autograph and listen to driver interviews. I had a late night and E.T. went to a concert in Detroit and
drove through the night to Indy. Instead of going, we spent the day sleeping and watching Deadwood.
Friday, E.T. wanted to eat downtown at Le Peeps. I drove and parked on an uncrowded street, filling the
parking meter to it's two hour limit. After eating some delicious Eggs Benedict, we walked over to
University Park where there are old bronze statues as well as this cool fountain.
World War Memorial. It is free to enter. E.T. and I walked all through it
and I recommend you stop in and see it. There is also a museum in
the basement which covers US wars from the revolution to the present.
After ward we continued north into the Veterans Memorial Plaza which
had this cool granite obelisk and fountain.
There are a lot of nice buildings, statues, parks and memorials in this
area.
However, our 2-hour parking window was closing fast, so we broke off
the tour and returned to the car. We were 1 minute late. I saw the short
meter maid walking away from my car after sticking a $20 ticket on my
windshield. She must have begun writing it a minute before it expired.
Why is it that bureaucrats are only diligent when they are sticking you
up?
day in May except race day. We arrived around noon and found both the 16th Street entrance and
Georgetown Rd entrance closed to traffic. I wanted to park for free, and drove around to the 30th St
entrance. While many people were already parked in the North 40, they let us park in a packed 3rd Turn
infield. I had hoped to watch Qualifying from the SE Vista, but by the time we got parked, it was too late.
We watched most of the qualifying from along the infield.
qualifying from the Tower Terrace. The two Ferraris captured the front row of the grid.
expensive team-wear. A buttom down short-sleeved shirt at the Renault shop was $150. F1
hats sold from $35 to $50, however at the Mercedes booth I was able to buy a very cool hat for
$15. It is shiny like the McLaren F1 car and says "Kimi" on the side.
There are food stands behind the Turn 10 Terrace. I paid $7 for a small ribeye sandwich.
During all of that, there was an Indy Pro Series race. After I ate, we watched the Porsche
Supercup race.
were tired. But after sitting in my car with the A/C on, we were revived and we went downtown to see the car
show.
CAR SHOW PHOTOS from Downtown Indianapolis
(Featured Marks: Jaguar & Porsche)
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