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Misc Forums => NON LSR Posting => Topic started by: gkabbt on December 13, 2015, 05:17:01 PM
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I have only been in Indy once, for the U.S. Nationals 1987, and did not take the time to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Before I left home for PRI, I had made myself a promise that I would indeed go there this time.
I went today and all I can say is the WOW factor is incredible! Cars from beginning of the 500, to winners I remember from decades ago, all the way to the present! There is also a very good 20 minute video that tells the history of the Speedway.
If you are ever in Indy, this should be VERY HIGH on your list.
Here is my Google Photos link:
https://goo.gl/photos/heSy6oGVFTQw7Z3s6
As usual with all pics I post, I hope you enjoy.
Gregg
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Ahh, the Leader Card cars. Bob Wilke owned them, and his company, now called Leader Paper, is run by his grandson, who is a customer of mine.
Milwaukee's racing history - looking good there, Gregg.
They were involved in USAC, Midgets, and as a side business, sold race cars along with their stationery for a lot of years.
Robert also owned a number of custom Ferraris back in the day.
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Gregg
Thanks for the post, I enjoyed it very much. The Museum sure has changed and expanded since my visit back in '64 as a side trip to the National Drags at IRP. Also was lucky enough to catch some tire testing that day, first car around the turn in front of us was AJ in the #1 roadster! After a few laps a pause and then Don Branson in one of the first back motor Offy's for a few more laps, yellow #4 or#5 IIRC.
Chris
Listening to Roger Ward in the Leader Card roadster dueling with Jim Rathman as Sid Collins let his turn announcers "take it around the track" in the closing laps as the tire treads wore away was an unforgetable listen for me.
Ed
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Great pictures.
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Glad you Guys like the pics.....Sure took me down a good memory lane!
Gregg
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Ah the flying W's, Watson, Ward and Wilke. My favorite was the Rudi Caracciola trophy case 20' long and 7' high chock full of silver.
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It's worth stopping every time you go to Indy. They rotate the collection because I believe they only have about a third of the collection on display at any one time. I do know a couple of people who have been on the other levels where the rest of the cars are stored. I guess it's really impressive what's there.
Pete
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I was there in 1972, well worth a look.
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Thank you for the tour, some great cars, will put it on my "to do" list.
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Thanks for the pictures.
I spent about 5 hours there 3 years ago while waiting to fly back home. Could have spent 5 days and still not had my fill of all the history and technology on display.
Evan the bus ride around the track is worth the time, you kinda get an idea in your mind of just what it would be like to go into turn 1 or 3 at 230 MPH, WOW! Now that would be a ride.
Rouse
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Johnnie, I agree about the bus ride around the track. It musta been in the late 70s that I took the tour and the ride -- and I did have shivers down my back when entering turn one at a scorching 40 mph or whatever. It didn't matter -- I was riding on THE racetrack. Yet another one of the very cool experiences we've all managed to have, one way or another, in this racing hobby. :cheers: :cheers:
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Wow, I just noticed this Great pics of the Indy cars , For my taste , The couple years with The Yellow Submarine Johnny Rutherfords Penzoil car, Tom Snevas Texaco star , The # 66 Sunoco car of Mark Donahue , And that Dominos Car that Arie Lyendyke set some crazy lap times in on the last happy hours before qual. I think he did laps with 233 MPH or 236 MPH Average for the lap !
Great pics, Now if anyone has pics of the Honda Motegi Or Ducati Factory Museums ?
Thanks, DW
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Honda Motegi ... Museums ?
This from the late 70s?
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee171/4-BarrelMike/Miscellaneous%20stuff/HondaF101.jpg)
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee171/4-BarrelMike/Miscellaneous%20stuff/HondaF102.jpg)
Mike
Damn! I DID have dark hair!
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Thanks Greg, for taking the time to do this.
I really enjoyed the photos.
:cheers:
Fordboy
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Honda Motegi ... Museums ?
This from the late 70s?
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee171/4-BarrelMike/Miscellaneous%20stuff/HondaF101.jpg)
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee171/4-BarrelMike/Miscellaneous%20stuff/HondaF102.jpg)
Mike
Dodge! I DID have dark hair!
