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June 30, 2025
Just a short blog on Indy Car at Road America on June 22, 2025. It was too hot for this old photographer with cancer.
I went up just for a few hours on Saturday and took a few photos. Shouldn't have as it was 130F in pit lane and it whooped me after finishing chemotherapy a week or so before.
This week I received a new neph tube for future treatments that has knocked me down a bit more. They are only good for 90 days and this is my 4th neph tube.
Alex Palou won the race of course but Scott Dixon was very close to winning it. He was running out of fuel and pitted with just a few laps to go.
Great to see Santino Ferrucci on the podium in third with Felix Rosenqvist in second.
Stay cool and enjoy a few photos of Saturday's qualifying session.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
June 26, 2025
Our music world lost another great musician on June 12, 2025,Brian Wilson. He was the leader and main writer of the Beach Boys songs.
Brian was a legend and his controversial album was "Pet Sounds".
He was one of three Wilson boys and they with the rest of the band were managed and coached by their father, Murray. Murray was a singer and songwriter and thought he knew what was best for the young boys.
All the Wilson boys had issues in life especially Brian. He suffered from depression and seemingly had a questionable doctor that they finally put a restraining order against. His methods were not so good.
I had the pleasure of photographing the Beach Boys twice. Once was in June of 1975 at Milwaukee County Stadium for a Gathering on the Green show. Then again when they headlined at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin December 5, 1973. The New Riders of the Purple Sage opened that show.
I missed a chance a few years back to photograph Brian Wilson with my friend Jeff Beck because I was sick. That sucked and I know I missed a great show.
Enjoy a look at the men in 1973 and 1975. Unfortunately, Brian was already gone at this point so I have no photos of him.
Thanks,
Rich
June 2, 2025
What a couple weeks of racing in the Indy Car world!
Alex Palou won the Indy 500 and probably has the championship wrapped up for him as winner this year.
Alex has had an amazing career in racing and has been very successful in Indy Car with championships in 2021, 2023, 2024 and most likely again this year.
In 2024 he also won the Million Dollar Challenge at Thermal Park in California.
He is still very young and has a great future as one of the nicest guys on pit lane with a great attitude. Doesn't have an F1 Max Verstappen attitude when driving because he races clean.
Cancer has slowed me down a bunch and I missed Indy because of it. But we keep fighting. I have great support with my wife and we just keep on going.
Enjoy some photos of Alex from the Dale Coyne racing days in 2020 when he won at Road America and others through last year.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
