INDYCAR: 100 Racecars on The Wall?

Marco Andretti’s wrecked racecar on truck during the 2012 Indianapolis 500. (The Tomaso Collection)

As what’s that ‘Ol Polka-song ‘bout Take One Down, Pass it round…

 

Being Blind, have I mentioned I’m Blind lately? I rely upon my NFB Newsline for The Blind’s telephone service’s Zap-2-It TV Guide to discern if Thars anything worth “watching”, Err listening to on Ye Boob Tube weekly!Since I’ve mainly kept my ridiculously Overpriced Cable TV subscription for tuning into Formula 1 and MotoGP races, albeit I’m really not very interested in F1 right now!

 

AnyHoo’, part of the Zap-2-It TV Guide’s features are the ability to “look” forward 14-days in advance. Hmm, 14’s a pretty good number of who’s racing car, Eh? But I digress…

 

Have enjoyed tuning into 100 Days to Indy since the first episode, even if I found it to be hugely Disjointed. But felt the series got better each week. And with no Promo for the next week’s airing at the end of the broadcast that I can remember? Especially since I forgot to tune-in the previous two Thursday evenings. But was able to catch the re-broadcasts Sunday night.

 

Thus utilizing Zap-2-It, I would jump ahead a week, or sometimes even two weeks to find out what the next two episodes featured. And for over a week’s time it was telling me that the Thursday, June 1st episode was Episode No. 1, Huh? So I just Arse-sumed this was an error on my TV guide.

 

Waiting somewhat eagerly last nigh, Be still My Beating Heart! To find out if what I believed should have been the sixth and final episode. Even hearing the featured drivers Colton Herta, Pato O’Ward and Josef Newgarden mention there’s Only One episode left during the Indianapolis 500 via the IndyCar Radio Network.

 

Naturally I was mightily Cornfuzed when indeed what totally sounded to Mwah like the very first episode of 100 Days to Indy began playing. Since I listened to one of my favourite parts when Helio Castroneves sardonically tells Doug boles. Why am I gonna tell Marcus Ericsson how to win again? I’m still racing, I’m Not gonnaa tell Him, Hya!

 

As I sat thru the part about how Josef met his future wife at Disneyland. And then at the first commercial break, I said Good Night! Switched off Thy Telie’ and left the room laughing gleefully to myself over how IndyCar cannot even get their vaunted 100 Dazes to Indy Aired correctly!

 

Since my Zap-2-It TV Guide claims that this coming Thursday, June 8th is apparently the Big Finale at Mother Speedway? And even funnier yet! When I checked for what this Sunday’s episode is? It’s something about Ganassi which sounded like Episode No. 2 to Mwah. Meaning that they’re not even replaying the same out of sequence episodes…

 

Like How unimpressed are the younger, Hip with-it technology saavy generation IndyCar so desperately covets gonna be over this programming SNAFU? Oh Never Mind

Photo C/O No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’! 

LE MANS: 2022 Postmortem Notes

    Although does Anybody remember last year’s race?

 

Whilst I Don’t Begrudge them any, since Toyota could have pulled out of the FIA World Endurance Championship, (WEC) or Weckity Wec’ as Racer’s Marshall Pruett enjoys calling it! For which we’d just have had three top tier LMH Hypercars remaining. With one of them being a Grandfathered LMP1 machine.

 

Nonetheless, I knew that Toyota would win again for the fifth year in-a-row, Yawn! Along with locking out the first two finishing places. Meaning I Didn’t bother getting up Uber’ early Sunday morning to watch the end of the race. Or even bother at All trying to catch any of the last hour’s action…

 

Former Scuderia Toro rosso Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley stuck His NO. 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid on Pole position ahead of the sister No. 7 Toyota. For which is exactly how the two Toyota’s finished the race. With Hartley and Co-drivers Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa standing atop the Le Mans podium.

 

Interestingly, it seems like Thar was more Noise made during the race over the fact that the 2023 Garage 56 entry would be a NASCAR Camaro Chevrolet ZL1 adapted for 24 Hours race duration, partially honouring NASCAR’s 75th Anniversary.

