With the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, we re-publish this post from March 2014, enjoy! I visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum just hours before Michigan State thrashed Michigan in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament Final. I used what scarce vacation time I had to take in Indy 500 history and Indy 500 culture. … [Read more...] about Guide to Indy 500 Museum; Photo of 1st ever Indy 500 car
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Inflation Hits Home Especially Hard with Event Ticket Prices
These days, you can take the word inflation and attach it to just about anything. "Tipflation," "gasflation," "foodflation"- all these words and more are all part of the lexicon now. Just how bad is inflation right now? Hard to say because the official government statistics for core inflation deliberately exclude food and energy costs. What we do know is that this is a … [Read more...] about Inflation Hits Home Especially Hard with Event Ticket Prices
Little 500, Broadripple: Indianapolis Race Weekend Hijinks
With the 75th running of the Little 500 coming up this Saturday night, we re-publish this classic piece from 2018. A decade ago, I attended my first Indy 500, sitting in the infield. I turned my people watching into an essay, which then became one of this site's most all-time popular posts. A decade later, I returned to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but this time our … [Read more...] about Little 500, Broadripple: Indianapolis Race Weekend Hijinks
Worst (or Best) of the Indianapolis 500 Infield People Watching
Editor's note: The following has been re-published every year since we first posted it, in 2008, during the run-up to the Indianapolis 500. Enjoy! The Indianapolis 500 is the world's highest attended single day event. Its total capacity is approximately 400,000 with about 125,000 located in the cheapest and most "festive" seats- the infield. … [Read more...] about Worst (or Best) of the Indianapolis 500 Infield People Watching
Hockey Skating, Downhill Skiing Fundamentals Extremely Similar
If you really want to get into great shape, you have to have a strong core. In order to get and maintain a strong a core, you need to use those muscles, all the time. Forget about Seven Minute Abs, you need to partake in a physical activity that's all about utilizing your core, and maintaining balance. Of the four major sports, the pro athletes with the best core strength … [Read more...] about Hockey Skating, Downhill Skiing Fundamentals Extremely Similar
