Who says you can't go four wide at Indy?

 

Awesome coverage, guys! Thanks so much for sharing your experience not only with the race but of the behind the scenes stuff and hanging out with Graham. Really enjoyed this whole thread!

 

I don't think I've posted these here yet, but here are a couple of videos from turn three. Great spot on the hill to watch the race.
Lap 1 Indy 500 - YouTube


And here's from somewhere in the middle of the race, right up against the fence.

Indy 500 lap 100 - YouTube

 

Thanks Alzilla, it's been a wild ride back here and it was fun to share! We'll put up some more pictures and stories, James and I found that the amount of "decompression time" needed was more than we thought

 

Now that`s what I call a great review!!
Some could really cut a slack from that

Thanks again for sharing your experience with us!

 

I have one more update coming from our last day in Indy and some of our regular "touristy" stuff. Oh and a pretty shaky airplane ride home!

 

One last update.

Tuesday was our last day in Indy. Our flight did not leave until until 6:30 in the evening so Christian and I decided to leave the house early and do a little walking around downtown. We'd driven through the city while scouting locations for Graham's shoot, so we knew where we wanted to end up. The architecture downtown is fantastic; especially the monuments. We spent about an hour and a half just walking around the various monuments before heading to the airport. Here are most of my photos .













































Finally a stop at Starbucks before our trek back to the airport


It's now Thursday and I'm looking out my back window at rainy, 67 degree weather; already wishing I was back in Indy.

 

I forgot to add that flying home was a bit of a chore. The short hop from Indy to Milwaukee was a breeze, but from there, it was a bit sketchy. For one, I don't know why any US based carrier would choose an Airbus plane over a Boeing plane. We got on an Airbus plane from Milwaukee to Denver and before it even pulled back from the gate it was making weird grinding noises. Take off wasn't any more inspiring. We made it to Denver on time only to find out our connecting flight was late. We were supposed to leave about 45 minutes after landing in Denver, but it was closer to two hours before we finally pulled back. When we finally lifted off there was a huge vibration as soon as the tires left the ground. Christian and I both looked at each other and wondered if we were going to make it home after all. That flight was one of the bumpiest, most uncomfortable I've ever been on. Enough said. Once I was finally home, I passed out. plain and simple. I was still on east coast time so it was about 4:30am before I finally fell asleep.....