2009 Indy 500

Tony and I went to the Indy 500 again this year, it's our third time (here's last year's race). We stayed in a sketchy hotel, but it's reasonably priced and it's close enough to walk to the race, about three miles.

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The weather was great, it was sunny in the morning, about 85 degrees, and slightly overcast during the race. No rain this year, we sat for hours in the rain in 2007. We changed seats this year, we were on the infield near the start/finish line, and we moved outside closer to turn 1, you can see the difference from the pictures from last year and this picture:

Check out the crowds, there are about 400,000 in attendance:

Indy 500

Tony and I went to the Indy 500 again this year, this was our second time. Tony's really into it because his family is from Indiana, but I didn't really know much about Indy racing. I've become a much bigger fan since we started going, it's really a great spectacle, with attendance estimated as high as 500,000, although no one knows exactly how many were there. Here's a picture Tony took from our seats. This is the front stretch going towards the start/finish line, you can see the pit crews watching the racing. And NASCAR fans can just suck it if they think their cars are fast.



Photo (c)2008 Tony "Squirrelly Curly" Lynch