Just steps away from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the Dallara Factory. This is the American home of the Italian race car manufacturer and the de facto spot for experiencing today's Indy Car up close.
Scott Jasek, Vice Chairman of the Experiential Events Group shares with us how he got started and takes us on two thrilling Indy Car rides, one through the town of Speedway, Indiana and another featuring 2 laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dallara is a famous car builder from Italy and they came to the Indy Racing Experience and said, "Let's build the Indy cars here in the town of Speedway." Originally, Scott moved to Indianapolis in 1994 and he met his business partner Joe Kennedy. One night he asked him, can I drive the Indy Car? Joe replied, you'll blow the engine, the gearbox, 100's of thousands of dollars he could screw up. So Scott drew the 2 seater and he said, why don't you stretch it so I can sit in back, let the professional handle the driving and he can experience the car. They presented the idea to Indy car and they loved the idea. Today they offer two rides, one in a street-legal car through the town of Speedway and another on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The first ride we'll take is through the town of Speedway. We'll pass Allison Transmission where James Allison was one of the founders of Speedway with Carl Fisher. They'll come down Main Street and as you get to the corner, there's a roundabout right in front of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, so they'll make some noise and wake up the new owner, Roger Penske.
Our next ride is 2 laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at over 200 miles per hour in a 2 seater, driven by a professional Indy car driver. What an experience like no other, let's find out more about the speedway.
J. Douglas Boles, President of Indianapolis Motor Speedway shows us around the track telling us all the cool things we can see and do. They have a fantastic museum that has a lot of the history of the automobile from the turn of the century and then all of the racing that has taken place here at the speedway. The pagoda, which is their iconic structure that represents the start/finish line and is right at the center of the track. There's also the yard of bricks, which is incredibly important to the speedway. 3.2 million bricks actually paved the race track, that's why they're called The Brickyard. They leave a yard of brick exposed as the start/finish line. They love having people come visit, Indianapolis doesn't have oceans or mountains, it's hard to get visitors there, but once they do, they try and overwhelm you with their Hoosier hospitality.
Indianapolis's rich racing traditions don't stop here. About 7 miles away is another hallowed racing ground, Lucas Oil Raceway. Comprised of an oval and a world-famous drag strip, this is where the future stars of motor racing get their start.
Tanner Watkins, Marketing Manager takes us through the track and its history. They host the world's biggest drag race, the Dodge SRT NHRA US Nationals every September. They also have an oval, which used to be a dirt oval back in the day. A.J. Foyt won his first race on the oval. They also have Mario Andretti who ran out here and won his first Indy car race on the road course. A great place to start is Wild Wednesdays. It's an opportunity for the community to come out, bring whatever car they want and get an opportunity to race on one of the most famous drag strips in the world. Another great thing is meeting the drivers and the people who come out here to race, they're really passionate about the sport and the track loves to see that.
After an amazing day of racing, we've learned one thing from everybody here in Indianapolis and that is, it only takes one day to become a racing fan.
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