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Q. I have been thinking about trying to reduce some of the expenses involved in keeping my cichlid fish, but don't really know how I would go about doing that. I have several tanks and keep chocolate cichlid fish, green severums, blue acaras and freshwater angelfish. Do you have any suggestions as to how I might be able to make back some of the money I spend on my fishkeeping hobby?
Tim Novak
Oakland, California
A. Sure, get a second job! Seriously, almost everyone who houses a larger-than-normal cichlid fish collection eventually gets to the point of trying to recoup some of the expenses needed to house and feed their charges – the problem is it's just not that easy.
The most obvious way of earning back some of your expenses is to sell fish – usually those fish you raise. However, with the possible exception of freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum), none of the other species you have are particularly high in demand, so making some extra cash from those might be difficult. Freshwater angelfish, on the other hand, are always ready sellers, and most local aquarium stores are happy to offer store credit in exchange for healthy little freshwater angelfish. The store credit can then be used for food and other supplies that you would otherwise have had to pay for.
One of the other options is to exchange the species of cichlid fish you keep for those with more market appeal. In addition to freshwater angelfish, rams (genus Mikrogeophagus) and dwarf cichlid fish of the genus Apistogramma are always in demand. However, watch out for the pitfalls typically associated with making money from raising cichlid fish – the worst of which is the fact that what used to be a labor of love now becomes another job. Also, unless you're willing to not put a value on your time, or count the part of the electric bill and other associated household expenses that support your fish breeding enterprise, given a strict dollars and cents equation, there would be no way to make any profit, as the expenses would simply be too high.
So, outside of selling fish, how else could one reduce the cost of their fishkeeping hobby? Some are able to make a modest dent in fishkeeping expenses by selling excess aquarium plants. If you have a successful planted tank, consider thinning out the aquatic plants from time to time and taking the extras down to your local fish store – healthy, locally grown aquarium plants sell almost as well as baby freshwater angelfish! The other little side-line that can be somewhat lucrative is live food cultures. If you culture live white-worms or Daphnia, for example, you could package up small starter cultures and sell them to the local fish store.
Last, depending on your situation, consider getting a part-time job at your local fish store. Even with one shift a week, you'll likely be entitled to their employee discount program. In this situation, the store gets a knowledgeable staff member who spends his paycheck in the fish store and you get to defray some of the costs associated with your fishkeeping hobby by spending a little time in an environment you're probably happy to be in. Good luck with the finances!


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Assuming Lloyd Carr retires at the end of this year, which becomes less and less of an "if" each day, it seems, Michigan will be looking to hire a new head coach. One such option is former Michigan assistant Les Miles, who is now the head coach of the LSU Tigers. If Miles were named coach, what might his staff look like? Varsity Blue offers our (not necessarily informed on all points) opinions:
Current Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Lloyd Carr (Retires)
Defensive Secondary: Vance Bedford (Likely to leave)
Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers: Erik Campbell (Carr guy, but good coach. Status unknown)
Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends: Mike DeBord (Will likely be replaced, rumors of personal incompatibility with Miles)
Defensive Coordinator: Ron English (Will likely move on)
Associate Head Coach / Running Backs: Fred Jackson (Will likely stay, coached with Miles under Moeller)
Quarterbacks: Scot Loeffler (Will likely stay, possibly promoted to OC, was a player when Miles was a coach)
Offensive Line: Andy Moeller (Will be replaced or moved to LBs)
Defensive Line: Steve Stripling (Will likely stay)
Linebackers: Steve Szabo (will likely retire)
Director of Weight Training and Conditioning: Mike Gittleson (Will be replaced)
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kevin Tolbert (Likely to stay)
Les Miles's Current Staff
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Crowton (Not likely to stay with Miles – first year together, he's been on a downward slide (BYU HC to Oregon OC to LSU OC)
Defensive Coordinator: Bo Pelini(Not likely to join Miles – HC gig elsewhere)
Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Josh Henson (May join Miles – been with him since OkSt, and DeBord will be replaced)
Defensive Line Coach: Earl Lane (Not likely to join – only second year with Miles, though he did go to college in Michigan)
Defensive Backs Coach: Doug Mallory (Likely to go with Miles – played for Bo at Michigan, been with Les since OkSt, has good players)
Wide Receivers Coach: D.J. McCarthy (Not likely to join – 1st year with Miles, no real connections)
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach: Bradley Dale Peveto (May join Miles, 3rd year with him, and LSU's special teams have been decent, pulls double duty)
Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams: Larry Porter (May come – coaches a white guy right now, has multiple responsibilities, but Jackson is already around)
Offensive Line Coach: Greg Studrawa (May come – Ohio guy, though it is his first year with Miles)
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Tommy Moffitt (May not come – longtime LSU guy, and could want to stay, though LSU always has strong, conditioned athletes)
Hybrid Staff:
Head Coach: Les Miles
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Scot Loeffler
Co-Offensive Co-coordinator/Offensive Line: Greg Studrawa
Tight Ends: Josh Henson
Defensive Coordinator:
Associate Head Coach / Running Backs: Fred Jackson
Defensive Line: Steve Stripling
Linebackers/Special Teams: Bradley Dale Peveto or Andy Moeller
Director of Weight Training and Conditioning: Tommy Moffitt
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kevin Tolbert
The only space left empty here is the Defensive Coordinator. Would English be willing to stay on, and would Michigan be willing to take him? Otherwise, Michigan would have to go outside both programs to find a new name (which, in all reality, they are likely to do for one or more of the other positions as well).
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Tags: coaching, Football
7 Comments so far
Anonymous says...
LSU RB coach Larry Porter was named Rivals 2007 National Recruiter of the Year. I would definitely want him to be part of a hypothetical Miles recruiting staff. I wouldn't be surprised to see Fred Jackson retire, anyway.
