabilia. Now things are back to normal, and I was able to catch up on the open wheel happenings this week...
Professor Apex: Merging Web Traffic
Some fans are skeptical of the open wheel merger hype. Recently I read a forum post that suggested that increased interest only exists in the minds of fans and biased sports writers. Refusing to drink...
Steady Eddie
Eddie Gossage stunned and amazed racing fans around the world, when he made it known that ovals are the future of AOW. Imagine the GM of the Texas Motor Speedway saying such a thing.Anyone who knows m...
Vitor's Flying Front Page
IndyCar made front page of the sports section today here in Milwaukee. The Journal Sentinel had an amazing shot of Vitor Meira in flight. Surprisingly, they covered Ryan's win with minimal mention of...
Marks Milwaukee Mile Memo
Good show at the Mile all aroundWe were treated to a good show at the Mile over the weekend. Perfect weather complimented the exceptional schedule. We arrived at the track early on both Saturday and S...
IndyCar:The Next Generation
Well, its official. This whole season is one big conspiracy created by Tony George and Gene Simmons. Void.. I apologize for mocking your crazy conspiracy theories. As I was sitting in the stands at t...
Briscoe Thankful For IMS Security
Qualifying begins tomorrow at the Milwaukee Mile for the AJ Foyt 225. They will be using the 4 lap qualifying format, which is a first for the track. Kudos to the Mile. They have put together an outst...
Milwaukee Is Nothing New
One question has been on the mind of all open wheel fans this year: When will the transitional teams become competitive on the ovals. With Rahal's win at St. Petersburg, it was proven that N/H/L had n...
My First Indy 500: Final Thoughts
I am still trying to process my trip to Indy last weekend since my brain was in overload mode the entire time. Now a few days later I am finally grasping the history behind that place. Before we left ...
92nd Indy 500:The Morning After
We have a couple things we want to do this morning, and then its back home. We are a little bummed that the trip is over, but luckily Milwaukee is in 6 days. Did I mention 27 cars on a track under hal...
Dixon Gets His
Scott Dixon put the beat down on that field today. TK said it in an interview before the race: "You don't chose to win at this place, it chooses you". TK himself was punished for messing with destiny....
Light Racing...
Things worked out well today. The sun was shining and hardly a cloud in the sky. We decided to skip the parade and head over to the track for the re-scheduled Freedom 100. It was a good choice in my o...
Carb Day: First Impressions
Well, we made it down here for carb day. No thanks to the highway 65 closings. Luckily we had the GPS. I will stop complaining though. I consider myself privileged just to be here. Everything seemed u...
27 At The Milwaukee Mile
I just heard on the local radio that the AJ Foyt 225 will run up to 27 cars this year. According to Jim Tretow (VP at the Mile), they plan to reconfigure the pit stalls if necessary. So it doesn't sou...
2008 Indy 500 Events: What To Do
I will be off to my first Indy 500 in 3 days, and as usual, I am just planning things now...Luckily, the folks over at track forum provided me with loads of ideas. We will be arriving sometime Friday ...
Great Stuff From Cheever/Goodyear
Just a quick blurb while watching the bump day coverage. I am trying to figure out what I am enjoying more... the qualifying runs... or the fireworks between Cheever and Goodyear.Good stuff.. ...
Pole Day, Paul Tracy, Indy Stuff For Me
Let the qualifications begin. It sounds like the weather will be nice today, hopefully a drastic change from the last week. Predictions are running wild and the rumor mill is churning.The latest rumor...
Tony Stewart: Here Is Our Offer
Tony was back at IMS yesterday, looking to see some real racing action. They say he was there for his midget/sprint teams... but we all know the real reason. He has always been open to the idea of com...
Rookies Pass Indy 500 Bootcamp
Yesterday was day one of rookie orientation. Will Power was not only the first on the track, but also ended the day with a top speed of 220.694 mph. By comparison, last year Michael Andretti ran faste...
IndyCar Guest Drivers?
Ok, even I can't possibly believe that Eddie Gossage's offer to JR is going to work out. And I have run with some pretty crazy ideas in the past. But it presents an interesting thought. Could this be ...
1969 Indy 500
Thanks SportsCarBruce... ...
Countdown To The 500
And so here we are, next up.. May. And what a month it will be. Especially for me.This year I will be attending the 500 for the first time.. live and in person. You see.. I am too cheap to buy a big s...
What's Next? What's the Score Here?
Jason Peters wrote an outstanding article about what needs to happen before IndyCar can become popular again. At the moment things look good because of the unification and the Dana-fication of the ser...
Dixon on Wisconsin Morning Show
Here in Milwaukee it seems that the IndyCar hype is beginning early, which is a good thing for the Mile.With the unification bringing additional tracks into the series next year, many are wondering if...