Author Topic: INDY 500 Museum Feb 23, 2008 Pics added! (page 2) (Read 3281 times)

Didit · « **on:** February 14, 2008, 05:25:13 PM »

The Indianapolis 500 Museum

February 23, 2008

We'll meet in the parking lot at the Museum at 11am or before, take a tour of the 500 museum and browse the gift shop, cost to the museum is 3.00 and then take a trip around the track in a tour bus, cost for this is 3.00 as well, (weather permitting) you can find more information on the history of the 500 and the museum itself and directions here

http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/museum/

please allow at least a couple hours for the museum tour, bring your camera's as there will plenty of photo ops, you can have your picture taken sitting in a race car , or have them take it for you, cost is 5 bucks I think, if you have them do it. There is a twenty minute film to be seen, on the history of the track, some race clips etc included in this.

Afterwards we will "cruise" north to 38th St to TGI Fridays for lunch, right now they are having a three course dinner special at discounted prices, the food at TGI Fridays is pretty tasty, you can find out more about them here http://www.fridays.com Sound like fun and informative, sign up right here! Hope to see you there!

Attending

Didit n wife (Lu)
MainOne n wife (Amber)
Flyingeagle n wife (Nancy) and child (Taylor)

Selmer

boilers94 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:30:55 PM »

Will be attending the Dayton GTG at the AF Museum on this same date!!!

Main One · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2008, 10:52:59 AM »

I'm looking forward to this....

Didit · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2008, 07:09:55 PM »

According to the 5 day outlook, Sat is supposed to be SUNNY and in the mid 40's unlike today which was 62 hahahaha

Didit

pondfly · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2008, 06:03:00 PM »

I'll be down there (Indy) the third week of April for a few days.

Didit · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2008, 07:04:32 PM »

Give us a holler we have been known to do impromptu GTG's, lol

Didit

ps hope its on the weekend, I get up early thru the week, ugh

Didit · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2008, 06:29:27 PM »

WELLLLLLL glad to see we still have font privileges here, lol, BUMPPPPPPPPPP

Didit

MoAv · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2008, 06:58:45 PM »

They stirred up a hornet's nest over there didn't they!! Think I'll stay out of it

BTW - Still can't talk my boss into the days off to go to this GTG...sigh. My "want to" is sure a lot stronger than my "able to"...

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2008, 07:20:27 PM »

I guess talking this GTG crew into coming to dinner with us in dayton is out of the question huh?

Z66 Butch · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2008, 10:29:51 PM »

B U M P

just taking advantage of that font size thing..........

Didit · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2008, 02:37:08 AM »

lol, hope to see you tomorrow Butch

Didit

Main One · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:04:37 AM »

Quote from: Z66 Butch on February 21, 2008, 10:29:51 PM

B U M P

just taking advantage of that font size thing..........

Man Butch, act responsibly would you! Those big letters are offensive to some folks..............

Z66 Butch · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:05:05 AM »

Quote from: Main One on February 22, 2008, 08:04:37 AM

Man Butch, act responsibly would you! Those big letters are offensive to some folks..............

sorry.........

Didit · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:04:09 PM »

its still a go as of now 7:02 pm Friday evening, I'll be in the parking lot around 10:30 or so, I have no idea who all is actually coming, I do know that Flyineagle and his wife and daughter are coming down from Mich, I spoke to them on the phone this evening.

Didit

Main One · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:38:35 PM »

The Mrs. and I are planning on being there. See you around 10:30.

Didit · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:59:08 PM »

Due to varying circumstances with peoples lives, not as many showed as was hoped for, HOWEVER three groups did and we had a grand time. The history of the cars is absolutely astonishing, to see what they have accomplished over the years is mind boggling to say the least.

The first pic being the Museum itself! Then well of course we had to park AV's in front of the place to shine it up a bit, add a little class to the building so to say, hehe

Didit · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:03:42 PM »

Then we have Main One talking with a friend of mine in the parking lot, this friend named Selmer Heller, lol, well I worked with him for some 15 years then he retired and went to work for the Motor Speedway driving the tour bus around the track, ON NICE DAYS, lol. Unfortunately there were no busses running today because of snow and ice on the track, but he came out on his day off and walked around with us in the museum,

Then we have the precursor to the AV, you gotta know they had the AV in mind when they built this!

