For the first time in my 3 years at the Indianapolis 500 I got to see the other half of the Rahal-Letterman Racing ownership. Here’s David Letterman on the track prior to the race talking with his partner Bobby Rahal. I just happened to be in the right place but I had my hands full of camera and couldn’t get …
Rain, No Rain and Rain Again
The weather held out for a start and a pretty good race up to lap 113 which means it’s an official race. Here’s Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning waving the green “e” flag to start the race here this afternoon. I’ve posted the audio of the start for you each of the last couple years and this year is now …
An Indy Weather Issue
The big story here in Indianapolis this morning has been the weather. It’s lightly raining now and the trucks are running the track to try to keep as much water off it as possible. You can’t race on a wet track. We’re hoping for some clearing today and will stay here as long as we can to cover the 91st …
Sampling Some Ethanol
I think this is an agricultural story since this man is holding something that contains ethanol and fruit juice. That works right? One of the inventions of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (Joanna Schroeder) is the “e”-tini, a very colorful martini. Actually there are 3 different ones and I’ll have to update this post to provide the details on …
Interview With Tonya Dana
You may remember the tragedy that occurred last year at the first IndyCar race when Paul Dana was killed in a pre-race crash. I had conducted his last media interview prior to that. I finally had a chance to do a short interview with his wife, Tonya here in Indy. Paul is the man who worked so hard to bring …
Joining AARWBA
I’ve been covering enough IRL races for EPIC that I decided to join the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association. Actually president Dusty Brandel talked me into it. This morning Laura and I attended their annual awards breakfast. Helio Castroneves (right), the Indy 500 pole winner joined us for a short question and answer session. He was very upbeat …
The e is Everywhere
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council has been promoting the “e” as the brand for ethanol. So if you’re going to brand something you slap that baby everywhere you can. In this case even on a funny looking little golf cart. The cart is being driven by EPIC director of marketing, Reece Nanfito. Waving at me is Laura McNamara. At …
Ethanol Car in Practice at Indy
It’s Miller Lite Carb day here at the Brickyard. Let’s just say that after looking at the fans it’s safe to say that not all the ethanol being poured here is going into cars. This morning the Indy cars got an hour of practice in. I got here just in time to see them pull into the pits. Traffic was …
The Truth About Ethanol and Indy
We got to the Scott Sharp Patron party a little late yesterday but we did sample a very good margarita. I think this is a sharp looking car don’t you? I noticed a guest editorial on Dean Kleckner’s Truth About Trade and Technology website that I think sums up the feelings of a lot of farmers this weekend. It’s written …
Not a Blah Day
This year I’m renting a Nikon 80-400mm zoom lens to enhance my shooting experience. While I was practicing in turn 3 here at the Speedway I noticed The Other White Meat on display (rotating billboard). Now I’m hungry. Tonight a group of us are going to the Scott Sharp, Team Patron event at El Torito Grill, a restaurant near our …