 

As it seemed Odd to Mwah how much Hype was being made about this, especially with one year remaining.

 

For which we now know that 2009 F1 world Champion Jenson Button, Seven-times NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson and Two-times 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rocky’ Rockenfeller will be it’s three Pilotes. With IMSA Sports Car Ace Jordan Taylor as Reserve.

 

And reportedly, the Camaro ZL1 being utilized for the project overseen by Hendrick Motorsports is basically a current Next Gen NASCAR Camaro with modifications for running 24 Hours at Circuit de la Sarthe.

 

Meaning I guess that the drivers will still have to climb in and out of Thar Stock Car, which utilizes a current spec 358cid displacement 5.8-litre Chevrolet Small Block naturally aspirated V-8 lump’. Along with Headlights Braking upgrades and a larger 32 gallon fuel tank. For which if Y’all are curious, you can surf the Web for the #24 Camaro ZL1’s Full Specs…

 

Yet speaking of General Motors, Err Chevrolet. Things didn’t pan out quite so well for the two Corvette C8.R’s, with both entries failing to finish; both being classified as DNF. (Did Not Finish)

 

As the NO. 63 retired on lap-260 due to an Accident, whilst the #64 retired on lap-214 with Suspension failure…

 

Meanwhile Portland, Oregon’s Josh Pierson did indeed become the youngest ever driver to start the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Age 16 years and 118 Days. For which Racer had a good article upon the experience of previous record holder Matt McMurry’s experience also as a 16yr old teenager Wayback’ in 2014.

 

https://racer.com/2022/06/09/16-year-old-pierson-set-to-become-youngest-le-mans-racer-ever/

 

As I’ve previously scribbled Here upon No Fenders about the upcoming Oregonian, whose currently racing both Sports Cars and Indy NXT. Although it appears that Josh’s primary “Day Job” of contesting both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship’s (WEC) LMP2 category’s is limiting His success on the Open Wheel Racing side! With just two finishes of P17-16 to Date, (prior to Detroit) seeing Him classified 20th and last points-wise.

 

 Even though He’s been signed to a IndyCar Development Driver contract with Ed Carpenter Racing. (ECR)

 

http://www.nofenders.net/2022/12/piersons-nxt-2-moves.html

 

And since I didn’t bother tuning into the end of the race, naturally I missed the facts that the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 of “Jimmy” (Gianmaria) Bruni, Richard Lietz and Frederic Makowiekcki won the final LMGTE Pro Class category. Or that IMSA stalwart Gentleman Driver Texan Ben Keating was part of the winning #33 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage with Marco Sorensen and Henrique Chaves as Co-drivers in the LMGTE Am category Finishing 34th Overall…

 

Whilst perusing the final results, I’d totally forgotten that Mega Bad-Arse Eight-times WRC Champion Sebastien Ogier had made His 24 Heurs du Mans debut in the LMP2 category. With the French Rallying legend finishing 13th Overall, driving aboard the No. 1 Richard Mille Racing entry. Finishing one place ahead of the #23 United Autosports entry that Josh Pierson was co-driving.

 

And that one of my sentimental favourites, the No. 85 Iron Dames Ferrari 488 GTE Evo with Femme Fatales Sarah bovy, Rahel Frey and Michele Gatting finished 40th Overall.

 

And now it’s onto this year’s 91st Edition, the Centenary running of this fabled endurance race. Which features a massive 16 Hypercar entries. Over three times last year’s entrants in the premiere Class!

 

LE MANS: Toyota Wins Again, during Another Dull Intra-team Scrum’

Where None of their Competitors weres saying “Oh What A Feeling!”

 

Yeah, I know we’re All still Ah-Wash, or is that Aglow following another fantastic Indianapolis 500. But as I’ve lamented many times Here upon No Fenders: Motor Racing Never Sleeps!

