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02/01 - IMS Museum Car Auction
02/03 - Andretti Global IndyCar Launch
02/12 - New IndyCar Fantasy League
02/14 - Ganassi IndyCar Launch
02/18 - AJ Foyt IndyCar Launch
02/18 - Ed Carpenter IndyCar Launch
02/19 - Meyer Shank IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Arrow McLaren IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Team Penske IndyCar Launch
02/28 - PREMA Racing IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar Launch
02/03 - Andretti Global IndyCar Launch
02/12 - New IndyCar Fantasy League
02/14 - Ganassi IndyCar Launch
02/18 - AJ Foyt IndyCar Launch
02/18 - Ed Carpenter IndyCar Launch
02/19 - Meyer Shank IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Arrow McLaren IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Team Penske IndyCar Launch
02/28 - PREMA Racing IndyCar Launch
02/28 - Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar Launch
IMS Museum Car Auction
Feb 1 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is auctioning off 11 cars from their collection.
They hope the cars will fetch $106 million. That would help cover the cost of the renovation and
remodel that the museum has been undergoing for the past year.
IMS Museum Remodel Planned
The museum chose these vehicles, not only for their high value, but because they have no relation
to the speedway and hence does not meet the museum's mission of celebrating and preserving
the history behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500.
I am going to miss them though and am sad to see them go, especially the 1954 Mercedes W196,
1957 Corvette SS Project XP-64, and the Spirit of America Sonic 1 land speed record car.
9 of them will be sold at Sotheby’s in Miami Feb 27-28. CLICK TO VIEW THESE CARS
The 1954 Mercedes W196 sold at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart Germany today for
$53,226,500. This is the 2nd highest price ever paid for a car at auction. The car was gifted to
the museum in 1965 by Mercedes-Benz. It was raced by both Juan Fangio and Sterling Moss.
Feb 1 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is auctioning off 11 cars from their collection.
They hope the cars will fetch $106 million. That would help cover the cost of the renovation and
remodel that the museum has been undergoing for the past year.
IMS Museum Remodel Planned
The museum chose these vehicles, not only for their high value, but because they have no relation
to the speedway and hence does not meet the museum's mission of celebrating and preserving
the history behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500.
I am going to miss them though and am sad to see them go, especially the 1954 Mercedes W196,
1957 Corvette SS Project XP-64, and the Spirit of America Sonic 1 land speed record car.
9 of them will be sold at Sotheby’s in Miami Feb 27-28. CLICK TO VIEW THESE CARS
The 1954 Mercedes W196 sold at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart Germany today for
$53,226,500. This is the 2nd highest price ever paid for a car at auction. The car was gifted to
the museum in 1965 by Mercedes-Benz. It was raced by both Juan Fangio and Sterling Moss.
The new museum opens to the public April 2nd.
| Three of the cars being auctioned off - from front to rear: the silver 1954 Mercedes W196, the blue 1957 Corvette SS, and the red 1964 Ferrari 250 LM. |
| The Spirit of America broke 600 mph in 1965 and held the land speed record until 1970. |
Andretti Global 2025 IndyCar Liveries.
Feb 14 - The 2025 grid for the IndyCar series is now set with the hiring of Rinus
VeeKay by Dale Coyne Racing. There are 27 drivers among 11 teams.
VeeKay by Dale Coyne Racing. There are 27 drivers among 11 teams.
New IndyCar Fantasy League
Feb 12 - The official fantasy league for IndyCar has switched to GridRivals for 2025.
Main Changes Compared to Previous System:
A. You select 6 drivers instead of 4.
B. You also choose how many races you wish to put them under contract for.
C. Depending on how they fair in fantasy points by the time they leave your team, you make or lose money.
D. If you forget to choose drivers, you will be awarded 200 points so that it won't hurt so bad.
E. You choose one of your drivers to be your "Talent". They get double points for a race.
F. There are 6 ways that drivers earn fantasy points:
Feb 12 - The official fantasy league for IndyCar has switched to GridRivals for 2025.
Main Changes Compared to Previous System:
A. You select 6 drivers instead of 4.
B. You also choose how many races you wish to put them under contract for.
C. Depending on how they fair in fantasy points by the time they leave your team, you make or lose money.
D. If you forget to choose drivers, you will be awarded 200 points so that it won't hurt so bad.
E. You choose one of your drivers to be your "Talent". They get double points for a race.
F. There are 6 ways that drivers earn fantasy points:
GridRivals also offers fantasy leagues for F1 and Nascar.
After I had set up my profile, I also created my own league for my friends to join.
I was confused at the home screen for GridRivals.
It shows a list of drivers, but this has nothing to do with the fantasy leagues!
Instead, the whole app is geared toward betting real money on races.
The only way I've found to access the free fantasy leagues is to click on the
"League" tab at the bottom of the app -
After I had set up my profile, I also created my own league for my friends to join.
I was confused at the home screen for GridRivals.
It shows a list of drivers, but this has nothing to do with the fantasy leagues!
Instead, the whole app is geared toward betting real money on races.
The only way I've found to access the free fantasy leagues is to click on the
"League" tab at the bottom of the app -
1. Improvement -
2. Overtake -
3. Laps Led -
4. Best Finish -
5. Completion -
6. IndyCar -
2. Overtake -
3. Laps Led -
4. Best Finish -
5. Completion -
6. IndyCar -
- Based on a rolling average from previous 8 races.
- Finish better than where they qualified.
- % of laps they lead, if any.
- If one of your drivers is the highest finishing driver on a team.
- Drivers earn extra points the further they make it in a race.
- They earn points as normal through IndyCar
- Finish better than where they qualified.
- % of laps they lead, if any.
- If one of your drivers is the highest finishing driver on a team.
- Drivers earn extra points the further they make it in a race.
- They earn points as normal through IndyCar
Unlike the previous fantasy system that was accessible from PCs over the web,
GridRivals is only available on apps for mobile devices.
This proves a problem for me as I don't use mobile devices.
I installed BlueStack 5, a platform that allows Android Apps to run on a desktop PC.
I was then able to install and run the GridRival App.
However I've already had two problems:
1. I cannot see the star icon for selecting a Talent Driver.
2. After I select a driver, the window does not disappear and I have to exit out
completely and restart BlueStack.
GridRivals is only available on apps for mobile devices.
This proves a problem for me as I don't use mobile devices.
I installed BlueStack 5, a platform that allows Android Apps to run on a desktop PC.
I was then able to install and run the GridRival App.
However I've already had two problems:
1. I cannot see the star icon for selecting a Talent Driver.
2. After I select a driver, the window does not disappear and I have to exit out
completely and restart BlueStack.
That then pulled up my Fantasy League.
After selecting it, I was then able to go to my team to choose or edit drivers.
Chip Ganassi Racing 2025 IndyCar Livery
Feb 1 - Andy Hillenburg, who raced in the 2000 Indy 500, was selected to the Hoosier
Auto Racing Fans Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Hillenburg's race team competes in the
ARCA Menards Series, which he won the championship of as a driver in 1995.
Auto Racing Fans Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Hillenburg's race team competes in the
ARCA Menards Series, which he won the championship of as a driver in 1995.
A.J. Foyt Racing 2025 livery.
Ed Carpenter Racing's 2025 livery.
Meyer Shank Racing's 2025 livery.
Arrow McLaren Racing's 2025 livery.
Team Penske's 2025 IndyCar livery.
PREMA Racing's 2025 IndyCar livery.
Dale Coyne Racing's 2025 IndyCar livery.
