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Camera Man Extrodinaire Kevin Rogers hard at work

During the past year I have been mentioning a few of my “must follow” motorsport bloggers that come to you highly recommended. You may be asking who is the one that is doing the recommending? Well, that would be yours truly, DUH. So, with that fairly stoopid introductory line, I bring you the vaunted 25.

With just 500 MILES left to go, I came across yet ANOTHER INDYCAR BLOG without even trying to figure what in the devil was my destination. Looking into the setting sun I noticed that there appeared a CRIMSONCAST about the southwestern sky. Now, don’t get me wrong; I enjoyed both the F1 And MOTORSPORTS ARCHIVE like hue that was cast about by the puffy clouds, against the deepening purple as the sun left the building, much like Elvis. With the passing of day into night, I came to realize that so far, my journey had been nothing more than a GRAB BAG. SPORTS can be fickle like that, a destination not known but a journey taking place. Could my final destination actually be INDY? RACING REVOLUTIONs can be just a sign of these troubled times, leaving one to wonder who really knows? Frankly, I have been told quite often that I do not know JACK. How ARUTE an observation is that? SPORTS came to mind as a possible destination…….or was it JP’s? INDYCAR BLOG is not a physical destination but that was where I was headed, like it or not.

One thing was for sure, if I was ever going to cure the hideous push in my rented AMC Pacer, I was going to have some mechanic put in MORE FRONT WING on the bitch. What an evil push, which was preventing me from setting a NEW TRACK RECORD on my journey. Perhaps it was the fact that my Pacer has NO FENDERS that keeps me looking like OPEN WHEEL AMERICA, and that is not a pretty sight.

A short time later and further on down the road (sung in the key of A you blues hound dog, you) my Pacer began to act a little strange. Could it be low OILPRESSURE? The last time it acted up in such a manner, I was near Phoenix and the POP OFF VALVE had blown, or as PRESSDOG says, it is blown up, Sir! This began to put me in a manic state and I searched frantically for a place to get the thing looked at. Sweet Jesus! I noticed a mileage sign that said RACING MANIA …101. Dayam; over two more hours to go before I can get near a small town with a name of Mania. I kinda liked that SO..HERE’S WHAT I’m THINKING; run a lot lower rpm, much like Milka Duno being THE BACK MARKER at Indy. Blog about THAT sometime all of you writer wannabes. Learn to put prose to paper in a humorous fashion, not just a review about THE RACE.

gIRL, I bet you can’t even keep quiet while on this journey. I wish you could be like some of THE SILENT. PAGODA on about this, Pagoda on about that…..just wears me out and drags me THROUGH THE TURBULENCE of life. It is not like this is single league or even double league, but TRIPLE LEAGUE! RACING is always like that, a QUEERSFORGEARS thingy that always pops up at the most opportune time. Right, girls?

Well, this has certainly been most fun and I have a smile on my face just contemplating those that I will bring a snarl to and those that I will bring a WIDE OPEN WHEEL smile to. Life is like that sometimes; it is not the destination so much as it is the journey getting there……

In my house we do not wish anyone a happy holiday. We are old skool and we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your 2012 bring you all the richness that you deserve. And one last thought; our racing community gets smaller each year. Keep JessicaLyn26 and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Thanks for reading and talk to you next time!
Paul Henry

It started with a country road

Good Googily Moogily!~ Austin is back on the F-1 schedule!!?? HUH?

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-austin-keeps-place-on-2012-f1-calendar/

Smoking those left handed cigarettes again I see. Hmmmm….Bernie must have gotten his 25 MILLION dollar cheque, or somebody’s rich uncle missed my plea for funding for Pippa Mann. Either way, smoke and mirrors, folks; smoke and mirrors. I imagine that Eddie Gossage must be simmering about now. First his pal, Bruton Smith ‘rents’ his Las Vegas track to Randy Bernard for three, yup, count em, THREE years so that Bruton does not pay a sanctioning fee to the IZOD Indy Car Series. Now, Bernie gets the state of Texas to pony up 25 MILLION of tax payer money to Bernie’s FOM (Formula One Management). It sure smells like Eddie is paying sanctioning fees for the upcoming Texas Two Step next season, that is, if the green light is given to race on mile and a half circuits.