 

Especially since we’re now fast approaching the E91 Centenary running of le 24 Heurs du Mans…

 

Began “Watching,” Err listening to the 90^th edition of le 24 Heurs du Mans on Motor Trend TV early Saturday morning (June 9th) during Breakfast. Although I missed the first Half Hours-plus action, when Thar was some sort of incident at the start of the race. As one of the Talking Headz’ noted how Felipe Albuquerque was Mega’ Insensed over the first lap collision He was involved in, driving the No. 22 United Autosports LMP2 entry. For which I know that the #31 LMP2 entry was given a One minute Stop ‘N Go Penalty, so Arse-sumedly the #31 Hit the #22…

 

Ho Hum, the No. 7 Toyota was leading ahead of the No. 8, whilst the Alpine was the Meat in the Glickenhaus Sandwich, with the trio running 3-4-5 respectively.

 

Interesting note about how the top speed of the LMH Hypercars was 342.2kph vs. LMP2’s 328kph. Which as ‘Ol Professor (Steve) Matchett would say, in Old Money equals 212.056mph vs. 203.688mph.

 

Whilst I heard Sky Sports F1 lead Presenter Kroftie’, aka David Kroft say that the Formula 1 Cars were Hitting 347kph at Baku, i.e.; 215.487mph; Holy Terminal Velocity Batman!

 

Whilst the Formula 1 cars were routinely Hitting 208-209mph in Miami Gardens Hard Rock Stadium’s Parking lot! Where I thought I even heard somebody saying that Alfa Romeo’s Guanyu Zhou reached a staggering 217mph during this year’s 2023 Miami Grand Prix, Aye Karumba!

 

Ollie’ Gavin Dropped by the Commentary booth, whith the lead Announcer Joking How Everybody wanted some of Thar cool Air, (AC) since it was a Blistering Hot Day Trackside!

 

As this was Apropos, since the Corvettes were running 1-2 and hoping to not only give the C8.R it’s first Le Mans W’. But also Corvette’s first win since 2015, which it just seems impossible that Corvette’s gone winless at Circuit de la Sarthe that long…

 

As the 2021 24 Heurs du Mans was the debut of the first ever Mid-engine Corvette (C8.R) at Le Mans. Where the team’s #63 entry finished runner-up to AF Corse’s Ferrari 488 GTE.

 

Racer magazine had a good article about the various Corvette generations posted last year.

 

https://racer.com/2022/06/10/insight-the-corvette-generations/

 

Mentioned the #5 Penske was running third in Class briefly. As Penske was racing an LMP2 entry in preparations for their FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) IMSA LMDH Porsche 963 campaign in 2023. With Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr and Emmanuel Collard at it’s controls.

 

And I believe the #23 LMP2 entry was having trouble with it’s tyres? Making an unscheduled Pit stop early, i.e.; inside 1^st Hour. As both United Autosports entries would have torrid races, whilst think the #5 Penske entry ran as High as second in Class before I lost track of it…

 

As the No. 5 Penske Boyz’ finished fifth in the LMP Class and ninth Overall. Twelve laps behind the winning Toy-Yoter’ Hypercar, and one lap behind the #38 Jota LMP2 Class winner.

 

Waited until 6PM Pacific to finally Hear John Hindhaugh for first time during Broadcast. Although I always enjoy Shea Adam and Johnnie Moler. While Bruce Jones Ain’t Bad and I like Pitlane Reporter Joe Bradley, but I could totally do without the raspy, Chalkboard like tones of Paul Truswell! Which makes sense that He’s currently the longest serving Radio Le Mans member…

 

As my year old notes say that I “watched,” Err listened to a combined low total of some ten-plus Hours. Having begun Saturday morning at 7:30AM on Motor Trend TV. Before switching off at 10:45AM to go listen to IndyCar Qualifying from Road America via IndyCar Radio. Then after lunch, I tuned into Radio Le Mans beginning around 1:30PM and kept it “On” until calling it a night at 9PM Pacific. 

PHOTOS: Two ex-Team Penske legends at IMS

Gil de Ferrand and Helio Castroneves reminiscing in Gasoline Alley. (The Tomaso Collection)

 

This picture was taken sometime during this May’s Pole Day weekend at Mother Speedway. As No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’ claims He asked Hulio’ if He’d gotten back at Gil and Penske Racing Boss Tim Cindric for the Speeding ticket prank pulled upon Him? And saying that Gil had a wry smile upon His face afterwards…

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwVT3oM_Fuw 

INDY 500: Who’ll Win this Year’s race?

