100th running Indy-500 2016 - Page 2

**bjohnsonsmith** · 8 Apr 2016, 04:57 (Ref:3631117)

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Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar

No tickets yet. Instead of that, they made a Youtube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6J...anapolis%20500

And the message clearly is...."No, we haven't mailed your tickets!"

I saw that clip, it came with an e-mail saying more or less the same thing.

I laughed when he gestured behind him and said the ticketing team is busy. There were just 3-4 people, not doing much. They should have had Mark Miles in the background doing some serious paper shuffling.

BudLightJaguar · 8 Apr 2016, 05:12 (Ref:3631119)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I laughed when he gestured behind him and said the ticketing team is busy. There were just 3-4 people, not doing much.

This could be a Monty Python sketch

But I have no reason to panic as long as the tickets arrive before mid-May. My flight to O'Hare departs on the 23rd of May.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 8 Apr 2016, 05:21 (Ref:3631120)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar

This could be a Monty Python sketch

But I have no reason to panic as long as the tickets arrive before mid-May. My flight to O'Hare departs on the 23rd of May.

No panic either. I'm leaving on the 26th to Dulles and then get a connecting flight to Indianapolis.

Lanky Turtle · 8 Apr 2016, 23:57 (Ref:3631330)

My tickets arrived today!

canamman · 9 Apr 2016, 10:26 (Ref:3631435)

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Originally Posted by Lanky Turtle

My tickets arrived today!

Is this your first? What area are your tickets?

Lanky Turtle · 9 Apr 2016, 23:19 (Ref:3631598)

Quote:

Originally Posted by canamman

Is this your first? What area are your tickets?

Yeah I've never been! My seats are in stand A right where the pitwall ends.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 12 Apr 2016, 15:23 (Ref:3632121)

RLL are not too happy with the domed-skids.

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/12...ule-tweaks-rll

**bjohnsonsmith** · 15 Apr 2016, 12:49 (Ref:3632941)

The controversy of the domed skids continues, as Michael Andretti vents his concerns.

http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123772

canamman · 15 Apr 2016, 15:07 (Ref:3632978)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanky Turtle

Yeah I've never been! My seats are in stand A right where the pitwall ends.

Same stand our seats were in . We were row G 1993($65) and Row F
for 1989($50) and 1994($65).

Very good views of pit road action, scoring pylon is there, great view
of the start going into 1 and half way in the shoot.

We enjoyed going to the Public Drivers Meeting on Saturday morning.
Museum is a must.

Good stop for food - http://unionjackspeedway.com/. We had an interesting
conversation with Robbie Gordons dad there. St. Elmo is a bit pricey but worth the stop at an iconic place.http://www.stelmos.com/

Another thing that made life easier on race day was taking a shuttle from down town Indy to and from the track.

Have a blast!

Lanky Turtle · 19 Apr 2016, 14:56 (Ref:3634862)

Quote:

Originally Posted by canamman

Same stand our seats were in . We were row G 1993($65) and Row F
for 1989($50) and 1994($65).

Very good views of pit road action, scoring pylon is there, great view
of the start going into 1 and half way in the shoot.

We enjoyed going to the Public Drivers Meeting on Saturday morning.
Museum is a must.

Good stop for food - http://unionjackspeedway.com/. We had an interesting
conversation with Robbie Gordons dad there. St. Elmo is a bit pricey but worth the stop at an iconic place.http://www.stelmos.com/

Another thing that made life easier on race day was taking a shuttle from down town Indy to and from the track.

Have a blast!

Thanks for the tips canamman. I'll check out the restaurants and definitely plan on seeing the museum on Saturday.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 19 Apr 2016, 18:44 (Ref:3634930)

Roger Penske is to drive the pace car.

http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123849

**bjohnsonsmith** · 21 Apr 2016, 16:29 (Ref:3635454)

Montoya take on using domed-skids

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/12...tand-skid-fuss

**bjohnsonsmith** · 23 Apr 2016, 15:41 (Ref:3635872)

Servia to drive 3rd Schmidt Peterson car.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/...a-500-with-SPM

Formulahistory · 24 Apr 2016, 17:44 (Ref:3636100)

And Stefan Wilson is very likely to drive the 3rd KV car.<br />
<br />
So just one spot to fill. Could be Legge with Grace (no running team found yet), or Saavedra with AFS - the same problem.
Michael Shank could enter Chaves, what would be very nice.

rwintle · 26 Apr 2016, 18:13 (Ref:3636504)

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Originally Posted by Formulahistory

And Stefan Wilson is very likely to drive the 3rd KV car.