Dave W says...
A request for you guys…
For those of us who aren't fortunate enough to be able to attend Saturday, can you guys capture and post the sounds/sights of Mike Hart's senior day reception? I want to see the love he gets…
Anonymous says...
I guaran-fuckin'-tee you that Mike Gittleson will not be "replaced" he will likely retire, or move to another sport. He coached Les, was hired by Bo, and is and was one of the best strength coaches to ever live. Not only that but is a good friend of Les's. But you are right by default, :).
Anonymous says...
"Michigan's director of conditioning is Mike Gittleson, who's in his 30th season. He was the program's first such coach in 1978, a Vietnam veteran who completed his master's in exercise science on the campus where he works.
Gittleson may be the very best in his field, or he may not be. Who can tell in the world of reps, sets, sweat and supplements?
What's obvious is, he's a Michigan man, and Carr is never going to sell out one of his own for some flavor-of-the-month replacement."
-quote from Bruce Hooley's article "Carr handling Michigan's struggles in stride"
Special to ESPN.com
arguably the best if not simply the best, but i'd say he's done, he's coached for a longgg time.
Tim says...
The VAST VAST VAST majority of complaints about Michigan are in relation to the Strength and Conditioning program. The only school still using Gittleson's system is Penn State – and look how that is going for them. When nobody is untouchable, the weak link will definitely be touched. Gittleson will likely "retire" rather than being replaced but he is gone like a donut in the Notre Dame locker room.
Anonymous says...
if they replace mike gittleson, they are doing every young man who is yet to come through the michigan football program a tremendous disservice. Mike is a huge inspiration and an honor to work with, there is not a character like him in the rest of the world, and he's the kind of coach who simply cannot fail when given the task of turning boys into men.
Anonymous says...
I've gone through mike and others, and he is simply the best.

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Hold Onto Your Butts 1D Fans, Because Harry Styles May Leave The Band In 2014
Okay I've bought grocery provisions, taped my windows, sold all my possessions, and written a living will, so I guess all that's left to do is just tell you the bad news — Harry Styles might be leaving One Direction.
You might say I'm crazy for going to all those lengths before we even got official confirmation on this, but I don't think so. I don't think there's any such thing as an overreaction to this news. If anything, I'm underreacting, because this is just the worst. Just days after filling my soul with glee with the rumor that the band might get their own reality show together, I'm now hearing that there might not even be a band anymore, because Harry's gonna bust out on his own now that Midnight Memories is out and kicking ass.
"Harry really wants to record his own stuff and put out in album now that this one is done. Trust me, he's going to do it."
I do! I do trust you, anonymous source speaking to Hollywood Life! I've never trusted anyone more in my life! Especially after they tell me that Harry stayed at a different hotel than the rest of the guys when they were in New York City for Saturday Night Live last weekend and that he might leave the band as soon as 2014. WHAT. That's next year, Harry! That's twenty-one days from now, at the earliest! What new devilry is this?
You promised me that nothing would ever change and things would always stay the same and that even though you're knee-deep in fakelationships right now, one day you and I can be together and live in a big house with all your bandmates and grow old together!
These are all real things that you promised me, Harry, don't you remember? Well regardless, tell your rep to quit denying that you're gonna start working on a solo album, because it won't stop me from putting my apartment on eBay. There, I did it. Now I'm officially ready for the 1D apocalypse that we all know is coming.
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RACER's Robin Miller visits with Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato during the unveiling of his likeness on the Borg Warner trophy.
Takuma Sato was a vision of joy during this week's unveiling of his likeness on the $3.5 million Borg Warner trophy. The winner of May's Indy 500, who became the first Japanese driver in 101 editions of America's defining motor racing, could barely contain his enthusiasm at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum event.
"I almost want to scream today because I'm so happy," he said. Driving for Andretti Autosport and representing Honda, Sato waged an epic fight for victory with Team Penske's Helio Castroneves to capture his first Indy 500 win. He came close while dueling with Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti in 2012, but a spin and crash ended his hopes against the Turn 1 wall.
In beating Castroneves in a straight fight, Sato erased any doubts as to whether he had the ability to deliver on IndyCar's biggest stage.
"You laid it all on the line in Turn 1," IMS president Doug Boles said during the ceremony. "You were going to win that race or crash trying. I think our fans knew that. When you had an opportunity to win this year, the people stayed around, they were excited, and that was really because they know that you know how important it is to win the Indy 500."
After seeing his face memorialized on the Borg Warner trophy, Sato couldn't help but notice the smile he wore while posing for sculptor Will Behrends. For the 40-year-old, who recently joined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, it's a perfect encapsulation of what it has meant to become an Indy winner.
"Today," he said, "I look at the face, and he's just a happy man."
Somewhere amid IndyCar's thoroughly restrictive testing limitations, Robert Wickens will look to turn as many laps as possible prior to making his debut next season as teammate to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' James Hinchcliffe.
Although the Canadian has raced on a number of tracks that the Verizon IndyCar Series will visit in 2018, ovals will present a new challenge, as will mastering Honda's twin-turbo V6 powerplant after years of using naturally-aspirated engines in sports cars, and learning the vagaries of the series' new 2018 aero kit.
"I feel like the busier the better at this point," he said. "Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has a terrific driver development program, and they showed that in their multiple Indy Lights championship. I think we'll have a strong program in place; I have a feeling the simulator will be my new best friend."
Spending time in the Honda Performance Development simulator, participating in SPM's handful of private test days, using IndyCar's official test days, and possibly getting in on some of Honda's Manufacturer testing will play a crucial part in Wickens' ability to deliver for the team.
