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djstevec
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43 months
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unrepentant said: djstevec said: unrepentant said: Just got in from the race. What a brilliant day. We were in the SW Vista with views of turn 1 and 2 and I think every incident in the race (including Sato's final exit) happened in front of us and most of the passing. Felt bad for Sato as he had raced well but I felt from early on when Dario charged back through the field that he would nick it. The weather was v hot but the day was excellent. For anyone who hasn't been to the 500 it really is something else, especially in terms of the "event" and the crowd. And when those 33 cars come through turn one on green for the first time in the pack it is an awesome spectacle. Bucket list for me. Heard on the TV coverage, drivers boots were melted to the loud pedal it was that hot in the cockpits. Come on over and enjoy some Hoosier hospitality!  The race is unique and the people of Indy love Brits. Nighlife is great leading up to race weekend. Best way to spend the late part of the night before the race is to sit on the grass outside Mike's bar on 16th st chugging cold beer and watching the bikers perform up and down the street. SWEEEEEET! Nice choice of Blackpools finest in your garage! Just a cerbera short of a good hand.
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schmalex
8,660 posts
75 months
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unrepentant said: Come on over and enjoy some Hoosier hospitality! The race is unique and the people of Indy love Brits. Nighlife is great leading up to race weekend. Best way to spend the late part of the night before the race is to sit on the grass outside Mike's bar on 16th st chugging cold beer and watching the bikers perform up and down the street. My wife spends an awful lot of time in Indianapolis through work & has seen the 500 a couple of times. I keep trying to convince her to take an ex-pat package for us to move over there, but she isn't really a fan of the city at all. Which is a shame, as last time we looked, I found a garage that would look after my Landy, a local off-road site & even planned the drive from New York to Indy once I had got the old girl shipped over.
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unrepentant
14,398 posts
125 months
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schmalex said: My wife spends an awful lot of time in Indianapolis through work & has seen the 500 a couple of times.
I keep trying to convince her to take an ex-pat package for us to move over there, but she isn't really a fan of the city at all. Which is a shame, as last time we looked, I found a garage that would look after my Landy, a local off-road site & even planned the drive from New York to Indy once I had got the old girl shipped over. Eli Lilley? Why doesn't your wife like Indy? I can't understand anyone not liking this city, the downtown is great, very compact and lively and there are some very nice out lying areas to live in. It's pretty safe and the people are friendly. It's a great sports city, my son and a buddy are here on holiday and we have been to an NBA playoff, the 500 and tomorrow night we are going to a baseball game. Drive less than an hour South and you're in beautiful Brown County and the Windy City is a 3 hour drive North. We have Lilley, Rolls Royce and lots of race teams based here so there are quite a few Brits living in the area. Indiana is a bit flat topographically and it is a bit conservative but apart from that it's a great place to live IMO.
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Matt Harper
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70 months
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I also spend a great deal of my working life in Indianoplace. my company is headquartered in Fishers. We also work extensively with Colonel Eli's alchemists, in addition to all of the other pharma/healthcare organizations in the area (Lilly is one of several). Thankfully I don't have to live there, because although Paul has done a magnificent job of selling the attributes of Indy, he's overlooked some of the less attractive aspects.... Winter - which is positively Siberian and lasts from October through April. God-bothery that extends to not being allowed to purchase booze on Sunday. Legions of facsist traffic police that pretty much outnumber the motorists. A monstrosity of a football stadium, built on the legacy of a single player, who now lives in Denver - they can't give the tickets away. Road construction/repair work on I-465 that has been on-going since 2004 and shows no sign of being completed any time soon. An airport that offers direct international flights to...... nowhere. 
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schmalex
8,660 posts
75 months
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unrepentant said: schmalex said: My wife spends an awful lot of time in Indianapolis through work & has seen the 500 a couple of times.
