Archive for May, 2007

500 Festival – Celebrating 50 Years

http://www.500festival.com/ Looking for some great info on the Indianapolis 500 Festival. Find it at the source.

Julian Opie: Signs – Downtown Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission and the Arts Council of Indianapolis are pleased to announce Julian Opie: Signs, a public art exhibition featuring ten installations by the internationally recognized artist, Julian Opie. The artworks, including four new pieces, will remain in Indianapolis for one year and promise to create a bold visual contrast to the [...]

1961 Indianapolis 500 – Home Video, AJ Foyt won

Classic 1961 Indianapolis 500, originally shot in 8MM

Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock battle it out at the finish line in 1982

Indianapolis will be CRAZY this weekend

Are you ready for the 500? Better be ready for some traffic on 465 this weekend. Hotel Rooms will free up and be available on Hotwire sometime Friday, so don’t be despondent and pay Rack Rates. Not going to the race, stay away from the West Side of Indianapolis – in particular on Race Day from [...]

Unser gets "BUMPED" from Indy 500

Al Unser Jr. was once the guy to beat at Indy. Now, he’s just one of the drivers trying to get in the show. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was bumped from the field on Sunday, the second of four days of qualifications for the May 27 race. Unser qualified early on the 2.5-mile oval, [...]

Indianapolis 500 to be telecast in HD

via EngadgetHD.com In yet another installment of “it’s about time that went HD”, we are kinda excited to announce that for the first time ever, the Indianapolis 500 will be presented in HD this Memorial day. While NASCAR enjoys so much success, — and HD coverage for almost four years — the so called greatest [...]