A few quick thoughts on Saturday’s
enjoyable opening day the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
1.) Kudos to ALL the drivers (and
former drivers) for filling up my son’s autograph book.
2.) And a big thank you to Will
Power for posing for a quick photo with Sean
3.) The crowd looked a little bigger
this year, based on my unscientific observations. A decent number in the stands
and quite a few folks mingling about behind the stands. Crowded is good.
4.) The three Penske cars in
formation to open practice was a nice piece of showmanship.
5.) Given that drivers aren’t going
to be practicing a ton on the first day, here’s a suggestion: Have everyone go
out and do a parade lap (or laps) so the fans can see all the cars vying for
spots in this year’s race at one time.
6.) It was good to see a wide
variety of new diecast cars in the gift shops. Last year the selection was a
bit skimpy early in the month. Getting cars in the hands of kids so they can
play with them before the race is a
great way to build excitement.
7.) One of those things you see only
at Indy: Bobby Unser chauffeuring Rick Mears in a golf cart. That’s a combined 20
front-row starts, eight poles and seven wins at Indianapolis. So, yeah, might
want to get out of the way.
8.) A corn dog and a tenderloin is a balanced meal, right?
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