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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
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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
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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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My Take on Officiating
Although I could say that the hot button issue since Toronto was officiating problems, this is in issue that has haunted the IRL and now INDYCAR since its inception. The original IRL officiating staff was created amid major back to … Continue reading
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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Indycar History is as Varied as the Tracks… Part 2
Last week I looked at historic first visits to the different types of track configurations the indycars have raced on in the past. Here is part two as well as the final time the series visited the respective tracks. Final … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, anotherindycarblog, ChampCar, Darlington Raceway, DuQuoin fair grounds, Elgin Road Race, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Indycar, Mario Andretti, Milwaukee Mile, Mines Field, Old things easily forgotten, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Sebastien Bourdais, Thompson International Speedway, USAC
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Indycar History is as Varied as the Tracks… Part 1
Open wheel, championship style racing has visited many different types of tracks through outs is 100+ year history. From street circuits to dirt tracks, the variety of tracks that the big cars have visited is, indeed as impressive as it … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, anotherindycarblog, Board Track Racing, Cactus Cup, Dario Resta, Dirt Track Racing, Eric Hall, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Morris Park, Old things easily forgotten, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Portland, Road Racing, Roosevelt Raceway, Santa Monica, Sheepshead Bay, Tacoma Speedway, USAC, Vanderbilt Cup
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