In case you’re interested, the NEW IndyCar.com is coming together swimmingly. The most striking feature, of course, is that this new version isn’t built out of Korean chicken wire & chaos. (NOW WE’RE ON THE TROLLEY!!) Of course, I’ve only seen the new Race Control section of the site and nothing else – so maybe I shouldn’t speak so glowingly of it all just [...]

Hey, whadayouknow? Freedom DOES ring in these here parts, and all’s right with the world. Fences have been mended, bridges un-burned, and blah blah blah it’s not important. Just know that there were no losers here, nor were there winners. Except for America’s most cherished principles, I suppose. They won. And so too did the various IndyCar employees [...]

It seems as though we’re experiencing some technical difficulties here. Which is to say, heavily armed outside forces are currently patrolling the Pagoda looking for any sign of dissonance or opposition. (JUST LIKE IN TEHRAN!! YAY!!!!!!) It’s uncomfortably crowded & shotgun-y in here, and getting meaningful work done is proving impossible.  

{Transcript from the initial Delta Wing consultation meeting — November 12, 2008} BEN BOWLBY: Okay, the opening session of Project Delta Wing is hereby called to order. Chip, you’re in charge here. Any ideas for what the car should look like?

In terms of designing a new IndyCar, I’m not terribly hard to please. I’m not fussy. I want what every American wants: for it to combine the aesthetic elements of a Ninja throwing star & a seductive January Jones — all while maintaining the sleek lines of a cheetah cyborg of some sort. Oh, and I want it to look like it’s doing 900 [...]

Mmmmmmmm … buttery. Below are some never-before-seen views of that which ignited the IndyCar blogoverse yesterday.

(By Pat Caporali — from Vision Racing Will Not Go Gently) Dear Mr. Brian McKay, It’s unfortunate that you feel that “the Vision team as a whole is a joke, and the sponsor-seeker(s) and PR flack(s) should fall on their swords in shame rather than blame their misfortune on ‘the economy.’ — pathetic…”