Today marks 10 years since one of racing's brightest stars perished in a devastating one-car accident at Fontana.
Greg Moore touched so many in such a short time, and I am not the best person by any stretch of the imagination to fully pay tribute because I was 10 when it happened. But the few CART races I attended between 1996 and 1999, I witnessed first hand what a genuine and amazing individual Greg Moore was.
My tribute is here and is one of many that have been penned on the memories Greg left on the world of racing and the world in general.
Also read these ones authored by Robin Miller , John Oreovicz, Curt Cavin, Gordon McIntyre and Michele-Marie Beer.
Out for now, cheers.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Pushing to mid-term break
Sorry for no updates over the last couple weeks. Seemingly I have anywhere between 2-5 papers per week with the combination of class, Marquette Tribune and Marquette Journal articles.
Racing-wise Jenson Button has in fact wrapped the Formula 1 title in Brazil, capping a really stunning year when he and the team formerly known as Honda faced the brink of extinction but saved by Ross Brawn and co., winning 6 of the first 7 races and making fewer mistakes down the stretch despite lacking the raw pace and results of the rest of the competitors. Spare a thought for Rubens Barrichello, though, once again the bridesmaid in F1 and at his home race, this time thanks to a late-race puncture.
ALMS had an incredible battle between Jorg Bergmeister and Jan Magnussen for the GT2 win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a controversial accident between the two on the front straight of the last lap.
And Atlantic wound up with John Edwards snatching the title from both his teammate Jonathan Summerton and season-long points leader Simona de Silvestro at the final race. I hope the series lasts into 2010 but with a microscopic car count and reported lack of payout to this year's competitors according to SPEEDTV.com reports, I'm not overly optimistic.
IndyCar - ranked 4th on this review, that shows how low I think it's fallen - ended with Dario Franchitti taking the title on a fuel mileage win over Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe. The Ganassi/Penske brigade swept 16 of 17 races in a very forgettable season, the series also not helped by its move to VERSUS despite improved time commitments and better coverage. Much uncertainty in that series' future.
Still a couple things in the pipeline I am waiting to go online. Otherwise this mid-term break will be a very needed bit of time off from a very hectic and draining first half of the first semester of junior year. Out for now, cheers.
Racing-wise Jenson Button has in fact wrapped the Formula 1 title in Brazil, capping a really stunning year when he and the team formerly known as Honda faced the brink of extinction but saved by Ross Brawn and co., winning 6 of the first 7 races and making fewer mistakes down the stretch despite lacking the raw pace and results of the rest of the competitors. Spare a thought for Rubens Barrichello, though, once again the bridesmaid in F1 and at his home race, this time thanks to a late-race puncture.
ALMS had an incredible battle between Jorg Bergmeister and Jan Magnussen for the GT2 win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a controversial accident between the two on the front straight of the last lap.
And Atlantic wound up with John Edwards snatching the title from both his teammate Jonathan Summerton and season-long points leader Simona de Silvestro at the final race. I hope the series lasts into 2010 but with a microscopic car count and reported lack of payout to this year's competitors according to SPEEDTV.com reports, I'm not overly optimistic.
IndyCar - ranked 4th on this review, that shows how low I think it's fallen - ended with Dario Franchitti taking the title on a fuel mileage win over Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe. The Ganassi/Penske brigade swept 16 of 17 races in a very forgettable season, the series also not helped by its move to VERSUS despite improved time commitments and better coverage. Much uncertainty in that series' future.
Still a couple things in the pipeline I am waiting to go online. Otherwise this mid-term break will be a very needed bit of time off from a very hectic and draining first half of the first semester of junior year. Out for now, cheers.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Update on things
It's been a highly eventful and tumultuous last couple weeks. For starters, coming up in the next week are two exams (one of which is a take-home term paper), two Tribune articles, my first car column for the Marquette Journal, and two motorsport.com articles.
Thursday last week I had the interview to chat with both Dario Franchitti and Allan McNish. Franchitti is one of three drivers looking for the IndyCar Series title this weekend at Homestead though there is no buzz whatsoever, I am hearing. McNish has a new Future Driver Search he and a panel of judges from the Jim Russell Racing School will be conducting in December at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Both of those articles will be posted later this week.
The stress is not only school/work-related, but also because of the epic football game that commences this evening: yes, Packers-Vikings with Brett Favre at the helm. My thoughts on that can be found in my class blog, The JOUR 4200 Special:
http://j4200tonydizinno.blogspot.com/
As things are crazy, that is just an update. Out for now, cheers.
Thursday last week I had the interview to chat with both Dario Franchitti and Allan McNish. Franchitti is one of three drivers looking for the IndyCar Series title this weekend at Homestead though there is no buzz whatsoever, I am hearing. McNish has a new Future Driver Search he and a panel of judges from the Jim Russell Racing School will be conducting in December at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Both of those articles will be posted later this week.
The stress is not only school/work-related, but also because of the epic football game that commences this evening: yes, Packers-Vikings with Brett Favre at the helm. My thoughts on that can be found in my class blog, The JOUR 4200 Special:
http://j4200tonydizinno.blogspot.com/
As things are crazy, that is just an update. Out for now, cheers.
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