[QUOTE=james schaechter;398336]Just some random shots. Indy is the best worst time you can ever have! Difficult to get there even harder to get in! Impossible to win! There are so many stories to tell and to hear from all the racers that take a swing at the BIG Go! Some pics that I took in my spare moments.
The spirit of Indy lives in this picture. Getting in as an alternate and giving it all for a heads up run! Getting some help from friends here!

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Jim,
That is the best part of racing that fans never see, (and the NHRA announcer never mentions) racers helping fellow racers. One example of many would be a while back at Joliet National Bob, Ed and I were changing the trans in Bob's Buick and as it got dark Jason McCormack just brought over portable lighting from his trailer.
And how many times has one racer waited for another or lent parts?
Next year a photo of you in the winners circle?