Tag Archives: Helio Castroneves

Fixing IndyCar not so tough – increase drama by hiring polarizing drivers
June 29, 2015

by Kent Sterling Without emotional investment in the men and women operating the machines, IndyCar is just fast and pretty cars driving in circles. Speed is relative and does not create drama.  Pretty cars are not dramatic.  Wrecks are not necessarily dramatic.  Competition among rivals is dramatic. IndyCar drivers are incredibly well-mannered and nice.  They […]

Hinchcliffe Puts the Hammer Down Heading to Indy
May 6, 2013

by Bert Beiswanger Last year during the Month of May, local microbrewery Flat12 Bierwerks brewed up a special beer in honor of affable Canadian and IZOD IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe. It was called the Hinchtown Hammer Down ale. Putting the hammer down is exactly what the Mayor of Hinchtown did Sunday, passing Takuma Sato in […]