"Testing is very limited and we have to share it equally between myself and James," he added. "I'm very fortunate to have James as my teammate because he's so experienced and I can learn off him. We already have such a good off-track relationship, I feel like you can just take his word, trust it, and move forward."
Wickens spent time in Hinchcliffe's No. 5 Honda during a ride swap earlier this year at Sebring, and joined the team for Friday at Road America, where he subbed for Mikhail Aleshin during two sessions. Despite the notable lack of seat time compared to the rest of the field, having a close friend like Hinchliffe as a teammate and IndyCar coach is another benefit Wickens believes will shorten his learning curve.
"We crossed that bridge when we were 15," he said. "And now we can just get to work and get things going."
Could Cadillac Racing's Daytona Prototype international stable grow before the 2018 IMSA season arrives?
Multiple sources have told RACER the Visit Florida Racing team, which was part of Chevy Racing's factory Corvette Daytona Prototype family through the 2016 season, is the likely destination for a new Cadillac DPi. If confirmed, it would bring the brand's DPi tally to four entries.
Team owner Troy Flis, who wouldn't be drawn on the manufacturer in question, acknowledged DPi talks are taking place and a final decision is imminent.
"We're still looking at all options, and it has been tough to get commitments from some people, but we're looking at going back to a manufacturer program," he told RACER. "We also had such a great experience with Ligier, and we're just trying to get everything figured out. We hoped to have a direction by now, but it will probably take until the end of the week. We have another partner we're talking to, and once we get that ironed out, we can move forward with our 2018 plans."
Prior to Petit Le Mans, a Cadillac representative told RACER the plan was to stay with its three-car effort spread across Action Express Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing, but it would appear those plans have evolved since the Oct. 9 event. It's believed that based on conversations held at the 10-hour WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale in Road Atlanta, a move to rejoin the GM Racing stable after spending the year as a privateer has gained momentum.
Questions as to whether the team will continue with Visit Florida as its primary sponsor could also shape its chassis selection. With the Florida tourism marketing initiative keen on having VFR promote the state at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, choosing a WEC P2 (DPis aren't allowed at the famous French endurance race) was necessary as team entered the 2017 season.
As Flis explains, the need to compete internationally on behalf of a sponsor is looking unlikely, which has opened the door to returning to a factory-based program.
"We're talking to multiple manufacturers on that side, but our relationship with the [GM] side was strong last year, and we left on great terms," he said. "They knew we were looking for a chassis partner that would allow us to do Le Mans, and that's not as much on the plate as it once was, so we're looking to do the best we can in the IMSA series and with a DPi. It's good to have the relationships that we have and that we have success to offer them."
VFR started off the year with a Riley/Multimatic Mk. 30-Gibson WEC-spec LMP2 for Renger van der Zande and Marc Goossens, and aside from a podium at Daytona, chassis limitations blighted the program's potential. A late-season change to Ligier's JS P217 provided an instant boost, as the Dutchman and Belgian scored a popular win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With the VFR program on an upswing, shifting into the DPi field with Cadillac would give the defending Manufacturers' champions another solid entry to pit against Acura, Mazda, and Nissan.
The team could also be searching for one or more drivers to pilot the DPi-V.R. Van der Zande is coveted by a number of Prototype teams, both DPi and WEC P2, and it's also unclear whether Goossens will continue in his full-time role.
For Flis, his early offseason has been relentless as rebuilding portions of VFR's hurricane-affected shop, selecting a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype chassis, and signing one or more drivers have come together is immediate priorities.
"It isn't an easy time, but we'll get through it all," he said. "On the driver's side, it's what kind of commitment can we offer them and we've been very fortunate to have good quality guys. The best situation is to keep both, but we know there are other teams and manufacturers that would love to have them, so we're just trying to keep the changes to as few as possible."
Lewis Hamilton believes it would be detrimental if he changes his approach to this weekend's United States Grand Prix despite the drivers' championship being within reach.
The Briton took the championship lead for the first time this season at the Italian Grand Prix, and a run of four wins in the past five races – coupled with two retirements for Sebastian Vettel – have allowed him to open up a 59 point advantage. Hamilton can theoretically wrap up the championship in Austin, but is guaranteed the title if he finishes in the top four in each of the remaining four races.
Despite such a comfortable lead, Hamilton says recent results have shown he is already taking the right approach to the title run-in, and he is wary being more conservative could cause problems.
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"To be honest, there's not really any need for me to change the approach," Hamilton said. "The points are still what you go out there to achieve, but also you try and look after your car. I just don't think there's any need to make any changes. I'm not really particularly taking crazy risks in order to be in the position I'm in.
"I think we're just going to try and continue to do what we're doing. Of course, we want to try and look after the car and the engine, but I'm already doing that throughout the races so there's not really much more I can do. And I think if sometimes you come off the gas a little bit, you actually cause yourself more trouble than you need."
Hamilton attributes his current situation to Mercedes' reliability record compared to Ferrari, with Vettel losing points in the championship race in both Malaysia and Japan due to issues.
"I could only have dreamed of having this kind of gap," he said. "Ferrari have put on such a great challenge all year long. All I can really say is that I have to put it down to my team. They've done a phenomenal job, reliability has really been on point. They are just so meticulous and that's really why we have the reliability we have and the results we have been having."
Esteban Ocon's potential for improvement over the next two years outweighs the frustration of knowing Mercedes will control his future, according to Force India's Otmar Szafnauer.
The Frenchman has impressed during his first full season in Formula 1, finishing every race so far in 2017 and only failing to score points in Monaco. Ocon's record follows nine consecutive finishes for Manor last year, with his last single-seater retirement coming during his title-winning F3 season in 2014.
