Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Indy Motor Speedway

It is always an early start working the Indy 500.  My start time is a couple hours after some of the earliest employees begin and I'm at my post about 5am.


Yellowshirts enjoy their work!

Even during a long rain delay.


Fraternity Brother Don Hodson saw
us on TV during the rain delay!

Yellowshirt colleagues move the Borg Warner Trophy
to the Start/Finish Line.

USAF Thunderbirds perform a dramatic flyover
during ceremonies at the end of the National Anthem. 


My post has me right at the eventual winner's pit box.

One of the reasons Newgarden won, his pit team gets him out in less than 10 seconds!

The winner's car after the race.


Josef Newgarden, Two Time, Back-to-Back Winner,
poses with Yellowshirts, Murph on the right.


Indy 500 Lost & Found!

Indy 500 Lost & Found!


















Monday, May 20, 2024

My "Office"

My "Office" May 18, 2024


Lily, daughter of college buddy, Kim Koch.
I feel like a celebrity, as Lily asks for
a photo with me when she comes to the track.

Video taken May 20, 2024 by Lily Koch, Kim's daughter.

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Back Home Again . . .

Indiana State Museum

Indianapolis has become my summer home since the Indianapolis Motor Speedway gave me a campsite for the season.  In return, I work on the IMS Safety Patrol (Yellowshirts).  A good gig as my "office" is at the intersection of Pit Road and Gasoline Alley.  Also, I'm close to my alma mater, Wabash College, in Crawfordsville, IN.  Many good friends, college buddies and fraternity brothers live in Central Indiana,  so it definitely feels like home.  On a par sailing with my sailboat friends! 

Catching up with Hoosier friends included a visit to the Indiana State Museum and an Imax movie.  And always includes campus visits at Wabash College.



This photo in the college library was taken while
I was a student.  A classmate and friend,
Randy Berta, is pushing at the passenger side by the windscreen.


College roommate and fraternity brother,
Randy Allen and I often stop for
pizza in Crawfordsville.

Randy Allen also attended C'ville High.

IMS Yellowshirts gather for a birthday celebration in
Speedway.  Andy Bowman, Jamie Bowman, Murph,
Bonnie, Amber (the birthday girl).

This season I rode my bike to work.
Here my bike is the "I" in Indy.

Yellowshirts gathering in May.

Helicopter Flyover for the start of the
Sonsio Grand Prix.


The American Legion in the Sonsio Grand Prix.


Saturday, May 4, 2024

Delts @ Indians Baseball

Randy Allen '77 organized a group of Delts and spouses together for an evening of baseball at Victory Field, Indianapolis.

Lynn, Randy '77, Larry '78






Murph '76, Julie, Craig '79

Sue, Dan '79, Steve '77, Brenda

Randy '77, Larry '78, Brad '79

The Indians took an early lead, but the Bisons,
from Buffalo, owned the game after they
shut down the Indians with a double play.



Fabulous fireworks after the game!