April 14th, 2008 | Category: Adventures, Photo Spotlight | No Comments | 
Fantastico! Magnifico! Eccezionale! (Help, I’ve run out of Italian adjectives!) The highlight of the recent 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour was a 150mph+ thrill ride around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a brand-new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car driven by Italian driver Max Papis. As always, my camera and my recorder went along for the ride. read more »
March 13th, 2008 | Category: Notebook | 1 Comment |
Emerson Fittipaldi in the official 2008 Indy 500 pace car
Photo by Ron McQueeney / IMS
I thought I was doing okay, patiently waiting for May to get here. And then this… a photo of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2008 Indy 500 pace car driver Emerson Fittipaldi with a brand-spankin’ new pace car fresh off the assembly line at the Chevrolet plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. read more »
May 18th, 2006 | Category: Indianapolis 500 | No Comments
IMS Press Release
Some of the most beautiful automobiles that never drove a competitive lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – but still led the field – will be on hand for the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Reunion May 19-21. read more »
July 27th, 2005 | Category: Notebook | 2 Comments
I always like to see race fans having FUN, and this certainly qualifies. IndianaRacing.net member Dean Lange drove his Unofficial Indy 500 Pace Car all the way from Iowa, and I met him in the parking lot on Saturday before the race on the way to the Drivers Meeting. Dedicated fans like Dean are a big part of what truly makes the Indianapolis 500 the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. read more »
