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Indycar Lore… 1980 CRL Season
What had started in 1978 as an honest attempt at increasing the marketability of championship racing sanctioned by The United States Auto Club, spiraled out of control almost instantly. The “White Paper”, a simple inter-team memo, sparked the formation of … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1980, CART, Championship Racing League, CRL, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indycar, indycar lore, USAC
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Open-Wheel Timeline, Part 1… The Sanctioning Bodies
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
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Tagged AAA, ACA, CART, ChampCar, History, Indycar, indycar history, IRL, MCA, Old things easily forgotten, USAC
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Indycar Lore Pt.3; The Fastest
It has been more than a few months since the last installment of indycar lore, so in the bleak tundra that is the off season… might as well pick it back up now. I have great aspirations for this series … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged CART, closed course speed record, Fastest cars in the world, fastest indy 500, fastest race in history, indycar lore, IRL, USAC
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What 1984 Taught Me About 2012
Oh boy, we are in quite the pickle right now. ChampCar-ification, CART 2.0, IRL Lite; these descriptive metaphorical links to the past are beginning to plague the indycar social media airwaves. Lines in the sand are drawn and it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Vomit, History
Tagged Board Track Racing, CART, ChampCar, Indycar, indycar 2012 season, IRL, Old things easily forgotten
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Into The Crystal Ball… The NEW New Hampshire Edition
The Magic Mile welcomes back open wheel racing this Sunday, after a 13 year hiatus. New Hampshire Motor Speedway saw four years of CART racing from 1992 through 1995. In 1996, the newly formed IRL inherited the race and ran … Continue reading
Posted in Into the crystal ball
Tagged AJ Foyt Enterprises, Andretti Autosport, CART, dallara, Dario Franchitti, Ganassi, Ganassi Deux, Graham Rahal, Honda, IRL, KV Racing, Magic Mile, movethatblock.com Indy 225, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Newman/Haas, Penske, Pippa Mann, RLL Racing, Takuma Sato, TK, Will Power
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Into the Crystal Ball… The Heartland of Canada Edition
This week, INDYCAR goes north of the border for the first of two races in Canada; Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario. Way back in 1967, USAC visited Mosport, with Bobby Unser taking the win. The Molson Diamond Indy was run … Continue reading
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Tagged Andretti Autosport, CART, Exhibition Place, Ganassi, Honda Indy Toronto, HVM Racing, Indycar, James Hinchchliffe, Marco Andretti, Michael Andretti, Mosport, Newman/Haas, Oriol Seriva, Penske, Porkchop, Road/Street, Simona De Silvestro, Toronto, USAC, Will Power
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