Especially since the entire race finished three times Faster than IndyCar’s 42 days Hiatus…   Yes Ladies ‘n Germs’, it’s another way behind the proverbial eight ball No Fenders story that I’ve been sitting on whilst recuperating…   Yet it still seems worthy of noting that Sara Price became the first U.S. Female to win a stage in the grueling Dakar! As the 31yr old Californian just went for broke this year after cobbling together $500,000 in various fund raisers. Saying She didn’t care if it cost every penny of Her savings, She was going!   Price is not only a Stunt Driver, but h ..read more

Mark Donahue’s winning 1972 Penske Sunoco #66 McLaren on display at IMS Hall of Fame museum. (The Tomaso Collection) As I just wish I could Hear this amazing cacophony’s soundtrack of vintage Indy Cars live!   Ran across Marshall Pruett’s Racer article titled Great Cars from IndyCar’s past prepare to take to the Streets of Long Beach recently, and wondered what’s that all about, Eh?   The article details the this weekend’s Historic Motor Sports association (HMSA) running of 17 vintage Indy Cars from the past’s Glory Years…   As Marshall notes that the oldest is a 1966 AAR Ea ..read more

As I miss the days of talking about Suzuker’ Specials when Honda (and others) made special Qualifying lumps’ for the Japanese Grand Prix…   Although I totally expected MaxiMillions’, nee Max Verstappen to dominate the Suzuka weekend and win from Pole position again, Yawn! Since I highly doubted His Brakes would catch on Fire this weekend…   As I really Don’t find myself to interested in Formula 1 these days. Yet nonetheless, I decided to tune-in to Friday’s and Saturday’s action from one of my favourite racetracks, ergo Suzuka. Especially since we’re in the middle of a month’s Hibern ..read more

As does anybody still read what I scribble Here, Eh?   Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari FOM Rejects Andretti Cadillac F1 Bid Guaranteed Indianapolis 500 Starting Spots Horner Gate Pre Season Testing IndyCar Whose Your Daddy $1 Million Sweepstakes Challeng   Having completed lap-14 of my eight weeks Open Heart surgery recovery  when I first set about scribblin’ this. Wayback’ on February 7th , I must confess I really didn’t feel like scribbling anything for a future No Fenders post, and have quite enjoyed my sabbatical from said Blogosphere.!   Arse-sumedly why I’ve let another two ..read more

But will we really learn Anything from testing?   Yeah, Y’all are probably way ahead of me. Knowing that yesterday marked the beginning of Indy Cars two day “Open” test at Mother Speedway, in preparation for this year’s 108th Indianapolis 500 running.   As the test runs from April 10-11, weather permitting…   And Wayback’ in Mid-February, with the announcement of Takuma Sato running Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s (RLLR) fourth Indy 500 entry. The unofficial entry list had swelled to a robust 35 entries.   Since we know Thars’ 27 Full-season entries. Along with “One OFF” e ..read more

As the weekend wasn’t an entire Dud…   Yeah, I know we’ve All since long moved on from that Whose Your Daddy $1 Million Challenge Sweepstakes race at the Thermal club, along with what could be done to make it better. Especially since we’ll be salivating over the IndyCar Open Test at Mother speedway this week…   Yet lost in All of the Thermal club Drama, was the debut of Nolan “flock ‘O Seagulls” Siegel’s debut in what my Awntie’ Harriet called the Big boyz’, nee IndyCar debut. Although now I’m cornfuzed over how the IndyCar revisionist record books will record said debut? Since after ..read more

As Captain Robbie Knievel was a great showman, following His Father’s footsteps…   Yeah Kiddoes’, I’ll admit that I’ve done run outta Gas trying to think up riveting topics for the last of my 26, Err, Uhm 27 “Canned” No Fenders stories scribbled before January 23rd. And thus like the late Robbie Knievel, hopefully I’ll make the gap and not break any bones uponlanding!   And it’s so long ago now,that I cannot remember when the originally intended date for IndyCar racing at Texas Motor Speedway was this year? But keeping the same weekend as 2023 would have seen it landing on Easter Sun ..read more

A jubilant Roger Penske celebrates after Gil de Ferran scored Penske’s 100th IndyCar victory at the 2000 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at Nazareth, PA. (The Tomaso Collection)   As Bravo Marshal, well Done!   Yeah I know, I know! It’s just over four months now since Gil de Ferran unexpectedly died at age 56. Which although I scribbled briefly about His untimely departure, I simply didn’t have any space to “Back-time” this particular story into Ye rotation. Especially since I’d already scheduled some 25, Uhm 26, Err 27 No Fenders posts in order to keep thy Blog’, as my late Awntie’ H ..read more

As 56 is way too early to die!   Nah, No April fools Jokes here upon No Fenders today Kiddoes! Other than the only Joke is that I’m posting this story just now, that I began scribbling upon the first weekend of January. When my, and countless others emotions were still raw over the untimely Death of Gil de Ferran at age 56!   Although I suppose in another bout of Tomfoolery’, Uhm, we’re a week removed from the Whose your Daddy Thermal Sweepstakes “All Star” event. For which I wasn’t certain Wayback’ in Gory January if I’d get a chance to watch it on Thy Telie? With whomever was provi ..read more

        As Y’all be kind to those chocolate Bunny’s ears. Yuhs Hear, especially you Max!   Yeah, know Y’all are probably distracted with the arrival of Ye Easter Bunny, or should that be Beagle’ this Sunday. Although it still seems odd to be celebrating Easter in march!   Therefore, I’m Arse-suming that my already razor slim No Fenders traffic count will decrease even further? But not sure how far it can go down from my three devoted readers, Eh?   Alas, I’ll point Yuhs towards another vintage No Fenders yarn celebrating thee Easter Beagle’, as wher ..read more