Although I’ve got a Ton ‘O Great Memories from my 7
Indy 500’s Attended…
Seems like a Mega’ amount ‘O time has been
spent talking about Us Fans Indy 500 Traditions. For which I probably did
before? But definitely have been doing in earnest yearly since 2019, when I prefer
actually listening to the race being called via Old Fashioned Radio…
As I look forward each May to Hearing the
voices of Mark
Gravelly’ James, Davey Hamilton, Nicky Salt’ Yeoman, Jake The Riddler’ Query
and Michael Screech’ Young.
Along with
Hopefully my two favourite Pitlane Reporters Ryan Marin and Alex wolff on the
IndyCar Radio Network via Indycar.com’s Screen Reader Friendly webpage.
Especially since for reasons unknown, this year I haven’t been able to Pull Up
The Fan’s WFNI 1075AM Radio Broadcast via Zed Internets.
Whilst I
appreciate a fellow blogger echoing some of my past sentiments regarding NBC’s
Month ‘O May TV Coverage. Noting how it’s just a tad Bit too Mucho NASCAR
Centric, which I’ve previously scribbled about on No Fenders.
Nothing But Promotions?
as once again I eagerly await the
actual race beginning! But not All of the Bullshit Pre-race Banter, Err Hype upon
Ye Peacock, Uhm Big NBC. Which Y’all know totally stands for Nothing But
Commercials!
Since even though I like Leigh Diffey,
Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe, and try “Supporting” IndyCar’s television
partner by typically “watching,” Err listening to the races.
Yet I simply cannot fathom stomaching
Four-plus Hours of Queen Danica, ‘lil Ironhead’ (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) Steve “I
Knows Everything” Letarte and especially Rutledge “Bake Me A Cake” Wood’s Uber
Insightfulness, SPEW!
As I still say this is nothing more
than an multi Hours Infomercial primer’ for the upcoming RASSCAR’ Roundy round
season on NBC, BARF!
Not to mention I’ve never been a Fan of
Marty Snidely Whiplash! Snyder or Kevin The Wherewolf’ Lee’s Reading from a
Queue Card demeanour. OOPS, what’s that ‘bout Not saying Anything if you Don’t
Uhm? Oh Never Mind!
The legendous’ Dr. who…
Part of what I enjoy most about listening to
IndyCar Radio Broadcasts is how they’ve got more time to go Down various Wabbit
Holes’ that TV doesn’t, since they’re Nothing But commercials! But don’t get me
wrong, IndyCar Radio does it’s own version of what I tend to Bellow at Ye
Confuzer’s Speakers: Commercial City!
Nonetheless, I do enjoy how they get to spend
more time interviewing people and telling stories.
And since I simply could this year, I tuned
into copious amounts of two Practice Days, along with nearly the entire
Qualifying Day and Pole Day programmes…
Having listened via IndyCar Radio to Sunday’s
90mins Pole Day Practice session, the end of the Broadcast brought a Smile to
my Face. As they were wrapping up, Mark Gravelly’ James said just to put a Bow
upon The Flying Dutchman’s, nee Arie Luyendyk’s All time 236.986mph record
Qualifying run, the Fastest ever four lap Average at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, set on the second day of Qualifying in 1996.
Luyendyk Always credits that run to his race
Engineer, some Bloke named Tim Wardrop! As it was Fun hearingJames and Davey
Hamilton briefly reminisce about the late Dr. Who. With James saying unless
somebody introduced you to Him, you’d Never know who Tim Wardrop was. With
Davey saying He was a Bit wild behind the scenes and All you ever had to do was
look for the guy wearing the leather jacket! To which James said, He’d been
talking with somebody in the Media Center about how Dr. Who looked more like
the Manager for a British Rock Band…
As I had the good fortune of being introduced
to Messer Wardrop Wayback’ in Bloody 2007, following my Fantastic 2X Seater ride
with Davey Hamilton! Appropriately at the IMS Flagroom Bar, which No longer
exists.
And then met him several more times over the
following years, with the last being in 2012. When Tim was the Race Engineer
for somebody I took to calling “Mean Jean!” In that Abomination of a racecar
with the Luddi’ Boat Anchor in it’s Backside!
Y’all recall when 47yr old ex-Ferrari Formula 1
Driver Jean Alesi, then an Lotus Ambassador drove Tyce Carlson’s Fan Force
United Dallara/Lotus entry, which qualified last, some 16+ mph Slower than the
Pole speed!
As I can still remember No Fenders Offical’
Photographer Carpets asking Tim Wardrop if He wanted us to throw something
Ontrack in order to Help Alesi from getting lapped! For which Dave was totally
Jesting, as we were enjoying a late lunch on Car Day at Mother Speedway when
Tim joined us briefly.
And I was also Happy hearing Tim tell us that
Alesi was a Rea Racer!
Whilst also fondly recalling asking Dr. Who if
He was going to the Last Row Party? To which Tim blankly asked What’s That? And
upon informing Him, Tim said, Oh, I’d better go check that out, and off He went
with trademark leather jacket in hand…
http://www.nofenders.net/2012/10/sayonara-doctor-who.html
For which I’d forgotten about Fan Force United
having announced plans to run Stefan Stork’ Wilson in a 2015 Full Season
IndyCcar campaign, which never materialized due to Sponsorship woes.
Whilst I wasn’t aware that the team had hired
Buddy Lazier as Driving Coach for Messer Alesi a Decade ago, which makes me
think of the time Buddy and Tim allowed me to Butt into their conversation at
the Flagroom, as I interjected F1 trivia to fill in the Blanks in Thar
conversation.
Whilst as always, I’ll be hoping for an Upset winner Sunday! Along with listening to Jim Cornelison’s very enjoyable rendition of Back Home Again…