As will it be one of the predicted favourites, or somebody not expected to win?

 

This is just a lowly Cellar Dweller Blogger’s Unscientific Guess upon who’ll be Drinking Milk this Sunday, following the conclusion of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500.

 

Naturally, the Smart money, and most easiest pick would presumably once again be Scotty thee Iceman 2.0 Dixon, whom seemingly is overdue for His second 500 victory.

 

Yet I’m beginning to feel that Dixon’s got the fabled Andretti Curse upon His shoulders, and will never win another Indy 500, and I’m sticking to that prediction I made before this year’s “Guns ‘N roses” Indy GP.

 

As my initial pick then was another of Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing stablemates, with Takuma Sato becoming a Three-times Indy 500 Champion. Which I still say is a strong possibility.

 

Yet how could I overlook my Numero Uno IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward? Especially since the young Mexican finished runner-up last May! Which I suppose is partialy why I did so, since it’s hard to replicate or improve your finishing position at Mother Speedway each year…

 

As it was just pure subjecture coming a day after this year’s GNR Indy GP. But it’s odd how the Penske’s really Don’t feel like a threat right now! Or Andretti Autosport, and certainly not Meyer Shank Racing! Since I’ve been telling No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’ that Helio Castroneves is Toast! Or as the Aussie’s prefer saying Cactus for over six months now!

 

And I fear that Hulio’s MSR teammate Symone’, nee Pageantry’, aka Simon Pagenaud also seems to be at the end of His IndyCar career!

 

And not sure why? But prior to Sunday’s Fast 12 shootout beginning, I found myself picking Alex Palou as this year’s Indy 500 winner. Followed by Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi for my Top-3 picks. Although I’ll begrudgingly admit you can never count out Dixon…

 

As it seems like the obvious answer is that this year’s winner will come from either Ganassi or Arrow McLaren. But then again, that’s why they actually run the race!

 

While Monday’s practice saw the first incident of the month, when Thy Leggy Juan’, aka Katherine Legge unintentionally ran into the back of Stefan Stork’ Wilson’s racecar during practice. With Legge apparently saying that the line of Cars ahead had Checked Up and She was simply unable to avoid Wilson’s car ahead of Her!

 

And after a 40mins Red flag period to fix the Safer Barrier and Wall, Team Penske’s Will Power was the day’s quickest runner at 229mph-plus, now that the Boost has once again been Turned Down. Taking away those extra 100 “Ponies’. (Horsepower)

 

And did we really learn anything from the final Carb Day practice session? Other than it felt overly frenetic to Mwah! As Thar also seemed to be some concern over tyre blistering issues? Most notably on Alexander Rossi’s rear’s…

 

While poor Katherine Legge’s confidence has to be somewhat shaken? As She had to immediately lift after a rear wheel nut was spotted bouncing down the race track! And I believe it was Her right rear tyre trying to dislodge itself from Her racecar! Immediately bringing up mention of how that had happened to Graham Rahal when exiting the Pits during the race a few years ago.

 

Then late in the session Andretti autosport’s Devlin DeFrancesco had a right front tyre seemingly explode upon Him on track! Although afterwards, “Sparky” said it was an old set of tyres they were going to use for the Pit Stop contest and they hadn’t felt right to Him during the lap…

 

The Top-10 on the Time Sheet following the end of two hours saw Takuma Sato P1 at 227.855mph. Followed by Scott Dixon, will Power, Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, Agustin Canapino, Colton Herta, Romain Grosjean, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin.

 

Hmm, three Chip Ganassi Racing, Andretti Autosport and Team Penske’s in the Top-10, with a rookie Argentine Juncos Hollinger Racing entry as the lone interloper.

 

As I’d say that the driver that made the most waves during the practice was Josef Newgarden, who could seemingly put His racecar anywhere He wanted!

 

While thee Great Santini, aka Santino Ferrucci reportedly wasn’t very happy with His A.J. foyt Enterprises racecar! Finishing P31, while His rookie teammate Benjamin Pedersen was 17th. As the only two cars slower than Ferrucci were Callum Ilott and Rinus VeeKay.

