Emilia-Romagna Circuit at Imola this year is mourning the 30th anniversary of the death of F1 Legend Ayrton Senna. Max Verstappen matching Senna’s consecutive pole streak with eight at the place where Senna lost his life in a horrific crash in turn 7. Verstappen is looking to right the ship and get back to the podium, Lando Norris is aiming for his second career victory, and Ferrari is bringing upgrades in hopes of closing the gap with Red Bull. An F1 Legend Pays Tribute to Senna http://gty.im/2153144151 Before the race, F1 paid tribute to the fallen hero with four-time Champion …
Author: Dillon Hildreth
America loves brackets. Made famous by college basketball’s “March Madness.” People will fill out multiple iterations which are doomed to get busted to bits by the time we get to the Sweet 16. NASCAR will attempt to capture that type of magic with an in-season tournament during the Amazon Prime and TNT portion of the NASCAR schedule. However, the question remains is this a good thing for the sport, or will it go down in flames and gimmick up the sport even further than it already is? It is a legitimate concern NASCAR is already gimmicked with stages, charters, and…
The F1 silly season is always an interesting time. For those who are less familiar with the term “silly season”, it refers to moves being made for the next season in motorsports. It is usually well-known that people are going long before we get to the off-season. It seems to kick off sooner and sooner in the F1 season as the years roll on. Ferrari always seems to make a big splash, whether it is a driver acquisition or getting a top-notch engineer to come over from another top team. This particular move I will discuss speaks more about other…
Last year F1 had to cancel the Grand Prix in Imola after severe flooding put most of the track under water completely. Two people died as a result of flooding. Whether you like this track or not having F1 return to the track will have a much-needed positive impact on the community. Located in the Emilia-Romagna district in northern Italy a city with a population of just under 70,000 people. F1 made its debut in Imola in 1980, after hosting multiple non-points events since the track officially opened in 1953. Imola is historically a wet race with rain playing a…
Coming off the heels of the closest finish in NASCAR history, Darlington did not disappoint. The tires wore well, giving us comers and goers, and the almighty strategy also played a role, like any great Darlington race tempers flared after the checkered flag. This race was only 400 miles and not a playoff race as we will get later this year in the Southern 500. To make it a little spicy two of the drivers are angry with each other one is dating the other’s sister. All this wrapped in just 400 miles of thrill and excitement with a winless…
The month of May is a special time for motorsports fans. Memorial Day weekend, we get three of the biggest races in the world. In the morning F1 takes center stage in the streets of Monaco, INDYCAR with the marquee event with the Indy 500, and then we close out the day with NASCAR in the Coke 600. Before we get to that glorious day INDYCAR sets the stage with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) road course. IMS being a track with multiple configurations as INDYCAR sets the stage and builds up for the INDY 500. Two-time defending INDYCAR champion…
NASCAR was at one time the ultimate test of man and machine. An opportunity to showcase engineering greatness and innovation. A test of man’s endurance, and daring to push machine and sanity to the absolute limit. An ability to create an everlasting partnership between a driver and brand. However, in the last 10-15 a sport loved by many has brought head-scratching rules and procedures and alienating its dwindling fanbase. From questionable political stances to sub-par branding. NASCAR has utterly failed at attracting a younger fanbase needed to sustain and grow the largest motorsport in the United States. 1. Eliminate the…
Darlington, South Carolina is home to one of the oldest tracks in NASCAR. Darlington goes by many names, “The Track Too Tough To Tame,” “The Lady in Black.” The predominant racing line is right up by the wall leaving no room for error. When error inevitably comes and the driver scraps the wall, the mark on the car is referred to as the Darlington stripe. Darlington is also home to “Throwback Weekend” where today’s current stars pay tribute to the stars of yesterday. Most of the drivers will be racing schemes of legends across all racing worlds. The fan-favorite is…
Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR. 40 years of success, 307 Cup Series wins and 14 Championships. The Gold standard all started with the Number 5 driven by Geoff Bodine. All four Hendrick Cars will pay tribute to an iconic paint scheme in NASCAR’s throwback weekend at Darlington. Throwback weekend at Darlington is an annual tradition where NASCAR pays tribute to legends of yesterday many drivers paying homage to past drivers, wins, and moments. There is, most notably, Kyle Larson paying tribute to “Texas” Terry Labonte and his Kellogs paint scheme and Chase Elliott paying homage to the…
