Tag Archives: Old things easily forgotten

How Did We Get Here? Pt. 3 The Indy Effect

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Eric Hall

(NOTE: This post originally appeared on OpenPaddock.net on 1/27/2014. My writing at OP will all be archived here to keep my work compiled in a single location at least one week after originally appearing at OpenPaddock.net.) (NOTE 2: Part one … Continue reading →

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How Did We Get Here? Pt. 1 When Did We Start?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Eric Hall

(NOTE: This post originally appeared on OpenPaddock.net on 1/13/2014. My writing at OP will all be archived here to keep my work compiled in a single location at least one week after originally appearing at OpenPaddock.net.) The prospect of American … Continue reading →

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Grand Prix of Indy, a Few Local Reactions

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Eric Hall

Road racing is on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and there were more than a few questions concerning the whole package. As the self-appointed every-mans indianpolis based indycar lifer and racing addict, I think some pedestrian opinion could be just … Continue reading →

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Open-Wheel Timeline, Part 1… The Sanctioning Bodies

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Eric Hall

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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So… What Really Happened in 1905?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Eric Hall

This week on as the world turns, AAA edition, we take a peek back to 1905; when the recently created AAA Contest Board sanctioned the very first points paying championship in the western hemisphere. The legality of this championship, like … Continue reading →

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What 1984 Taught Me About 2012

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Eric Hall

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 →

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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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Indycar History is as Varied as the Tracks… Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Eric Hall

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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Indycar History is as Varied as the Tracks… Part 1

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Eric Hall

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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