Wabbit
06-01-04, 12:06 PM
I should start by saying, no, I did not come here for the race. My niece was graduating high school.
Last Thursday, I had a chance to visit Forsythe Racing. :D Wow! What a shop! :eek: 3 ChampCars in the lobby along with 2 Atlantic cars. Huge shop with everythng imagineable available to the techs. :thumbup:
To see some of these cars without any bodywork or tires on them were pretty neat. And the effort the engineers go through the cars to make the race ready is incredible. I would definately recommend anyone visiting the Indy area to contact one of the race teams to see what happens behind the scenes.
To top off the day, I was informed that Dale Coyne Racing was testing a couple of drivers at Putnum Park. Best part, this was only a couple miles from my sisters house where I was staying. The guys at Putnum Park were great and let us right in to watch and take a few pictures of the test. I love the sound of turbos. Haven't been able to see a race in 5 years, and forgot how loud those things are. Later in the day, we watched the transporters drive by when the thunderstorms started to come in.
Only bad part of my trip to Indiana. Too many people assumed my Jimmy Vasser shirt was IRL related. Even the locals have no clue that there are two racing series around here. :gomer:
If someone tells me how to post pictures, I will try when I get back home later this week.
Last Thursday, I had a chance to visit Forsythe Racing. :D Wow! What a shop! :eek: 3 ChampCars in the lobby along with 2 Atlantic cars. Huge shop with everythng imagineable available to the techs. :thumbup:
To see some of these cars without any bodywork or tires on them were pretty neat. And the effort the engineers go through the cars to make the race ready is incredible. I would definately recommend anyone visiting the Indy area to contact one of the race teams to see what happens behind the scenes.
To top off the day, I was informed that Dale Coyne Racing was testing a couple of drivers at Putnum Park. Best part, this was only a couple miles from my sisters house where I was staying. The guys at Putnum Park were great and let us right in to watch and take a few pictures of the test. I love the sound of turbos. Haven't been able to see a race in 5 years, and forgot how loud those things are. Later in the day, we watched the transporters drive by when the thunderstorms started to come in.
Only bad part of my trip to Indiana. Too many people assumed my Jimmy Vasser shirt was IRL related. Even the locals have no clue that there are two racing series around here. :gomer:
If someone tells me how to post pictures, I will try when I get back home later this week.