2009 Milwaukee Mile Pics

Each year I strive to take pics that will move your soul. Each year I fail miserably. See below...

2009 Milwaukee IRL

AAAAAAARRRRGGGG....

Race Day!

Why I am up at 2:49 AM (My time..)? Well it isn't because of the "continental" breakfast here at the hotel, nor is it to catch the early morning re-runs of "The Golden Girls".

We are heading out to the track in a few hours. Since I managed to break my phone yesterday, I now have a new phone... and a data plan. So updates will be coming to you live via twitter.


http://twitter.com/StartingGrid


Off to dig up some coffee....

Getting Ready...

Looking forward to another year at Indy. This will be our second year. Seats are good, we were able to work our way up to the top rows on the North Vista. I haven't been able to post much so far this year for a couple of reasons, but I am still doing the whole Indy - Milwaukee Mile two week run. I look forward to another year of sun stroke and track food indigestion.

So how about the bump day action? AWESOME.

11-11-11... AWESOME.

Versus and the insane amount of coverage... AWESOME...

PT @ the 500 AWESOME...


Only one thing will make this 500 better..


GO TK.

Helio.....

Figures... I had this all ready too...

Long Beach: For real this time

Yeah, I know IndyCar held a race last year at LB. But they used these strange DP01 things, and I couldn't figure out where Danica finished. Anyway...

This is going to be one of the most interesting races this year for me. For the first time since the merger, the ex-CCWS teams have a real advantage. Consider KVR and N/H/L part of the BIG 5. I wouldn't rule out Justin Wilson and Dale Coyne Racing either. But if you ask me, I am inclined to think the Will Power may pull off a repeat this year. This is truly anyone's race.

Versus has again proved to me that it deserves my love. They put together a very cool "virtual lap" video.



Also, to get into the spirit of things....

A Very Paul Tracy Indy

According to several sources, PT will be racing at the 500 for KV Racing.

TSN

Curt Cavin

My Name Is IRL


It will be interesting to see if he has a shot at this thing. He proved last year at Edmonton that he can jump in a new car and finish well. KV managed a respectable 11th and 13th place finish last year, given the circumstances. Should be a good combo..


So in honor if this great piece of news.. I will rub salt in some old wounds...

I Miss The Hate

Yesterday morning I rose from my slumber and something just did not feel right. The early hours of a post race morning are usually filled with a rage filled replay of past events. A variety of subjects can enter a mind in this state.. poor tv coverage... low car counts... Nascar promos.

But none of these things entered my mind. I found myself pondering...

- Will Marco ever get that perfect "car setup" he is striving for?

- Where can I find a Sonnys BBQ... and do they serve pulled pork?

- Am I still Indy?

- Holy craptacolitus.. that #43 500 entry looks killer.

- Is it wrong to name your firstborn after a cable TV network?


But there is a silver lining to this disgusting story of contentment.. F1 is gunning for the newly devised "Racing Series Of Suck" award. But that is an entirely different issue, which we will address once the feeling of Indy euphoria passes. Something about watching a race without being bombarded by Nascar commercials and Women's golf tournaments just puts me in a glorious mood.

Wha Happened?

Ill keep this short. Silent Pagoda... new look... same crap... rocks even more than I could have imagined. Here is why:

Bears Have It Right

The SGN human resources department is being a real pain these days. First they tried to force some 401K rule on us (which we told them to shove you know where...), and now they are trying to push this "Bear Philosophy". They claim that when a bear hibernates for the winter, it wakes feeling refreshed and full of creative energy. It is at that precise moment that the bear fully realizes its goals and dreams, and is empowered to achieve them on every level. Shortly after this period of enlightenment, the bear goes into a horrifying fit of rage and kills everything in its path. (Not sure how that fits in with the philosophy, the HR guys kind of dodged that part.)

Anyway, as a result SGN will be hibernating for the winter. Occasionally we may step out of den should the need arise (like if Marco Andretti finally goes #2 in the big boy chair), but we need our beauty sleep. Plus we are preparing a special surprise for the spring. Here is a hint to get everyone speculating. It involves a pipe wrench, an overweight beekeeper, and seven ripe watermelons.