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5/18/11 1:50 PM
Originally Posted by ClaytonYeley:
What is parking like for the Parade? Might like to try that this year.
Carb day is always great. However, if you are driving to the track friday morning make sure you plan for getting there early or you will miss final practice (usually starts at 11 I think). With BC in the freedom 100 this year it will be even better. As for raceday parking, we always get in a yard in the neighborhood behind turn 3. Not sure what direction you will be going after the race. But, for those looking for something to do Sunday night after the 500 I would recommend MSCS at Haubstadt. Last year the 500 started at 1 I believe and we stayed for the whole race and made it down to Haubstadt in time for the heats. This year Indy starts at noon so that will give you another hour (remember that Haubstadt is on Central time).
Parking isn't terribly bad for the parade. Again the key is getting there early and the benefits are two fold. If you get there early there are plentiful parking spots on the streets not far from the parade route. And, if you don't have reserve seating for the parade you can stake your claim to a good free spot. There are also plenty of parking lots that sell parking near the route but some spots fill up fast and early. Reserve seating will be hard to get at this late date so your best bet is to park and view the parade from a spot as close to Monument Circle as possible. The bands, etc. perform in and near Market St. and Monument Circle whereas they may not in some other areas of the parade. The further North on Meridian you park and watch the less crowded it will be and you probably don't miss very much up there.
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Originally Posted by jim goerge:
Are watch it on TV and after go to a real race at a local dirt track Haubstadt and Kokomo are both raceing that Sunday night and bet you can say the drivers names there 
Will have been to the half mile at Terre Haute and the Mile at the Fairgrounds by Sunday nite. We like the longer dirt tracks and will have our fill of dirt track racing by then. We're usually tired and retire early on Sunday evening.
Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.