So Race Fans,
What's Up? Like what in thee HELL is all of the consternation over the alleged
Team Penske conspiracy Broo Ha-Ha at 2 in RAIN Soaked T.O. Eh! With even 'Ol
'R, aka Robin Miller pointedly asking Derrick Walker if there was any truth to
the wide ranging belief he'd done The Captain a favour after being a longtime
ex-Roger Penske employee...
FREAKIN' IS MY BIZ'
I've been a loyal Fan of Speed Freaks and Duh
Freak Nation' since 'Wayback in late 'Twenty-oh-Seven, first having found them
by accident when searching for Somme-thun' to listen to on my 'lil transistor
radio when visiting Blogmeister Miguel's Houseianna in Scottsdale late one
night, which I briefly scribbled 'bout in early December, 2007;
And thus, I listen to them frequently, agree
with a lot of what they say, have received FREE Swag' from Crash and always
appreciate how they almost always reply immediately to my KURR-RAZY emails...
Yet for reasons unknown, I found myself
getting torqued off at Crash Gladys's rant about how HORRIFIC the IndyCar officiating
was in Toronto, Sunday night following the two races, (7/20) while the
nefarious Penske favourtism got more traction then I-T deserved; URGH!
OFFICIATING DU
JOUR'
Ok, I get I-T! 'lil Mikey Andretti was having
a 'Mega Hissy-fit on Pitlane 'cause he thought the rulebook had been bent in
"The Captain's" favour, presumably? But then again, when isn't Mikey'
having a Ham's Sandwich up Y'all know what! When things aren't goin' in his
favour, eh?
As yeah, I found it a bit odd myself that DJ
WillyP' (Will Power) was gonna come out smelling like a rose after letting duh
"Red Mist" soak thru him on lap-1 of the race; BUTT! Team Penske's prowess
for hustlin' the No. 12 back to the garage 'N getting it fixed wasn't
unordinary, since this is exactly what they'd done during the 2012 Fontana
finale, albeit under Green-flag conditions instead, while trying to save
Power's bacon! As their lightening quick response to the situation actually
made a very large smirk grow upon my face instead.
and whilst everybody's Wingeing' on 'bout how
Penske got another "Unfair Advantage," although I cannot find the exact
wording, I'm fairly certain that Formula 1 teams are allowed to change tyres,
at the very least - perhaps even work upon the cars during their Red-flag
periods. As I know this is splitting hairs, or being overly technical, or some
might say anal, but!
Why wasn't the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton
either forced to start from Pitlane or be outright DSQ'ed (Disqualified) if
rival teams had felt so inclined to file a protest for NOT replacing his, and
subsequently Nico Rosberg's brakes with like-for-like components, i.e.;
Brembo's for Brembo front brakes and NOT being allowed to change the rear
brakes composition for an older specification? (As Hamilton's chassis's front
brakes were switched to Carbon Industries instead...)
As I'm certain the "Safety" card
was played by Mercedes during this incident, yet it seems that
"Professor" (Steve) Matchett was pretty adamant how the F1 rule book
specified only exact "Like-for-like" component part replacements after
the cars had gone into Parc Ferme conditions were allowed. As I simply point
this out to show that IndyCar isn't the only racing series who's officials
make snap judgments over the course of a
race weekend...
Now am I saying that IndyCar's officiating has
been spot-on? Hardly, as they'd admitted to cock-ups, most notably Scott
Dixon's penalty for reviewing the wrong video tape while he was leading at
Mid-Ohio, I believe? Along with other finicky rules judgments, not to mention
when is a block not a block Taku-san', eh?
Since if Sato didn't deliberately chop-block Joseph Newgarden for the
lead at Brazil, then I don't know what a block is!
But with a-L-L of that said, Y'all gotz to
asks yourselfs; would you really wanna
return to the rumblin', stumblin', and definitely BUNGLIN!" Dazes 'O
'Billybob Brazenheartz, aka Brian Barnhart?
