Slipstream Saturday: The Inaugural Russian Grand Prix and Notes
The story that continues to hover over Formula One is Jules Bianchi’s crash last weekend in Japan. Little in the way of details have been …
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Happiness Is… The Master Plan, Second Chances, And Boom, Drama
Last weekend, Formula One raced at Japan’s Suzuka circuit in rather treacherous conditions. The organizers had the opportunity to move the race’s start time up …
Pace Laps: HMS Flounders, Schumacher Wins Again and Perspective
Sprint Cup Series: The Mighty Stumble – Hendrick Motorsports has long been the barometer to which other teams measure themselves. Their position atop the performance and …
Slipstream Saturday: The Japanese Grand Prix & Big News
The Lowdown Formula One returns to action this weekend, racing in Japan at the Suzuka track, one known for its tricky corners. This aspect has …
Happiness Is…Being Forgotten, and Vegas
Well Dover was a letdown. The rash of articles that posted on Monday and Tuesday that proffered analysis of the Dover race all seemed to …
Happiness Is… Kyle Busch, AJ Allmendinger, Jobs & Dover
Hip hip hooray, NASCAR announced its rules changes for the 2015 season. Or something. The whole big hope is to mitigate the awful aero push …
Pace Laps: Chase Mess, Justin Boston’s Nationwide Debut, Cole Custer Makes History & More
Sprint Cup Series: A Hodge-Podge for Chase Drivers – Let’s ignore the fact there were 15 cautions at Loudon, and that most of them happened in …
Slipstream Saturday: F1 Singapore Grand Prix Preview
It’s round 14 of the Formula One season, and with the European segment over, it’s time to move to other parts of the world. This …
Happiness Is… Relationships, Singapore, and Kentucky
Was that an actual race at Chicagoland? A track not known for well, anything, seemed to produce a finish that was worth remembering. Brad Keselowski’s …
Pace Laps: Roush Fenway’s Struggles, Truck Championship Contenders and Racing vs. Rain
Sprint Cup Series: Slow Start for Roush Fenway Racing – There has been a gap between Penske Racing and Roush Fenway Racing all season. Though both …