Real Just Got Expensive
Paul Pfanner makes the case that the flood of machine-made content is raising the price of the few things no machine can fake.
The Best is Now
Paul Pfanner on people still arguing over who won The Split — and why the best version of IndCar is the one happening now.
The Wrong Question
Paul Pfanner on the 2026 regulations, what Monaco will force Formula 1 to decide, and why the audience has already voted.
Sunday Made the Case
Paul Pfanner surveys Sunday's 110th Indianapolis 500 — Felix Rosenqvist's 0.0233-second win for Meyer Shank Racing, the closest finish in race history — and argues that the Penske Entertainment era, reached its best day to date.
You Are Here to Witness Truth
Paul Pfanner accepts the 2026 Russo-Marvel Founders Award and challenges the journalists who cover motorsports to build the future of their profession in an age of AI.
The Split at 30
Paul Pfanner was at Michigan the day American open-wheel racing split itself in two in 1996 — Thirty years later, he returns to Indianapolis for the 110th Running with the story of what it took to go back - to the future.
Racing is Learning
As Paul Pfanner receives the SPMJ Russo-Marvel Founders Award, he offers a meditation on learning, proximity, and who journalists actually work for.
Am I Irrelevant?
Paul Pfanner asks the question every leader eventually faces in the dark — and reframes it from fear into the only competitive posture that actually works.
Everything Matters
For sixty years one organization has dominated sport and business with a consistency no one has fully explained. The results are visible to everyone. The source of the advantage is something most organizations walk right past.
The Missing Face
The Borg-Warner Trophy records every Indianapolis 500 winner in silver. One face is still missing. Not because the talent doesn't exist. Because the moment hasn't arrived yet.