Let that sink in a moment and percolate for a while. Eddie pays and no one else is????????? Here seems to be “proof” that money changed hands:
 http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-ecclestone-has-our-check-says-cotas-red-mccombs/

Can you freakin believe it? I will when the green flag flies, but I have weighed in previously on the topic and you can become enlightened here:
 https://wideopenwheel.com/2011/11/02/i-didn%e2%80%99t-do-it-for-the-love-i-did-it-for-the-money-sir/

Man, if I only had a (25) million dollars…..sounds like a remake of a song by Bare Naked Ladies!

Talk to you next time!
GForcePaul

A very famous front row

I was doing some light and casual reading the other day, trying to determine which side of my brain is the dominant side of my noggin. While I seem to want to be creative, I am a technical person focused on Information Technology. I just cannot escape the way I am wired, nor can you!

Back in February of this year I attended the 2011 Winter Indy Tweetup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This little gathering is affectionately referred to as WIT. Monica Hilton and her pal, Elizabeth Lenzi Wertz have been organizing this event for the past few years and it is at WIT that I met a speaker named Daniel Incandela. Daniel moderated the first part of day one and I took a few minutes after the scavenger hunt at IMS to speak with him. Man am I glad that I did! A little digging revealed that Daniel may just have one of the most fascinating positions involving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and brand awareness. If you read anything produced by IMS, or if you even take a look at some motorspeedway related photographs, you probably touched his product. Daniel is the Director of Online Strategies for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and I am very grateful that he agreed to be the topic of the inaugural edition of ‘Ten Questions With’, featured here on WideOpenWheel. Daniel has grown up in the world of motorsport as his father was an F-1 mechanic, engineer and all around Renaissance Man. Now, how does this all tie in with the left lobe of the brain? Please allow me to explain in a 10 question and answer format. Without further ado, I introduce the man that is truly behind the new media curtain at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mr. Daniel Incandela.

Ten Questions with the “All Things Web Presence Dude” from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1. What in the devil is a Director of Online Strategies for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation?

It’s all things digital with a strong focus on content and the fan experience. It’s about bringing the rich history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway alive on online, supporting our 3 big events, developing new online experiences, innovating, evolving and lots more. We’re involved in everything from the news stories you read on our site, to the emails you receive, to the Tweets you read and the photos you see. We’re just getting started and the company understands it needs a stronger online presence.

2. Your online bio lists 2 positions, one at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the other at IMS. What did you do prior to the museum gig?
Many, many years ago I worked for my parent’s race team, Indy Regency Racing – but I knew working on a team wasn’t going to be my long term career. When I finished college I realized I wanted to work in the museum field. My first job was at the Indiana State Museum producing live, educational video classes. It quickly morphed into more of a technology/digital focus – which ultimately led to my job at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. That’s where things really took off for me – an amazing 5 years.
3. What is it about Hip Hop that appeals to you? Doesn’t that conflict with your appreciation of classical music and Gershwin tunes?

My dad really loved classical music, so that’s just part of me. Hip Hop has been with me since a teenager – so a lot of moments in life or rites of passage are associated with various hip hop artists or songs. I love the poetry of it, the expression, the beats and the way it has influenced culture.

And if we’re being technical – Gershwin was heavily influenced by jazz and I think in many ways, Jazz paved the way for hip hop. So that makes perfect sense to me.

4. At the memorial for your father, Sal Incandela, I heard some folks mention that he was a bit ah, shall we say, meticulous. Can you give us an example of how you follow in his footsteps? Does your desk look like my home recycle bin?

I don’t think anyone would ever describe me as meticulous. He and I were actually very different, but similar, he was quiet, a big thinker, a traveler, loved photographers and slightly eccentric. Me too.

He was a very technical person – and I would much rather work on creative things. I returned to racing because my career led me there, not necessarily because of my racing background. He was born with racing in his blood, so it’s an honor to be working in this field.

5. There are plenty of examples of your infatuation with all things ‘new’ media. At what age did you come to embrace technology and was there a single incident that made you say “this is going to be my life”?

