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May 2019 Speedway TownTalk Living outside the oval

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Speedway— living in the fastest Stories lanes — Our small town is the home of a motorsports entertainment facility that is a theater for events which motivate millions around the world to visit, stop, listen, watch and spend their money. And just as our town stays hidden in the background of all, many of the folks who make motorsports work stay in the background. They devote their lives to racing. Who are they? How did they get into motorsports? What happens after they leave their unusual life? Their good work makes us all winners. by B. Brown, Speedway TownTalk

Curt Cavin, VP of Communication, Public , President; Rob Edwards, COO; Relations and Digital Media; IndyCar “I grew up just outside of Speedway in the “After Reading University in the UK, I got my “I grew up in Kokomo, just far enough away Lincoln Wood subdivision in Clermont and first job in racing as a design engineer. One from the racetrack to not be able to run lived in the same house through college. I of the cars I designed for TIGA Race Cars down here regularly, but close enough that went through the whole Pike School Sys- was bought by a businessman in Atlanta. my grandparents would go to the races. tem. My father was an Indy 500 engine He offered me the opportunity to move They would come back with programs, news- builder for the legendary engine builder, to the States and continue that project. I paper clippings, T-shirts and hats. I always Herb Porter, until he began to work for did it and found myself working for Nissan got the memorabilia. I learned about the around 2000. I started out Performance Technology in California. Their 500 from listening to the radio and from my sweeping the floors at Mr. Porter’s shop, racing program was cut, and the opportu- family. That combination of reading news- taking apart engines, washing engines, and nity to work for Derek Walker came up. I paper stories, radio coverage and having a then working on the dynamometer through- packed everything into my car and drove to family of racing fans was really the motivat- out my high school and college years. I’ve Pennsylvania and started working at Walker ing background for me to get into the racing only ever had racing-related jobs, besides Racing. I was there for a great 16 years.” communications business.” cutting grass in Clermont.” (See page 8 for more of Curt’s story.) (See page 10 for more of Tim’s story.) (See page 7 for more of Rob’s story.)

Jayson Marksberry, COO; Ricardo Nault, Team Manager; “I grew up in southern Indiana. When I was Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 14, I detasseled corn all summer. Back then “I grew up in the Detroit area, and cars are a you walked the field and pulled the tassel out big part of the culture there. I started watch- to keep the corn from cross pollinating. $800 ing IndyCar races on TV. My family wasn’t and Owners bucks was burning a hole in my pocket. I fell in race fans, but once I got my driver’s license Andy O’Gara, Sarah: “I grew up on 10 acres. If there had love with this 78 Camero Z28 that was parked I started going to races. My first race was been 10 acres in Speedway, we probably behind Cooke . By the time I was the 1980 Michigan International Speed- would be here. We wanted that for our kids.” 16, I had a mechanically solid car with a new way (MIS). I just thought it was so cool, and Andy: “Plus, my family lives on the south side. paint job. My father and I did the interior and I wanted to be a part of it. I never really thought I could make a living racing, but a Having family help close is nice. Everybody’s rebuilt the motor. , I got into drag racing neighbor offered me a job as gopher on an always worked on the west side and in the and was a self-funded, single-car operation. I team, and I have worked my way Speedway area. We like our drive time to think had my own truck and own trailer. I don’t drag up from there. That was over 30 years ago. about work and family, and make phone calls.” race anymore, but that taught me the funda- I was on a few different teams at the start of Sarah: “It’s easy when you enjoy coming to work.” mentals of the business. I worked on the car, my career, but I have been with drove the car, and got the car to the track.” for over 25 years.” (See page 9 for more of their story.) (See page 6 for more of Jayson’s story.) (See page 6 for more of Ricardo’s story.) Photos, logos, and graphics are from media approved racing team and Indycar websites. 2 May 2019 Speedway TownTalk

