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J.R. Hildebrand Goes On Record with pressdog

J.R. Hildebrand. The FIL (Firestone Indy Lights) champion. Incredbily powerful brain. Rakish good looks and major hardware. Life is phat for J.R. And now, the cherry on top is a Q&A on the prestigious pressdog.com.

Charmed life? Maybe. Witty funster? Absolutely. Read below for Mr. Points Champion's incredible flavah.

Chicagoland Makes it Easier to Get IndyCar Tickets

Chicagoland Speedway will no longer make customers buy season tickets or work secondary ticket markets just to see an IndyCar race.

The track used to offer just its Track Pack, essentially a season ticket. That meant fans who were only interested in the IndyCar race had to work secondary sources like eBay, TicketCity.com, Stub Hub and others, or work the scalpers at the track to get a ticket.

The speedway announced recently that single-race tickets for IndyCar and others will be sold at the speedway box office starting in 2010.

If I had to pick one race to watch in person every year, I'd pick Chicagoland, even over the Indy 500. Blasphemy, perhaps, but the view and the show at Chicagoland are always incredible. If you're into the pomp and pageantry, nothing beats the Indy 500.

If you're into pant-pissing, three-wide insanity: Chicagoland. I've been to the last five IndyCar races at Chicagoland (starting with Briscoe going vertical into a catch-fence fireball in 2005), and had major "WTF?" moments during each race. (Now if we can just get rid of the goofy late-night start time.)

See below for the news release.

Notes from the 2009 F1 Grand Prix in Singapore

Notes taken during the SPEED broadcast of the 2009 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix, Sept. 27, 2009.

pressdog beer of the race is Tiger beer, which made it from Singapore to West Des Moines, Iowa.

Before the race, a commercial for Prilosec OTC stomach acid blocker comes on and the first line of the commercial is, I swear, "For NASCAR drivers, blocking is a way to stay ahead, lap after lap." 

Insert me spewing beer of the race all over the big-screened wonder here. N-word blocking is such a way of life, it's the basis for a TV ad.

Peter Windsor Busts Off in the New York Times about US F1

Pete Windsor busts out a big article on the F1 team he and Ken Anderson are preparing for the 2010 season.

Thus spaketh Pete the Grid Walker:

"The overriding principle of our project is that, contrary to current wisdom, it is possible to design and build a Formula One car in the United States (rather than in Europe, where all the current teams build their cars). Why would we want to do that? There are a number of good reasons:"

Better RUSH to the NYT to see what those good reasons are.

Versus is Pretty Darn OK with their Numbers

Curty Cavin, clearly on a roll, has Versus president Jamie Davis on record as being pleased with the Versus numbers this year.

JD has some interesting stuff to say about The Ongoing Issue with DirecTV, etc. Better check it out HERE.

Danica Signs with Andretti-Green

Kill the fatted calf. Bring forth the finest meats and cheeses. There will be much music and dancing. Danica Patrick has ended a year-long swirl by signing with Andretti-Green Racing. Read the Curty Cavin memo on it HERE.

My take is it seems a little strange that Danica would re-up for three years with Andretti Green Racing, which has been seriously off kilter this year. They're fixing to go oh-fer the season. Danistar has been the best performer of the group. Kanaan is snake bit, Marco is Marco and Mutoh is spotty.

My personal theory is it wasn't going to work at Target Chip Ganassi -- maybe Chippy wanted to big of a slice of the action, maybe the existing drivers were very cool to it, maybe TJ Patrick and Chippy got into a brawl, I'm not sure what. Penske ain't going to three cars any time soon, so AGR looks pretty good at that point.

As for the whole N-word swirl, we'll see if Ed Hinton -- who said Danica would do some N-word feeder stuff ASAP -- was, in fact, talking out of his ass.

I also personally think the What Would Danica Do bracelets were the thing that pushed Danica over the edge to stay in IndyCar. Well done, legion of green.

Danica Patrick Gets Saucy in Racer Magazine

If you're not a subscriber to Racer Magazine like me, too bad! You're missing Daniker getting saucy in her Racer column which arrived at pressdog WORLD headquarters today.

In it, Danica says "damn" within the first 100 words. YEAH. Go Danny ... Go Danny ... it's you birthday. She also dishes about the DEATH CHEATING SHOW at Chicagoland. 

(Insert Robin Miller yelling: "IT SHOULD BE BANNED" here.)

Rush to the newsstand and get a copy of Racer toda or be like the pdog and subscribe.

The Iron Hand of Justice says "Autumn" for New Car Specs

According to a story on the mothersite by Super Dave Lewandowski, Brian Barnhart expects the "specifications for a new engine and chassis package to be announced in the fourth quarter."

READ it HERE.

Formula 1 Announces 2010 Programme

Thanks to racer.com for alerting me to 2010 Formula 1 schedule. F1 is the best road/street racing in the world, so if you're into twisties (or even if you're not) give it a try this year or in 2010. Most races are on SPEED: 

Silent Pagoda Scorns the Machine

Roy Hobbson, Tasteless Bastard, has busted off a scorching condemnation of the Maker of the Schedule that would have IndyCar's two worst ovals back to back to end the season.

YEAH. That's innovative, fan-first dedication right there, as is starting the 2010 season with 19 straight road/street courses. I may or may not be exaggerating.

View the Silent Pagoda wonderment HERE, and join me in polite golf applause for Hobbson, who is pretty good when he's not hammered and/or hung over.