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July 14, 2025
My last blog was on the Indy Cars at Road America for the XPL Grand Prix.
To get into one of those Indy Cars you have to move up the Indy Car ladder and it's feeder series. That would be the Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 and of course starting out in go karts that all Indy Car drivers still train in.
The June 22nd weekend I spent only a few hours at the track thanks to the heat and chemotherapy fun. Hopefully I'm done with chemotheraphy for a while and more tests to come to figure out where I stand.
Proof that the ladder series works is Myles Rowe who won Saturday in Indy NXT at Iowa Speedway! First win for him and we will see him in an Indy Car soon I believe. Couple photos here from 2021 at Road America when Myles was talking with my Vintage Indy Registry folks.
Enjoy a look at the USF Pro 2000 cars having a go at the track at Road America.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
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
