As who’s that IndyCar
driver participating in the Mexican Grand Prix FP-1 (Free Practice) session
this October?
Otay, Y’all are probably getting tired about reading of your
fairly Humble No Fenders Head Scribe having been on Holiday again, Righto? And
being in a virtual motor racing News Blackout for nearly a Fortnight thru this
year’s Milwaukee Mile Double Header weekend…
As here’s just some of the news I missed, with arguably the
biggest being NASCAR’s announcement of going to Mexico in 2025. As the Taxicab
Bombers will invade the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez permanent road course,
site of the Mexican Grand Prix next June in a points paying race.
Naturally this is another strike against IndyCar, and Penske
Entertainment in particular! With Penske’s No. 1 Puffed Shirt Mark Miles
earning a new, very unflattering nickname regarding His CEO title, Youch! Since
it just seems to nasty to type! (With the Executive portion being changed to
something Brown)
As Y’all know my Numero Uno IndyCar driver just so happens
to hail from Monterey Mexico, Pato Who? And has been beating His Head upon the
Safer Barrier trying to get an IndyCar race in His Home country the past three
years.
And due to Miles less than flattering words, which I missed.
O’Ward’s taken out two Billboards simply saying Pato Who? One on the way to the
Nashville Super Speedway, and once coming to I-465 in Indianapolis later this
year. Uhm, can Y’all say Butterfingers!
While perusing the RASCAR news, I came across an enjoyable
Podcast with Marco Andretti. Who I didn’t even know was racing in ARCA and
Trucks this year. Not to mention shortly becoming a father.
It’s a good interview with Marco, who’s just a straight
shooter with no BS! And gives a lot of good information between His former
IndyCar ride and wraslin’ Stock Cars and PickemUps’…
https://racer.com/2024/08/29/podcast-marco-andrettis-transition-to-nascar/
And since I missed both Dutch and Italian Grands Prix, I
don’t have anything substantive to report upon Formula 1…
Thus naturally I was Cornfuzed when I heard this Harry
whoever Chap mentioning some Colapinto name during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix,
Cola Who? As little did I know that Williams had sacked Logan Sargeant after He
wrote off another chassis during the Dutch Grand Prix! Being replaced by FIA
Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the season. As the 21yr
old Argetinian is a member of the Williams Driver Academy.
As Colapinto has shone brilliantly to date. Scoring His
maiden points with an eighth place finish in Baku, along with outqualifying
team leader Alex Albon in only His second F1 outing…
On this side of Ye Gory Puddle’, Chip Ganassi Racing
confirmed the already known news that CGR would indeed be downsizing to only
three IndyCar entries next year in light of the forthcoming Charter system. Yet
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Ganassi will field a two car Indy NXT
program beginning next year. Which will undoubtably utilize some of it’s
“Discarded” IndyCar staff. As the Nos. 11 and 4 entries will be shuttered.
Arse-sumedly Kyffin Simpson, who’s father’s enterprise
Ridgline Oil brings major sponsorship to CGR will “slide” into the No. 8 entry
next year alongside Scott Dixon and reigning IndyCar Champion Alex Palou.
The only question left for Cheep’ is whether or not He’ll
find a new Sports Car operation to field for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship season? Along with where will current IndyCar drivers
Marcus Armstrong and Linus Lundqvist land?
As Lundqvist clinched this year’s IndyCar rookie Of the Year
(ROY) title at Milwaukee…
Meanwhile, the Sports Car world saw the FIA World Endurance
Championship (WEC) make it’s lone United States appearance at the Circuit Of
The Americas (COTA) over the Labour Day weekend. As the Lone Star Le Mans race
was won by the privateer No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari P499, driven by thee Krakow
Kid’, aka Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye.
The lower tier LM GT3 category was won by Heart of Racing’s
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo with Team Boss Ian James, Danny Mancinelli and
Andrea Riberasclaiming a dominant win on Home soil.
On a side note, local Texan Ben Keating went from being a
spectator to getting a last minute call-up to race aboard the No. 88
ProtonCompetition Ford Mustang GT3. Learning that Keating is a third generation
Ford Dealer and has four Ford Dealerships in Texas…
In the worst kept secret, Cadillac finally made it official
that Wayne Taylor Racing will be running a two car Caddy’ V-Series.R IMSA
GTPFactory program alongside Action Express Racing’s (AXR) Whelen Engineering
Cadd-Oh-lac’ #31 entry next year.
General Motors reportedly asked that the new two car effort
replacing the outgoing Chip Ganassi Racing effort be simply known as Wayne
Taylor Racing due to it’s winning heritage with WTR previously. Even though
it’s definitely a WTR Andretti entry.
Lastly, and I only heard the results after Tacoma Bureua
Chief Mary Ellen asked me if I wanted to know about the MotoGP race? Before
telling me that thee Alien’, ergo Marc Marquez had won in Spain at Aragon.
As it was the Pinball Wizard’s first victory in an astounding 1,043 days!
