Bamboozled at the Brickyard …

Speedway Sightings …
By: Wm. LaDow
Daily Trackside Reports from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Published in the Post-Tribune — May 18, 2008
Speedway, Indiana
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Ask any engineer what makes an IndyCar go and you will likely get a long dissertation about the internal-combustion engine, gearbox ratios and the aero effects created by the car’s downforce. In fact, if you listen [...]

It takes a guy, who knows a guy …

Speedway Sightings …
By: Wm. LaDow
Daily Trackside Reports from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Published in the Post-Tribune — May 18, 2008
Speedway, Indiana
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As the son of a Chicago South Sider, I learned long ago that if you want to get something done, “It takes a guy who knows a guy.”
Michael J. “Umbrella Mike” Boyle was just such a [...]