From: Jeff S. from Akron Ohio Date: 12/30/06 First of all i am a 28 year old ex Indiana resident living in Akron Ohio and I have to say that I love your website. Looking at the photo archives helps me cope with the long wait after the month of May has gone,,yes I am obsessed with the 500 and everything associated with it.What part of Indy are you from bye the way, I lived in Beech Grove until I was 8 and we moved to Ohio.Wich is ironic because after the 2004 500 we stayed in Beech Grove and drove right into the tornado that hit there after the the race,,we were rescued bye the pizza hut employees on emerson avenue who let us use there deep freezer as a tornado shelter. Hope all goes well with revamping the website its thoroughly enjoyed. __________________________________________________________ From: Tedra Date: 12/20/06 Thanks Dan! You were the only one I could find to answer my question about my seats! They sound pretty okay.  Thanks so much! ____________________________________________________ From: Marty S. Date: 11/29/06 Hi Dan, Your web site is fantastic!  What a great source on info on visiting the speedway! __________________________________________________________ From: David S. from Lake Buena Vista, FL Date: 11/13/06 Your website is very cool.  Lots of information.  Much appreciated. Thanks again for replying to my question. ____________________________________________________ From: Kelly M.  from St. Charles Date: 11/13/06 For us 1st timers to the track, this site is wonderful! Your site is full of a lot of very useful information. Thanks again for all the info, the site is great. ____________________________________________________ From: Phil B. from St Louis Date: 10/16/06 Just wanted to tell you that I have your site as one of my favorites. I just love the track and May is like Christmas is to everyone else.  Someday I wish I would have enough money to be at the track all month.  Anyway you have a great site and it helps me get through the long winter months.  Thanks. ____________________________________________________ From: Tammi M. Date: 10/06/06 Hi Dan, I came across your site and I am thankful I did. I live in California and for Christmas this year I want to surprise my husband and take him to the Indy 500 race next year. I appreciate your help and your site was very helpful to me. Thank you __________________________________ From: Stéphanie C. from Paris France Date: 09/19/06 Many, many, many thanks ! All the links you gave me where very helpful and thanks to all your informations, I've finally found a nice accomodation in Downtown Indianapolis. That's great ! Once again, many thanks for your help cause I was totally lost. Best regards -- and hope to enjoy a terrific F1 race next year ! ____________________________________________________ From: Neal C. Date: 08/28/06 You must have spent a long time and a lot of work.  It is truly a great site. Neal (Non-smoker) __________________________________________________________ From: Mike Date: 08/04/06 Hey Dan, Great web site! I'm going to tell all my friends about it. It is the most helpful site I have found. I looked and looked to find a detailed seating chart for the IMS and found nothing until yours. Thanks for all the time and effort, ____________________________________________________ From: Stephanie H. Date: 07/09/06 Dan, Just tell to tell your site is cool..My first trip to brickyard this year and I can't wait...I was looking for some information of exactly where my seats were and your site was the most help...although the way I ended up with the tickets is quite funny...but no need to go there... thanks again __________________________________________________________ From: Ted S. Date: 06/19/06 Hello Dan, I know this is probably corny, but thanks again for a great website!  Your information and helpful hints we very valuable, and made my first experience at Indy a truly memorable one!  What a finish!! ____________________________________________________ From: Connie N. from Dallas Date: 06/05/06 Hello – First, I want to tell you what an awesome site this is. I found it after doing a Google search and have visited it many times in the last couple of weeks. There is so much valuable information for someone like me who has never been to IMS. __________________________________________________________ From: Scott W. Date: 05/18/06 Dan, Back in your December issue of 2005 you mentioned our son, 12 year old- Austin Woodham. Austin was the retiring Quarter Midget driver that will join Ryan Newman in the Hall of Fame as drivers from Indiana. We want to thank you for your time and the recognition you gave to Austin.  I enclosed you a recent picture of him in his Mini Sprint.  Again, thank you very much. The Woodham's ____________________________________________________ From:Jim G. Date: 05/17/06 Dan, Just wanted say how great your website is. Had to look all over to find your link. I believe you love it as much as I do. I have to drive 3 hours to get there so I don't get to be there like you. Thats where you come in and show me what I'm missing. Its not just the race or the cars or the women its all of it together. Keep up the great work so I don't miss out!!! __________________________________________________________ From: Mark H. from St. Louis Date: 05/16/06 Dan... you have a great website. Thanks for doing it. I grew up in Indy, northeast side, and went to Arlington, Class of '76. In fact, I'm the only guy I know that went to "Senior Cut Day" three years in a row..... guess I got an early start. The stuff on your site is amazingly accurate. Really brings back memories from the good ol' days. Man, those days are gone and the thing has