Well, that’s two street courses, two lessons in domination by Team Penske and Will Power, and two studies in why this “left AND right” thing isn’t always a bad thing. ‘Tis true, sometimes you go to a street course and you get an Edmonton 2009, but sometimes you go to a street course and you [...]

Astute race fans as well as drunken kids chillin’ on boats in the St Pete harbor know this week the series moves back to American soil, where fans have a distinct set of expectations for our athletes. We expect uniforms to be profusely stained with sweat, mud, blood, and or oil – but ALWAYS properly [...]

OK, now that we’ve had confirmation that Hobbson is alive, though he may not be very well (for reasons either monkey- or self-inflicted), let’s get down to bidness.  

I’m writing this edition of Lindypendent Thoughts listening to the Justin Timberlake version of “Hallelujah” — because it seems the most fitting song for Hobbson’s hiatus. That – and William Rast was just announced as primary sponsor for an Indy Lights car.

Greetings, Pagodians. Some of you may or may not have heard that Our Esteemed Leader in Debauchery, Mr. Hobbson his-own-self, is taking some time away from the ol’ gin-stained keyboard. He’s been more than a little cagey as to where he’s going, and what he’s doing, but I’ve got two main guesses: 1) Lindy Thackston [...]

►GOOD NEWS!! The quality of The Silent Pagoda is about to improve by roughly 48,000%. (YAY!!) But only briefly. (Booooooo!) I’m out of the country until next Wednesday, and in my stead, the universally beloved Speedgeek takes control of the site. You may notice some subtle stylistic differences between the two of us. For instance, whereas my style involves waxing moronic about fine [...]

Whenever I fill out my otherwise pathetic bracket that won’t win, there’s always that one upset I’ve chosen that fills me with great confidence & pride. I will marvel at my stroke of brilliance & feel like a gambling savant of some kind — one who has boldly gone against the grain (and all of society, for that matter). #12 [...]