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| Practice & Qualifying for the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday, May 13, 2022 |
It was a sunny day with clear skies and getting hot.
I drove to the track and only brought my camera.
I parked in Main Gate parking, which cost me $10.
They parked me in the back of the lot. Ugh.
I spoke to a young couple with two little kids, who
parked next to me. They had moved to Indy five
years ago and this was their first trip to the
Speedway.
I entered the Main Entrance. I spotted the scanner
trailer and headed there.
The owner had spoken to me earlier this month on
the phone. I listed his web site link on my site and
he said it brought him a lot of business and led to
him getting this location inside the speedway for his
trailer. He wanted to give me something. I told him
I always wanted a scanner, and voila! I'm now an
official race fan!
I drove to the track and only brought my camera.
I parked in Main Gate parking, which cost me $10.
They parked me in the back of the lot. Ugh.
I spoke to a young couple with two little kids, who
parked next to me. They had moved to Indy five
years ago and this was their first trip to the
Speedway.
I entered the Main Entrance. I spotted the scanner
trailer and headed there.
The owner had spoken to me earlier this month on
the phone. I listed his web site link on my site and
he said it brought him a lot of business and led to
him getting this location inside the speedway for his
trailer. He wanted to give me something. I told him
I always wanted a scanner, and voila! I'm now an
official race fan!
I forgot to bring a schedule with me and I don't have a cell phone.
I walked down and out of the stands and found someone who
knew. I looked at my watch and decided I was not going to wait
around that long and then get stuck in rush hour. I was hot &
thirsty, so I trudged back to my car, not having seen an IndyCar
all day.
As I headed home, I turned on the radio and learned IndyCar
Qualifying had just started! Ack! How did that happen?!
I looked at my watch and discovered I had not adjusted it for
Day Light Savings Tme! It isn't a watch I normally wear.
I walked down and out of the stands and found someone who
knew. I looked at my watch and decided I was not going to wait
around that long and then get stuck in rush hour. I was hot &
thirsty, so I trudged back to my car, not having seen an IndyCar
all day.
As I headed home, I turned on the radio and learned IndyCar
Qualifying had just started! Ack! How did that happen?!
I looked at my watch and discovered I had not adjusted it for
Day Light Savings Tme! It isn't a watch I normally wear.
He had a problem getting a new type of scanner to hook up to his computer
so he could program them. I spent an hour or so seeing if I could get it to
work.
I took a break and walked outside the trailer to have a smoke. I talked to a
guy in his 20's who was a big fan. We compared party stories in the infield
from two different generations. He offered me a cold beer, which I sorely
needed!
I never got the guys scanner to connect, but I had found the right manual and
told him he could manually program it, but he didn't want to do that. Anyway,
I brought it home with me and said I'd try to figure it out.
By this time, I'd missed the IndyCar practice session.
so he could program them. I spent an hour or so seeing if I could get it to
work.
I took a break and walked outside the trailer to have a smoke. I talked to a
guy in his 20's who was a big fan. We compared party stories in the infield
from two different generations. He offered me a cold beer, which I sorely
needed!
I never got the guys scanner to connect, but I had found the right manual and
told him he could manually program it, but he didn't want to do that. Anyway,
I brought it home with me and said I'd try to figure it out.
By this time, I'd missed the IndyCar practice session.
I walked to Stand E and went to check out where I'll be sitting for the race.
| My New Scanner |
| I hope these children enjoyed their field trip to the speedway! (IMS ticket office in background) |
My seat for the 500. Section 7, top row.
Oh darn, I'll be right up against this steel I-beam. However I'll have this view of the main straight.
Oh darn, I'll be right up against this steel I-beam. However I'll have this view of the main straight.
| View from Penthouse E Above Stand E, between Box 1 & 2 |
| Photos from Indy Pro 2000 Race |
| #93 Lindsay Brewer - Exclusive Autosport |
| #83 Charles Finelli - Fatboy Racing Note - Don't expect people to read light yellow print on a white background! |
| #19 Jordan Missig - Pabst Racing |
| #2 Jonathan Browne - Turn 3 Motorsport |
| #47 Enaam Ahmed - Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| #4 Reece Gold - Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| #3 Josh Green - Turn 3 Motorsport |
| #5 Wyatt Brichacek - Jay Howard Driver Development |
I took photos from various locations around Stand E and Penthouse E
to bolster my seat knowledge for this web site.
Stand E is the most desired stand for the race, but there are various
obstructions there. The other Upper Decks were totally rebuilt a few years
ago and the lower 7 rows there have no obstructions. I wish they would
have redone Stand E as well
I then sat in some of the best seats in Penthouse E to watch the Indy Pro
2000 race.
to bolster my seat knowledge for this web site.
Stand E is the most desired stand for the race, but there are various
obstructions there. The other Upper Decks were totally rebuilt a few years
ago and the lower 7 rows there have no obstructions. I wish they would
have redone Stand E as well
I then sat in some of the best seats in Penthouse E to watch the Indy Pro
2000 race.
| Check out her photos |