become nearly sterile. I remember when they used to easily get 200,000+ on Pole Day, back when USAC ran the show and you could hear the Goodyear blimp grind through the Indianapolis sunset most evenings in May. Here's to hoping 2006 is an Eddie Cheever year. We now sit in the pits..... too civilized. ____________________________________________________ From: Craig L. from Riverview, FL Date: 05/16/06 Just want to thank you for having this site and I did make a donation via Paypal. We cannot always make it to the race since we live in Florida and it is nice to have such an easy way to sell our tickets without having to deal with the high price ticket brokers. Our tickets were sold in less than 24 hours of them being posted! So people are definitely using the site. I hope you are able to keep the site going and hope it is around next year if we need to sell our tickets again. Thanks Again! ____________________________________________________ From: Michael B Date: 05/08/06 By the way, I still find your site to be the best on Indy, and recommend it to anyone who wants to know what is happening with the 500. Thanks for doing such a great job with it. ____________________________________________________ From: Luke C. Date: 04/27/06 Hi Dan, I just wanted to let you know how much your site is appreciated. I've been coming to Indy for over 12 years now. My brother and I are certified Indy geeks. Last year we were able to enter the suite area above winner's circle after most people were gone. As we entered the pit road area we noticed a camera crew leaving and managed to kiss the pit road bricks, like I said we are geeks. Call it luck but as we were leaving the suite area we noticed a table looking out over the entire front straight with two cold, unopened beck's beers on it, with no one around. It was like the Indy gods had smiled upon us. Maybe it's a bit sadistic of me, but finding tickets is half the fun. I saw your site last year and used your "sweet spot" section to find great tickets in the NW vista for under face. And you were right, they were very good seats. Thanks again for what surely was a great amount of time to gather the info and make a great web site. May the Indy gods smile upon you. __________________________________________________________ From: Kirby A. Date: 04/25/06 Thanks. You have a great site. ____________________________________________________ From: Bill S. Date: 04/20/06 Dan, thanks for your great site and your time, I found your site very helpful the first race I attended a few years ago. I plan on attending again this year. I was interested in finding out more info about camping in peoples' yards  around the track. It looked like the place to party. __________________________________________________________ From: Michael M. Date: 04/20/06 Dan- Thank you for your help.  You have a great website with a lot of information, and I have made use of it frequently over the years. Is the Indy 500/Indy racing league healthy?  It seems like the last few years the crowds have been in decline, and this year the front office has sent out follow up letters indicating tickets are still available.  I hope the event is not in trouble, it is such a great spectacle.  Thanks again. ____________________________________________________ From: Doc M . from Beechgrove IN Date: 04/01/06 hey dan, wonderful web site! i really like your taste in women on those photos. thanks for the time you must have put in for such a great web site. p.s. this year will be #40 for me,i become more emotional each year. see ya __________________________________________________________ From: Jay F Date: 03/08/06 Hi Dan. I love your web page. Very helpful and full of pictures. Here is another good site http://local.live.com/ from MSN that you can really zoom in on to get a close look at the seats at Indy, and try the birdseye view when you get close. This is much better than the Teraserver satellite page. ____________________________________________________ From: Rob Date: 02/08/06 hey man cool site i stumbled across it looking for pics of the tennessee countryside oddly enough i've been to every 500 mile race since 1986 and l live in tennessee so i've been to a few bristol races as well. i'm already looking foward to indy this year we always camp in lot 2 so look us up and we will drink a beer oh rush kicks ass btw __________________________________________________________ From: Bobby F. Date: 02/01/06 Hello. I just wanted to say thanks for posting the bands on your site. I am looking for a blues/soul band for a private party in July in Crown Point and appreciate the links you provided. Keep up the good work. ____________________________________________________ From: Gordon D. from Bowling Green KY Date: 01/20/06 Dan, Just want to say 'thanks' for a wonderful Indy 500 site!  My Indy obsession started in 1990 with my girlfriend (who is now my wife) and we have been to every race since then for 16 years in a row now.  Too many stories to tell but someday I will sit down and send you some.  My 8 year old son has been to the last 2 races and loves it just as much as I do.  I have spent the last week on you site every night and still have not seen everything you have.  Just love it! __________________________________________________________ From: Brian A. Date: 01/11/06 I am a newbie to the Brick Yard.  I love your web page !!! This will be my second time @ Indy.  