Indy Trip

Here's a couple more shots from the Indy trip. These old cars, whether midgets, sprints or champ cars really grab me. The only problem with these old dogs is they were man-killers. You'll notice #7 has no roll over protection whatsoever and #8 has only a small hoop to protect the driver. No arm restraints or HANS device for these guys either. You look at the old photos and the driver may be wearing a tee shirt and an open faced bump cap. Tough way to make a living - still is as far as that's concerned - but at least the risk to life and limb is not near as great.

While we were walking around in the museum we bumped into Donald Davidson, the official historian of the Speedway. We had a little chat about cars, of course, but when he noticed my jacket from the boxing club he related a couple of boxing stories to us. Seems Mr. Davidson was the announcer of the Golden Gloves in Indy way back when for a couple of years. He also did a broadcast with Keith Jackson for a televised international event - US versus Poland. He also said he had a couple of fights himself years ago back in England but he told us he wasn't much of a fighter. He is one hell of an historian. I think he's seven years older than I am and still knows more about the Indy 500 and the drivers than any man alive or probably ever will.