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Official IMS Events in May 2006
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7 Opening Day Rookie Orientation Noon-5pm Gates open 9am |
8 Rookie Orientation Noon-5pm Gates open 9am |
9 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
10 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
11 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
12 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
13 Pole Day Noon-6pm Gates open 7am |
14 2nd Qual Day Noon-6pm Gates open 8am |
15 No track Activity |
16 No track Activity |
17 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
18 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
19 Practice Noon-6pm Gates open 9am |
20 3rd Day Quals 12pm-6pm Gates open 8am Practice 10:15-11:15am |
21 Bump Day / Armred Forces Day Noon-6pm Gates open 8am 2:00 - 4:00 Meet Rupert at Kid's Exhibit |
22 No track Activity |
23 No track Activity |
24 Community Day 9am-6pm Gates open 9am Autographs 3-5pm |
25 IPS Practice Qualifying 10am-5pm Gates open 9am |
26 Carb Day Gates open 9am IPS Race 12:30 Pit Stop Contest 1:30pm Concert 3:30pm |
27 Drivers Meeting 11 am Gates open 8am Autographs 9am |
28 Indy 500 starts at 1 pm Gates open at 6am |
29 Memorial Day |
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Detailed May Calendar :
Saturday, May 6, 2006
(The month of May will begin with a roar when up to 25,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes cross the start line at the Indianapolis Life 500 Festival Mini-Marathon at 7:30 a.m. The nation's largest half-marathon takes participants on a scenic 13.1-mile tour of downtown Indianapolis and a unique lap around the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. To register, go to 500 Festival) 5:45 pm - Lions Club Balloon Race (The Speedway Lions Club hosts the hot-air balloon races in honor of the very first races held at the speedway in 1909. This occurs around 24th and Lyndhurst. Car show, concerts and other events Saturday afternoon.).
Sunday-Monday, May 7-8, 2006 - ROOKIE ORIENTATION
Drivers new to the Indy 500 must pass driving test. This consists of the drivers successfully running at various speeds in three sets. Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr are also going to be driving as a "refresher course" - Ha!
Tuesday-Thursday, May 9-11, 2006 - PRACTICE FOR ALL DRIVERS
Friday, May 12, 2006 - FAST FRDIAY
8 a.m. - Gates open, $5 admission
Saturday, May 13, 2006 - POLE QUALIFYING
Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 2nd DAY OF QUALIFYING
May 15-16, 2006 - No Track Activity
May 17-19, 2006 - PRACTICE
Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 3rd DAY OF QUALIFYING
Gates open 8 a.m., $10 admission
8-10 a.m. - Mayors Breakfast - Join all the mayors from Indiana for breakfast. Tickets get you in for the 500 Festival Queen Coronation, a lap around the famed oval in your own vehicle and a tour of the garages. To purchase tickets, call the 500 Festival at (317) 614-6400 or toll free at 1-800-638-4296
Sunday, May 21, 2006 - BUMP DAY & ARMED FORCES DAY (Last day of qualifying - where racers may get bumped off of the grid by faster competitors - generally starts happening in a fury about 5 pm.)
Chase 500 Festival Kid's Day
May 22-23, 2006 No Track Activity
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - COMMUNITY DAY
Thursday, May 25, 2006 - Infiniti Pro Series Practice & Quals
Or, you can go to the Indy 500 Fashion Show downtown which has drivers, wives, friends and local dignitaries who walk the runway as models. It is held downtown at the very nice Westin Hotel more then 1,000 attendees and sponsors raise valuable funds for local and national children’s charities, including the CARA/Shirley Bettenhausen Children’s Fund at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The fund helped build a two-story child recreation area in the hospital atrium and provides holiday parties and gifts for children. Social hour at 11 a.m., noon luncheon and the show begins at 1 p.m. 2006 marks the 25th year for the show. Tickets are priced at $75 per person. Contact the CARA Charities headquarters at (317) 299-2277 or via e-mail at carachar@aol.com or visit Cara Charity for more info.
Friday, May 26, 2006 - CARBURATION DAY
5:30 p.m. - Last Row party at Brickyard Crossing Inn (outside Turn 2) features the drivers who qualified on the last row. Auction, beer and food. For reservations ($33), contact Debbie Ford at (317) 472-3952
Saturday, May 27, 2006 - Public Drivers Meeting 11:00 a.m. Tower Terrace
The 500 Festival Parade - Held in downtown Indianapolis - the nation's largest motor racing parade featuring floats, marching bands, giant balloons, special entertainment groups, and the entire field of qualified drivers of the Indy 500. Join more than 300,0000 people. Reserved seats cost $12-25. Get them from TicketMaster. The Snakepit Ball - blacktie affair held downtown at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Guests this year include Morgan Freeman, Jane Pauley, Patrick Dempsy, Melissa Joan Hart and Jim Caviezel. Music by The Spinners. For tickets call (317) 614-6400
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 90th INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE, 1 p.m. Eastern Time (Noon Central)
Monday, May 29, 2006 - INDIANAPOLIS 500 VICTORY BANQUET Tickets are available for the public to attend the event. Tickets cost $75 each and can be purchased by contacting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ticket office at (317) 484-6708. It is televised.
See my Things To Do Page for a further list of activities.
*** 90th INDIANAPOLIS 500 TELEVISION SCHEDULE (All times EDT except where noted – Indianapolis local time is one hour behind) (Schedule subject to change.)
The ABC broadcast of the Indianpolis 500 is blacked out in Indianapolis, and broadcast later around 7 p.m. However for those within the confines of the Speedway, they broadcast a low-power tv signal of the race for those who bring small portable tv's.
Live Indycar Race Timing:
More than 400 affiliate IMS Radio Network radio stations located throughout the United States and Canada - plus the LeSea Broadcasting network, which provides worldwide shortwave radio coverage, and the American Forces Radio Network, which broadcasts to United States military installations and ships around the world - will broadcast live Race Day coverage of the Indianapolis 500 at noon (EDT) with a pre-race show, followed by the Indianapolis 500 broadcast at 1 p.m.
The Speedway also broadcast a low-power radio signal so that those inside the Speedway can pick up the broadcasts, since it can be difficult to hear the P.A. system with the roar of the cars. The P.A. system is broadcast on the radio at 100.1 FM.
Local radio station WIBC 1070 AM also broadcasts the race in central Indiana.
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