Me & RP - Indycar access

Walking through the Indy pits last week in St Louis, I spotted Roger Penske outside his trailer. He had stepped out and perhaps regretted it, as a small group of fans pounced on him. He was gracious, though, and was nice when I thanked him for all he has done for the sport. I briefly considered slipping him my racing resume and phone number in case one of the Team Penske lads faltered, but thought better of it.



Indycar really gives amazing access. We spent qualifying right down in the pits, which are really humming, with the three round knockout qualifying system they use. It's almost as exciting as the race. This is Hinchcliffe right before it started.



My son got to meet a couple of his heroes. Rosenqvist is a terrific driver--glad Ganassi re-signed him for next year. He's also a really nice guy, as they all pretty much are. Indycar seems to be on an upswing, and I think a lot of it has to do with how much access the fans have to the drivers. Plus the greatest racing out there.

[astrochex]

Great stuff, corgi. Smart move to not go for the arm around RP.

[SiberianDVM]

Indycar is my favorite form of racing.

Now, if they can just sort out those rolling starts...............

[gordner]

Pit access is the best part of racing, love seeing the equipment they bring.

[ramonesfreak]

Awesome. Jealous. I absolutely love eveything about IndyCar racing.

[Scott Douglas]

Got a lifelong friend of mine that is really into Indy racing. He may come out for the finale at Laguna. If he does I'll be going along and I'll take some pics. I'll post 'em up here if/when we get our plans together. He went to STL last weekend or weekend before with his son and had a great time. He goes to Indy every year too. Been doing that for a long long time.

Originally Posted by astrochex

Great stuff, corgi. Smart move to not go for the arm around RP.

Yeah, he didn’t strike me as the “throw your arm around me” type of guy. I wasn’t even going to ask him for a picture until my brother-in-law suggested it.