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What does it mean to this area we didn’t know where to Going from drag was his dream. When all the be Team Manager? live. We knew some people living racing into the Speedway redevelopment began, I coordinate up that way, so we found a house legal world, what he drove by , he drove everyone’s efforts, and moved in. motivated you? down Gilman Road, and he saw set the priorities of Where is your race shop located? I was in my the for-sale sign. It wasn’t too the team, and make Our race shop is currently in undergraduate long after that, that we met with Ricardo Nault, sure everybody has Brownsburg, but we are looking to Jayson Marksberry studies at University Speedway Redevelopment. We Team Manager what they need to build a new facility and Speedway COO of Southern Indiana. I wanted to find out what the deal get the job done. is our preferred destination. had been there about was. We looked at the lot on Basically I’m responsible for Well, that’s great news! I know 18 months. Gilman. The deal was good, the everything that goes on in the everyone would love to have your A really good friend of my financing was approved. Now, IndyCar shop. great team here! We have different family was an attorney who later Ricardo is living his dream. How has the team done this year? departments: engineering, became a county judge. I interned How did Ricardo get started? mechanics, marketing, fabrication Our cars have been fast. We had a for him and learned about the legal He began racing in Argentina, and the graphics shop. My goal is little issue in the first race. Graham trade. It is interesting to note that moved to Miami and went to work got a flat tire, and Takuma had an to make sure they’re all talking to after graduating from law school, for a go-kart team and then began each other and understand what overheating problem that took him I worked in another court as a out of the race. Last weekend in running the go-kart team and the timelines are, what the goals legal intern. That was Judge Boles’ COTA we started 10th and 14th, then bought the go-kart team. It’s are, so we have a smooth transition court, the father of Doug Boles, from one race to the next. It’s all but we finished 4th and 7th, so we his background. He’s good at it. moved up pretty well. who is now President of IMS. In 2015 Ricardo announced about performance and about Working as an intern definitely making sure our sponsors are well After COTA, Graham’s fifth in the team would be building the changed my career path. I had a represented. Our goal is to go out the championship, and Takuma is 41,000 sf Juncos Technical 10th, so we’re in the hunt. very one-dimensional view of an there and win races. Center in Speedway, Indiana. We aren’t showing all of our academic program before then. How many cars are you running? He is living the dream. He had a yet, unfortunately, but we What does that mean? We have 5 complete cars in the hope to turn that around and make I was taking all the things you had dream and pursued it. shop. This season we’re running a run for the championship to do for your core curriculum. His leadership motivates the team two drivers, and When you say you’re not showing all because he is involved with his full time. For the Indy Interning allowed me to experience the speed that you have, how do passion in very supporting ways. 500 we will also run Jordan King. a career field in a very real you determine that? And each race is like a completely and tangible way. It made my In 2017, our driver, Spencer We look at how we practice, then educational experience much more Pickett, crashed at the time trials different world. look at how we qualify and race to rewarding, because when I was for the 500. The full Juncos team, Each race is unique and therefore see if we got everything out of it. sitting in class hearing about these requires a slightly different During qualifying at COTA, Takuma including Ricardo, was there all approach to each. Before the was finishing his fast lap and a legal principles, I was experiencing night getting that car ready to go season ever starts there’s all kinds yellow came out, which disqualified it in the real world. the next day. Ricardo had invited of effort, preparation and practice the lap that would have moved him I declared pre-law, and took a group of sponsors from Dallas that is done in the off season that all the law classes I could. I made into the next round. With Graham that year, and the chairman and the fans don’t see. Some people it was the same type of thing. smart choices about what I was founder of one of the companies think it’s a part-time job to show He made a little mistake in his spending my time on as far as up on race day and run the cars qualifying run when he got in too taking classes. I worked for Judge wrote about everything he around, but it’s more than a full deep into a corner and flat spotted Boles until I got accepted to law experienced on his blog when they time job that can consume all of a tire. That small mistake kept him school. got back to Dallas. He was at the your time. out of the fast six, which hurt us a How did you meet Ricardo Juncos? time trials and observed when all How long have you been part of bit. You know, don’t get me wrong, When Ricardo decided to relocate that happened. He talks about the it’s all on us, but I know we’re Motorsports? his businesses from Florida to fact that, when that car crashed, better than what we have shown so I’ve been in racing professionally Indiana, our accountant knew I the team pulled together. Nobody far this year. for just over 30 years and with was into racing and he knew my I guess the racing environment can left, nobody even thought about it. Rahal Letterman Lanigan for over personality, he knew Ricardo’s; be a major factor in slowing you His comment in his write-up was: 25 of those years. he thought it’d be a good fit. He How old are your children? down? “That’s leadership you can’t buy.” introduced us. That was 2010. He observed it firsthand. We have a 12 and a 14 year old It’s not so much the environment, A professional friend recommends but sometimes just the luck of the Four cars crashed that day. and live in Zionsville. another rising professional. draw in how you progress through Of those, we were the only team Zionsville is a beautiful city and a And the whole Speedway-thing great place to raise a family. qualifying, or don’t. We’ve had good ready to go the next morning. cars, it’s just that we need to turn started. Ricardo is very passionate Yes, it is. When we first moved to Other teams applauded us as we them into results.  about racing. Being in Speedway pushed the car out. 

