Since May 1970, when my dad took me to the first day of Time Trials for that year’s Indianapolis 500, I’ve been a fan of automobile racing. Back then it was all the American varieties, of course—USAC, NHRA, even NASCAR. I even rooted for Lloyd Ruby at Indy in the 70s, because I was...
Australian GP
Formula 1 racing may be the best show in motorsports that nobody knows about. It seems that way in the U.S., anyway, where the media coverage is NASCAR NASCAR NASCAR IndyCar NASCAR NASCAR. But give me a choice between oval racing and road racing, and I’ll take the twists and turns of a road...
Spring Training
Really? Baseball already? Spring training began this week. Well, last week, if you count pitchers and catchers. Forgive me if I don’t share the reverence that some apparently feel for the phrase “Pitchers and catchers report…” This morning, it was 20 degrees in St. Louis. Early April is six weeks away, but there’s a...