I keep trying to convince her to take an ex-pat package for us to move over there, but she isn't really a fan of the city at all. Which is a shame, as last time we looked, I found a garage that would look after my Landy, a local off-road site & even planned the drive from New York to Indy once I had got the old girl shipped over. Eli Lilley? Why doesn't your wife like Indy? I can't understand anyone not liking this city, the downtown is great, very compact and lively and there are some very nice out lying areas to live in. It's pretty safe and the people are friendly. It's a great sports city, my son and a buddy are here on holiday and we have been to an NBA playoff, the 500 and tomorrow night we are going to a baseball game. Drive less than an hour South and you're in beautiful Brown County and the Windy City is a 3 hour drive North. We have Lilley, Rolls Royce and lots of race teams based here so there are quite a few Brits living in the area. Indiana is a bit flat topographically and it is a bit conservative but apart from that it's a great place to live IMO. Yes, Lilly. We've thought about it a few times & have eyed up several places in Carmel that we would consider. However, for all the reasons quoted below, she is very against taking a package to move there. Matt Harper said: Winter - which is positively Siberian and lasts from October through April.
God-bothery that extends to not being allowed to purchase booze on Sunday.
Legions of facsist traffic police that pretty much outnumber the motorists.
A monstrosity of a football stadium, built on the legacy of a single player, who now lives in Denver - they can't give the tickets away.
Road construction/repair work on I-465 that has been on-going since 2004 and shows no sign of being completed any time soon.
An airport that offers direct international flights to...... nowhere. A real shame, as I would be quite interested in spending a year or two there
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unrepentant
14,398 posts
125 months
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Matt Harper said: I also spend a great deal of my working life in Indianoplace. my company is headquartered in Fishers. We also work extensively with Colonel Eli's alchemists, in addition to all of the other pharma/healthcare organizations in the area (Lilly is one of several). Thankfully I don't have to live there, because although Paul has done a magnificent job of selling the attributes of Indy, he's overlooked some of the less attractive aspects.... Winter - which is positively Siberian and lasts from October through April. God-bothery that extends to not being allowed to purchase booze on Sunday. Legions of facsist traffic police that pretty much outnumber the motorists. A monstrosity of a football stadium, built on the legacy of a single player, who now lives in Denver - they can't give the tickets away. Road construction/repair work on I-465 that has been on-going since 2004 and shows no sign of being completed any time soon. An airport that offers direct international flights to...... nowhere. Winters can be cold (last year was milder than the UK) but on the bright side are warmer than those in Chicago. We had record temperatures every day in March this year, most days were in the 80's. I did say that one drawback to Indiana is that it is a conservative state but the city is fairly liberal. The blue laws that prevent off sales on a Sunday also prevent the sale of cars so I don't want to see them changed! Trafpol are are a pain but the Escort 9500i is your friend. The Big Slick is a magnificent stadium and a great landmark and the blue faithful (not me, I'm a Pats fan ) are confident that the boy Luck will restore the fortunes of the Colts. I drive through the 465 construction every day and curse, although the western roadworks near the airport look close to completion at last. You may think that Canada is nowhere but Canadians will not agree. The IMA is magnificent and has the finest collection of Turner's outside of the National Gallery in London. The Zoo is great. The Fieldhouse is one of the best basketball arenas in the USA - and the team is getting better! We hosted the Superbowl this year and it was widely praised as one of the most visitor friendly ever. We're the 12th biggest city in the USA yet you can walk around our compact downtown without needing to use public transport. The canal area and White River State Park is a beautiful peaceful green area within walking distance of downtown. We have great night life in Broadripple, Mass Ave, Fountain Sq and central downtown We have the Indiana State Fair which is fantastic and host many other cultural extravaganzas. Indianapolis has great theatres, museums (inc the biggest and best childrens museum in the world) and galleries. We're twinned with Monza and Northamptonshire - not many cities can claim that! I could go on but I'm starting to ramble. 
