Car FYI

Photo Credit: Chris Nagy The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series promises to be a richly contended auto racing organization consisting of 17 rounds. A season set to start later this month, the top open wheel competition in North America has the opportunity to deliver some exciting, new possibilities for what viewers may see on track. Although many IndyCar fans will likely prepare to attend at least one race for 2020, television remains the most obtainable way to catch the racing action between drivers including defending series champion Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Will Power as well as Canadians James Hinchcliffe and series newcomer Dalton Kellett. For 2020, the racing tour’s loyal fans in Canada are being granted the chance to follow the NTT IndyCar Series with greater access compared to a much-loathed 2019 TV package. On February 28th, the IndyCar Series announced they have re-entered an agreement with Sportsnet to be the exclusive Canadian broadcaster for the 2020 season. T...

Starting this Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona, millions of dollars in rare and exotic vehicles will be changing hands with the drop of a gavel. For 2015, the 44th Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction will provide bidders the chance to acquire vintage vehicles dating back to a 1903 Ford Model A , a brand-new first production unit Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang  and countless customized or modified cars. As much as the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction is coveted by car buyers with large bank accounts, the event provides the public with a sight of some cars we rarity ever observe. Barrett-Jackson regularly sells general admission tickets to their auctions just for car gazers. For those unable to flee to the usual warmth of Arizona, television viewers have been presented with treat of watching the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auctions for multiple hours of live coverage on Speed. From 1997 to 2014, the car auction emerged as one of the ...

Looking back to 2014 , one event deeply affected me and so many Canadian motorsport fans and car enthusiasts alike. An event so disappointing it convinced me to devote this entire article to highlight losing what used to be a valued connection. Personally, the annual Rolex 24 at Daytona is a perfect relief from the doldrums of winter. In 2014, my standing appointment for watching the 24-hour sports car race on the Speed channel in Canada was partaken with a news banner traveling at the lower part of the screen. The information contained in the message indicating the Speed channel will be lost to Rogers cable customers as of March. Bell and other television providers in Canada followed eventually followed suit ending what was a great institution for auto enthusiasts. While I was initially upset at Rogers for dropping Speed, the truth was the cable company did not deserve all the blame. Apparently, Fox thought that the six hours of a day of ‘ Dumbest Stuff on Wheels ’ was wo...