The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For 100 years it has stood on the Westside of Indianapolis. For 100 years it has seen millions of people from all over the world walk through its gates. For 100 years, it has stood as a monument for the brave and skilled who dedicate their lives to going fast. It is the greatest race course in the world, and is the home to the greatest spectacle in racing, the Indianapolis 500.
-It’s actually been there for 102 years, but you get the point.
There is nowhere else in the world I would rather be in the month of May than right down the street from the IMS. I live about a mile north west of the track, right off of Turn 4. It’s an incredible feeling being able to sit in my backyard and hear the cars, being driven by some of the best drivers in the world.
It is even more incredible to sit in the front stretch grandstands at IMS, and see the cars come off Turn 4. Then as you see them get bigger and bigger, you can start to hear the engines screaming. Your seat begins to vibrate, until suddenly the cars go speeding by as a blur and the roar of their engines echo through the grandstands. These are the moments that give you goose bumps.
From Opening Day, to Pole Day, to Bump Day, to Carburetion (or just Carb) Day, to Race Day, the events that lead to the Indianapolis 500 are just part of what makes it such an awesome event. It is an event, or more a “spectacle”, that can only be witnessed in person. Television does not due to justice to the singing of “Back Home Again in Indiana”, or to seeing the three-wide start of the race. There is so much rich history and tradition that surround the Indy 500 and the Speedway that it makes it a moment you will never forget.
The Indianapolis 500 will take place on May 29, but I will write a few more articles about the race before then.
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