I was pretty much raised on video games, so I’ve always been drawn to technology in some way and learning software or other methods of technology always came pretty easily. Technology is a great vehicle for storytelling. Whether I realized it or not, that part has led me into a New Media field – again, I’m not a technical person – I would make a terrible coder or a strict project manager. I’d much rather create experiences using the right tools. And in this job, I really care about the fan experience. And I still play video games.

6. You grew up in what one can clearly describe as a motorsport family. Is your sister a motor head at all?

I have 2 sisters – neither are what I would describe as motor heads. Racing is a tough thing to grow up in. My dad was rarely home, worked long hours and sacrificed a lot. That’s why I have so much respect for mechanics on a team. They’re underpaid, overworked and giving up a lot of their personal lives. So as a family we’re really proud of everything he did, but I wouldn’t say we’re massive motor heads. We’re all following our own path.

7. Football seems to hold your interests, based on some of the posts of yours I have read in the past. What position is your favorite, or should I say, favourite?

I love soccer. I still play it. I’m going to start my son on it. I study the history of it and have read most scholarly books about it. It’s the World’s language and truly the beautiful game. I played forward most of my life – I found the other positions too boring (and you have to run more in midfield). Plus who doesn’t want to score the winning goal?

8. It is obvious that your son Oliver is the joy in your life. Not many people probably read your review of travels to South Carolina with a 2 year old. Briefly, share with my readers the extremes you went through on that journey.
 http://danielincandela.com/2011/08/12/fear-and-loathing-in-an-airplane/

I wrote an entire post on it, so you can read that if you want, but here’s the gist of it – I became ‘that’ parent on the flight that couldn’t control their child. I always hated traveling when there was a crying baby and suddenly I found myself in that position. It got so bad that I bought the person seated in front of me a drink. ‘nuff said.

9. Cigars and scotch or sprouts and white wine? What is it with wanting desert for breakfast?

How about cigars and sprouts? I love cigars but don’t drink. I consider myself an expert on desserts – so I need to stay up to date, you know, do my research.

10. Now for a fairly serious question; you have lived in a few different places in the world. Based on your travels this season, can you describe how the Japanese view Americans? It has to be far different then the Brazilians…..

Traveling for racing is nothing like traveling for personal reasons. You arrive, spend most of your time at a race track working with people from Indianapolis and then you’re in a hotel. Working in new media, we’re also usually very close to a laptop too. That being said, I still loved it and I’ve found that when you travel for racing – the locals are glad to have you, whether it’s Japan, Brazil, Edmonton or Alabama.

I would move to Japan tomorrow. I love the country and the people. Everyone I encountered was kind, polite and compassionate. I felt humbled to be there. I can’t wait to go back and really explore the island.

Final thoughts from GForcePaul:

I want to thank Daniel for taking the time to provide this forum with his take on things. Wasn’t that very insightful, informative and thought provoking? You really should add Daniel to your list of most visited websites.

Thanks and talk to you next time!

With all the bombs that have been dropped this week involving the Indy Car Series, there is no need for me to regurgitate stolen prose. My readers (for whom I am grateful) are razor sharp smart! They can smell and tell when the blogwaves are saturated with repetitive news. So, with that disclaimer out of the way, please look toward this column early next week for an intriguing twist on off season banter; a new feature called ‘Ten Questions With’. My first guest will knock you out of your chair and make you want to kick the cat around a bit. A proper tease is to reveal that this individual IS involved in motorsport, specifically the Indianapolis 500. You touch their “product” in many different ways!
In the meantime, and to add a footnote to the sad news out of Lincolnshire, please give this short, shaky and very amateurish video a gander. Gawd, I am going to miss these guys…..

Holy Schmolly! I just woke up from a short vacation in St. Pete, disappointed that I did not cross paths with local rising motorsport star Shanna Mac, only to find that Jenna Fryer got Scooped on a story the esteemed Pressdog feels she sat on too long. Robin Miller broke the story in the dark of the night Tuesday evening and by noon Wednesday, the motorsports world was falling all over themselves spouting such wisdom as: a coach had sacked his assistants; bloom was off the rose; treats symptom but illness remains. My, my, my….talk about a rush to judgment! Miller gets a pass because he has had a virtual War of the Roses approach to the ongoing tenure of Brian Barnhart.

