Category Archives: Personal

Is It March Yet?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

#isitmarchyet Yes it is! We have finally made it to the closing weeks of the six month off season. Six months?! That’s akin to cruel and unusual punishment; a rant for another day. But, here we are a mere 20 … Continue reading →

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Reset

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

So, here we find ourselves again. Welcome back! Insert excuses galore, but the break was more due to soul searching than anything else. A few nights ago, I was navigating the crazy waters of youtube and stumbled across the much … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dan Wheldon

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

There isn’t much more to say about the man that was Dan Wheldon. Many amazing columns have been written by people far more skilled than I. And honestly, what more is there to be added? October 16th will always be … Continue reading →

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Burnouts and Fandom at IMS

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Programming Note: I am awash with guilt because NASCAR and Grand-Am are receiving features on a website specifically devoted to indycar racing. However, this weekend’s events took place at our open wheel home so we were all paying a bit … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Shameless Self Promotion

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

A shocking string of events has led to yours truly becoming the indycar feature writer for an upstart British motorsports magazine. Podium Magazine thought my incendiary commentary was exactly what their magazine was missing. I know I know, how was … 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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What Indy Means

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

May in Indianapolis. More than a month; more than a race; more than an event. For 300,000 people, May in Indianapolis is a way of life. For a healthy contingency of these people, eleven months out of the year are … Continue reading →

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Attention all Historians: IndyCar Need Us, A Call to Action

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

There is no place like Wikipedia on the web. For better or worse, it is the largest public information repository to be found anywhere; all user created and maintained. In some eyes, wiki has a poor reputation with good reasons. … Continue reading →

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The Power of a Hat

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

As unusual as it may be, I have never been one to root for a specific team or driver. I have always held the opinion that I just want to see good racing week in and week out; a close … Continue reading →

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An Evening With INDYCAR

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

I am sure you will read pages upon pages of writing breaking down what happened at the state of INDYCAR presentation. There are many, better qualified word hacks to dissect what each and every item means, but that man is … Continue reading →

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