 

Jack Harvey was the quickest of the three Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entries in 13th, with Conor Daly one place ahead  as the fastest Ed Carpenter Racing entry.

 

Meanwhile TK’, aka tony Kannan was the quickest of the Arrow McLaren quartet in 11th, with Rossi and Pato O’Ward P14-15, and Felix-the Cat’ (Rosenqvist) was 28th. Whilst defending Indy 500 race winner Marcus Ericsson was P18.

 

So I’d say it’s anybody’s guess on who will be victorious Sunday, as we’re just a Skosh’ under 120 minutes from the Green Flag flying!

 

“Gentlemen and Lady, Start your Engines!” 

Night Before Indy 500 Tradition

Uncle Bobby giving Tomaso directions which way to Pose at the IMS Flagroom, circa 2012. (The Tomaso Collection)

 

As Thars Nonthin’ like Robin Miller being Master of Ceremonies for a Hilarious Roasting of Uncle bobby!

 

Arse-sumin’ we won’t have any T-Storm Cells that Knock out the power this year, a la last year when I lost my internet connection…

 

http://www.nofenders.net/2022/05/an-electrifying-night-before-500.html

 

When your Humble No Fenders Scribe Tomaso was trying to “Watch,” Err listen to The Roast of Bobby Unser. For which I’ve only ever seen the first part of Uncle bobby’s roasting, which weighs in at 47mins.

 

Although I can only find a slightly altered version from what I remember “watching” the past two years…

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0CaYumlHu0&t=961s

 

Yet this year, when “googling” the Roast of Bobby Unser on Youtube. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Marshall Pruett had uploaded Part 2, which I’ve never “seen” before. Which weighs in at 52 minutes, so guess it’s gonna be another late nigh, Eh?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJvqgIfKds

 

Since say what you want. But I sure miss ‘Ol R’s, aka Robin Miller, Ye Curmudgeon of Indy Cars unique style of “Delivery!” Not to mention the Wise-domes” of ‘Ol Uncle Bobby!

 

Photo C/O No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’ 

Some of My Countless Indy 500 recollections

Dan Wheldon standing on the Yard of Bricks by the Pace car following His victory lap after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500. (The Tomaso Collection)

 

Be they from Ye ‘Ol Memorex or being Thar live…

 

Not really sure why the 1973 Indianapolis 500 stands out so strongly for Mwah as the worst Indy 500. For which we’re celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary this year…

 

As what makes it worse than say the 1964 Indy 500? When Eddie Sachs and Dave macDonald both lost their lives in the race. Or what about the 1955 event that we All know saw the demise of “Vukie”, aka Bill vukovich.

 

What makes this even more strange for Mwah, is that although I know I’ve scribbled about it here before on No Fenders many, many Moons ago. That being a Wee lad’ riding in the back of my Grandfather’s Buick Riviera over to the family’s summer vacation cottage on Hood Canal. (WA) And getting to watch the ABC Wide World of Sports tape delayed TV Broadcasts of the Indianapolis 500. Surely I wouldn’t have been allowed to watch the carnage of 1973? Not to mention that the race didn’t actually finish until Tuesday, May 30, 1973.

 

Don’t wish to belabour how Bad the ’73 event was, for which others on Ye blogosphere have written about. As I’m just Happy that Borg Warner and IMS gave ‘Ol Gordie’ Johncock a Baby Borg’ trophy this year to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of His first Indy 500 victory that He didn’t get to celebrate!

 

My current memories are that the first 500 I remember watching when I still had relatively “full” vision, is the legendous’ 1985 “Spin ‘N Win” of ‘ol Hollywood’, aka Danny Sullivan’s!

 

Whilst I know for certain I watched Bobby Rahal pass poor ‘Ol Coogan’, nee Kevin Cogan and Big Al’s (Unser) epic wins the following two years…

 

But what’s funny to Mwah is how much the 1982-83 races stand out to me for different reasons, albeit they’ve just become Folklore for Mwah having watched various snippets via Youtube over the years.