No, he DOES NOT get a pass…..nor does the other proffered but useless opinions. In fact, few of them move my needle very much. They…just….don’t.

For your edification, the power links can be found here:
http://www.popoffvalve.com/2011/11/30/2600827/indycar-brian-barnhart-ouster-treats-symptom-but-illness-remains

http://www.ajc.com/sports/indycar-removes-barnhart-from-1246311.html

http://pressdog.typepad.com/dogblog/2011/11/bernard-moves-to-get-his-people-in-place.html

What more could I possibly add to this mumbo gumbo? Nothing to see here so move along, folks. Shall we move in a different direction? Heck ya! Barnhart had to go; of that there is no mistaking. Is the series at a watershed moment? I don’t really think so. Things will be different, but yet they will still remain the same. Take a breath, drop to a lower number and see whom inherits the reigns of Indy Car Race Control.

Today’s Test Your Smarts ™ question is: Do you know George Phillips? If you answered yes, you just may be a serious open wheel fan. If you said no, well then brother, allow me to point you in a direction of skillful insight as well as smooth word smithy. George is the author of the motorsports blog Oilpressure. You must add this to your list of required reading. George takes the high road in many of his posts and writes many things that appear well thought out. A lot of bloggers just sit and do stream of consciousness typing at the keyboard. George has a style that imparts knowledge as well as a passion for the game. I wonder what his day gig is, but I sure do enjoy his afterhours job. As a sterling example, today, November 30, George posted an article and no, it was not about TGBB. George wrote a very insightful piece on the passing of Jim Rathmann. In it, George correctly refers to my blogging peers as amateur journalists and I certainly fit that genre. No, I do not hold George in that regard as his style comes off being very professional. I highly endorse his remarks about Jim Rathmann and found the entire article to be spot on. I do wish to say this: Thanks George! I am sure Mr. Rathmann would be touched by the article. You can enjoy George’s fine work here:

http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/jim-rathmann-the-true-racer/

Drop by and leave George a note about your take on his fine article!

Talk to you soon!
GForcePaul

Will balance issues get sorted out?

I cannot go into this posting without acknowledging the 30 day passage of time since the ill-fated Vegas race and it’s tragic aftermath. Right off the bat, I must share with you this link to an unbelievably moving testimony of the affection that was shared between Tony Kannan and Dan Wheldon. This is a locally produced news organization video that was conceived and produced by Indianapolis television station WISH TV8. TK bares his soul and comments on what went through his mind while he and Vitor Miera competed in a Miami based triathlon shortly after Dan’s death. In a burst forth of tantalizing video journalism, the local Indy channel captured some very private yet candid moments with Tony Kannan. This is most certainly about healing and being healed…….
The link:

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/sports/auto_racing/indycar/exclusive-tony-kanaan-on-remembering-dan-wheldon

And now, today’s topic: Seems to be a little “issue” with the DW12 on super ‘not-so-speedy’ speedways. Not to dive in too deeply into the engineering on how a high velocity vehicle rotates when going into and exiting a turn but, it sure seems that therein lays the problem. For purposes of our quick discussion, let us first discern the difference of a loose versus a tight race car. On one of the stellar Versus broadcasts of the Izod Indy Car Series during the 2011 season, Wally Dallenbach gave the most comprehensive, yet simple explanation of the terms tight and lose. If the car is tight, you hit the wall with the front of the car. If the car is loose, you hit the wall with the back of the car. Seems simple enough to me!

Recent rumblings and writings on the topic by none other than the highly esteemed Robin Miller shed some insight into the discoveries made at Indy by the late Dan Wheldon and they were evidently confirmed by T.K. and Dario during testing that ended on November 5th.

