Originally Posted by flagboy55:
This is a odd topic for me. I remember as a kid anticipating the story and results of the Little 500 in the Speed Sport the first week in June every year. I remember telling Dad, we need to go to this. I remember pulling for Frank Riddle, Bentley Warren, many other greats that ran the race. Well we never made it to Memorial Day tradition. As time has passed, for some reason I’ve become to view it as a novelty event. In spite of the fact that some of my most respected race fan friends, a couple of whom are involved with the race, tout how great an event it is, I still can’t seem to move it up my bucket list. I’m going to get there someday, but not going to be this one. I hope the race is awesome and everyone has a great time. For me, maybe next year
I got talked into going back in the early 2000's when I lived in Maine and decided to come to Indiana for Memorial Day weekend instead of Pennsylvania. A bunch of people talked me into going to the Little 500,Morty,Brent,Marc and Stacie etc etc.. I grew up watching stock cars on pavement,and our biggest race was the Oxford 250. I reasoned it would be like the 250,with probably a bit of a lull in the action halfway through. Well,it never got boring. 11-12 second laps all night never gets boring.
It always amazed me that Eric Gordon had so many wins. You have to have all your ducks in a row,and incredible luck on top of that just to finish that race,and moreso to finish on the lead lap,to say nothing of winning.
Its a great race,and right in your back yard moreso than probably your other bucket list races,so you should move it up a notch or 2 on your list......