Were going to see the brickyard 400. ____________________________________________________ From: David Date: 12/16/05 HI Dan I have been on your site many times over the last 6 months and wanted to say how much I have enjoyed it. I have been coming to Indy since 1962 ( I live 200 miles away ) and nothing beats a cold winters evening like reliving some of the sites of Indy. Keep up the good work. Happy Holidays ____________________________________________________ From: Henry E. from Houston TX Date: 10/16/05 The Indy has been special to me since I was in high school.  I have recorded each race and some twice with the IMS radio dubbed over the TV since the early 1980’s.  To have missed recording the first Indy that I attended was mind-numbing.  I checked every source I could to find a copy.  Your love for the Indy far exceeds mine and you were willing to make me a copy basically at tape cost.  There is no dollar value that can be placed on the tape that you provided. I’ll let you in on my own little secret as to my desire to not miss the race again.  This year for the Brickyard, we bought a small VCR at the Brownsburg Walmart.  We hooked it into the cable at our hotel and recorded the race.  (I have a very understanding wife).  We plan to carry it with us to future races.  I’m not sure that I might should seek out professional care. I still owe you at least a dinner or a beer at the track for the tape you provided.  I consider you a friend for the tape you provided and hope that if I’m ever in a bind again that you’ll be willing to provide help. The IMS should provide funding for your website.  I refer to it frequently throughout the year as does any serious Indy fan.  I have sold tickets and have looked to buy tickets knowing that these are serious fans.  As a fan, thanks. ____________________________________________________ From: Gary D. Date: 10/03/05 Dan  - these are fantastic!!! (I had emailed him various pics he'd requested.) Thank you very much. I was at the NASCAR race yesterday and attend many. Let me know if I can ever do you a favor. By the way, my car took 1st place at a local car show for production camaro's. __________________________________________________________ From: Ted S. from PA. Date: 07/19/05 I stumbled upon your web site recently, and you really have a lot of great information there! ____________________________________________________ From: Jay from St. Augustine FLA Date: 06/17/05 Still reading through but I love the head to head comparison. Great Site! I will fwd this site to freinds. Way to be! Answered a lot of questions I had. Keep it up!!! __________________________________________________________ From: Stephen F. Date: 06/08/05 Great site! I learned far more about the circuit than I did from the usgpindy.com website, which is sadly lacking in details. I am headed down from Canada for my first ever live F1 race, I can hardly wait. ____________________________________________________ From: The Charles Family from Kansas City Date: 05/30/05 Thanks for all of your tips Dan.  We traveled from Kansas City to the Indy 500 and were quite prepared thanks to your site.  We stayed at the Hampton Inn off of Woodland Road for who knows why but it turned out to be quite a gem.  We left at 6:20 am and were in parking lot #2 in 12 minutes.  We stayed at the track until 5:30 pm and were back at the hotel in 20 minutes.  Just thought you might want the info.   Thanks again! __________________________________________________________ From: Scott F from Mason, Ohio Date: 05/30/05 Dan: First off your pictures are awesome I want to know what camera it is that you are using and which lens's you have. Thank you for the incredible shots and a well designed web site. ____________________________________________________ From: Rod Date: 05/29/05 I went to the race for the first time today. Your directions to the Coke lot got me in and out of the race with no problems. I thought I'd let you now how helpful the instructions were and appreciate you taking the time to list on the web. __________________________________________________________ From: John M Date: 05/28/05 Dan, I discovered your site about 4 years ago and have found it both useful and enjoyable. Thanks for providing it. I have attended more than 40 Indy 500s, so I understand how the Indy bug bites. ____________________________________________________ From: Terri Date: 05/27/05 I LOVE YOUR SITE!!! thanks for posting it.  i saw in a few places that you were putting together a seating chart of the stands, but i can't find it.  for some strange reason i've decided to take my 3 eight year olds to the race this year (1 mom 3 kids could be fun).  anyway, i've been searching for days for a detailed seating chart, with no avail.  i'm hoping we're going to be somewhere close to other family members. we are sitting in Stand J - Sec. 28, Row H.  (much to my delight, that stand and section is listed as a sweet spot on your site.) someone said there wasn't a row I.  is that so? again i appreicate your help and the time you put on your site!!  it really is the best i've run across. have a great weekend! __________________________________________________________ From: Matt Date: 05/24/05 Hey there Mr. Dan, I absolutely love your website and it is the most helpful and clearly written site I have ever seen,  thanks for that, keep up the good work!!  I was reading through your photo diaries and I saw that you went to the MIS IRL race and you were interested in returning.  I am from Albion, MIchigan, which is about 20 minutes (taking the highway the whole way) from Jackson, where you stayed last year.  I can basically guarantee that you would easily be able to find an inexpensive room that is also a good value, instead of trying to find a room in jackson.  