100th edition of the Indy 500 in 2016 - Anyone else planning to go?

[Dirk3D_NL]

great news!

i got confirmation they would send our tickets early next week with international priority

counting down the days!!

[Werner]

Excellent!

[Chris24]

Awaiting my tickets also and says they are packaged when I checked last night.

Had some good news though, my application for media credentials for the event have been approved. 

[Dirk3D_NL]

good news Chris!

our tickets have been shipped so hope to have them over the weekend

[Dirk3D_NL]

tickets arrived!

[ukcobra]

My only experience of train travel in the US is from Cincinnati to Chicago about twenty-five years ago, it was comfortable but not exactly the most scenic ride, mostly corn & cows.
Read that the race is very close to being sold out for the first time in over twenty years, that's 235,000 seats!  Throw in the infield crowd and probably looking at around 300,000 to 350,000 for raceday.  Not the half a million they used to get in the good old days, but damn close.
Fax

I was there a few weekends ago, and did the Circuit Tour and a visit to the Museum. The tour guides expect about 400,000 this year, and you can still buy infield tickets on the day. They did indicate that all the seats are sold, but they were still encouraging people to turn up on the day.
It was an awesome tour, and well worth the 2 hour drive from my Hotel in Mason, OH.

[nopanic - neil]

Well that's it flights booked

Evil Sam & Me are now officially going

(don't tell Dirk - as I told him I had already booked the tickets -  )

So small road trip before - a real Planes, Trains & Automobiles  - going to be good

[Martini...LB]

Well that's it flights booked

Evil Sam & Me are now officially going

(don't tell Dirk - as I told him I had already booked the tickets -  )

So small road trip before - a real Planes, Trains & Automobiles  - going to be good

A daddy's treat? Or is Sam digging in the pocket?

>Martini...LB

[Boorish Grobian]

In Mason Cobra?  Your in my neck of the woods, we live on the east side of Cincinnati.  Mason has some good watering holes, hope you were able to find them, as well as the Kings Island amusement park, and the Lindner Tennis Center.
The museum at IMS is pretty awesome.  What's in storage in the basement is as impressive as what's on display upstairs.  They rotate many the cars on display, so what you see now, may be different from what's on the floor eight month's from now.  There's also a great photo studio on the second floor, you can find a photo of virtually any driver, or car that's ever turned a lap at the place.
Fax

[nopanic - neil]

Well that's it flights booked

Evil Sam & Me are now officially going

(don't tell Dirk - as I told him I had already booked the tickets -  )

So small road trip before - a real Planes, Trains & Automobiles  - going to be good

A daddy's treat? Or is Sam digging in the pocket?

>Martini...LB

No - some of his working savings and his Grandad died early this year, so I think he is blowing his inheritance on the flight - so some thinking nce to remember him with

& I will pick up the cost of his beers in USA (which will be almost as big) 

[Dirk3D_NL]

excellent Neil, looking forward to it, in 2 weeks from now we will arrive in Portland Oregon!!

microbreweries here we come

[nopanic - neil]

excellent Neil, looking forward to it, in 2 weeks from now we will arrive in Portland Oregon!!

microbreweries here we come

Yea nice microbreweries beer

note to us - don't pick up a car after the flight to Portland - as we will may be a bit over the limit   

and also, like the freaky deaky dutch - they drive the wrong side of the road

[Werner]

Hi all,

a quick question to our US friends: The schedule mentions a IPL 500 Festival Parade from 12:00pm - 01:30pm in Downtown Indianapolis for Saturday 28th May but I couldn't find further details. Anyone knows the route of this parade and how best to get there from the track when staying on lot 1C? Is it worth to go there?

[Boorish Grobian]

Hi Werner,
I haven't been to the parade since I was a kid, but it always draws a big crowd in downtown Indy.
I found the 500 festival parade route here http://www.500festival.com/node/162.
Might be worth taking a drive over from the speedway.  Its a short drive from the track to downtown. There are several routes you can take to the parade route, but the easest is to take 16th east, past Methodist Hospital to Meridian, and then turn right (south).  https://www.google.com/maps/search/indianapolis+motor+speedway/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?sa=X&hl=en&dg=dbrw&newdg=1
There's a lot of stuff to do downtown over race week, lots of parties, and there's a big memorabilia show, it used to be at the Indianapolis convention center, but I think it moved to a new location.
Fax

[Werner]

Hi Fax,

thanks a lot, that's first class information and advice!
BTW: Fax, Chris 24, Dirk-Jan, Neil, is there any way we could catch up on Friday or Saturday evening for a couple of cold one's? Any suggestions for a time/location? Campsite or bar nearby?

Werner