"[That run] is amazing to me," Force India's chief operating officer Szafnauer says. "He's smart, he finishes, scores good points, he's young and still learning a lot. This was our hope, that he would be this good. And maybe it was our expectation otherwise we wouldn't have hired him, but I believe he has exceeded our expectations."
And Szafnauer says Force India is eager to see just how much more Ocon will progress during his time with the team, having joined on a multi-year deal this season.
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"The really, really difficult thing is to predict a future learning curve," he said. "That's hard to predict, but what you can say is that he's improved a lot this year already and he's still really young and inexperienced. Checo has got 130 race starts under his belt and Esteban has got 25. So I still think he's learning.
"You plateau. I don't know how steep the learning curve will be and where the plateau is, however I don't think he's at his plateau, so he will get better next year. How quickly and how much more is hard to know."
With Ocon a Mercedes young driver, Szafnauer admits there is some frustration that Force India will inevitably lose control of the 21-year-old's future.
"Mercedes won't control where he goes next year or the year after, but beyond that. It's a bit frustrating, you would like to be in control of your own destiny but when needs must with other relationships and other financial dealings, that's what you have to do.
"I think we're a good team with nurturing young talent and if we can do that with Esteban then I think there will be others coming up of equal potential and maybe we'll nurture them."
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has confirmed its all-Canadian pairing of James Hinchcliffe and Robert Wickens will represent the Honda-powered Verizon IndyCar Series program. First mentioned by RACER several weeks ago, the close friends will be tasked with helping SPM to form its first consistent one-two punch since the team was formed in 2001.
"Not only am I really excited to be able to say I'll be back with SPM for next year and beyond, but I am also really looking forward to being teammates with one of my oldest friends," said Hinchcliffe who, like Wickens, hails from the outskirts of Toronto.
"Robbie and I grew up racing against one another, eventually took different paths, me staying in North America in open-wheel cars and him going off to Europe in sports cars, but it's pretty neat that we both ended up here and we get to live our dream of being professional racing drivers, together on the same team.
"I think 2018 is going to be a great year for the SPM organization, from having Robbie here to the team's new partnership with Honda and the 2018 aero kit; I just can't wait to get back on track and bring some good results home for the Arrow Electronics crew."
The last team with a Canadian theme to grace the IndyCar scene came from the Player's Forsythe Racing program, which delivered the 2003 Champ Car title with Paul Tracy. Launched by the Player's tobacco brand in the early 1990s as an initiative to groom English- and French-Canadian open-wheel talent, Player's made a significant impact by sponsoring racing series, teams and drivers across F2000, Formula Atlantic, Indy Lights, CART, and Champ Car.
David Empringham, Greg Moore, Bertrand Godin, Lee Bentham, Alex Tagiani, Patrick Carpentier, Tracy, and more achieved considerable success as a direct result of Player's support. In the case of SPM, its Canadian team owner, Ric Peterson, and the support of Arrow Electronics along with other sponsors have given the modern IndyCar series its first Canadian driving duo.
"This is an entirely new chapter to add to my racing career, and I am really excited for this opportunity that Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has given me," said Wickens, who amassed eight successful seasons of open-wheel racing before turning to the German DTM series in 2012.
"I think everyone knows the story by now that James and I grew up racing against one another in go karts, and to make it to the largest open-wheel racing series in North America together as teammates, it's crazy to think about. I am very thankful for the six years I had with everyone at Mercedes and DTM; those are memories I will cherish forever. I can't wait to truly see what the Verizon IndyCar Series is all about!"
For Peterson, the opportunity to showcase elite talent from his home country was too good to pass up.
"We're all very pleased to have Robert on board, and not just because he's another Canadian," he said. "He's obviously someone who has been on our radar for some time now, and we're excited about this new chapter in the SPM organization. We've been building a lot of momentum within the team and hope this latest addition will be a great next step as we move forward. I'm also really proud that we'll be able to represent 'Team Canada' and be able to showcase two great Canadian athletes."
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Q: I'm psyched about the announcement that Portland is rejoining the schedule. It's been too long since IndyCar has been in the north-west, and knowing what I know about the local political scene in Calgary, I don't think a Calgary IndyCar race would have ever taken off. I can't wait to see an IndyCar race in Portland. I haven't seen a race in person since the show left Vancouver. Despite being a die-hard, I just couldn't get an affordable flight to the great Midwest venues, and Sonoma is boring. (Glad you reported Gateway is being considered to end the season in 2019). I'm hoping the promotion is great and that PIR garners some of the great fan base I recall it enjoying in the glory days of CART. My Dad and I will be there!
Trevor Bohay, Kamloops, BC, Canada
RM: Consider this: when Vancouver had its heyday in CART, it drew massive crowds. Ditto for Edmonton when Champ Car started going there. Portland's first several years were gangbusters with the Rose Festival and G.I. Joe's before it fell into the open-wheel malaise. I think Calgary is still in play for the future, and I wouldn't underestimate what it could start drawing if given a date. That area of the country has always been open-wheel friendly.
Q: Michael Printup and corporate greed had a lot to do with killing the IndyCar race at Watkins Glen. The 2005-2010 camping on the infield for IndyCar was $50. By 2016-2017 they wanted $300 for those same infield spots. I brought this to your attention in the summer of 2016, without much response. Fans who had emptied there wallets a few weeks before at the NASCAR race certainly could not afford to pay those exuberant prices to go again.
Paul, Eden NY
RM: I'm not going to get into all the financial aspects, but Printup didn't have anything to do with killing the IndyCar race. The Glen stepped in to fill a void when Boston bailed in 2016 and basically it rented the track to IndyCar for a couple of years, so I'm not sure who sat the prices. Printup knew it was probably too close to the Cup race to have a chance at success, but Labor Day wasn't his idea. Actually he and IndyCar would have liked to try another weekend earlier in the season and do a doubleheader with sports cars, but that idea got shot down from what I understand.
