Jeff's Indy Talk: February 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Another step toward May: Here's a look at this year's Indianapolis 500 ticket. And the guy who won last year's race.

Photo credit: Chris Jones/Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

I'm a collector

I collect just about anything related to the 500 and IndyCar racing: Yearbooks, programs, post cards, diecasts, decanters, autographs, T-shirts, media guides, newspapers, books, magazines, trading cards, bobble heads, plastic models, CDs, DVDs. I even have View Masters (remember those?) and a blow-up Goodyear blimp, which hovers serenely in my basement. I think the following sums up this mania best. Once, while at the Mailroom on 16^th Street I was looking over some items, and my mother told the owner, Frank Gilbert, “He’s been hooked on this since he was about 5.” “Well, there are a lot worse things to get hooked on,” was Frank’s response. Indeed. I love hearing from fellow collectors about their prizes and how they got them.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

2013 Indianapolis 500 ticket