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Tracy on Toronto and Bourdais

Big, persistent rumors that Sebastien Bourdais will get booted from his Toro Rosso Formula One ride after Germany at Nürburgring this weekend.

So now Paul Tracy jumps in, responding to questions from fans, saying "In my opinion, it would be a criminal act to have him just walk back into the series and welcomed with open arms and an open seat, when I’ve had to lather everyone up with lotion to get what little I’ve got."

Paul has more to say about Bourdais, and this weekend's Toronto street fest in his Racer.com blog. Read it HERE.

The Score Claims Watkins Glen Scored a .87 Rating

The Score Web site claims to be privy to the Nielsen ratings and says that Watkins Glen got a 0.87, making it the highest rated IndyCar race outside of the 500. Read it HERE.

More pressdog Readers Ponder the Imponderable -- What Would Danica Think?

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Survey Finds F1 Fans Most Tolerant of Being Shit On

A recent survey by the Madeup Global Research Group has found Formula One fans "the most tolerant of being shit on, doused in petrol and lit afire" by the object of their fandom.

"You gotta give it to F1 fans," said Bryce Fictionalguy, lead reasearcher for Madeup Global Research Group. "Given the bullshit going on with F1 lately, the fact that they have any fans a'tall who want to pay even 10 euros to watch them race is amazing."

Bernie Needs to Just Stop Talking

We've reached the portion of the program where, confronted by an utterance that smacks of idiocy at best and bigotry at worst, the person says "I have a lot of (minority group) friends."

It's a Girl

Congrats to Scott Dixon and and wife Emma Davies-Dixon on the birth of their first child, a girl, Poppy Davies Dixon.

Emma gave birth after the Watkins Glen race on July 6 (pressdog's father's birhday!) in Indy. Scott was able to get back to Indy in time to be there for the birthing.

If you think IndyCar racing is high pressure and high stakes, wait until you strap into fatherhood, Scotty. It can make four-wide at Texas seem like a day in the park.

Welcome aboard the roller coaster. Read the IndyCar.com story HERE. Mazel tov!

Miller's Salute to Dale Coyne

Two points:

First, Robin Miller is out with a nice ode to Dale Coyne. 95% of the world loves to see the underdog win now and then, especially when he or she rises up and smotes a bully that has won about a billion races before hand AND gets constant fawning praise from everyone at all times.

Glad to see the racing community is giving Dale Coyne and crew some much deserved props and shout outs. Read Robin's story HERE.

Second, wouldn't it be nice if we had a chance of this happening more often. Insert wistful look into the distance here. My boy Roy over at The Silent Pagoda is with me on this one, witness his tour-de-force posting on it HERE. Insert my golf clapping and manly tear wiping here.

Richmond Debacle Hits 0.22 on the Ratings Meter

A couple more flogs for the dead horse ...

The July 2 edition of The Score (which I just saw) illustrates why horrid ovals like the one perpetrated on the good people of Richmond frighten the beejesus out of IndyCar officials.

The race got a meager 0.22 rating, "meaning 248,000 U.S. households tuned in." Even the numbers for Indy -- normally a bastion of high ratings -- sucked.

Try selling sponsors on ROI with a 0.22 rating. Read about it HERE.

Notes Taken During the 2009 IndyCar Race at Watkins Glen

Notes taken during the ABC broadcast of the Camping World GP at The Glen, Watkins Glen International, July 5, 2009.

Welcome to Watkins Glen, so storied that Marty Reid uses "storied" several times in his intro. pressdog beer of the race is St. Pauli Girl lager, brewed at the St. Pauli Brauerei, which is located within the Beck's brewery in Bremen, Germany.

Tracy Admits "We sucked, I screwed up," gives pressdog Some Love

Tracy emotes on his race at Watkins Glen in his usual subtle, chrome-hornish way. He also gives the pdog a shout out. BAM.

Insert me getting my Tracy-esque luchador mask on here. (Note, the photo to the left is not me, unfortunately.)

Read PT's musings on Racer.com HERE.