Q: Another year and another race leaves us. What do us east-coasters have to do to get a race? We had Baltimore, we lost it. We have Pocono...for now. We had the Glen. Lost it. Got it back again, and lost it again. We had Boston for a few months. Talk of Providence, but nothing. Do we just not have the fans that want to go? Is it the wrong tracks? The wrong dates? IndyCar should be racing at the Glen. Period. I can't believe that with a short schedule as it is, a good date can't be found.
Bill Peer, NYC
RM: Absolutely The Glen belongs on IndyCar's schedule because it puts on a helluva show and it's one of the great road courses in the world. But it has to have a proper date (not July 4th or Labor Day) in which both sides can invest in something that might have a chance to make it. The doubleheader with sports cars in a no-brainer and could likely draw a decent crowd, but I think it's pretty obvious The Glen has become a NASCAR stronghold. As for the other races, Baltimore had great crowds and lost millions, Boston and Providence were non-starters, and I hope Pocono can find an audience again some day.
Q: I read frequently that IndyCar wants to have a race at COTA but doesn't want to antagonize Eddie Gossage (TMS). Who runs IndyCar - Eddie Gossage or Mark Miles? Perhaps Mark should read Trump's "The Art of the Deal." Last week's Mailbag suggested that the owner of Watkins Glen was trying to get a different date other than July 4 or Labor Day but IndyCar said no dates were available. Baloney. If IndyCar was really interested, a date could be found.
Jerry, Houston
RM: Back in the day, Eddie had some major leverage because he drew IndyCar's second-largest crowd and both races were well-attended when it was packaged with the NASCAR season ticket. But despite some damn good racing during the past decade, crowds continued to shrink, and Texas really has no more drawing power than Iowa. A road race at COTA in the spring or fall likely wouldn't hurt Eddie's event, but Miles has remained loyal – and I'm not real sure COTA has much interest in IndyCar anyway. As for your Glen reference, there wasn't anything doable for 2018 except possibly that sports car weekend, but hopefully it can be revisited soon because it would be good for IMSA, IndyCar and The Glen.
Q: This is most likely beating a dead horse, but after arguably one of best IndyCar races ever, and the best one I've ever personally witnessed, why the heck can't we get IndyCar back to SoCal? My Dad and I are inaugural Speedway Club, members and one NASCAR race per year is tough to justify for continuing our membership. After 20 years we have seriously considered dropping the Speedway and moving to Phoenix International Raceway. However, this year's race was at PIR was dismal. The Silver Crowns put on a much better show. Will the new body kit make a difference for the narrow mile? Will someone actually get passed for the lead other than during a pit stop? I'd love to see some good racing, but it seems as if we have to go to Gateway or Indianapolis!
Jerry Humble
RM: OK, this is the final response about Fontana for 2017 and beyond. There is never going to be another IndyCar race unless it can be held on a Saturday night in October. IndyCar doesn't want to run that late on the west coast and Fontana knows it's toast in June, July or August. I love Dave Allen and his folks but it is dead unless IndyCar opts to try for another time (and the spring won't work because of NASCAR). You are spot-on about Phoenix but I really think the new aero kits are going to make the race worth watching this time – but you can't blame people like yourself for being skeptical after those first two stinkers. The encouraging thing, besides the testing, is that PIR boss Bryan Sperber is trying to make it work. He just needs a racy product to promote.
Q: Just read the piece on RACER.com where Mark Miles is stating Mexico City may still be a possibility for 2018. Good news, but it got me thinking once again of Brazil. Whatever happened there? Travel? Money? Track? I remember watching all the races at Sao Paulo (ABOVE) and thought there was a good turnout each year. Besides the failed attempt at Autodromo Nelson Piquet a few years ago, I haven't heard anything about attempts to return. I always thought anywhere south of the border is starving for IndyCar (especially South America), but I'm wondering if Mexico City is the obvious choice because of Champ Car/CART history there?
Chris Stum, Elizabethtown, PA
RM: Mexico City would only be good news if Perez and Gutierez have rides and a nice crowd turns out. But crowds don't always equal success, and Brazil is a perfect example. The sponsor lost a fortune and the race folded: the expense of building a track and staging an event is staggering, and very few temporary venues are properly funded. I was in Brazil when Emerson Fittipaldi was racing in CART and attendance was decent, but the race lost millions.
Q. The 2018 IndyCar schedule is finally out and I am happy to see the Portland addition, and sad about the removal of The Glen. The Glen was fast and produced an exciting race to watch. I think part of the problem with The Glen 2017 IndyCar date is that it was a month after the NASCAR event. This is way too close if you are trying to make the IndyCar race successful. I also believe The Glen had a sports car event right after the IndyCar event. How close together can tracks have major events and expect them to be successful?
Also, I know you have heard this before, but Sonoma is a snoozer. I am not sure why it's a follow-the-leader type track. Do you think Tony Cotman and company can fix the track layout? Maybe they need to run it in reverse, used the drag strip or something to make the racing better? I am crossing my fingers the new body kit will help. Unfortunately the NASCAR events are boring too, so I am not hoping for much improvement. What's the hope of the finale event being moved to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca? Now that is an entertaining race track, and would align perfectly with Road to Indy series. The Alex Zanardi pass is burned into my memories.
Robert in Miami
RM: Absolutely the NASCAR date was too close, but there was nothing IndyCar or The Glen could do until 2019, and the weekend desired would require another player that's evidently not interested. Sonoma and Laguna are one and the same – old tracks built for smaller cars and slower speeds 60-70 years ago on a narrow track. And the race Zanardi stole from Bryan Herta wasn't anything special – just that bodacious pass in the Corkscrew. Give $20 million to Cotman and turn him loose, but why would Sonoma change anything? Like The Glen, it gets a huge crowd for stock cars and draws peanuts for IndyCar.