And while an Open Wheel Racing Purist might
argue that being allowed to return a car to the garage and make repairs during
a race shouldn't be allowed, certainly this is far better than Formula One's
current regulations that spare cars aren't allowed to be built up pre-race and
allow one team's driver to return to action if their chassis is destroyed
during a crash and subsequent Red-flag period! As I'd prefer to have as many
drivers taking part in the race as safely possible. Obviously not wishing to
see concussed or injured drivers allowed to unwisely return to the fray, etc.
Hence, NO! After reading Meesh's latest Blog
entry, I think IndyCar on the whole has
bigger fish to fry, especially as us Fans go, in regards to the series' overall
health & well-being.
While I'm not gonna sit here, reputedly
hiding in my Mum's basement, smugly concealed behind the veil 'O all knowing
"Keyboard Warriors" and spew over how lame IndyCar did upon figuring
out "Weather" or not to run/cancel the race Saturday, or the apparent
lack of informing the masses what time & TV channel the races would be on,
apparent lack 'O back-up plans, etc. Nope, instead I'll just let Y'all ponder
thee OLD-est IndyCar Blogger Geo. Phillips Questione if Double Headers have
worn out their welcome or not?
While I myself have grown overly weary of
hearing that catch-all excuse for the
total CLUSTERFUCK Starship HC', (Hulman & Co.) Marcus "I've Got a
Plan!" Miles and IndyCar have done with our "Condensed"
schedule, by proclaiming this is a Wink-Wink, Nudge-Nudge
"Transition" year, as Earth-to-IndyCar! Somebody named Randy
"The Candyman" Bernard used that WORN OUT phrase how many years ago?
As C'mon, somebody tell the truth and admit it's all to appease NBCSN's owner
comca$t and NOT compete against its
multi-billion dollar NASCAR contract...
As when I was searchin' for that long
forgotten Evel Knievel story I'd posted a zillion years ago, ironically it was
followed by the post titled Champ Car MIA, largely in regards to my having
purchased airfare to fly to Phoenix for the Champ Car World Series (CCWS)
season finale that never was...
As when I re-read it, the story tends to make
me think of the current plight of today's
Indy Car Series, as I've already belabored the feeling that ALL Hulman
& Co is concerned about is protecting
their profit margin & keeping Mother Speedway profitable, while the rest of
the series be DAMNED!
As it's such a pity, since the On-track
product is pretty darn good, with an amazing variety of winners &
Pole-sitters once again this season, nearly double-digits for both I believe,
along with a pretty entertaining title chase occurring.
Yet all I hear is the negativity over Penske
getting another "Unfair Advantage, and the officiating SUCKS! Blah-blah-blah;
But NOBODY'S gonna say anything 'bout how Piss Poor the series current &
future scheduling is; WTF indeedy!!!
As first Edmonton, and now possibly Toronto's
gone? Like are they really gonna be that
STUPID to KILL off a feverish 'Kuhnaidiun market & Fan base and go race in
Abu Dhabi instead?
As like I said, suddenly it feels like Ground
Hog Day; Err 2007 all over once again, as I definitely feel uneasy about the
future of IndyCar racing! Yet like Meesh, I certainly hope I'm wrong and that
perhaps Mr. Miles can improve the show.
But if we're this deep into the ridiculously
short season, and there's still NO adequate current title sponsor merchandise
easily accessible for the remaining fans and Diehard loyalists to spend their
hard earned Dinero upon, then how in the HELL is the series ever going to grow?
Hmm? Then again, guess we're NO longer
lamenting the miserable television ratings, eh? As surely those vaunted
"Body-by-Mennen AFX Aurora" ("Bore-E-olis") Aerokits and artificially
turning up the boost to inflate qualifying speeds at Mother Speedway will
miraculously cause everyone to be
spellbound by the "New & Improved" IndyCar series, right?
And I'm NOT even gonna pontificate upon how
both Champ Car & IRL have attempted to crack the Asian market in years
past; Can Y'all say China? Leaving the Pacific Northwest. Running two day races
in Houston in the middle 'O summer, along with the hottest month of the
year in California, not to mention the
SUN severely affecting the driver's vision, saturating the Midwest marketplace
or having NO yearly race date stability; Oh Never Mind! As what was that old
song-line they sung on All in The
Family? Oh yeah; Those were The Days...
