May 24
The Indianapolis 500. Memorial Day.....Race Day..... something from my childhood to mark the Calendar each year. If you haven't been, go see it some year. It is modern and technologically advanced, but I still see in it the early years and the history. You can't be a car lover and not appreciate all this race has meant for early automobiles. The Makes, drivers, owners, stories.
Marmon, Delage, Duesenberg, Mercedes, Peugeot, Miller, All crossed the checkered flag before 1930. I had the privilege to see the 1915 pace car owned by Allen Strong at a lecture years ago, and it is just another piece of the story that is the Indianapolis 500.
Hoping all the race fans today can tune in. If you're not a fan, do some reading about the early years. From track founder Carl Fisher leading the start of the first race in a Stoddard Dayton, up till today. I think you'll find it interesting.
https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/first-500
Marmon, Delage, Duesenberg, Mercedes, Peugeot, Miller, All crossed the checkered flag before 1930. I had the privilege to see the 1915 pace car owned by Allen Strong at a lecture years ago, and it is just another piece of the story that is the Indianapolis 500.
Hoping all the race fans today can tune in. If you're not a fan, do some reading about the early years. From track founder Carl Fisher leading the start of the first race in a Stoddard Dayton, up till today. I think you'll find it interesting.
https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/first-500
