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Another IRL! Ame, Chicky Chick, & The Travel Gnome

I am so loving hearing about all the IRLs that are taking place, and I LOVE getting the pictures! This past weekend, Kathy (Chicky Chick) and her clan met up with Ame and her daughter! And it was a virtual...

WOW. (and I don't mean World of Warcraft:)

It’s been quiet only on the blog this week IRL? It’s been nuts! The fundraiser was an a

IndyCar Will Not Return To NHMS In 2009; Kills Possible Third Mod Tour Event In Loudon

The hopes of New Hampshire Motor Speedway general manager and executive vice president Jerry Gappens to have the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series return to the 1.058-mile oval in 2009 will not come to fruition. The IRL will release its 2009 IndyCar Series schedule Wednesday, but a race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will not be part of it according to a source close to the situation. Gappens had been in negotiations with officials from the IRL since the Spring about securing a date on their...

Nashville?s IRL departure may open door to Toronto race

Toronto appears one step closer to an open wheel race next summer

Briscoe captures 2nd IRL win at Honda Indy 200

Ryan Briscoe took advantage of a surprising pit strategy Sunday on the way to a victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It was his second win of the season.

Danica Patrick describes the handling of her car following a pra... (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)

Danica Patrick describes the handling of her car following a practice session for the IndyCar Series auto race in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, July 24, 2008.

PIFAS PRG FORUM

I've been posting lately at the still-nascent Philosophical Research Group Forum founded by Professor Brandon Joyce of PIFAS -renown. The forum was started as an online continuation of the irl PRG which happens at PIFAS intermittently, a group that aims to investigate the philosophical and theoretical concerns of everyday experience. Topics for philosophical research so far include House Pets, House Shows, Transportation, and Clothing. Recently we've added another forum for more traditionally a...

Brant James: For IRL drivers, grass isn't always greener in NASCAR (SI.com)

With Dario Franchitti recently losing his ride, SI.com's Brant James writes that IRL drivers are quickly learning the grass isn't always greener in NASCAR. Source : SI.com (subscribe) Explore : IRL, Motor Sports

Former CART champ Tracy gets IRL ride for Edmonton

Paul Tracy will finally get his chance to race in the IndyCar Series - for at least one race. The former CART champion will drive in the July 26 Rexall Edmonton Indy in a car fielded by Walker Racing, supported by Vision Racing and sponsored by Subway.

Rain allows Dixon to win 3rd straight at Nashville

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. -- Scott Dixon grabbed the lead on lap 149 and had enough fuel to stay there until rain ended the Firestone Indy 200 with 29 laps left, giving him his third consecutive victory at the Nashville Superspeedway and his fourth this season.