Didit · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:06:27 PM »

Flyineagle his wife Nancy and Lu, Taylor is hid by Flyineagles elbow, lol, shy little one NOT!!

Didit · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:09:07 PM »

It amazes me that over the years the "font" (oh theres that word again, hehe) on Firestone tires has not changed, still the same today!

This Harley has several land speed records to its acclaim

Donnie1 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:09:07 PM »

Cool pics. would have loved to have been there.

Didit · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:11:28 PM »

Thank You Donnie, lol

Taylor having just qualified for "THE RACE" and also "WINNING"

shes such a cutie!

2nd pic is of the first winning race car of the famed oval.

Didit · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:15:37 PM »

This particular race car is the ONLY race car to have completed the 500 mile race without even having a pit stop, sponsored and manufactured by none other than Cummins Diesel

Danica Patricks rookie car, what a difference, and she's such a hottie, lol, mmmmmm yea yummmm

Didit · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:17:05 PM »

Lu goin for a lap and winning me for a prize!

Didit · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:19:35 PM »

Greg (MainOne) thinking to himself, I know I can get in this dam car, then all seated and ready for a spin, his wife wishing him well on his journey, and SLOW DOWN HONEY!

Didit · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:21:18 PM »

Uh Butch they used wood on cars long before you did the teak job on your AV, hahahaha

Didit · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:23:52 PM »

A honey of a Dusenburg and the famed Borg Warner Trophy

also I might add, that each and every automobile in this museum, with a minimum of prep time is able to function and drive, quite amazing

Didit · « **Reply #26 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:27:34 PM »

Outside the museum there is an honorary bust statue of one of the Chevrolet Brothers whom started all this originally, not sure which one it was cause I was just to dam lazy to walk over and see, so got it with the zoom, lol.

Thats all I got, hope you enjoyed as much as we "didit"

bluedevil · « **Reply #27 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:33:57 PM »

Great pictures Didit! Looks like yall had alot of fun!

MS03 2500 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:36:40 PM »

Those are some nice looking cars, sounds like you folks had a good time.

Mi_Graystone · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:41:37 PM »

Cool pics. Looks like ya'll had a good time :D

boilers94 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2008, 07:22:07 PM »

Glad to hear everyone had a good time!! Great pics as well!!

Z66 Butch · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2008, 10:17:43 PM »

Looks like fun, sorry that we had to miss it. Thanks for the pictures Didit!

Butch

MoAv · « **Reply #32 on:** February 24, 2008, 02:02:01 AM »

Thanks for the pics Didit!! That place looks like a lot of fun to see. I'm adding it to my "someday when I win the lottery and can quit work so I can travel" List...

Main One · « **Reply #33 on:** February 24, 2008, 01:42:24 PM »

Thanks for setting this up Didit. The Mrs and I had a wonderful time.

Sunburst05 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:13:52 PM »

Pics look great Mike, did anyone else notice Mike has new wheels on the Av? They look great also Mike.

Didit · « **Reply #35 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:54:59 PM »

lol thought you'd never notice, hehe

Didit

Z66 Butch · « **Reply #36 on:** February 24, 2008, 09:39:17 PM »

Quote from: Didit on February 24, 2008, 06:54:59 PM

lol thought you'd never notice, hehe

Didit

Wheels? Did Didit get wheels?

Main One · « **Reply #37 on:** February 25, 2008, 09:50:27 AM »

Butch, it was strange having an Indiana gtg without you. You two take good care of yourselves so that you can make the next one!

KY_BOB · « **Reply #38 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:01:04 AM »

Looks like it was fun. Wish I had been there but I was boat shopping.

MoAv · « **Reply #39 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:36:48 AM »

Boat shopping? Yeaaaaa!! New toys! Find anything promising?

KY_BOB · « **Reply #40 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:50:50 AM »

Quote from: MoAv on February 25, 2008, 11:36:48 AM

Boat shopping? Yeaaaaa!! New toys! Find anything promising?

Yea, I may have found the boat for me. It's pretty pricey but DANG nice. More than likely, I'll own it by the end of next weekend. If it works out, I'll post some pics of it.

MoAv · « **Reply #41 on:** February 25, 2008, 12:13:02 PM »

Very cool Bob - looking forward to the pics