Friday, October 17, 2014

Josef Newgarden Apparel 2014


The Indycar season may be over,
i.e. Alex does not get to see Josef on TV at all...
But that does not stop her from wearing her 'Josef' clothing all the time. 
Have we ever mentioned she LOVES Josef.
And lucky for her (or maybe more for our mom who has to make  most of Alex's Josef clothing), he remained with Sarah Fisher's team and will not be changing his familiar #67.
You can check out her earlier 'Josef wardrobe' here.
 
A look back at her new Josef apparel
from the 2014 Indycar Season.

 
 The hand painted (by Alex) shirt with Josef car,
and kitty (in the bottom corner) to represent Josef's pet cat, Simba.
Worn with checkered skirt & Minnie mouse hat matching ruffle.
Very stylish outside Josef's garage at Indianapolis.



Her prized possession. 
The first 'official' kids size Josef Newgarden shirt we've been able to find.
Got it at the Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing shop in downtown Speedway!




The 3rd year of the 'Josef' birthday dress for the
Josef themed 7th birthday party.
(Yes really, her 5th, 6th and 7th birthday parties were all about Josef)
The kitty theme (for Simba) was tied in this year with the ruffle.


The back.
While watching for Josef outside the garages at Pocono.
(We stood there way too long, but at least got to meet the infamous Robin Miller while we waited)

 
 And the final installment for the 2014 season.
The hand painted t-shirt dress for the GP of Indy.
Made extra special by the fact that she got on Josef's official website while wearing this outfit!



And no Josef post would be complete without a picture of Josef.
Alex loved this one that CFH Racing tweeted of Josef and his dad in 2003.


 

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Indycar 1985 - Safety of Carbon Fiber Tubs

Indycar Throwback...
Auto Racing Digest
March 1985
 
 
 
With the recent talk of adding 'canopies' to Indycars
we thought we'd look back at
 
A great safety improvement to Open Wheel cars in the 1980's.
Mom said it was amazing to see basically just the intact tub with the driver in it after a big crash.
 






From Auto Racing Digest
March 1985
by Roger Jaynes