Q: We obviously know that the Detroit Grand Prix weekend will be the weekend after the Indy 500 again. However, I've heard a rumor that Belle Isle might go back to being a single race in 2018 rather than a double-header. Also, the Grand Prix's website is a bit cagey about confirming two races rather than one for 2018. If Detroit does go back down to one, ABC have to choose another race to fill its five. Could we assume it would take back Texas and air it on ABC in prime time like it did before Detroit became a double-header weekend, or would it choose a different race altogether?
Joe Mendiola, Akron, OH
RM: It calls for two races (Saturday and Sunday) on June 2-3 at Detroit, televised by ABC, end of story. And, no, we don't want ABC picking any other races.
Q: Even though I was never more than 70 minutes away, I made the mistake of never seeing IndyCar at Milwaukee. Since it seems like there is a better chance of me winning the Indy 500 than IndyCar returning to Milwaukee, could you see IndyCar returning to Chicagoland? Also, in an attempt to gather a TV audience, would IndyCar ever consider a weeknight race the day after the MLB All-Star game? Other than the ESPYs, there isn't much to compete with on that day?
Bob in Wisconsin
RM: A quick word about chances at Chicagoland, Kansas, Kentucky, Atlanta, Pikes Peak, Charlotte, Nazareth, Richmond and Fontana: NO. Kevin Lee of NBCSN has been banging the drum for a weeknight race during baseball's All-Star break and we all love it, but finding the proper outlet is the key.
Q: So Chip Ganassi's leading candidate to partner Scott Dixon next year is making his long-overdue F1 debut with Scuderia Toro Rosso. He is being evaluated, along with Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly, for a seat next year. If Brendon impresses the team enough to earn a 2018 drive, Chip has to find someone else. Who else is on his shortlist for drivers next year? Is the car fully funded, or will NTT Data be committed to Dixon's car?
Steve in Redding, CA
RM: A straight answer from RACER's intrepid F1 man Chris Medland:
"So based on what I've heard and seen so far, Hartley's return is very much a last-minute one and doesn't suggest a long-term deal is imminent. Gasly is almost certain to take one of next year's seats and Kvyat is still young enough to hold on for another season if he ups his game in Austin.
"The real question is what happens after this weekend, because Hartley has no clashes with WEC, and Gasly is expected to return in Mexico. If Hartley gets a later run-out in place of Kvyat at one of the remaining races, then Chip may need to start looking around (depending on any pre-existing contract). However, based on the speed this has all moved at, I imagine Toro Rosso's list of potential candidates is now more than just the three above. I guess in a nutshell, I wouldn't call Hartley's chances of a full-time seat 'high' just yet."
Chip has no short list to my knowledge (other than Felix Rosenqvist, who isn't available for 2018) and the No.10 car is the NTT Data car from what I've been told, so Dixie still needs a sponsor for No.9.
Q: I guess I can be considered a part of the younger generation of IndyCar fans. I've grown up around IndyCar, and at 20 years of age I'm blessed to say I've attended 17 Indy 500s. It goes without saying that the Indy 500 is rightfully the biggest event on the calendar, arguably in motorsport.
With that being said, I have always wondered why IndyCar runs 500-mile races at other tracks outside of Indianapolis? In my opinion, it takes away from the thrills and uniqueness of winning the Indy 500. It used to be that if you heard a race was 500 miles, you knew they were talking about Indy. Now, it seems like every oval the series goes to the race is 500 miles. I would prefer to go back to the race lengths that were in place at ovals like Milwaukee or Kentucky, where they were 225 or 300 miles, respectively. Thoughts?
Bille from Wisconsin
RM: There have been some 500 kilometer races throughout the years,but only Michigan, Ontario, Fontana and Pocono have been actual 500 milers. And it all started in 1970 when Ontario was built to IMS specs and then Pocono was added, and suddenly USAC had a legitimate Triple Crown. But the problem was that it never paid squat, so it really didn't mean much other than prestige (and Al Unser was the only winner of it, in 1978). There should only be one today because 21-22 cars at Pocono for 500 miles is not enough.
Q: Does the impending confirmation of Wickens at SPM for the No.7 seat all but confirm Daly being back with Foyt in 2018? Is that really up in the air, or are they just waiting for him to get back from The Amazing Race? How about updates on the ECR No.20 Road/street seat? Who is looking good for that seat right now? Last, what are your predictions for Juncos, Shank, Harding, Dreyer-Reinbold and Carlin being on the grid for more than the Indy 500 in 2018? Who makes it, and with how many cars?
Ryan Ward, San Jose, CA
RM: Not at all. The No.14 car is the last domino and I have no idea whether A.J. is keeping Daly, Munoz, both of them to split the ride, or hiring somebody new like Sage Karam. No updates on No.20 but Marshall just posted a story about an engineering change for Ed. Carlin and Harding will likely field one full-time car, and everybody else needs help.
Q: Aloha Robin. I am perplexed as to why you keep mentioning that IndyCar teams are showing interest in Sage Karam. Did nobody see his "performance" this year at Virginia International Raceway? It seems like for the last two years he only gets mentioned for crashes and running away from fights.
Todd M.
RM: I hear all this criticism of Karam for being too reckless, too aggressive, too dangerous and I just shake my head. Does anyone not remember when Johnny Rutherford spent a decade learning his craft and was referred to a "Wreckaford?" Do you know how mad Ruby, Branson and Foyt used to get with a young Mario? Back then, drivers got opportunities for being brave, taking chances and even crashing if they were moving forward. Do people forget Karam's teenage charge at Indy from the back to the front twice at Indy in 2014? Or his podium at Iowa? Does he make mistakes? Sure. Does he have 20 races under his belt? No. Does he make people watch and grow the younger fan base? I sure think so. He doesn't belong in sports cars, he's a young open-wheel guy with plenty of potential and I think Ed Carpenter or A.J. Foyt would snap him up in a heartbeat. Glad you pay attention, thanks Todd.
