My Favorite time of the year...

**mattdmc.ttpredlines** · 05-25-2011, 02:38 AM

INDY WEEK!!!

Got my tickets ready.

Monday I won a contest on the facebook game Car Town. I won Alex Taglianis' driving gloves that he will be using this Sunday at the 500. I'll post pics when I get them.

Tuesday I bought my tickets for the 500, Row 1 turn 4.

Friday I will be on my way to Indy.

Any other Indy fans or anyone else on here going to Indy?

**jimzreds** · 05-25-2011, 04:31 AM

Yes,I went to 6 or 7 races in the 90s,every one sould go one time.To feel and hear the power,the speed..............

**Broilermaker** · 05-25-2011, 08:15 AM

When i was a kid we went to visit relatives, and my dad drove around the track, we were all in the car

**Dangerpaws** · 05-25-2011, 01:54 PM

I watch the 500 ever year. The only race I attended was in 1993 (Emerson F. won). Have fun. I'm jealous!
Make sure to watch that Hot Wheels sponsored record car jump before the race.

Kurt

**zracer** · 05-25-2011, 03:27 PM

Wish I was going! Can't wait to watch it. Anyone surprised Tagliani has the pole instead of a Penske driver?

**mattdmc.ttpredlines** · 05-25-2011, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by zracer

Wish I was going! Can't wait to watch it. Anyone surprised Tagliani has the pole instead of a Penske driver?

Extremely surprised.
I'm glad for him that he was able to get the pole but I don't think it is going to do any good. Those Penske cars and the Target Ganassi are just too good and will easily pick off Tagliani if you ask me.

Over all I'm rooting for Ed Carpenter for Sarah Fischer Racing.

**cockycpa** · 05-26-2011, 07:40 AM

I went to the 1975 race when I was 9. I don't remember a lot about the experience but I do remember that Bob Barker was the Grand Marshall, some guy put me on his shoulders for awhile, someone broke down in front of where we were sitting and started hollering at the wrecker driver, that when we went to go to the museum, they wouldn't let some dude in without a shirt so he came back 10 minutes later with a newspaper with a hole cut in the middle over his head (and he still didn't get in), and we left early due to rain. I would love to go back as an adult some day. I dig watching the 500, then the Coke 600.

You have to give it up to Danica and the Andretti boy for getting those cars in at the last second.

**scottwheels** · 05-26-2011, 12:17 PM

Grew up in Indy 1966-83. The month of May was always a blast.....time trials, the Goodyear blimp flying over your house, the quest for 200 MPH. The 500 doesn't seem to have as high of a profile as it did then. Guess there's more competition for our attention. The era of Foyt, Andretti, Rutherford, Sneva, the Unser brothers.....ah those were the days!

Guess what my favorite Hot Wheels casting is!

**cockycpa** · 05-26-2011, 12:24 PM

Sweet.

I'm starting to get an itch for the Topper cars but I haven't scratched it yet. I did pull the trigger on a JL 500 track set (no cars) the other night though.

**zracer** · 05-26-2011, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by mattdmc.ttpredlines

Extremely surprised.
I'm glad for him that he was able to get the pole but I don't think it is going to do any good. Those Penske cars and the Target Ganassi are just too good and will easily pick off Tagliani if you ask me.

Over all I'm rooting for Ed Carpenter for Sarah Fischer Racing.

I can definitely see the Ganassi cars being contenders, but I think the only Penske driver who has a definate chance is Power. I don't think Tagliani will just get picked off. I'm personally rooting for Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon, but I'd be happy to see Tags or Dario win too.