Most of us did but man, you're a serious dude. That's Surtees' car!!!! The Honda 6 in the background is cool too. :-D :-D :-D
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It's been about 20 years since I was there last. My grandfather use to take me to Indy every summer. Good times. I was there for Arye's 234mph average lap speed run during practice. That car was just on it that day. In the pits even. I've got a great photo of him stepping out of the car right afterwords.
Everyone should make it to the speedway in may at least once in thier life. The sound of those high revving motors echoing through those big empty aluminum grand stands during practice is just one of the best things ever.
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Ah, I'll up the ante.
I went to Indy for the first time for the 1961 race and had fifth-row seats on the outside a few yards down from the line. The sound of 32 Offys and one Novi coming down the track for the green, the wash of methanol fumes over us as they roared past, the blast of wind from 33 dinosaurs screaming past at full throttle -- you think that's ever gonna fade from my memory? :-D :-o :-D
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Ah, I'll up the ante. -- you think that's ever gonna fade from my memory? :-D :-o :-D
YES :cheers:
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Ah, I'll up the ante.
I went to Indy for the first time for the 1961 race and had fifth-row seats on the outside a few yards down from the line. The sound of 32 Offys and one Novi coming down the track for the green, the wash of methanol fumes over us as they roared past, the blast of wind from 33 dinosaurs screaming past at full throttle -- you think that's ever gonna fade from my memory? :-D :-o :-D
I'm not sure you upper the ante as much as showed your age :)
That said, I do wish I were old enough to have seen the roadster era at Indy. It's still shocking to me how much power those offys made.
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I "showed my age"? Hey, you whippersnapper, watch your mouth/keyboard or I'll hit you upside the head with my carbon fiber earhorn! :-D
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Polyhead thinks we were all born yesterday. I want your take on life when you get into your 60s. :dhorse:
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I "showed my age"? Hey, you whippersnapper, watch your mouth/keyboard or I'll hit you upside the head with my carbon fiber earhorn! :-D
I can't watch my mouth my nose is in the way.
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Polyhead thinks we were all born yesterday. I want your take on life when you get into your 60s. :dhorse:
Crap man, I'm barely surving my late 30's. I've had a knee that's been dodgy for 3 weeks, and now my back is acting up again, I cant stand, I can't sit, I can't lay down, it's all pain and sucks.
Seriously... it's like a hot poker in my left side right now.... agian... chronic back pain is crap.
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Polyhead...just a suggestion, don't poke Slim to hard, remember he owns the forum.
Bill
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Polyhead...just a suggestion, don't poke Slim to hard, remember he owns the forum.
Bill
He's already hitting me with his ear horn... how much worse can it get!
So long as he's hitting me with the big end of it, the little end is gross. I'll cry like a girl, don't tell him.
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Ben, he's right -- I can have lots of fun with the controls for the Forum here. Hint: Didja ever wonder why most common swear words don't come out right when you type 'em here? :evil:
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Ben, he's right -- I can have lots of fun with the controls for the Forum here. Hint: Didja ever wonder why most common swear words don't come out right when you type 'em here? :evil:
I would complain but I use Damn Dodge and Fucking Ford together all the time so it mostly works! b351d35 1F 1? 93477y 00f3nD3d /\/\3 1'd g0 477 3r1t3
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Okay, okay. Don't make me go into it and change the commands to including words that have "-ing" or "-ed" appended thereto. Thanks. All will appreciate that restraint.
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Okay, okay. Don't make me go into it and change the commands to including words that have "-ing" or "-ed" appended thereto. Thanks. All will appreciate that restraint.
Yeaaaah you're going to just have to get use to that out of me. I don't live in a world where superstitions such as the idea of "bad words" exist.
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Jon, I believe you have just been told to go "Fill in the blank" yourself. :roll: Wayno
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Okay, okay. Don't make me go into it and change the commands to including words that have "-ing" or "-ed" appended thereto. Thanks. All will appreciate that restraint.
