Standing Still at 230 Miles Per Hour
Paul Pfanner on why IndyCar's new car is frozen on purpose, now that a broadcaster owns a third of the series, and what that costs in a world moving faster than 230 mph.
A Moonshot Run Out of a Race Shop
Paul Pfanner was in the All American Racers shop in 2018 when this car's corroded, unfinished monocoque came down from the rafters. Now it's finished, and he explains why its fifty-eight-year wait matters to anyone with an idea on the bench.
The Future Arrived Looking Familiar
Paul Pfanner on IndyCar's new IR-28, and what a race car is for once the meaning leaves the machine.
Indychella Didn't Ask Permission
Fifty-one years on the same streets. Paul Pfanner on what Indychella actually revealed — and why the sport that didn't build that audience now has one chance to deserve it.
