D-Boy Article Archive

  1. Would It Be Posible To Create a New World Sportscar Championship?

    In 1993, one of the biggest calamities in the history of motorsport occurred: The World Sportscar Championship collapsed. The collapse may have actually been the intention of the FIA...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 3 days ago 27 reads 0 comments

  2. Is USF1 in Trouble Yet?

    It's a simple question with a simple answer. Is USF1 in serious danger of not making the 2010 grid? We've seen very little from USF1. But does that mean they've got no chance? No. In fact, as things stand right now, it looks pretty good...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 27 days ago 1,425 reads 5 comments

  3. ALMS Laguna Seca and Future Overview

    The season is over and came to an end with the most exciting race since Sebring. Somehow appropriate to bookend a lackluster season with your two best rounds...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about about 1 month ago 171 reads 34 comments

  4. American Le Mans Series' New Class Structure: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

    Prior to yesterday's great race at Road America, the American Le Mans Series announced a revised class structure for 2010. This is a radical change that will either make for a great season, or one great, big "WTF?" moment...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 3 months ago 197 reads 2 comments

  5. ALMS: Finally Regaining Their Form

    All season long, I've had very little positive to say about the ALMS. The loss of Audi was only one detail that has contributed to a horrendous drop in car count—a drop so bad they had to make a new class to flesh out the field a bit...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 4 months ago 98 reads 4 comments

  6. What is the Best ACTIVE Racecar?

    As my trip to the Grand-Am race at Mid-Ohio gradually fades into a distant memory, I've found myself reflecting on the hidden brilliance of the Rolex Sports Car Series...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 4 months ago 76 reads 8 comments

  7. Motorsport RumorCAN: Porsche LMP1, Panoz IndyCar, Sportscar Unification?

    Hello, folks! Well, it's been a while since I had something to publish, hasn't it? Personal and computer problems have kept me busy lately, but right now I've got something for us all: A new Motorsports Rumorcan! So let's get cracking...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 4 months ago 253 reads 10 comments

  8. How Does a Grand-Am Event Stack Up To an ALMS Event?

    Yesterday, I went to the Emco Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Though I had originally planned to attend the Acura Sports Car Challenge later this year instead, I was forced to alter ...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 5 months ago 136 reads 3 comments

  9. My Predictions for a FOTA Schedule

    Well, FOTA's done. They've announced plans to break away from F1. And while the majority of fans out there continue their horridly inaccurate comparisons to IRL vs CART, I shall, safe in my ...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 5 months ago 599 reads 37 comments

  10. FOTA Splitting From F1?...Sounds Familiar

    Recent rumors of an aborted boycott of the Turkish GP and that FOTA have been in touch with people who may be willing to spearhead a breakaway have underlined how big the problems between FOTA and the FIA are...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 344 reads 10 comments

  11. Face Facts, IRL Crazies: Tony George Is a Moron

    I apologize in advance for the some of slightly more colorful language this article contains near the end. If you are easily offended, do not read this. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 361 reads 10 comments

  12. How To Improve The Daytona Prototype

    In the debate of ALMS vs Grand-Am, each side has a big point going for it: ALMS has the sexy high-tech machines, but Grand-Am is guaranteed to put on a good show. ALMS has been hit-or-miss on the overall action this year...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 136 reads 8 comments

  13. Is Cleveland About To Get The Coolest Weekend Ever?

    SpeedTV's Robin Miller reported today talks are in the works to run Cleveland as an oval and a road course during the same weekend. The best news? Everyone involved seems to like the idea...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 84 reads 15 comments

  14. What Do YOU Think the Next IndyCar Should Look Like?

    (photo courtesy of an OOOOLD entry on motorsport.com) This is just a little idea I had for some friendly discussion...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 583 reads 3 comments

  15. How To Make an F1 Budget Cap WORK

    Cost cutting in F1? Few people currently doubt the need for this—after all, the fact that it needs to be done is pretty much the only thing that FOTA and the FIA are in complete agreement on...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 6 months ago 183 reads 3 comments

  16. Has Grand-Am Become More Entertaining Than ALMS?

    ALMS has gotten weak The 12 Hours of Sebring was quite an exciting race this year, but sadly the ALMS has since then not provided us with the excellent racing action it had for the past few years...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 7 months ago 109 reads 12 comments

  17. Motorsports RumorCAN: Acura ARX-01c/d, New IndyCar Delayed, LMP3 Class?

    A strange lack of submissions has slowed the production of Volume II of the Motorsports RumorCAN, but at long last we have three new, not overly-talked-about but intriguing rumors to discuss...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 7 months ago 145 reads 7 comments

  18. Formula One, Lewis Hamilton and Liegate: D-Boy's Take

    Generally, I don't like to stick my hand in the pot of boiling oil that incidents like this generate. But once in a while I see things so annoyingly moronic that I just can't stand away...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 8 months ago 266 reads 13 comments

  19. Jenson Button Won...Get Over It

    F1 is a series that's extremely capable of providing many a shocking moment. And the pace of of the Brawn GP cars has provided us with no less than three in the space of a few weeks: First by ...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 8 months ago 174 reads 9 comments

  20. Final Thoughts On '09 F1 Style

    The new F1 season is upon us. Before long, millions of people around the world will bear witnesses to the multicolored almost-blurs of carbon-fiber and noise zoom past the cameras into the new era of F1...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 8 months ago 74 reads 4 comments

  21. Motorsport RumorCAN: Grandstanding Prosecutor and Deceitful Team?

    Hello, all. This is just a random idea I came up with after two interesting rumors reached me earlier today... Why call this the rumorCAN? To make it a palce for us to take a proverbial dump ...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 8 months ago 74 reads 3 comments

  22. Indy 500 To Honor Tuskegee Airmen

    The Indy 500 has always been praised for honoring America's servicemen of past and present as part of their prerace festivities. It's a tradition considered by many to be more important than the race itself...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 8 months ago 75 reads 1 comments

  23. Helio Castroneves: Dancing with the IRS

    Jury selection was conducted in the tax evasion trial of IndyCar star Helio Castroneves, and tomorrow the trial will begin in earnest. A lot of IndyCar fans are watching this trial closely and hoping for the best possible outcome: Acquittal...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 9 months ago 298 reads 6 comments

  24. What Was The Biggest Mistake in Racing History?

    What was the biggest mistake ever made in racing? Quite a question, with a large number of answers. The US open-wheel split comes to mind almost immediately. But no, it's not the split...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 9 months ago 170 reads 10 comments

  25. Sebring Entry List: A Little Worrying

    The American Le Mans Series has published the Sebring entry list as things stand right now, and it's more than a little worrying. If you're interested in running the American Le Mans Series, 2009 is the season to try...

    D-Boy Written by D-Boy about 9 months ago 197 reads 21 comments

 


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