Yeaaaah you're going to just have to get use to that out of me. I don't live in a world where superstitions such as the idea of "bad words" exist.
polymouth is just an insulting, trouble making, loudmouth FAGOT trying to get someone to spank him.
JL222
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Okay, okay. Don't make me go into it and change the commands to including words that have "-ing" or "-ed" appended thereto. Thanks. All will appreciate that restraint.
Yeaaaah you're going to just have to get use to that out of me. I don't live in a world where superstitions such as the idea of "bad words" exist.
polymouth is just an insulting, trouble making, loudmouth FAGOT trying to get someone to spank him.
JL222
Is that a proposition?
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SSS, Please if some people will not play by the rules, just get rid of them :cheers:
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Seriously, with all the crap that goes on in this world I view landracing as one of the only escapes from all of the idiotic, politically correct, politically divisive, world full of drama, hate everyone but me internet.
Please keep your hands in the car at all times.
Do not look directly into the laser.
Not for use in nuclear facilities.
Keep loose clothing and long hair way from moving parts.
And for goodness sake if you don't have anything nice to say feel free to go outside and play hide-and-go-bugger-yourself.
Slim will know what to do but honestly I wonder about people sometimes...
Notice, I didn't say which side I chose because I didn't choose a side. I don't want there to become a side. There hasn't been one here before let's keep that precedent rolling.
If you want to argue over which transmission is better or the proper use of grade 5 vs grade 8...fine. If you have personal issues or axes to grind feel free to do it in private...this conversation is starting to make me itchy.
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My original intent of this thread was for pictures I took at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
Now, it has turned into some kind of UGLY PISSING contest!
I'll be deleting this thread shortly.
THANKS!
Gregg
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SSS, I do not have permission to delete this thread so please delete it for me.
Gregg
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Gregg it isn't the threads fault any more than it is my pencil's fault for misspellings.
Leave the thread just prune the offending entries and scold the offenders. There is nothing wrong with this thread.
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Ben, you're wrong. You do live in this world with the rest of us.
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Ben, you're wrong. You do live in this world with the rest of us.
Superstitions are a choice. Since I choose not to have them, they aren't a problem for me. What others make of my choices is of no concern to me.
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I kinda wondered about a newbie that had more answers than questions. And then questioned the answers to his real questions. And then answered the answers.
Kinda like me -- but I earned being an . . . (at least I think I did).
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Stan,
Thanks for that reply. It was to the point and so very Dolan-esque!
The rounds are on me when we meet later this year! :cheers:
Gregg
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Stan Back that was a well thought out reply.
Will you be writing the conclusion tomorrow?
FREUD
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Seriously, with all the crap that goes on in this world I view landracing as one of the only escapes from all of the idiotic, politically correct, politically divisive, world full of drama, hate everyone but me internet.
Please keep your hands in the car at all times.
Do not look directly into the laser.
Not for use in nuclear facilities.
Keep loose clothing and long hair way from moving parts.
And for goodness sake if you don't have anything nice to say feel free to go outside and play hide-and-go-bugger-yourself.
Slim will know what to do but honestly I wonder about people sometimes...
Notice, I didn't say which side I chose because I didn't choose a side. I don't want there to become a side. There hasn't been one here before let's keep that precedent rolling.
If you want to argue over which transmission is better or the proper use of grade 5 vs grade 8...fine. If you have personal issues or axes to grind feel free to do it in private...this conversation is starting to make me itchy.
I agree. :cheers:
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I was in Oshkosh this week when I received a phone call regarding this thread.
I was asked to step in as a moderator and delete the thread.
That I will not do, but I will lock it down, and as always, Jon has the power to override this decision, so it may open up again.
In discussion and discourse, being able to review what was said, when it was said, and who said it, within a context of the discussion, will usually point out the faults, strengths and biases of those involved.
If the thread is deleted, we lose these contexts.
As a locked thread, it's my hope that the work that went into gathering the photos to initiate it continues to carry sway. I think they're too good to lose.
It's my hope that the taunting and bickering will subside - I'd like to see it end here with nobody losing privileges.
Please enjoy Gregg's photos.
Chris Conrad