89th Indianapolis 500 - Community Day

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

This was alot of fun - as part of the 500 Festival events, on Community Day, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway makes many areas available to the public and has fun activities and events at the track.  Among the unique things to do is drive your own car for a lap around the track!

I'll add a photo of my car on the track near the start / finish line when I receive it, but for now, here are photos Amber took as we made our lap around the track - all at the blazing speed of 20 mph!

20050525CommDay03.JPG (175258 bytes) You enter the track on the back straight  (1:15:13 PM)
20050525CommDay04.JPG (238424 bytes) Approaching turn 3 (1:16:05 PM)
20050525CommDay06.JPG (206884 bytes) Rounding turn 3 (1:16:43 PM)
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20050525CommDay08.JPG (202602 bytes) Turn 4 is coming up... (1:17:24 PM)
20050525CommDay09.JPG (183003 bytes) Turn 4 (1:18:25 PM)
20050525CommDay10.JPG (196159 bytes) Approaching the start / finish line (1:19:03 PM)
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20050525CommDay12.JPG (229851 bytes) The Bombardier Pagoda (1:20:20 PM)
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20050525CommDay14.JPG (199837 bytes) Scoring tower (1:21:17 PM)
20050525_Community25.JPG (423115 bytes) My car just after crossing the "Yard of Bricks" start / finish line - N E W !
20050525CommDay15.JPG (214381 bytes) Turn 1  (1:21:57 PM)
20050525CommDay17.JPG (171939 bytes) Turn 2 VIP Suites (1:24:04 PM)
20050525CommDay18.JPG (231077 bytes) And that just about completes our lap (1:24:24 PM)
20050525CommDay19.JPG (276081 bytes) Some activities around the plaza - games, RC car races, photos
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20050525CommDay24.JPG (131344 bytes) The Bombardier Pagoda 
20050525CommDay25.JPG (119520 bytes) Scoring Tower
20050525CommDay26.JPG (232729 bytes) 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, signing autographs
20050525CommDay02.JPG (159749 bytes) The Pagoda at night

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