Hello IndyCar world! After months of thinking about it, I've decided to jump into the blogging world. Despite that thought, this a spur of the moment decision, which is why everything looks like its still under construction (fitting in a way in the year of the aero kit and whatever Dale Coyne is doing). Let's start with the obligatory introduction entry.
Who are you?
My name is Eric. On Twitter, I'm known as @NegativeVORP. While that is a baseball term, I do tweet a lot about IndyCar, especially during races. I am the rarest of rare breeds: an IndyCar fan in his 20s who is not from Indiana*. Even rarer, my formative years came during the nastiest of the split era. The first 500 I remember watching from flag to flag? 1995. Yet here I am.
*although the 20s part only applies for a few more months, unfortunately
What do you bring to the table?
Other than a new addition to what has sadly become a rapidly shrinking market recently? I don't know yet. I don't have much if any technical knowledge, nor an encyclopedian level of IndyCar history. My hope is I can keep it interesting enough for you all to keep reading. Only one way to find out!
Let's get the biases out of the way. Who are your drivers?
Currently: TK, Simona, Hinch, Josef. All-time: Zanardi
What races have you attended?
Nazareth in '95 and '96. Cleveland and Mid-Ohio in 2007. Baltimore all three years that ran (2011-2013). Indy every year since 2008 except 2012. I will be at this year's 500.
Why "Need More Grip?"
It was the first semi-witty yet applicable name I could think of. Suggestions for something different are welcome and encouraged.
Will you write about other forms of racing?
Perhaps. I watch most of the major series in some capacity, albeit not nearly as the obsessive levels I do IndyCar. The same goes for the Road to Indy. I try to keep up, but don't always succeed.
When can you get started?
Soon presumably. It is the Month of May after all, which means there's plenty to talk about.
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