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May 19, 2025
One of the best auto racers to ever drive an open wheel race car was Jacques Villeneuve who was born to race.
His father Gilles Villeneuve past away when Jacques was very young in 1982 driving for Ferrari. That took the racing bug out of Jacques for just a little while.
By 1994 he was driving a CART Forsythe/Team Kool Green Indy Car. In 1995 he was driving for Team Kool Green and won the Indy Car Series Championship and the Indy 500!
1996 he moved to F1 and won the F1 Championship in 1997 for Team Williams.
Seemed like he could win in anything and tried NASCAR, Sports Cars and more.
Born in Canada but moved to Monaco when he was 7 and was raised in a Swiss boarding school until the racing bug took over at 17.
I had the pleasure to watch him drive in the Indy Lights and then the 1994 and 1995 seasons in an Indy Car.
Enjoy a few years of some great memories of a great racer and beautiful race car.
Thanks,
Rich
May 5, 2025
Are you ready for the 2025 Indy 500???? I think it's going to be a very interesting show and race on the 40th anniversary of Danny Sullivan's "Spin to Win" Indy victory.
So who are you hoping will win? For me it's Scott Dixon. If not him, then Helio, Pato O'Ward, Will Power, Santino Ferruci, Scott McLaughlin and Conor Daily! Tough choice with such talented group of drivers this year. And don't forget, Alex Palou or Colton Herta if he has a great day which we need for our American F1 racer with Andretti Global.
Going to be a great race to see in person but it's not gonna happen this year for me because of ongoing chemotherapy. Session #6 is the Friday of Indy 500 weekend and it's been pretty rough so far every Friday. Session #3 was cancelled cancelled because of a urinary tract infection which then extends everything a week.
Enjoy a look at the Indy Cars at last years Indy 500 and a few other races as it's time to focus on Indy Car and IMSA!!
Also checkout the latest IndyCastBrasil.com episode on You Tube with my man Fabio and me discussing Indy Car and IMSA.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
April 21, 2024
My blog this week is short but sweet thanks to chemotheraphy session #2 kicking me a bit. Not as bad as last week. I'm just sore and lethargic. Just hope it works with 4 more treatments to go.
I dug up the Midwest band Head East that has been around since 1974 and has had more members than my high school class in senior year. In other words a lot!
Formed by John Schlitt when he and several of the guys were attending the University of Illinois. But being a rock band, who knows how many days they were there!
They are known mainly for their hit "Never Been Any Reason" but continued trying and toured a lot. I also saw them in 1976 and should to dig those photos up.
Enjoy a look at the men in 1980.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
