And by the way ...
When I wasn't looking, our new racin' blog popped up: The Spotter, primarily written by assistant sports editor John Newsom with occasional contributions from motorsports writer Dustin Long and columnist Ed Hardin.
Business writer Dick Barron, who maintains a fairly intense side interest in Formula 1 racing, also might make an occasional cameo appearance (or, as he puts it, "assault (Newsom's) sensibilities") on that blog once the F1 season gets cranked up, starting in a few weeks.