And confirmed. #25 KV car, Driven2SaveLives / Indiana Donor Network livery. Nicely done all round.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/...0-announcement

**bjohnsonsmith** · 26 Apr 2016, 18:17 (Ref:3636505)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwintle

And confirmed. #25 KV car, Driven2SaveLives / Indiana Donor Network livery. Nicely done all round.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/...0-announcement

It's certainly a colorful number.

D.R.T. · 27 Apr 2016, 06:05 (Ref:3636615)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formulahistory

And Stefan Wilson is very likely to drive the 3rd KV car.<br />
<br />
So just one spot to fill. Could be Legge with Grace (no running team found yet), or Saavedra with AFS - the same problem.
Michael Shank could enter Chaves, what would be very nice.

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/12...own-500-option

Quote:

With 34 entries anticipated, a Chaves/Shank/Honda partnership would push the number to 35. Dale Coyne could also have an available seat in one of its Indy-only programs that would be a good fit for Chaves.

BudLightJaguar · 28 Apr 2016, 06:13 (Ref:3636815)

Quote:

Originally Posted by canamman

Same stand our seats were in . We were row G 1993($65) and Row F
for 1989($50) and 1994($65).

Very good views of pit road action, scoring pylon is there, great view
of the start going into 1 and half way in the shoot.

We enjoyed going to the Public Drivers Meeting on Saturday morning.
Museum is a must.

Good stop for food - http://unionjackspeedway.com/. We had an interesting
conversation with Robbie Gordons dad there. St. Elmo is a bit pricey but worth the stop at an iconic place.http://www.stelmos.com/

Another thing that made life easier on race day was taking a shuttle from down town Indy to and from the track.

Have a blast!

This is a bit OT, but do you have any recommendations for cities which would be worth visiting during the post-race days (from Monday till Wednesday)?

Originally, I planned to drive back to Chicago on Monday and then take the train to Ann Arbor, MI but Amtrak screwed up with their new summer schedules. So it seems that I'll extend my rental car pediod and choose an other direction with a little bit shorter distance.

canamman · 30 Apr 2016, 11:00 (Ref:3637305)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar

This is a bit OT, but do you have any recommendations for cities which would be worth visiting during the post-race days (from Monday till Wednesday)?

Originally, I planned to drive back to Chicago on Monday and then take the train to Ann Arbor, MI but Amtrak screwed up with their new summer schedules. So it seems that I'll extend my rental car pediod and choose an other direction with a little bit shorter distance.

With some of your extra time, do the track tour. You buy tickets at the
museum.
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway...e-track/museum

I have been to a few cities/towns around the area. See if any of these
interest you.
http://www.metamoraindiana.com/

https://www.louisville.com/
https://www.churchilldowns.com/

https://sites.google.com/site/500museumofwheels/about
( I have not been to Terre Haute but thought this was interesting)

Good Luck !

rwintle · 30 Apr 2016, 20:14 (Ref:3637402)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwintle

And confirmed. #25 KV car, Driven2SaveLives / Indiana Donor Network livery. Nicely done all round.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/...0-announcement

I think I'll slightly backtrack on this statement - nice job with the tie-in to Driven2SaveLives/Indiana Donor Network. The livery itself... meh. Kind of looks like a kid's paintbox to me. Gap Guard makes a product that, well, er... I really don't get the point of.

BudLightJaguar · 2 May 2016, 03:27 (Ref:3637725)

Quote:

Originally Posted by canamman

With some of your extra time, do the track tour. You buy tickets at the
museum.
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway...e-track/museum

I have been to a few cities/towns around the area. See if any of these
interest you.
http://www.metamoraindiana.com/

https://www.louisville.com/
https://www.churchilldowns.com/

https://sites.google.com/site/500museumofwheels/about
( I have not been to Terre Haute but thought this was interesting)

Good Luck !

Thanks for the advice. Louisville looks like a place to go after Indy.

It's the 2nd of May and no tickets. Time to call the IMS office tonight and ask are they going to ship them in July or September.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 May 2016, 14:55 (Ref:3637865)

Pippa Mann confirmed for Coyne seat.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/05/...Indy-500-entry

rwintle · 2 May 2016, 16:19 (Ref:3637882)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Pippa Mann confirmed for Coyne seat.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/05/...Indy-500-entry

Much as I admire the motivation for doing this (with the pink campaign and all) - this is getting very tired. She'll run around at the back as usual. I wish this seat could go to someone who might actually provide some interesting racing. No idea who that might be, mind you.

D.R.T. · 2 May 2016, 23:01 (Ref:3637978)

4 cars for DCR?

**bjohnsonsmith** · 5 May 2016, 23:19 (Ref:3638994)

I got my ticket!

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