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Stu R
19,510 posts
84 months
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I'm not too far from indy whenever I'm in the US. Always quite liked it but never seen much of it outside of the downtown area. Indiana and Kentucky are pretty equidistant from where I'm moving to, so it's definitely the lesser of 2 evils I guess
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Matt Harper
2,754 posts
70 months
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schmalex said: A real shame, as I would be quite interested in spending a year or two there With the constant 're-structuring/re-assignment' that goes on in this industry and within this company in particular, I'd think twice about it too.
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Matt Harper
2,754 posts
70 months
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Stu R said: I'm not too far from indy whenever I'm in the US. Always quite liked it but never seen much of it outside of the downtown area. Indiana and Kentucky are pretty equidistant from where I'm moving to, so it's definitely the lesser of 2 evils I guess I guess that would put you in central Ohio, lesser of two evils? We've kind of hijacked this thread. My feeling is that although the Indy 500 is a bit of a parody of what it was in the CART turbo era, (my initiation was the 88 race), it is still a spectacle that should be witnessed by everyone who has has even the slightest interest in motorsport. The acres of unsold seats at this (and last) years 500 are testimony to how poorly managed and promoted the IZOD Indycar series is, when compared to it's previous incarnations. Despite this, the Indy 500 remains as an overload of all the senses - a great event, steeped in history and tradition and well worth the effort to attend, even if it's just to say you've done it.
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Stu R
19,510 posts
84 months
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Matt Harper said: Stu R said: I'm not too far from indy whenever I'm in the US. Always quite liked it but never seen much of it outside of the downtown area. Indiana and Kentucky are pretty equidistant from where I'm moving to, so it's definitely the lesser of 2 evils I guess I guess that would put you in central Ohio, lesser of two evils? Fair point, subtly made My other half is from just outside of Dayton, and I've got an office in Columbus. Throw a dart at a map anywhere between those 2 and cincy and it'll be somewhere close to where I'm moving - just depends on which realtor makes life easier 
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Matt Harper
2,754 posts
70 months
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I've spent a LOT of time in Ohio. My Father worked for P&G and they sent him to their HQ in Cincinnati for a few years. My folks lived in Evendale, which was quite nice. Two of my bothers also lived in the area - one in Maineville (near Kings Island) and the other in Dublin OH (western suburb of Cow Town). Dayton, as I'm sure you are aware, sucks ass in pretty much every respect other than the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson.
My only real connection to OH is my devotion to the Bengals (I know, sucker for punishment) and the ALMS round at Mid-Ohio, which is one of the best road courses in the US - as with Indy and all points north - I just can't hack the never-ending winters up there.
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schmalex
8,660 posts
75 months
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Matt Harper said: schmalex said: A real shame, as I would be quite interested in spending a year or two there With the constant 're-structuring/re-assignment' that goes on in this industry and within this company in particular, I'd think twice about it too. I'm well aware of that unfortunately. She was one of the work stream leads on the HP outsource
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Teppic
4,094 posts
126 months
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Just a heads up - the Indy 500 is being repeated on Sky Sports F1 at 8pm tonight.
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Stu R
19,510 posts
84 months
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Matt Harper said: I've spent a LOT of time in Ohio. My Father worked for P&G and they sent him to their HQ in Cincinnati for a few years. My folks lived in Evendale, which was quite nice. Two of my bothers also lived in the area - one in Maineville (near Kings Island) and the other in Dublin OH (western suburb of Cow Town). Dayton, as I'm sure you are aware, sucks ass in pretty much every respect other than the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson.
My only real connection to OH is my devotion to the Bengals (I know, sucker for punishment) and the ALMS round at Mid-Ohio, which is one of the best road courses in the US - as with Indy and all points north - I just can't hack the never-ending winters up there. I sympathise with the Bengals followship - they're sort of my adopted local team Dayton is pretty grim but there's some nice enough suburbs - I've literally just thrown an offer in on a house in Beavercreek, so we'll see. For me, Dayton is saved by the fact it's only a short drive to Cincy or Columbus. Winter's been fine this year, not much snow to speak of, but then I'm from the North East of England so I'd barely bat an eyelid at Alaskan winters 
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