Most liked posts in thread: MTTS going around Indy 500 track Aug 9th

I'll be there - can't wait to see all the MINIs on the track

 

:smilewinkgrin: So looking forward to this!
That T-shirt looks great as well...can't wait!!!

 

Very cool tee shirt! Hope to get one or 2........also hope to come to the BBQ at D&R.........RSVPed, and for my pal Gordo, who was a MINI store manager out East. See ya there!

Peter...........(doing MTTS from Atlanta to Denver and back to Southport, NC

 

We drove the track back in '81 during the Car Craft magazine Street Machine Nationals. The 500 track is massive. I've raced on lots of smaller ovals, but the track is big it's like driving on the Interstate. Still super impressive. Wait ti;; you drive past the grandstands. Make sure to snap a shot looking down pit road. Y'all will have a blast!

 

Ew. Do you want to catch a dose of NA$CAR?

 

Indy Cars were named after the track...Although I am not a fan of the IRL *spits* (Champ Car was my league) or Nascar, you can't help the historic significance of the Brickyard.

 

Wow. Waiting 2 hours to take a lap around Indy. Maybe a few laps, but everyone is saying a, one, singular, only one man, lap around Indy. OK, so it's a famous track with a long history.

I might have to do something else.

 

I think the whole point is to be able to say you did a lap at Indy (because of the history), not win the 500:rolleyes5:

Mark

 

Yea, do it. If you're not a race fan, I can understand the significance, though. Personally, I'd jump at the chance again. Even if was only at 70 MPH. It was still cool. Though the banking at Southern National Speedway in Kenly, NC has lots more banking and was fun to race on. The Brickyard, was impressive!

 

I am not a oval / stock car race fan by any means but you should never turn down an experience like this! I am so stoaked for this!

 

Havent tried linking in a video from Flickr..

Let's see how this goes:

EDIT.. not so good on linking in the video. Here is a link to the whole set instead.

[ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestovumbles/sets/72157624682362662/"]2010 MTTS MINI Takes the States - a set on Flickr[/ame]

 

Hard to tell but I think that's me in the pic with you. My son asked me what you were doing and I told him you were probably getting too hot and couldn't wait in traffic. I doubt anyone held it against you - we were just glad you brought it out.

 

I've seen my temp gauge hit that once. Wasn't pretty.

 

Maybe not....nobody said anything about me leaving a trail of window glass a few years ago.:frown2:

 

I'll second the no one holding it against you. I think it was pretty obvious that there was some amount of distress going on, even if it wasn't evident what that distress was. Hope the car's alright, and that it was worth bringing it out!

 

Some pics I took while on the track...