Any advice for Indianapolis for the 500? (shameless Vanity)

n/a ^ | May 10, 2016 | Self

[gymbeau]

Hi, Folks! Please forgive the vanity, but I'm doing a "bucket list-type" trip in a couple of weeks to the 100th running of the Indy 500 on May 29. Looking forward to it,obviously!

I'm hoping knowledgeable Freepers might have some advice re: weather (seems fine, usually, on TV), mosquitoes, places to go - people to do, etc. Indy museum is on the agenda, of course.

I guess sun block will be in order but I'm particularly worried about skeeters 'cause they seem to come from miles around to feast on my flesh. My wife loves it that they leave her alone...

Anyway, any advice would be much appreciated and thank you in advance. If any of you are coming to Calgary I'll be happy to return the service.

cheers, Jim

[gymbeau]

We’re just driving down from Windsor on Saturday and can’t change that. Really looking forward to my once in a lifetime adventure, though!
Thanks,
Jim

[gymbeau]

Great idea!
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Jim

[gymbeau]

Emo, yeah, I remember that. Pretty tacky.
I’m kind of hoping for Hinch this year. I’d like Helio to get his first championship, though.

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Jim

[gymbeau]

I see a punster coming over the Verizon...

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Jim

[gymbeau]

We’re in the NW Vista, at Turn Four. Should be some nice passing there!

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Jim

[gymbeau]

Nudist oafs?

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Jim

[gymbeau]

Me, too, but at least the racing is great with those ugly cars.

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Jim

[gymbeau]

It’s already packed! Well, not the sun screen, yet.

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Jim

[gymbeau]

That would be fantastic! Just arriving on Saturday, though.
We have an extra day and saved it for Monday in case Sunday gets rained out.
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Jim

[gymbeau]

No issues. I work for myself.
The downside is that my boss is an incredible jerk.

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Jim

[gymbeau]

Last blow by blow account I saw was the coverage of the World Homosexual Games.

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Jim

[gymbeau]

I remember it well. Classic!
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Jim

[gymbeau]

She hasn’t been there for a few years, since she moved to NASCAR.

[gymbeau]

I don’t want to appear to be a pussy, though....

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Jim

[gymbeau]

My partner in crime will be PO’d if we don’t do the museuem, and so will I. I was there once in 2002 and loved it. Wasn’t there for the race, though.

Thanks for the other wisdom, too! We have shuttle tickets and plan to stay till the last dog is hung.

They still do that, don’t they?

Thanks,
Jim

[gymbeau]

Wish they still raced at Cleveland. That was always a fun race!

Thanks,
Jim

[Teacher317]

Weren’t they trying to clean up the reputation of the infield at one time?

Sadly, they were successful. The Snakepit in the 80s was full of all sorts of sights and sounds and education for teenage boys like I was. Nowadays, it's as tame as Disney in comparison.

[gymbeau]

Thanks! We’ll check ‘em out.
....and Mike’s, too.

Thanks,
Jim

[gymbeau]

Thanks! Much appreciated.
cheers
Jim

[hoosiermama]

I have a friend who seats are near there.
He tunes into race coverage on phone. Brings an extra power tube with him

You will enjoy the excitement of the day. One of those must do things on the lists