When Takuma Sato made a brave move down the inside of Dario Franchitti on the last lap of the Indy 500, he thought he was three corners away from drinking the milk. Moments later he spun into the barriers, missing the chance of a lifetime to make history at the Brickyard. But talking to the […]
View PostThe Indy Experience – Drunken Chicken
One of the great things about traveling is discovering new cultures. One wouldn’t necessarily associate that aspect with going to Indianapolis, located smack in the middle of the American Midwest. But after eating a few burgers too many, I discovered a tiny restaurant called Yat’s. The place serves excellent, uncomplicated Cajun creole food on a […]
View Post columns, globetrotting, indycarThe Indy Experience – Hoosier Hospitality
They say Hoosiers, people from Indiana, are some of the friendliest people you’ll meet in the US of A. After spending ten days in the self-proclaimed racing capitol of the world, it is hard to disagree with that statement. Most people I have met, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff, IndyCar personnel, my great host in […]
View Post columns, globetrotting, indy 500, indycarWhy the Indy 500 is still special
It is hard to understand what the Indianapolis 500 means until you’ve been there. Unlike Formula 1, which is more or less spread over twenty evenly matched events, IndyCar largely revolves around two weeks in May that are the most important days in the year for hundreds of thousands of fans. Over one hundred years […]
View Post columns, globetrotting, indy 500, indycarGlobetrotting – A hell of an experience
In May I officially turned freelance as a motorsports journalist, which essentially changed my job description to traveling around the world to write about fast cars going around a track. It sounds like a dream job. And it is. But all dreaming aside, there is work to be done and money to be made to […]
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