30 years ago at Indy

Stan Perry · 08-15-2010, 08:17 PM

What about when we use to have to TECH in the " round de round " and they would take like 5 cars in at a time,,set around there all day, but when 5:00 came the saw horses went up and SEE YOU IN THE MORN. So you stayed in the Race car ,the car hauler or on the ground until the next day. When you did get thru tech you got to go inside the track and wait and wait and wait and wait some more and MAYBE get a time trial. At the end of the day you loaded up everything and went to the motel with your race car and all the stuff you had with you !!!! Party almost all night but you had to go to the track and line up out on the side of the road at gate 6 at 4:00 AM and wait for the gate to open to get a good parking place and start all over again "waiting" for a time trail,,, But i wouldn't take anything for this... I know we was "CRAZY" for doing it but it was INDY,,,,,,,,,, when it meant something to win class .................All class winners had to tear down, Just because I remember this dont mean I'M old,,, just means I've been going to INDY a LONG time!!! If you dont believe me ask some of the "old racers " and listen to their stories....

08-15-2010, 08:17 PM	#18
Stan Perry Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville Tenn. Posts: 54 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 30 years ago at Indy What about when we use to have to TECH in the " round de round " and they would take like 5 cars in at a time,,set around there all day, but when 5:00 came the saw horses went up and SEE YOU IN THE MORN. So you stayed in the Race car ,the car hauler or on the ground until the next day. When you did get thru tech you got to go inside the track and wait and wait and wait and wait some more and MAYBE get a time trial. At the end of the day you loaded up everything and went to the motel with your race car and all the stuff you had with you !!!! Party almost all night but you had to go to the track and line up out on the side of the road at gate 6 at 4:00 AM and wait for the gate to open to get a good parking place and start all over again "waiting" for a time trail,,, But i wouldn't take anything for this... I know we was "CRAZY" for doing it but it was INDY,,,,,,,,,, when it meant something to win class .................All class winners had to tear down, Just because I remember this dont mean I'M old,,, just means I've been going to INDY a LONG time!!! If you dont believe me ask some of the "old racers " and listen to their stories....