Monthly Archives: May 2012

How I saw It… Race For The Ages, Edition

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

The most lead changes in race history, an almost last lap pass for the win, amazing restarts, close and tight racing, turbo engines, new chassis and a super competitive field; the 2012 edition of the Indianapolis 500 looked to have … Continue reading →

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Into the Crystal Ball… Its Indy Baby, Edition

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Throughout the month, I have been focused on speed and times and gossip. I have written about the infamous DW12 more times than I can remember. I have seen more coverage about late Dan Wheldon than I have since those … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Coke Lot

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Every year, a major part of my race-group’s Indy 500 experience is making home in the Coke Lots for the weekend. A few days of camping across the street from the Greatest Race Course in the World with some of … Continue reading →

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Bump Day Live Blog! (Update, The Final)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

FINAL UPDATE Amid much teeth gnashing, quietly spoken disagreement and silently shattered dreams Bump Day ended with more of a fizzle than a bang. As soon as the qualifying session went green, we saw all nine unqualified machines take to … Continue reading →

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Pole Day Live Blog!! (Final Update)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

UPDATE, THE FINAL Ryan Briscoe and Team Penske found their pole and I am not the least bit surprised. I wish it would have been Helio, but what are you going to do? After a really fun five hours of … Continue reading →

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Practice Rewind… Massive Indy Edition

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

What a week it’s been! After six days of intense on track action and slowly rising speeds, there is still no true picture on how qualifying will shake out. We always assume that the big dogs will bubble to the … Continue reading →

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Social Media Garage… What’s It All About?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

The first annual Social Media Garage is primed to kick off in just a few short days at the World’s Greatest Race Course. I will be joining a few of my partners in crime compatriots in Formula 1 garage 35 … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Opening Weekend

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

What more could you want in central Indiana? We have got a week of gorgeous weather ahead of us and by the end of opening weekend we saw every team but the engine-less dragon crew put at least a few … Continue reading →

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From Place Fan to Race Fan

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Why do 300,000+ people show up to watch our open wheel hero’s take the green flag each and every May, but we cant get half that many to consistently watch a the rest of the season? This is the very … Continue reading →

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Four Races in and Twelve to Go, What Have We Learned?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Ok, we all know it’s May, but there is still the little matter of the 2012 championship trail. With four races down, the first quarter of the season is in the bag. Teams and drivers have twelve more chances, plus … Continue reading →

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