Miller’s comments and report via SpeedTV.com go into greater detail here:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-trying-to-solve-2012-cars-speedway-issues/

It appears that the car turns wickedly on entry into the turn and continues in a straight line at the apex and exit of a turn. Consequently, reported speeds at Indy were in the 208-216 range and as my tweeps say on twitter, #nonewtrackrecord at the Brickyard this year. Perhaps in 2013 with the new aero kits? Maybe Boeing will still consider building bits for the 2013 car since they seem to score big this year at all the air shows selling Dreamliners (Inject sarcasm here). But yikes! Only 216? Is this car taking its ROP? The answer is no, the weight distribution issue WILL get solved and the fact that Lotus Judd is on the dyno with established factory teams should help as well. There is still a ton of testing to take place at Homestead and Fontana. All of this is discussed and toxic comments submitted at Robin Miller’s Mail Bag, compliments of SpeedTV.com and the November 16th posting can be found here:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-mailbag-1116

No, this is NOT going to turn into an R.M. love fest! Miller’s legs are not all that pretty……..but I do want to give a shout out to the ongoing herculean efforts of Pippa Mann. She still posts on twitter even slogging through the pain and painkillers as she recovers from her incident at Las Vegas. This is one hard working Senorita and remains one of the most approachable shoes in the paddock. If you have something for her to sign, take it to the bank, it will get signed and with a smile! Now go and get some sponsors or your rich uncle to sign on or open the check book. It was kind of her to not complain when I used her photo from the garages at Indy as the lead in picture to my last post. The day Mr. Bachelart signed her to run Indy, she was so overcome with emotion that she just had to run out and be a guest on the Don Kay Autosportsradio.com show. That night I tried to box Pippa in a corner and get a negative quote out of her regarding another driver and she passed the ‘don’t take the bait’ test. She is obviously a TEAM player and I hold that in high regard! I still wonder why so few have jumped on the Pippa bandwagon. She is a sponsor’s dream and hopefully, they acknowledge that.

Where ARE the sponsors? Missing out they are!

Give this lady a ride for God's sake!

GForcePaul is on temporary assignment seeking a replacement for his day, techie job. This column will return in the next few days with a feature about…..you did not seriously think I would divulge such info, now did you?

Here is a little confession for you; I am a fool for parades. Parades such as Watkins Glen with CUP; IICS at Barber; Formula One at Indy. But nothing beats a good F1 show. Not even a GOOD F1 show….isn’t that a contradiction? I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a riveting Formm-Yoo-Luh one event that took my breath away. Hell, the last one I personally went to was when a tire non-war, screw the FAN event erupted at the Hallowed Ground. I think that was the second to last USGP for a while and the man sometimes referred to as the “Troll” took his hand out of US pockets. Of course, being a local makes one have these personal views on things. Of course……

It was quite a bit more then a shock when I read about the city of Austin, Texas being chosen to host the next incarnation of the USGP. Everyone knows that one of Mr. Ecclestone’s spectacles comes to your town for a princely sum and nothing less. My post back in August talked about the $25,000,000 to be put up each year by the state of Texas to support the ongoing USGP. You are smoking those left handed cigarettes if you think that the citizens of the People’s Republic of Texas will continue this very long. I also doubt that Eddie Gossage would remain silent and not speak up on the topic of subsidies.

Now we come to this; yet ANOTHER potential, perhaps it will happen, possibly a GP of America. Why is it that when I type that, I hear a chorus of angels in the background? Angels aren’t skeptics, are they? One would think that they are, or at least should be when it comes to dealing with FOM. You have to hand it to Bernie, he sure knows how to blunt a direct, head on question. Here is how he did it (and props to RACER mag for this fine piece of editortial effort):

http://www.racer.com/f1-chiefs-to-discuss-calendar-concerns/article/215737/?DCMP=EMC-RACER_DAILY

So, after spending a week cruising the well stocked motorsport blogosphere, I came across some more information about the 2013 GP of America. It really is astounding how fast peeps like Indy44 and SBPopOff Valve post fresh, breaking and sometimes (well, most times) humorous material about all things motorsport. You had best add them to your must follow list. More of my “To Follow” selections and lists to come your way at a later post. But, back on point, this info has been out there for a long time now about Bernie coveting a Neuu Yaawwk race. It was just a smarter school of thought to believe that it was totally impossible to shut down Manhattan for a motor car race. Then, along came Governor Christy and the rest, as they say is history (no, the rest is still subject to approval and the clearing of the checque in the FOM account). I will say this, if you do not follow some of the prolific tweets and nuggets of info posted by these afore mentioned new media types, then you also missed this;
New Jersey GP of America simulation lap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m10_f1o_0So

Given the elevation changes and the general layout of the course, it sure feels like Monaco. I cannot fault the beauty of a Manhattan skyline as a killer backdrop. All I can say is time will tell. The future picture will look a lot different 6 years from now if both Austin and the New Jersey venues continue to operate under the guise of an F1 sanctioned event. That adds up to 50 million in today’s paltry U.S. Dollars. See? Like the title says, I did it for the money, SIR!

