15May
Lunch with the Rutherfords
Johnny Rutherford
05/15/2010
Mark Dill

I had the good fortune to have lunch with Johnny and Betty Rutherford at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today. I met them in 1997 when I was running the Nortel sponsorship of Scott Goodyear at Treadway. Aside from their always gracious company, Betty told me something I had never heard before about Speedway history.

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May.16.2010
1201
04May
DJ in Two-Seater IndyCar!
05/04/2010
Mark Dill

Dave Smiley is one of the most popular DJs in Indianapolis. He got a ride in a twin-seat IndyCar this past Monday morning. Good for smiles, good for the Indy 500.

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May.4.2010
1191
02May
Amazing Pictures
Historic auto racing photos
05/02/2010
Mark Dill

If you have not checked out MotorSnaps.com, you need to. This Web site has an amazing collection of photos of race cars from the 1920's. A real treat. There is some other stuff on there from more recent years as well.

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May.2.2010
1189
01May
New History, New Pace Car Driver
Indianapolis 500
05/01/2010
Mark Dill

Robin Roberts of Good Morning America, ABC's morning news show, is this year's Indianapolis 500 Pace Car driver. Check out this video clip.
 

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May.1.2010
1186
01May
Indy 500 Movie Clip
1911 Indianapolis 500
05/01/2010
Mark Dill

Not sure the status on this movie. Comments anyone?

 

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May.1.2010
1188
27Apr
Making History - Delta Wing Wind Tunnel
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
04/27/2010
Mark Dill

Delta Wing, one of the candidates for the next gen IndyCar, gets a trip to a wind tunnel.
 
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/april-2010/daily-planet---...

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Apr.27.2010
1182
25Apr
Tony Stewart at Indy
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart
04/25/2010
Mark Dill

My neighbor at the turn two suites at IMS last week was none other than Tony Stewart. I did not knock on his door and run away. He was in town for Goodyear tire tests - which were a great success.

 

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Apr.25.2010
1180
18Apr
A Lap of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
04/18/2010
Mark Dill

Check out this cool video of fans getting a lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. These were folks that had renewed their tickets soon after last year's race. The weather was perfect and everyone that came had a blast. You can see the video by clicking the link to continue reading...

 

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Apr.18.2010
1174
10Apr
Indy, A Race for Heros
Sam Hanks
04/10/2010
Mark Dill

Check out Joost for those old films, "Indy, A Race for Heros." My favorite is on Sam Hanks.

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Apr.10.2010
1166
04Apr
Super Computer Race Car
04/04/2010
Mark Dill

Cray, the company known for its super computers, announced that Swift Engineering, who recently developed a proposal for the next generation IndyCar, uses their computers. Even Carl Fisher could not have imagined where the sport would be 100 years after he built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Apr.4.2010
1162