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Swingin' For the Fences

5/10/2012

May 10, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana: Two out of three is not bad. Friday flashed lightning, boomed thunder, and pissed all over Bloomington Speedway. Saturday however, graced Lawrenceburg Speedway with clear blue sky. Sunday turned gray and threatening but could stop the second attempt at Kokomo’s opener. Rain has been part of four straight weekends in the Hoosier State. But this is also baseball season and in baseball, players should be pleased...more

Inclement Indiana

4/24/2012

April 24, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana: April in Indiana is annually wet. Last spring was especially bad for outdoor activity such as auto racing. It takes a special brand of optimism/dedication/dementia to drive through a downpour clinging to the feint possibility that just over the ridge, just around the bend, one solitary circle has somehow escaped. We do this because of the fear that any race willfully missed will almost always be a classic...more

Back to Fountain Square

4/12/2012

April 12, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana: Mission accomplished. Just after the ceremonial smashing of Halloween pumpkins, I exited Indy with a grand plan of not returning until racing resumed for real. Yes, there was a two-week exception for Indy Circle Track Expo and Super Bowl. But otherwise, I saw no frozen Hoosier soil in six months from New Mexico to California for six weeks, Tulsa by way of Sacramento, Florida for six weeks, Charlotte for two...more

Homecoming King

3/28/2012

March 28, 2012 Allentown, Pennsylvania: Old stomping grounds. Sometimes it was me who got stomped. I was nine in 1972 when Bob and Helga moved us out of pastoral Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Within days, my bike was stolen by some kid from Puerto Rico. I had met no Puerto Ricans in P-Burg. Within months, I was fighting a black kid, followed by several black kids. I had seen few blacks in Jersey. I offer this not as silly “street cred” but to inform...more

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