Since this is supposed to be an open wheel column and not just a motorsport electronic rag, I would be remiss if I failed to chat up the recently completed Chris Griffiths Memorial Road to Indy Test. A great time was NOT had by all, especially if you ask Woman of Press Dog Shannon McIntosh. She was transmitting on 453.8375 on Saturday and she was just coming out of the pits from yet another stop to chase an engine performance issue when the checkered flag fell. The session was shortened and I am guessing that an ambient temp of 52 degrees had something to do with it. As for the results, well; that has been covered by many scribes and is old news. But please DO enjoy these 2 links from the Saturday afternoon session. Sorry for the stupid, amature footage; I shake a little after some of Fuzzy’s best. It tastes sooooo good. Right, Ed?
See you next time!
GForcePaul

The good stuff:

Panther '09 2nd Place Finisher

I just about fell off my chair when today’s Speed TV article came out from the highly regarded Robin Miller. The scribe known as RM offered up a look into the past AND future of open wheel. Now, don’t get me wrong. This is not about laying blame, but more about moving on. Far better wordsmiths have crafted and penned arguments both for and against the scapegoat de jour. Mr. Miller opened a window into how the times have changed without changing the sport called Open Wheel. Throughout the last millennium, Open Wheel has always had a ‘wow factor” that transcended evolution. Yes, even safety evolution of the sport. One thing makes racers, and that was defined in this post’s title. To wit, Speed TV’s fine link:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-indycar-must-retain-wow-factor/

It is unbearable that the motor sport world has suffered many losses in the past 10 days. One of them that also affects the Indy Car community was the passing of Sal Incandela. If you followed open wheel in the 70’s and 80’s (or if you are a student of motor sport history), you may have heard of the name. Sal passed on October 3, 2011. Donald Davison wrote a very nice piece about Sal and his son, Daniel made it available here:

http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/default/news/show/50816-indianapolis-500-crew-chief-team-principal-incandela-dies/

I had the good fortune to meet Daniel at the Indy Winter Tweetup held at IMS last January. Little did I know that the gent that moderated the tweetup, Daniel, is the part of the Online Media and Strategies group for IMS. I just thought he was a hired gun to talk and answer questions for the assembled tweeps. Once I had the chance to speak with Daniel as the event wound down, I discovered that he is a man that wears many hats. I suggest that you spend time at his site or add him to your twitter followers. As Pressdog says, reading enhanced. It is with a bit of remorse as well as gratitude that I invite you to come to a memorial for Sal in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 5th from 3-5. It will be held at the Brickyard Crossing Golf and Conference Center. Daniel’s personal invitation is available and was posted on October 25th at his blog site:

http://danielincandela.com/

Daniel offered his encouragement to get this blog off the ground and one appreciates helping hands. It still was a surprise to find out that Daniel is DEEP into robots as well as DEEP into family life. But, I did not want to leave out the fact that Daniel is very into photography. I suggest that one takes a moment to look up his time lapse video of the bus ride from the hotel they stayed in at Motegi out to the track in…how do you say it…hicksvill-san. I mean, this track is way out in the sticks and the video was from a fixed camera in the front of the bus. This gent is very interesting and his father is most proud I am certain. For that reason, I plan to be in Indy on November 5th. I want to hear stories about Ever Cool Raul…kids, go look that one up!

Finally, a thanks to Robin for being the voice of reason. A lot of mud…no, make that sheer stupidness and ignorance was on display at times last week. Y’all take a moment to get you’re a$$ over to bid on some items to help Susie and the boys continue together as a family. Bid, ye Bastards! Bid right here:

http://stores.ebay.com/celebritycharityauctions/pages/dan-wheldon-memorial