Jacen's Rants
Alpine Should Not Have Won Their Right of Review
June 15, 2026
Formula 1 has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons so far this year, and it certainly hasn't gotten better in the wake of the pit speeding fiasco at Monaco. Pierre Gasly was originally assessed two penalties for speeding in the pit lane. After a "right to review", the FIA rescinded both penalties, which I have the unpopular opinion of believing was entirely the wrong call. Let me explain.
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My Screwdriver Broke - The LTT Store Support Experience
June 12, 2026
While putting rack ears on a piece of networking equipment I was mounting, my LTT screwdriver slipped. Rather than driving the screw like it was supposed to, it just free-spun for a moment before re-engaging. The screwdriver was only around three years old, so that behavior was a bit disappointing. The screwdriver does come with a limited lifetime warranty, so I decided to reach out to support to find out what exactly the expected lifetime of the ratchet is.
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Under the Lights in St. Louis - IndyCar 2026 Round 9 Recap
June 8, 2026
The halfway point of the season comes on the short oval at Gateway, our third oval of the season. This track has been something of a mixed bag over the years, but it benefits significantly from being run under the lights. Let's look at some of the key stories from the weekend.
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The Worst Track on the Schedule - IndyCar 2026 Round 8 Recap
May 31, 2026
Personally, I think that razing the entire city of Detroit to the ground and nuking the remains from orbit would be a worthy sacrifice to ensure that IndyCar never has to have a race there again. It's a narrow mess with nothing but low-speed 90-degree corners and no quality passing opportunities. Let's take a look at the stories we can take away from this miserable race.
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An Unpredictable 500 - IndyCar 2026 Round 7 Recap
May 24, 2026
The radar was looking iffy in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500, but the weather mostly held out to let us get the full 500 miles in. Let's go over some of the more interesting stories of the race.
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A Compressed Qualifying - IndyCar 2026 Round 7 Qualifying Recap
May 17, 2026
With how big of a performance qualifying is for the Indy 500, it seemed reasonable to make a dedicated post for it. Unfortunately, the weather took away a lot of the spectacle, limiting us to just one run per car in the first round. Still, let's see what big storylines we can find going into the next week.
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Kicking Off the Month of May - IndyCar 2026 Round 6 Recap
May 9, 2026
The Month of May festivities technically kicked off at the end of April with the Indy 500 Open Test. However, the Indy GP is the first true racing action of the month leading up to the 500. It's also a great way to gain some momentum leading to the 500. With all that in mind, let's run through the stories from this weekend's Grand Prix.
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Migrating From 11ty
May 8, 2026
...to Build Awesome. Apologies for the clickbait, but let me explain my take on the current state of the project formerly known as 11ty and why I eventually decided not to jump ship.
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Ranting About Push To Pass Yet Again
May 5, 2026
The IndyCar officiating team has released its findings about the push to pass situation from Long Beach a few weeks ago. They've also announced some changes to the push-to-pass system. Since I don't have anything better to do than yell into the void, let's go over what IndyCar announced today.
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The Supercross Rulebook Needs To Change
May 3, 2026
This weekend in Denver, Kayden Minear brought home a 5th-place finish in his first-ever Supercross 250 West division event. It's a great finish for a guy who had to beg the team owner to give him an opportunity for a ride and didn't even have a bike to ride at the start of the week. What the final results don't tell you is how the AMA almost screwed him out of even making the main event.
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