Author Archives: Eric Hall

Open-Wheel Timeline, Part 1… The Sanctioning Bodies

Posted on September 6, 2012

The history of American Open Wheel Racing and its respective national championships are as confusing and intricate as any other aspect of the sport. Controversy between the various sanctioning bodies, participating manufacturers and of course the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

How I Saw It… Chicane Chicane Go Away Edition

Posted on September 4, 2012

Rain, chicanes, ultra compressed timetables and local political grandstanding did nothing to detract from the rousing success that was the Baltimore Grand Prix. After yet another successful race promoted by Andretti Sports Marketing and everything that comes with it, I … Continue reading →

Posted in RVM | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Into The Crystal Ball… Two Left, Make ‘em Count Edition

Posted on August 30, 2012

The resurrected and rebuilt Streets of Baltimore play host to the penultimate round of the 2012 championship. Amid financial uncertainty, the seemingly well attended event lives another year, once again, thanks to Andretti Sports Marketing. The battlegrounds for this weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Into the crystal ball | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How I saw It… That First Caution is a Doozy Edition

Posted on August 28, 2012

That really wasn’t that bad, and we have undoubtedly seen worse at Sonoma Raceway. Who had Sebastien Bourdais in the who-will-bring-the-first-yellow pool at work? I sure didn’t and I am shocked his unforced error was as dramatic as it was. … Continue reading →

Posted in RVM | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Into The Crystal Ball… Welcome to Wine Country Edition

Posted on August 23, 2012

Sonoma raceway is the third leg of the “trinity of boredom” and location of the final run to the championship. Barber Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio Sports Car complete said trinity, but if those two races were any indication of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Into the crystal ball | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Will Dallara Come to the Rescue, Again?

Posted on August 21, 2012

In 1996, Arie Luyendyk broke the single lap record at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 237.498 miles per hour. During that same qualifying attempt, he also broke the four lap average qualifying record with a speed of … Continue reading →

Posted in Airing of Grievances | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

On The Ground… MotoGP at IMS, 2011 Edition

Posted on August 16, 2012

(Note: WHAT?!? Another non-indycar related post? I know, I know; before anything else I was a fan of The Speedway so getting the chance to write about it is always exciting. I really enjoy these on-the-ground reports and many open … Continue reading →

Posted in On The Ground | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Champ Cars and Pikes Peak

Posted on August 15, 2012

The American open wheel championship has played host to a multitude of different types of racing facilities throughout its 100 plus year history. From the bricks of Indianapolis, to the open streets of Santa Monica; on the high banks of … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

On The Ground… IndyCar at Mid-Ohio

Posted on August 9, 2012

The Alarm was supposed to wake up at 5:45 race morning so I could get a good start on the nearly four hour drive out to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Honda Indy 200. Instead, the most intense lightning … Continue reading →

Posted in On The Ground | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

How I Saw it… The Yellow Free Doube-Shot Edition

Posted on August 7, 2012

Another one in the books at Mid-Ohio, and still not a single yellow to be seen in two races. I’m really liking this kinder and gentler, but way more hardcore style of racing we have seen the last few weeks. … Continue reading →

Posted in RVM | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment