Time to Hit Refresh

A much need design overhaul occurred today and I will be eager to hear your feedback.  As much as I love clean an simple design, I wanted to add graphical tie-ins which I hope will add and not detract from the experience.  I'm by no means a graphic artist and my livelihood isn't tied to whether there's traffic here or not, so please feel free to comment pro or con. This space is mainly for my Indycar blatherings and your enjoyment as well so if the design offends or is distracting, I'd love to know.  I'm also posting a picture to see how they might appear...

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