Brickyard 200

Murph rode his bike a few times around the 
city of Speedway which took him past the 
main entrance to the IMS.

Next on the summer activity list is a brief gig working a few days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Indy Car Grand Prix and the NASCAR Brickyard 200 came to town.  Murph worked for pretty long days but at his working post of Gasoline Alley and Pit Lane, he saw lots of great race cars and significant racing action.

A bike ride around Speedway was great exercise before setting to work the next day.

Murph's assignment had him starting before dawn,
but provided some good photo opportunities.

Murph, Bill & Randy

Randy, Bill & Murph at The Pylon

 

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Randy and Murph stopped at the
Crawfordsville American Legion
where they're building a Memorial Park.
Randy bought bricks for his Dad and himself,
Murph bought one for his Dad.  (Murph is not a veteran.)

Murph, Bill and Randy at Bill's "Man Cave."
Bill's collection includes custom race car models that
he builds himself as well as photos, posters
and all things racing, including many 
autographed collectors' items.

Murph and Randy visited their alma mater, Wabash College.  This bench is painted with
new statements on a frequent basis.
Now it is ready for the new freshman class,
expected to arrive soon. 

The Wabash College Mall.

Randy's first time at ax throwing and he proves
to be a natural!  He clobbered Murph by
winning all but one match.

The ax throwing venue included Wally!

Murph & Randy model the latest Wabash Hawaiian shirts!

Murph and Randy enjoyed
a bike ride on the
Sugar Creek Trail.

Another ride on the
Sugar Creek Trail.

Baseball

Jada's last night in Pittsburgh was a rainout, but for a lass from the Arizona desert, that's a good thing!

Actually, the evening proved to be great fun as Jada and Murph took the traditional "steamboat" ride to the ballpark, enjoyed a winning game (the Pirates rarely win), and just relaxed with no tight schedule until Jada's flight the next day.

All the best photos and videos were taken by Jada.

Kelly VI spent most of her time at 
Keith's driveway.

Our transportation to the ballpark.

Before the boat ride, we visited the 
plaza on the south shore
near the docks.
This is a Bessemer Furnace
from the old steel mills in the area.

The slag is still visible.

Directly across the Monogahela River is downtown.

The Grand Concourse, from the old
P&LE RR Station is truly a
Grand Restaurant today.

The Fort Pitt Tunnels as seen from our ferry ride.

The Duquesne Incline

Statue commemorating Bill Mazeroski's
walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning
in the last game of the World Series against the 
Yankees in 1960.

The rain came but we didn't care.  😊

Once the rain quit, the Pirates took over, winning the game!