Are you familiar with the German word "schadenfreude?" It's notoriously untranslatable because no other language has word for enjoying the suffering of others. Then again, us Americans have reality show television. But we certainly saw this concept in action Sunday at the Indianapolis 500. J.R. Hildebrand took the lead in the Indy 500 into the last turn when the rookie … [Read more...] about J.R. Hildebrand, Dan Wheldon and Crazy Indy 500 Ending (Video)
Ray Harroun
100th-Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Could be a Transformational Race
Call me delusional. Call me naive or caught up in the fanfare. Call me whatever. All I can do is go with a gut feeling. And that gut feeling is that this Indianapolis 500, which falls on the 100th anniversary of Ray Harroun's inaugural victory in 1911, is going to be different. The centennial running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," which takes the green flag at … [Read more...] about 100th-Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Could be a Transformational Race
