Category Archives: Airing of Grievances

Dallara, IndyCar, Randy Bernard and Black Helicopters

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Eric Hall

It’s January 19th, one day after Honda and Chevrolet submitted their final designs for their spiffy 2015 aerokits; a glorious day for sure. But here we sit with no images or anything really too concrete regarding what we may be … Continue reading →

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On The Grounds: Grand Prix of Indianapolis Edition

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Eric Hall

Saturday was the day that changed it all for one mid-twenties place fan. I had convinced my younger brother to attend the inaugural GP of Indianapolis with me and I was determined to show him the intricate nuances of road … Continue reading →

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Will Dallara Come to the Rescue, Again?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Eric Hall

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 →

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Airing of Grievances… The False Hope Edition

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Eric Hall

The rumor mill was churning  today about the possible addition of Scuderia Coloni to the 2013 indycar grid. Admittedly, the talk comes on the heels of the team’s abrupt departure from Formula 1 feeder series GP2 so it may just … Continue reading →

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Airing of Grievances… The Aerokit Edition

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Eric Hall

July 15th, 2010. A day remembered in infamy, a day of holograms, a day of ICONIC proportions,  a day the open wheel world was going to take a turn for the better. Hate it or love it, our fate for … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour, Oh How I Miss You

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Eric Hall

I know, it isn’t May yet but I cannot help myself from diving into IMS and Indy 500 topics a bit early. Why would it matter? I respect that the Indy 500 and all of the history and mythology that … Continue reading →

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Vegas Positioning

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Eric Hall

The loss of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a thematic one. In a time when indycar racing is scraping by in anonymity and irrelevance, we are running away from a facility that actually wanted to see us run. Add to … Continue reading →

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What’s Going on in Indy Lights?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Eric Hall

The Firestone Indy Lights Series, the final run of the Mazda Road to Indy, is theoretically the best way to get into the INDYCAR Series. Lights gets to visit many of the same tracks that the larger, more powerful indycars … Continue reading →

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I Have A Bad Feeling…

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Eric Hall

As I type this on Tuesday afternoon, we are all waiting with bated breath for Curt Cavin to tell the masses that there is a lit fire in the bell tower, that a decision has been handed down concerning the … Continue reading →

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My Take on Officiating

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Eric Hall

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 →

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