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TravelGal
06-07-14, 02:55 PM
From Yesterday's Racer online. http://www.racer.com/more/vintage/item/104201-indy-legends-converge-on-ims-for-inaugural-brickyard-vintage-racing-invitational


Serving as the grand marshal of the event will be 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner and racing icon Parnelli Jones, who will drive the pace car for the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, featuring drivers who competed in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Jones's pace car will be the Mustang Boss 302 he drove years ago when competing on the Trans-Am racing circuit.

The Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am race will be held on the IMS 2.43-mile road course featuring Indianapolis 500 veterans paired with amateur drivers with each taking a 20-minute stint, with five minutes allotted for a driver change. The cars used in the Pro-Am race will be 1963 to 1972 vintage Chevrolet Corvettes, Camaros and Ford Mustangs.

In addition to Unser Jr., Lazier, Goodyear, Simon, Ribbs and St. James, former Indianapolis 500 drivers competing in the Charity Indy Legends Pro-Am include Mark Dismore, Johnny Parsons Jr., Alex Lloyd, Pete Halsmer, Robby Unser, Rocky Moran, Davey Hamilton, Eliseo Salazar, Jaques Lazier, Robby McGehee, Spike Gehlhausen, Billy Roe, Eldon Rasmussen, Scott Harrington, Rick Treadway, John Martin, Tom Bagley, Bob Lazier, P.J. Chesson and Jack Miller.
The Pro-Am drivers will also participate in a Fan Walk through the starting grid prior to the opening ceremonies allowing fans to see the cars up close, take photos and chat with the drivers.

mapguy
06-07-14, 07:03 PM
Scott Harrington? Srsly? Who in their right mind would let a serial drunk driver behind the wheel of a historic race car?

NismoZ
06-08-14, 08:08 PM
Sounds, uh...interesting but I'll stick with "The Hawk with Brian Redman" at RA... The CARS are the stars!:thumbup:

devilmaster
06-08-14, 09:55 PM
Oreo posted a pic today of a dp01 in champ car livery going across the yard o bricks....

JoeBob
06-09-14, 11:55 AM
Here's some real vintage Indy stuff:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.autos.sport.indy/NhSK9O23Dss/fTJZ0XAlB18J

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rec.autos.sport.indy/fBU2MByZfwE/discussion

SteveH
06-29-15, 10:04 AM
Here's some real vintage Indy stuff:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.autos.sport.indy/NhSK9O23Dss/fTJZ0XAlB18J

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rec.autos.sport.indy/fBU2MByZfwE/discussion

:rofl:

Lots of names from the past. Wonder what (with the exception of that Bowles guy) they are doing, if they are still following the sport?

nrc
06-30-15, 09:04 AM
Here's some real vintage Indy stuff:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.autos.sport.indy/NhSK9O23Dss/fTJZ0XAlB18J

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rec.autos.sport.indy/fBU2MByZfwE/discussion

Ha! I missed this when it was originally posted. I wish I could take consolation in the fact that most of my posts from that era were proven correct over time.