Q: Crazy idea, but why not add another rumor to silly season? With Graham Rahal getting involved with Penske for endurance events, I think more could develop from it. I see an entry with JPM's name on it in a partnership between Penske and Rahal, powered by Honda, and sponsored by Acura. What do you think? Also I think it's safe to say that we should start crowdfunding for Sage. Everyone seems to want him on the grid.
Ben Neal, Noblesville, IN
RM: I think The Captain enjoys having his own team, but I am glad Rahal is on it and I think if Team Penske would have stayed running four full-time Indy cars that Graham had a shot at a seat. A GoFundMe Page for Karam sounds reasonable. I'm in for a grand.
Q: The questions about Helio's chances as a one-off at Indy and the Wood Brothers' pit crewing in the 60s raise an interesting scenario for any one-off effort. Although money doesn't grow on trees, it doesn't seem like a lot would have to be spent (compared to the total month of May budget) to recruit, train, and repeatedly practice some promising talent, say recent college athletes who haven't yet landed a job. Get an old car to practice on, and run practice in a parking lot. Run some more pit practices on practice days to get them acclimated to the real pit, the speed of the car coming in, etc. A couple of regular crew members who know their way around the car could be suited up and serve as back-up to go over the wall if a stop required more than the usual fuel, tires, and turn of the wing adjustments. The advantage would be the pit team could practice hours a day just on pit stops without any concern about other team duties. Thoughts?
Kevin Eads
RM: Possibly for an under-financed team, but not for The Captain. He'll have Jonathan Diuguid calling the shots and Helio's old IndyCar crew serving the car at Indianapolis.
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Super Sad True Love Story has elements of anarchism in it. Mainly the former United States is a shell of its former self. Its economy is in the gutter and is more or less "owned" by China. Social networking is key and media and entertainment serve as devices to control the general population of people.
China eventually decides to pull their financial support to the United States and chaos erupts. People are killed, food and water are tough to come by, etc. Eventually American citizens find out that the United States has been dissolved and is being parceled out and sold in pieces to other countries, companies, individuals, whatever. New York, for example, is being sold off as a "prize city" for the wealthy and their opulent lifestyles. Anybody who can't afford it is to be evicted/evacuated. The two main characters' marriage falls apart when she leaves in order to find a better financial supporter. He leaves the country.
I would say all of that together is not a positive endorsement of anarchism. If anything it shows the power and necessity of a centralized governing body. That doesn't necessarily mean big government, but it definitely shows a need for more than just a bunch of loosely bound self governing bodies or citizens.


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As the first DVD-based high definition camcorder the UX1 has good quality video, but misses out on practicality.
As one of Sony's two new high definition camcorders, the HDR-UX1 should be an attractive proposition. In many ways it is, with good quality video, a reasonable feature set and excellent construction. Unfortunately the UX1 just can't compare to its sibling, the HDR-SR1 with regards to usability. Despite being almost identical products, there is one major difference: the SR1 uses a 30GB hard disk while the UX1 uses mini DVDs, which severely limits it both in terms of recording time and playback.
Both video cameras use a 2 megapixel CMOS sensor, which provides excellent quality video at a resolution of up to 1080i. We found the picture to be crisp and sharp, with far greater detail than standard definition. Colour representation is excellent with great variation between tones and vivid primary shades. There's little sign of the compression artefacts that usually spoil DVD camera footage, and the ghosting we have come to expect from MPEG2 footage was nowhere to be seen. We did have a few minor problems in areas of high contrast, with some fringing apparent along bright borders. For the most part this wasn't noticeable, but on white areas against darker backgrounds it gave a slightly unnatural look.
Still images are about average for a camcorder of this price range, with the respectable 4 megapixel images good enough for making 6 x 4in prints. The built in flash is a useful inclusion, and the various manual options, including manual white balance, manual focus, and spot metering and focus can all be used for still images too. One set of manual options that are missing however, both for still images and video, is the ability to change aperture, shutter speed or gain. However Sony almost never includes these options, so it really came as no surprise.
Both of Sony's new high definition camcorders share some excellent features. For a start there's the inclusion of microphone and headphone jacks. This is excellent news for those who are serious about audio quality. Then there's the multi function ring. This allows the user to make fine adjustments to manual options such as focus, white balance and exposure, and makes the process far simpler than having to toggle buttons back and forth. We also appreciate the inclusion of the huge 3.5in LCD touch screen. Running a new user-friendly menu system, the UX1 is considerably more intuitive than past Sony models. The 10x optical zoom is fast and responsive, and with Sony's Steadyshot image stabilisation active we didn't had a problem with shaky pictures.
One possible limitation of the new wave of high definition camcorders is the way in which they encode their footage. Sony has used the AVCHD codec for the UX1, which is based on MPEG4. As the codec is in the early stages of adoption there are currently no editing programs available that support this format. To cut videos or make changes you'll need to use Sony's simplistic proprietary software that comes bundled in the box. The first of the mainstream editing packages will start supporting AVCHD around March 2007.
High definition footage also presents another problem for the UX1: high definition videos are understandably big. With the HDR-SR1, roughly four hours of footage could be shot at the highest quality level before filling the hard disk. However with the HDR-UX1 on its highest quality settings, which incidentally don't offer as high a bit rate as the SR1 (12Mbps versus 15Mbps), you get a meagre 15 minutes, or 30 minutes should you be using a dual layer disc (the UX1 supports DVD+/-R and RW in both single and dual layer formats). You don't need us to point out that 15 minutes isn't a lot, and for many users this figure will make the UX1 totally impractical.
