One of the stops on the 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour was the top secret warehouse that stores Firestone Racing’s “Magic Rings”. In fact, so top secret is the location of this warehouse that tour attendees were blindfolded, transported via passenger bus, and subjected to rigorous background checks by armed guards prior to entering the facility.   read more »

Marty Roth was kind enough to host an open house at the new headquarters of Roth Racing during the 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour. Though perhaps not the size of one of the “Big 3″ teams like Team Penske, Andretti Green Racing or Target Chip Ganassi Racing, the facility is still quite impressive. The tools are new, the floors are clean, and the sense of pride is abundant. You just gotta love the spirit of this up and coming team.   read more »

Photos from the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. It was an extraordinarily long day given the rain delays and a “halftime” lasting a few hours. This gallery features photos of pre-race setup and activities, lots of car & crew photos from Gasoline Alley, a few celebrities, winner Dario Franchitti taking the checkered flag in the rain, and some of the post-race celebration.   read more »

A day that started with rain and clouds gave way to at least a little sunshine just in time for the “50th running” of the 500 Festival parade on May 26, 2007. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning served as the Grand Marshall and special guest AJ Foyt celebrated his 50th anniversary at Indy. All 33 of the drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 were joined by celebrities, bands, floats, and more to delight the crowds that lined the streets of downtown Indianapolis.   read more »

It’s hard to believe that its been two months since I’ve been out to the Speedway to check out all of the construction on the new road course sections being built for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP coming on September 14, 2008. We’ve had some glorious Fall weather in Indy recently, so on October 30th I hopped on the “Track Tour Bus” to get some updated photos. Then on November 1st I had a unique opportunity to get an up close and personal view of the paving process in turn 9.   read more »