Also theres some nice little restaurants here in Albion. But the real reason I think you would love to stay in Albion, is that our downtown street is paved in bricks, reminds me of what indy must have been like a long while back, well I hope my email was at least a little bit as informative as your website is/has been to me, thanks again and I hope i run into you at the 500 this weekend. ____________________________________________________ From: Steve C from Wisconsin Date: 05/23/05 Dan thanks so much for your work and enthusiasm- 6 more days!!!! ____________________________________________________ From: Eric from Milwaukee Date: 05/23/05 Dan, Great web-site!!!  I stumbled on it and can't stay away from it!  You've put a lot of hard work and effort into it.  Thank you very much.  I grew up on the south side, but now live in Milwaukee.  I will be attending my 18th consective "500" on Sunday.   Thanks again! ____________________________________________________ From: Mike  S. from Atlanta Date: 05/18/05 Dan, what a super site!  I have been to several F1 races and thought I knew my way around, but your site has educated me in many areas.   Thanks! __________________________________________________________ From: Johnny from Indy Date: 05/09/05 I love your website..It was 1989 and the 4th turn was really happening. We were partying on top of a van drinking and after a while, my buddy was trying to wrestle and raise hell and after a slight skirmish I was thrown off the top of the van . Luckily there was an unnamed make of car that softened the impact,the hood was dented severely and I ran away hoping not to be ID'd. ____________________________________________________ From: Michael B Date: 05/16/05 Dan-You have a great site.  It has been really informative. __________________________________________________________ From: Joe P. from Sin City Date: 05/16/05 Hi dan, just wanted to drop u a note to thank you for the great job u do with your site.. i'm a chicago native transplanted to las vegas aproxx 13 yrs  now but every year as may aproaches that little voice inside becomes louder and louder the goose bumbs grow larger and the mind starts to calculate with the ambition of a third world dictator How will i make it to a place that i concider to be THE most special in universe .... 16th&georgetown at least for a couple of days in may... just to put it in perspective i can only compare it to the calling(that i'm told)of a arab to meca... same difenence to me... indy in may is just as holy and sacred and i'm just as devoted .... (yea i'm still a little pissed about the split and allowing F1&nascar on sacred ground.. but thats a Whole different disscusion )but reflecting on past years of memories(more like flashbacks) its good to know that someone other than myself feels the magic that radiates from the most holyest place i know and takes the time to guide and help the flock find the holy land....ok now i think i have my rapture under control(;.>) last year i bailed after 4 hours convinced that there was no way they would ever get the track dry before the next showers and decided to visit friends out on 41st street till the weather subsided (plus i needed a COLD beer) and planned on a monday race not my first but i was still riding on one of my greatest acomplishments.. twenty odd years in the making i finnally beat the gate and got in to gasoline alley that alone would have been enough but then i 'm cutting through the restriced parking lot and who do i run into but someone i've seen from behind a waist high fence every may since i was waist high...MARIO...my friend and his son were dumbfounded and i finally got to thank and speak to someone i've watched and admired for over 30 yrs... just goes to show ya GOD is definitly a fan of openwheel racing and just like me he loves indy in may....(now if he would just talk to the devil about not fixing the nascar race in august so gordon dosent win and talk to the powers that be to let tony do the double every year till he's 70...sorry i get a little carried away sometimes) but my note seems to have turned into a letter but in conclusion iwould not only like thank you again but i would be honored to buy you a beer friday night or sat at a watering hole of your choice... besides this year me and my partner in crime are bringing the rv and stayin till they ask us to leave or when we sober up monday night and would like find a place we can call home (and stumble back to the rig from )since we finnally dont have to fight traffic on the way back to chicago... we gonna be in lot three on 16th and i'll gladly return the favor if you ever come to vegas...so any guidance is appreciated and i hope to be able to buy you a cold one (or ten) in 2 weeks ... thank you . joe p ____________________________________________________ From: Mike H Date: 05/09/05 Dan, What an incredible service you provide, especially for those of us who are not very familiar with the IMS.  I'll be sending a $5 check . I'm looking for two tix, and on your sellers board found Section B, Box 24 Row Z and also Section A, Box 37, Row HH Which would you choose? I've been to the race once - in 1992 when Al Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by .043 seconds.  My cousin owned a liquor store and got the tix free from a beer distributor.  I just got out the old stub.  They were in paddock row G (face value was $55) and I while I was content with the seats, my cousin was dissappointed saying they were too low.  I'm taking my wife this year and have told her "you have no idea what 220 miles an hour looks like till you see these cars zip by just 50 to 100 yards away." Thanks again for your fine website. Regards, Mike ____________________________________________________ From: Mike H Date: 05/08/05 Just want to let you know your website has been very helpful to me planning my first trip to Indy.