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03-08-2012, 01:36 PM
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| | Gator Hater
Join Date: Apr 2011  Location: Chattanooga
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| Indy 500
Just wondering if any ya'll have been or are going? I have been five times total and will be going this year as well. It's such a blast to go. There is nothing like a car or cars passing you at over 220 mph. I can't wait to go this year and hear the new engine packages and see the new cars in person. (Personally I am not sure that I like the new car design). I will be excited to see which engine package holds up and which one doesn't. | 
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03-08-2012, 01:47 PM
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| | Look at that SWUG
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| Might go to pole day, but the race is a no go for me.
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03-08-2012, 01:58 PM
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| | Gator Hater
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| I would love to go up for pole day some time and see all that comes along with that day but it's such a long drive and there is no way I could get off from work for both events | |
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03-08-2012, 03:40 PM
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| | You've made contact...
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| It's an event that's on my bucket list. Hope to see it live one day. | |
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03-08-2012, 09:21 PM
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| | Matthew 6:2
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| this year will be my 20th 500. been going since i was 10 and have only missed one. | |
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03-09-2012, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by doozer  this year will be my 20th 500. been going since i was 10 and have only missed one. | The guy that I go with is like this. He has been going since he was seven and has missed three. It's pretty awesome seeing some of his older race programs. His parents have been going since '86 and haven't missed a one | |
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03-09-2012, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SyxxSynse It's an event that's on my bucket list. Hope to see it live one day. | It's definately something you should cross off your bucket list. It's an awesome event all the way around. There are so many things to do in and around the track before the race. I would recommend if you ever get to go to the race to go to the museum in the middle of the track. There is plenty of history to check out including some NASCAR history and it changes every year | |
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03-09-2012, 07:20 AM
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| | This We'll Defend
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| Not a fan of Indy racing. Would still like to go to one 500 | |
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03-09-2012, 07:47 AM
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| | Gator Hater
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| I wasn't a fan until I went to the race. I knew some the drivers just from watching sports center and stuff but after going to the race I follow it more closely now. | |
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03-09-2012, 09:04 AM
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| | Matthew 6:2
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Originally Posted by Orangesmokey The guy that I go with is like this. He has been going since he was seven and has missed three. It's pretty awesome seeing some of his older race programs. His parents have been going since '86 and haven't missed a one | My dad has missed 3 since '58. | |
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03-09-2012, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by doozer My dad has missed 3 since '58. | That is awesome. I bet he can tell some amazing stories!! Would love to sit and listen to the stories he could tell. | |
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03-09-2012, 11:04 AM
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| | Matthew 6:2
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Originally Posted by Orangesmokey That is awesome. I bet he can tell some amazing stories!! Would love to sit and listen to the stories he could tell. | We've had essentially the same seats since then too.
My grandfather worked the gates to the infield before then as a captain and I have a great cousin or something who started selling programs at the 1912 race.
With this being the centennial years, there's all kinds of books out there about the history of the speedway. | |
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03-09-2012, 11:20 AM
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| Yeah the guy I go with bought some centennail book that is like 400 pages or something that has a ton of history about the track and the race. I don't know the name of it but it was pretty intresting what all the book had in it | |
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03-09-2012, 02:21 PM
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| | All VOL !!!
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Originally Posted by SyxxSynse It's an event that's on my bucket list. Hope to see it live one day. | Same here. One year, one year. | |
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03-10-2012, 01:50 PM
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| | I get it!
| Never been, but I hope to change that one day. | |
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