Posts Tagged ‘Randy Bernard’

Sonoma: Bash’s Saturday thoughts

Sonoma: Bash’s Saturday thoughts

Bash offers her thoughts and reviews the events from Saturday at Infineon Raceway.

COUNTERPOINT: Should RB listen to fans re: schedule?

COUNTERPOINT: Should RB listen to fans re: schedule?

In this edition of Counterpoint, Paul and Steph debate whether Randy Bernard should listen to the sport’s current fans when planning the season schedule.

Bernard talks about Vegas, Motegi, live streaming

Bernard talks about Vegas, Motegi, live streaming

During his media availability this afternoon at St. Pete, Randy Bernard responded to Roger Penske’s comments about the Vegas challenge. He also touched on the speed exhibition at Indy, the earthquake damage at Motegi, and the continuing issues with the loss of live streaming video.

IndyCar off-season: the good, the bad, and the ugly

IndyCar off-season: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Anyone connected to the IZOD IndyCar Series admits that this has been the best off-season for American open-wheel racing in recent memory. Unlike the last dozen years, there is little to no talk of politics, abysmal car counts, or races leaving the schedule.

IndyCar 2010 — What really mattered

IndyCar 2010 — What really mattered

Five weeks removed from Dario Franchitti’s clinching of the championship, Paul looks back at the highlights of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series.

Chicagoland: Paul’s Saturday thoughts

Chicagoland: Paul’s Saturday thoughts

Paul’s Saturday thoughts from the 2010 event at Chicagoland Speedway.

Infineon: Saturday thoughts

Infineon: Saturday thoughts

Bash’s Saturday thoughts on the 2010 event at Infineon Raceway.

COUNTERPOINT: The Texas twin sprints

COUNTERPOINT: The Texas twin sprints

In today’s edition of Counterpoint, Paul and Steph weigh the pros and cons of Tuesday’s announcement. First up is Paul’s view against the concept, followed by Steph’s view in favor.

More speculation on the 2011 schedule

More speculation on the 2011 schedule

The first hints that what we thought we knew of the 2011 schedule was going off the rails came while chatting with Randy Bernard on the Mid-Ohio race weekend. We learned that imminent announcements of 2011 NASCAR dates at that time were having a greater impact on the plans of the IZOD IndyCar Series than expected. With many of those announcements having now taken place, things appear to be back on track.

Mid-Ohio: Saturday thoughts

Mid-Ohio: Saturday thoughts

Steph’s Saturday thoughts from the 2010 Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

An interview with Randy Bernard

An interview with Randy Bernard

The CEO of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Randy Bernard, was kind enough to sit with me this afternoon to discuss a few current topics of interest.

Updated speculation on the 2011 schedule

It’s been a little over a month since we last looked at the 2011 schedule, and things have changed some since then. Some revised speculation appears to be in order.