I Have To Laugh!

Last weekend NASCAR ran its race at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dubbed the Brickyard. In case you missed it, the Goodyear tires couldn't handle the race. Teams were forced to change their tires every ten laps. Yes, you read it right, TEN LAPS! I'm glad I didn't bother watching that race.

Also consider that a couple of years ago, the Formula One series ran at the same racetrack with another tire problem. Apparrently the Michelin tires were not capable of running safe only the track. The teams with Michelin tires demanded that a chicane (modification of the track course) be put in. Of course all the teams with Bridgestone tires ran just fine. In a huff, all the Michelin teams pulled out of the race when they couldn't get their way.

So, what are the only tires to run without problems at Indy? Bridgestone (F1) and Firestone (IRL). I rest my case!

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Clone Wars & IndyCar

How could I not be a Marco Andretti fan now? During the Indy 500, Marco had his race car all decked out in Indiana Jones ads to promote Indy IV. He even wore a fedora hat when they had the driver introductions prior to the race. Now he will do it again with another Lucas film franchise: Star Wars!

He will run this car at the Infinion Raceway in California over the weekend of August 22-24. Considering that he has crashed in about as many races as he has finished, let's hope he can keep from messing up this car!

I really like the Asajj Ventress (a new villian in the Clone Wars movie) placement at the nose of the IndyCar: