Indy 500, who's watching it?
 

Who will be at or be watching the 89th Indianapolis 500? I will be there and I am in turn 4 so watch for me!

So far, I have heard Greg McCoy, Amanda Morrison, Chris Noble, Andrew Morrison, Courtney B and myself are all going. Anyone else going to go?

If you aren't going it on ABC at 12PM. If your in IN it wont be on until about 7. GO #15!!! WOOT!

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I watched it after the f1 Race, both of them were amazing crazy races.

I wish i could go to the f1 race in indy in 3 weeks. Any of you going?

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Danica Patrick is really "the talk of the town" She made an amazing run, not because she is a woman, but because of the circumstances. She stalled the car in the pit which lost several seconds. She bumped tires with another driver almost causing a severe crash. The got the front left wing knocked off, she spun out and did a 360, but still contiued to drive straight and on track. Then they had to pit early for the wing it took almost a whole minute to fix. AND to top is off, she had to pit again right after because apparantly the pits weren't officially "open" so they made her go back in.

After the series of unfortunate events, it was an amazing performance. I look forward to her win next year! Until then, watch her host Powerblock on Spike TV every weekend. :)

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Now that the race is over, and I'm really sun burnt..this is what I think of the race. Dan Wheldon, he deserved to win, sure I wanted to see an American win, but he is a great guy, never passing up signing and autograph. Vitor Miera, this kid has a great future, look for him to win in the years to come. Bryan Herta, he's not some old washup, he will be a contender for the points by the end of the year. Danica Patrick, she needs to learn how to relate with fans better, she only signed autographs when the cameras were around, the rest of the time she would totally ignore people, never the less she has a bright future. Buddy Lazier, I have been a fan of this guy a long time!, I really hope he will get a ride for the 500 for all the years he wants to, he's a "good old guy". That's what I thought of the top 5...what about you guys?

(Full results can be found at the Box Score Site )

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I watched it. I wanted either Dan Wheldon to win (he lives in St. Pete, like just around the block from my house!) or Danica Patrick. It was an awesome race and Danica did really well for the three problems she ended up having.

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I watched it, it was my first reace I have watched. It was quite intense..
Of course I was rootin for Danica all the way. She is what made me interested in watching. I am all about the whole "women doing 'mens' stuff" kinda thing :)

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:ahh: I KNEW SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR!!!

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Heh... I have a favourite driver now... that was the first Indy car race I've seen in a very long time. Danica drove amazingly... I'll watch more races now... but only the ones on ABC... no cable :(.

Yes... I know it's been a week but I thought I had posted here before... I hate AOL.

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So, who's ready for the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500?

Once again, I have seats in turn 4. Is anyone else going? I believe I heard that David Kelly won tickets. If you aren't going you should definitely watch the race on TV. It has multiple winners in the race. "Hall of Fame drivers", such as Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr. and Eddie Cheever Jr. are all back for "one last hoorah". The field is very tight right now, although almost 4 days of practice have been canceled this month. Pole day is Saturday, I plan on going, and it looks like Sam Hornish is the favorite right now.

Anyone else watch what's going on in Indy?

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i dont usaually follow the series but i do watch the 500...its always funny to watch them drink the milk at the end

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I've won 4 tickets from our office raffle at work. They are in the South Vista (short chute between turns 1 & 2) row FF. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

This will be my 3rd Indy 500!


i am INDY!

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I just found out I have garage passes for tomorrow, so I am majorly pumped!

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Our family goes each year. We travel from wherever we live (CT, then OH, now NY) and stay with friends in Russiaville. I think my husband has gone for at least the past 25 years, me a few years less. Before the kids were in school and when we were in OH, we used to make it out for the Parade the day before. Our seats are in the Paddock Penthouse. :D Outside Straightaway, Way up high, about 2/3rds down the pits with a view of both the 1st and 4th turns.

Because we go each year, we often have an extra ticket. (It's usually mine, although I love to go to the race, I also love spending time with the friends we only get to see once a year. ;) ) I don't have the final count for this year, but if there is anyone from Russiaville (or even Kokomo) who has always wanted to go and is willing to get up early (but not as early as usual 'cause the race starts later this year) and ride with a group of perfect strangers... to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, send me a PM.

Cynette

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Russiaville is actually only like 3-5 miles straight west of Kokomo. The race is a spectacle that everyone should see atleast once in their life.

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Yes, Russiaville (pronounced Rooo-sha-ville for those not from Indiana) is just west of Kokomo, but it's more fun to say Russiaville,
no wait, that's not true, its much more fun to say Ko-Ko-Mo! :yikes:

And Speedway, the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a tiny section just west of the center of Indianapolis!

Those Hoosiers! They like to make things complicated!

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Yeah, I'll be heading out for pole day tomorrow (or today!) as well as the race next Sunday. This will be my 11th 500, excluding the washout of 1997 where I had to go to school while the race was run on Tuesday.

My guesses for the pole: Hornish / Wheldon
My guesses for the win: Castroneves / Wheldon
Who I'd like to see win: Michael Andretti / Sharp

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and they say Indiana is full of rednecks...oh wait...just kidding :rolleyes:

by the way....I have a poster autographed by 19 drivers that I got today...best thing I have ever got!

