We released two episodes of F-R Racing’s Garage Talk this week! Today we released a special episode with our good friend, Andy Amendola of Red Racer Books. Andy is back for his third visit to the show (two recorded, one live show) to discuss his new book, “The ABC’s of IndyCar Racing” available at RedRacerBooks.com, Amazon, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Official IndyCar Shop.
In our normal Friday episode, we discuss the week of iRacing including the Season 9 Premiere of Wednesday Night Dash, the Indy Racing World Series heading to the Milwaukee Mile, and even the relocation of The Arizona Coyotes!
Andy Amendola, Red Racer Books – The ABC’s of IndyCar Racing
Our friend Andy Amendola from @redracerbooks9661 returns to the show to talk about his brand new book, “The ABCs of IndyCar Racing”. Erik and D.J. had a small part of assisting Andy with terminology and some of the context in the book, so we kick off the show talking about that process.
Next we talk about how Andy connected with the @indycar to become an officially licensed product. We discuss the process and how that quickly expanded the reach of the book. Finally, we discuss Andy’s upcoming first trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his first Indy 500, the traditions, and everything else IndyCar.
The ABCs of IndyCar Racing and his other books are available at redracerbooks.com, Amazon.com, Shop.IndyCar.com, and the gift shop at your favorite IndyCar race! Follow Andy @redracerbooks on your favorite social media platform.
Wednesday Night Dash Return, NASCAR at Texas, The Relocation of the Arizona Coyotes?
Wednesday Night Dash on @Stadiumscene returned this week with the largest field ever in the history of the league! Currently there are 22 drivers registered to compete in the first WND Truck Series since summer of 2022. We discuss the rapid growth of the league and the results of our first week with the much larger field.
Next we go back and recap NASCAR at Texas, the history of Hooters as a NASCAR sponsor, and dive briefly into IndyCar at Long Beach, and the upcoming Formula 1 going back to China for the first time since 2019.
Earlier in the episode D.J. goes off topic about the now official (wasn’t at the time of the recording) relocation of the Arizona Coyotes and how stadium location and ownership over the years really ruined that franchise.
Ty Gibbs Breakthrough, Long Beach Chaos & Sim Racing Struggle – F-R Racing's Garage Talk
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Race: Pocono Mountain 100 from Pocono Raceway (Replay)
Winner: Hunter Hughes
Next Race: April 24th at 10 pm ET from Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race: Brew City 140 from The Milwaukee Mile (Replay)
Winner: Josh Chinsky
Next Race: Road Atlanta, April 23rd at 10:15 pm ET.
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F-R Racing’s GT Sprint Series
We run a monthly community race in preparation for the various iRacing official events. The final 2024 calendar will be published soon, but the next event will be on May 11th. Most events will be a 15-minute open qualification with a 45-minute sprint session. The events will be broadcast on Stadium Scene TV, but are more of a casual environment and will not be scored as an official league.
Want to join us? Drop into our Discord and let us know!
Last Race: Indianapolis Motor Speedway GT Sprint (Replay)
Next Race: Saturday, May 11th at 9 am ET
