Yesterday, the Brazilia Indy 300 race was cancelled by government officials in Brazil. Unfortunately, the news of the cancellation hit the newsstands before the IndyCar series was notified.
Underlying the cancellation is the precarious financial condition of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Some public employees aren’t being paid. The cost ...
Tony Hulman, the man who saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was a traditionalist.
When he bought the Speedway in 1945, he said “The Speedway has always been a part of Indiana, just as the Derby is a part of Kentucky.”
Upon his purchase of the oldest brewery in Evansville, ...
The question is….why write a book on Tony Hulman, the man who saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Why spend hundreds, maybe thousands, of hours doing research to say nothing of the hours spent writing and polishing a manuscript?
The answer is pretty simple and straight forward.
Surprisingly, a book has ...
Hard Luck Lloyd, The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Fast-Driving Texan Lloyd Ruby by John Lingle
After several years, most people can’t recall the opponent in a U. S. presidential election. The winner is remembered in the history books. The loser is usually just an asterisk in history.
The same is ...
Have you ever wondered about the balloon painted on the outside of the restroom in turn 4 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? It has a “colorful” history.
As part of the festivities for the 1966 race, the Speedway harkened back to an early time—1909 when the first race was a ...