Anyone attending the Angies List GP of Indy on Saturday?

ahhh.......the sounds of crickets!

 

Honestly this is the first I've heard of it. Is it run on the IMS banking/infield course?

 

Just showed up on my Facebook.

Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Inexpensive tickets still readily available. Attendance may not be very strong....

 

Was a lot of fun last year.

 

You didn't get the memo??

 

Is it just me when I hear Angies List associated with motorsports I check my firewall and run a full system scan?

 

Why do you think they call it the "Virus 500"?

 

I know. it's sad and embarrassing.

 

I'll check my spam folder.....

 

I'd been thinking of going down, but couldn't get out of work Friday, and the forecast for Saturday didn't look too inviting.

Good luck with the weather, have fun!

 

We went last year. Great Race! Heading to the track today for practice, tomorrow for qualifying and then, of course, the race on Saturday. Should be another good event.

 

We'll be there too! Always a blast hanging out at the track, listening to the engines and watching cars go fast.

Adding the GP to the Month of May activities was an awesome idea. Toss in all the other things happening, and you just have to be there.

 

The GP was a good race last year. Nice way to kick off the month.

This news today is pretty cool:

Alex Tagliani, the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race pole winner, will drive the No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating Honda for AJ Foyt Racing in the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

The entry's number and livery is a tribute to Dan Gurney and his No. 48 Eagle Indy car, an idea that started with team owner A.J. Foyt, who co-drove with Gurney to win the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1967. The matte black and bright white livery evokes the paint scheme of Gurney’s No. 48 Eagle that he drove to second place in both the 1968 and ’69 Indy 500.

“My good friend Dan Gurney used to run that number and he’s supposed to be back at Indy this year so I thought it would be a great way to honor him. And he had some good runs with that number,” said Foyt, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

Gurney, who plans to attend the '500' for the first time since the 2011 Centennial Anniversary, is looking forward to seeing the No. 48 on track and meeting up with Foyt. As a team owner, Gurney won the 1975 Indy 500 with Bobby Unser driving the No. 48 Jorgensen Eagle.

“I am deeply touched by my old friend and teammate A.J. 'Super Tex' Foyt to be honored in this way and I will be rooting for Alex Tagliani in 48 with a big smile on my face,” Gurney said.

Tagliani returns to the Verizon IndyCar Series for the first time since last year’s Indy 500, in which he qualified 24th and finished 13th for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. Tagliani, 41, has more than 200 starts in Indy car competition, and has a best Indy 500 finish of 10th in 2010. He has started in the top 11 four times.

“I am really excited and honored to be part of the AJ Foyt Racing organization because driving for A.J. at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is something really, really special," said Tagliani, who recently became a father for the first time. "Having the chance to contribute to the Foyt family legacy at the Speedway is my mission for the month of May.

“I am thrilled to be part of honoring Dan Gurney by driving a car in his livery. Bringing the Gurney Eagle’s vintage look to the new Honda aero kit car is for sure going to be a crowd pleaser. As a new dad, sharing this unique tribute with my family and the Foyt family is very special. Taking the Dan Gurney No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating machine to Indy’s victory circle would be awesome, and we’re aiming to do just that.”

Tagliani will join full-season AJ Foyt Racing drivers Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth on the 2.5-mile oval for practice starting May 11. The 500 Mile Race is May 24.

Indiana-based Al-Fe Heat Treating began its association with the team when it signed as an associate sponsor of the Nos. 14 and 41 cars for the 2011 Indianapolis 500. This year marks its first as a primary sponsor of an Indy 500 entry.

“One of the most memorable times of my childhood was to attend the Indy 500 time trials and the race with my family,” Al-fe Heat Treating founder and CEO Kurt Westman said. “My brother and I would spend hours standing at the fence line along Gasoline Alley trying to catch a glimpse and photograph of the cars and drivers A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney to name a few.

“It's almost impossible to explain the excitement and pride I feel in being able to be part of one of the most famous race teams in the world, and more so this year by sponsoring the A.J.’s No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating, Dan Gurney-tribute car driven by Alex Tagliani.

“The Verizon IndyCar Series and its great venues presents our company a wonderful opportunity to develop business relationships, entertain customers and employees that share this common interest -- and the Indy 500 is at the top of the list."

AJ Foyt Racing president Larry Foyt said Tagliani will be a "good fit."

"Dad has a long tradition of adding extra cars at the speedway, and although we hadn't originally planned on it, when the opportunity came, it made good sense,” he said. “It was important to have a driver with the ability and experience of Alex. I'm looking forward to see this special livery racing alongside our ABC Supply machines."

 

Side note to Dan Gurney...His 4 sons will be driving around the track before the race as a tribute to their dad. From what I understand, one has not driven a race car before.

You just have to love the history and respect for history of IMS.

 

Live timing for practice starts NOW

(11 am EST Thursday)

INDYCAR Race Control - Live Timing & Scoring

 

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Understatement, turn up and walk in. They run several other 'Road to Indy' classes so the interest is not all on the IRL cars

 

Coletti. Fast rookie, Monaco resident. Currently 3rd fastest.
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Best seat in the house for action could be on the traffic circle at 16th and Geargetown watching first timers figure out a roundabout and Georgetown being closed!

 

Awesome day at the track yesterday for all the Mazda Road to Indy races and Quals.

I really missed Tom Carnegie's booming voice saying, "We have a New Track Record" when Will Power laid down the fastest lap to take P1.

Time to head back to the track for a full day of racing.

 

Yah but....Carnegie said that when it was the fastest speed EVER, not for the day, or weekend.

 

It was the fastest speed EVER for a lap around the road course.

 

Reading crowd size to be anywhere from 20K to 40K for the Indy Grand Prix.

Comparatively speaking, what are the spectator counts for MotoGP at Indy?

BHW

 

Hello is that even for the F1 cars or is the track different!