The great selling point of standard definition DVD camcorders was that you could record your videos and then pop the disc straight in your DVD player to watch at home. Should you try that with discs written on the UX1 however, all you're likely to get is a nasty error message. As they use a completely different codec you'll need a High Definition capable player just to run them. The only option is to play the discs back from within the camera or copy them to a computer, so much of the ease of use of DVD camcorders is lost with this unit.
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The $5-million contingency fund for the list of problems only has about a million dollars left.
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Archer missed most of last week's win over Geelong with an ankle injury but was selected in the side this week.
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'The mission. That mission ruined everything,' Gray thought idly.
He was looking at his friend and at how strangely he had been behaving ever since they had returned.
Gray hadn't been with Natsu when it had happened – he was with Lucy and they had been fighting as hard as they could against that hoard of enemies. Erza was the one with him and she hadn't seen it happen either, having been too engrossed in her own fight.
But Natsu…
Something had happened to him. He was different.
Not himself, almost.
And so here was Gray, sitting at one of the guild's tables and nursing a drink at the same time that Natsu, sitting at the counter flanked by Lucy and Happy, threw his head back and let out a guffaw. Happy was looking up confusedly and Lucy was patting the pink haired mage's arm awkwardly.
The fire mage kept laughing, so much that he lost his balance and fell off his stool.
The ruckus turned some heads of the few mages at the guild but, after a couple of beats, everybody resumed their previous activities, dismissing the event. It was just Natsu being Natsu.
But no!
It wasn't Natsu.
Gray didn't feel it being Natsu.
Finishing his drink with a sigh, the ice mage prepared to leave the guild. He needed a smoke.
To hell and back that he had quit.
He really needed it.
The cool night breeze greeted him, the cloudless sky from which starts twinkled and where the moon was just a thin sliver of white.
Grabbing the pack from his pocket, Gray picked up one cigarette and lit it.
The first hit of nicotine was like a welcomed wave, encompassing his limbs and firing up his neurons.
Letting out the smoke, the ice mage saw it rise and disperse amidst the darkness above, from where the glow issuing from the guild's windows didn't reach. The iridescent tip glowing slowly.
'Much better,' Gray thought, leaning against the guild's wall. His slightly muddled mind seemed to clear slightly for he started feeling that he could think better now.
Rolling the cigarette between his fingers, Gray saw the ashes falling away into the gentle breeze that had started blowing. He stared into the glowing tip – it was consuming and warm reminded him of Natsu.
Shock coursed through him as if he had been struck by lightning.
That was it – Natsu!
Where was his characteristic warmth, his glow?
It was missing, that was for sure, but how could they have missed that? It was such a basic thing that it was dumb to-
All of his bluster. It had covered up somewhat because there was so much going on with him lately that one didn't have time to notice what was underneath.
Natsu hadn't provoked Gray – well, teased – since they had gotten back…
Why wouldn't he when it was something so natural and-
Wait. Did Natsu even have his magic? They hadn't fought and he hadn't shown his magic ever since…
'Nonsense,' he instantly brushed the thought aside. 'We would have noticed,' he blew out more smoke, 'we're not that-'
He froze. The cigarette slipping between his now lax fingers, spreading little interspersed bits of light when it hit the ground.
The guild was half empty. The Master, for instance, had gone to meet with the masters of other guilds and, just, so many others were away.
And Gray, Lucy and Happy – who had stayed behind – were too blind to realize what was off.
Which was stupid and unexplainable since they were the ones closest to him.
How could they have not realized it?
Gray straightened up, stepping on the stub and heading resolutely back to the guild.
He entered the space and instantly zeroed in on Natsu who was standing and chatting excitedly, arms moving expansively, as a way to empathize his point.
Gray walked over, unconsciously freezing his hands.
He stopped right behind the fire mage, Lucy noticing him.
"Gray-" she started.
Without saying a word, Gray grasped Natsu's forearms and from his hands ice started to form instantly.
There was no steam, noticed the ice mage startled. No. There was no reaction at all.
Natsu was just standing, cradled in between his arms.
"What the-?" Lucy exclaimed, getting up.
Gray turned Natsu forcefully around, hands grasping tightly on to the other's shoulders. He glared.
"Who the hell are you and what have you done to Natsu?" he growled.
The face that stared back at him was blank.
"What do you mean?" he asked in a monotone.
"Answer me!" Gray shook the person he was pinning. "What have you done to Natsu?"
The person's face scrunched up momentarily before the eyes rolled to the back of his head and the body fell, limply, against Gray.
"What the-!" Gray stumbled due to the unexpected weight, making them both fall to the ground.
"What now, Gray? Could you explain what has just happened?"
"Yeah, Gray, what happened to Natsu?" Happy asked from where he was hovering by Natsu's head.
Running a hand through his hair, Gray shook his head, in a wary motion. Steadying himself he looked up and replied.
"Look, I don't know how but, this isn't Natsu," he looked down at the form that was draped over his legs.
"What?!" was his reply.
A/N: Okay, so I felt like posting this story. It's been under works for a while and I basically just decided to post it.
As you might see there's plenty of room to continue but, I don't know... For one, it won't get in my priorities if there's no interest shown so, yeah... Let's see where it goes, people.
Besides, my dearest beta, K, doesn't know I'm doing this. She'll definitely kick my arse once she finds out, since I wasn't supposed to post or update anything until I finished the bunch of stories on my plate. Oh well... :P But yeah, that's just to say that this is unbetaed and that the mistakes and stuff are all mine. Hopefully nobody was scarred. xD
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