indycar Stories - Pop Off Valve
Transforming IndyCar from a topic to a story
I'm going to make an admission that will probably get me in hot water with the Indy-rati out there. I was born in Indianapolis on race weekend. I spent most of my early life only blocks away from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But until I finished college, the only IndyCar race I ever watched...
Beaux Barfield takes first step into vast IndyCar minefield
The first person that Beaux Barfield ought to call, now that he has been officially announced as the inheritor of the worst job in organized motorsports, is the NHL's Brendan Shanahan. Those of you who follow professional ice hockey don't need to be told who Shanahan is. For the rest, let's...
Barnhart ouster treats symptom, but illness remains
It's not like this wasn't coming for months. Still, that didn't keep Robin Miller from virtually tripping over his moustache and "paddock paunch" to be first out the door with the news. The Daily Prophet could hardly have been more enthusiastic about Lord Voldemort's demise than Miller was to make...
Function following form: The struggle to adapt performance to a traditional aesthetic
The much-publicized growing pains of the Dallara DW12 "next-generation" IndyCar should not surprise anyone. Marshall Pruett over at SPEED has all of the nitty-gritty details about why the car is having its developmental issues, and his piece is definitely worth the read. But if you want to know...
Thanksgiving thoughts from a real turkey
Nobody's ever accused me of being vibrantly original in my writing, and this blog post isn't going to change that anytime soon. It's a standard trope for most writers when we hit the American Thanksgiving holiday - you write something about the things you're thankful for. Hell, this isn't even my...
Today in Terrible Ideas: An IndyCar road race at the Brickyard...?
I've been doing my best lately to be as positive as possible given the events of October. It has been a difficult, but rewarding, process to mine the bright spots from a period in time that, if I'm being honest, can pretty much suck it. But occasionally a situation requires blunt, harsh...
Walking the thin line between danger and safety
And I said "Please turn the tide" But no one was listening I walk a thin line And I said "Fate takes time" But no one was listening I walk a thin line. Fleetwood Mac -Walk a Thin Line After declining ratings and attendance figures, coupled with increasingly duller races, put them in crisis mode a...
The Paddock Pulse: November 9 Edition
HEY, YOU OUT THERE - yeah, you! The ones putting up your holiday decorations already! STOP YOUR HERESY AND LISTEN!!! Ahem. Well, I actually didn't have anything to say - I just want you crazy folks to stop putting up Christmas trees and singing Andy Williams songs IN THE MIDDLE OF FREAKING...
The Paddock Pulse: November 2 Edition
So now it's November, and if your stores are anything like the ones around here, the Christmas decorations are already going on the shelves. Pretty sure they're turning on the 24/7 holiday music on at least one FM station, too. Of course, what these people don't know is that November is not a...
The Paddock Pulse: October 26 Edition
In the aftermath of the tragic events at the IndyCar World Championship in Las Vegas, it's sometimes hard for people to know how to proceed. The Paddock Pulse has always been our weekly dual-purpose snarkfest and blogger fluffing. Last week that understandably changed because of the proximity to...
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