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We need a better report from that, Kyle. You call my cell phone to boast about going into the pits... you tell everyone on ChiefDelphi that you have a pit pass... and all we get is a "I have a poster with 19 autographs"? Give us more details:

Who was riding around on a Segway?
Did you have any real conversations with drivers or crew chiefs?
Did you see a team under pressure... trying to qualify at the end of the day?
Did you see any hot drivers wives (aka: Ashley Judd) and get to talk to them?

AB

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Forget the drivers wives! Did you get to meet Danica!!!! GO DANICA!!!!

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Slightly off-topic, but relevant:
I used to work at Pocono Intl Raceway and during one NASCAR race I was taking a break on top of the infield tower, talking to a blonde lady who was standing by the wall. Darrell Waltrip had just left Hendrick to start his own team the year before and had Tide sponsorship - one of the first household product sponsors in NASCAR - so everyone called him "Bubbles" that year. Everyone except the blonde lady who, upon seeing him enter pit lane says to me "here comes stupid". Need I say the blonde lady was was Stevie W.?

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I didn't see any Segways this year...just a lot of little tiny bikes.
I did have a conversation with Dan Wheldon and a mini one with Danica as she walked out for morning practice. (many of my autographs were received while walking out to practice with the drivers), another convo I had was with Mario Andretti. I had lots of short convos with many drivers, but only those three lasted a bit longer.
A team under pressure had to definitely be the car #18 team. As some of you may know, he absolutely totaled his primary (and only) race car in a practice crash on Thursday. They stripped the car down to just the tub where the driver sits, they had the motor and some of the front end replaced by Saturday morning, but when I saw it, it didn't look too promising. They worked until around 12 or so Saturday night and basically had all the suspension parts back on the car. Sunday morning they finished up the suspension and made sure all the fluid leaks were fixed and took Thiago Medeiros our for some practice, and then he put the car in the 33rd starting position for the 90th Indianapolis 500. This team did not just use spare parts they had, teams such as Penske and Target Chip Ganassi helped them out with some "must have" parts. I must say, I saw people who made a lot of grandmas proud. Wherever Dean and Woodie were this weekend, they probably cracked a smile for a reason they had no clue.
Drivers wives, drivers wives.....I did not really see any drivers wives. Mainly on the qualifying days and practice days they are hard to find. Ashley Judd was not around until Dario went out to qualify, so I didn't see her.
Before I went to the track Saturday, I was not too fond of Danica or Eddie Cheever Jr. However, they signed my poster and both had a relatively good conversation with me. Danica seemed very nice and talked to a small group of 2-3 of us for probably a minute or two. Dan Wheldon actually used myself and another lady to carry his helmet and HANS device out to the track.
The highlight of my weekend was almost getting hit by Marco Andretti in his golf cart, he was about 8 inches off my leg.
I still say Danica is over rated, but she is pretty talented. She is no better then a Vitor Miera or a Tony Kannan. I saw her teammate, Buddy Rice, a winner of the Indy 500, stand in his garage while people screamed DANICA!!! for a long time, wanting him to be Danica, feeling bad for him, we started saying BUDDY! He appreciated us and signed our stuff and then all the sudden the crowd liked Buddy. I still say Danica puts on a fake face for the camera. Behind the garage gates shes very nice and welcoming, but when she walks through the gates where people who weren't as lucky as to get pit passes, she becomes arrogant. I saw her once sign things for people outside of the gates.

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For those of us coming from far away, how is the weather forcast shaping up?

Have they made any big changes in the way they plan to get us all in and out of the track? Any big changes in parking? We are usually Allison Lot parkers with the fancy colored passes... :cool:

Cynette

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Well, the parking problem isn't too bad. They get like 175,000-220,000 people out pretty quick. Theres still quite a few parking lots around, the best would be the coke lot. It is also relatively easy to get in and out of. Get there early if you plan on parking there! You can also park in the neighborhood across from the front stretch for free or next to nothing compared to the lot prices.

Weather, weather, weather. Well, remember, you will be in Indiana. It can be cloudly/rainy at 12 and be sunny and not a cloud in the sky by 1245. They do not have the forecast out for Sunday yet, but you can find it here. Judging by Saturdays forecast, I would guess there to be mostly sunny conditions on Sunday. Remember; if it rains (not sprikles) it normally takes about an hour to two hours to dry the track. If it barely gets wet it won't take long at all.

90th Indianapolis 500 mile race Sunday May 28 !

Any other questions, just ask.:)

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*sits up*

What, the Indy 500 is this weekend? Ok, I'll go find the TV listings...

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Ahh, my favorite Indy memories... nodding off from the drone of the giant track dryers!

Note to self: Dig out the hearing protection!

Cynette

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So, we're one day away, set your tivos or vcr's or whatever to record the race if you can't watch it live. It will be a great race! Coverage starts at 12pm EDT on ABC.

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So, basically, the race, once again, was amazing. I had just about 4 wrecks in front of me or right around me. I also got to see on of the most exciting finishes of any race. I still say Indy Car owns NASCAR any day in quality finishes. I have seen only a hand full of races in NASCAR end with the winner winning by 63 ten thousands of a second. It was really hot today though.

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The ending was great though it would have been nice to see one of the Andretti's (Micheal preferred) win.