 

As the 1982 race stands out for being one of the Best ever for the fantastic duel between Johncock and Rick Mears. With ‘83’s race being special since it was local Boy Done good Tom “The Gasman” Sneva of Spokane, WA being victorious! For which I still recall Goofy of Walt Disney being Hired to inject some “looseness” into that Bignotti-Cotter campaign.

 

While it’s most certainly a poor memory of how vehemently I was opposed to ‘Lil Napoleon’, aka TG’ or the man I used to call Ronnie’ George! As thinking now how much of a wasted decade-plus, or as the past RUSH song Between the Wheels comes sweeping across my radar; “Another Lost Generation!”

 

“You know How that Rabbit Feels Underneath your Spinning wheels

But the Wheels of Time just Pass You by!”

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1eUnNOvpY

 

As I still fondly recall the QFC Grocery store cashier Bob bellowing Eddie Who? When asking me who’d won the 1998 Indy 500? Or reveling over Robby DirtMann’ Gordoun’s running out of Methanol in 1999 after Defecting to the Dark Side!

 

Or Juan Pablo Montoya kicking everybody’s Arse in 2000, when CART drivers took the first seven finishing positions, Yada-Yada-Yada…

 

And although I wasn’t thrilled over who won my very first ever Indianapolis 500 attended in person, that being Helio Castroneves who I much prefer calling Hulio’ in ’09. It was fun witnessing History and the fact that “The Band” was back together again, i.e.; the 2008 Mergification.

 

As I still like to believe in my mind’s “Eye” that I “Saw” a Hapless J.R. Holdebrand’s car sparking down the front straight as Dannyboy Spike’ Weldon flashed by for an improvable win! Or that’s just the collage I’ve painted into my memory…

 

Or Hearing for the only time ever Fans Booing Dario REO Speedwagon Franchitti on His cool-down victory lap in 2012! Not to mention the crowd erupting over TK’, aka Tony Kanaan’s victory a year later!

 

Or the total shock of rookie Alexander Rossi winning the 100^th running in 2016. Along with Will Power’s emphatic Show Me Some Respect Motha Fokkers! Upon crossing the Yard of Bricks in 2018! Since it’s hard to believe that it’s been five years now since my last 500…

 

Whilst I still enjoy the memory of Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary ellen’s rendition of listening to the final laps in 2019 from our local Bumfiddle’ Florence Grocery Outlet parking lot and Who’s It gonna Be? Pagenaud, Rossi?

 

For which I felt something slightly akin to Jack Harvey this year. Since I was Happy for Symone’, aka Pageantry’, nee Simon Pagenaud who once was my favourite IndyCar driver after Justin Big Unit’ Wilson’s demise. But I had wanted Rossi to win His second Indy 500 that year, just to Shut Up the Neysayers!

 

Or reveling over Taku-san’, nee Takuma Sato’s two Indianapolis 500 victories. Doin’ my Takuma Sato You’re the Man Ickey Shuffle victory Dance after Defeating Castroneves in 2017! Along with His second win over a seemingly stumped Scott Dixon! Along with weirdly rooting against my current Numero Uno IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward last year, wanting Marcus Ericsson to win.

 

And now being “totally” Blind! Have I mentioned I’m Blind lately? My yearly tradition is to spend the Month of May listening to first the “Guns ‘N Roses” (GMR) Indy GP. The week of practice and Qualifying, and then the race all via the IndyCar Radio Network thru my Confuzer’s very impressive Soundbar!

 

Since being on radio, for which I always Hear Ye Curmudgeon ‘O Indy Cars, nee ‘Ol R’, aka the late robin Miller writing me: Why would Anybody wish to listen to an IndyCar race  on the Radio?

 

Yet being Blind, this is far superior for Mwah! Since they actually have to call the action vs. Leigh Diffey and Company Arse-suming the TV Viewer can See what’s going on!

 

As it’ll be one year exactly since I was forced to “watch,” Err listen to my last IndyCar race on NBC this Sunday, after a Lightning storm the evening before knocked my Interwoods’ service Offline…

 

Photo C/O No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’