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different story. But, spending as build a better, faster car. We are much time of the year on the road constantly working to optimize the as we do, there’s something good car both for any given track and for about getting home and having the new set of circumstances. That TIGA racecar this MBA concept,“ but I think I’m dinner with the family and sleeping And finally, what are your thoughts you designed in the more effective at my job because in your own bed. about the new NTT IndyCar UK must have been of having that experience. How much do you spend away? sponsorship and TV coverage very special for you to And then you became part of We do another 16 IndyCar events, with NBC? get a job offer from Andretti. How did that happen? so you’re typically away for four Based on what’s been shared with Atlanta. It was dramatic in that it wasn’t or five days for each of those the teams so far, there’ll be what Rob Edwards Yes, it was somewhat something that was on the radar at events. Plus testing days. And I would call some evolutionary COO unique at the time. A all, certainly not something I was with Andretti we’re involved in changes. Any time you get a new businessman saw an looking to do. I got this phone call a of other racing series partner coming in there’s new opportunity with it. He from a number I didn’t recognize. besides IndyCar. Altogether, that’s opportunity as well. As things get was the USA importer for TIGA Cars, Generally I let those go to voicemail a hundred and some odd days on up to speed, I think NTT will have and had a racing client who would to make sure I know who I’m gonna the road every year. ideas about how best to promote benefit with my design. be talking to. It was J-F Thormann, That is a lot! What about the 2019 the series, partner with the teams, What a good way to get you into Michael’s right-hand man. He IndyCar design. Any significant and partner with the series. All racing here! But later you were was calling to see if I would be changes? that creates a really exciting time motivated to go back to school. interested in talking to him and No, the 2019 car is basically pretty for the series to have a fresh face Why? Michael. It came completely out of much identical to the 2018 car. and fresh ideas. I was working with the blue, but it was an interesting There was a big change between The TV partnership with then. With the racing series opportunity. I was very happy 17 and 18, but the car now is NBC and NBCSN sports will be unification in the beginning of 2008, working at Schmidt Peterson, but pretty much the same car we a substantial gain for the series. Walker Race Cars got left on the the difference is that Schmidt raced last year. There’s been a lack of continuity outside looking in. I stayed with Peterson was and is an IndyCar But you’re always looking between some races being on the team for a couple of years but team. Andretti has all the different for ways to improve it. You never networks, some races being off wasn’t really sure what my future facets of motorsports. I was moving stand still. You know, we like to network, some races being on would be. There wasn’t another from a specialty IndyCar team to a say if you’re standing still you’re ABC, some races being on NBC. I team owner in the paddock who I complete motorsports company. I falling behind, right? So, you’re think it will be a great opportunity could imagine working for. So, I went decided to give it a try. always looking for improvements, for all of us to really maximize back to school at the Kelley School How do you feel about the Andretti be it in bodywork, or suspension, coverage and to increase the of Business, and enrolled in their Autosport culture? or car build and weight, or any of viewership and interest in MBA program. I think the whole culture is about those things. So, it’s rare when motorsports. I’m excited that both And as things happen in life, success and winning. As COO my the car is the same for any two those things are coming in 2019. I’d no sooner signed up, paid, and role is to build on what’s been done races. I think particularly the enrolled when I got the opportunity before. We’re all motivated by the The car is constantly evolving changes in the TV package could to work with and same thing, which is the win. The over the course of the year. Even be quite key. I think it’s one of Schmidt Peterson Racing. So, for thing here is that we’re all given though to the casual observer it those things we could look back the next four years, I went Indy car great tools to win: be it having the might appear the car’s the same, in a few years and say it was a racing and did my MBA in the hotel right people, the right equipment, the car’s changing for every race pivotal moment to increasing and rooms in the evenings after racing. and the right tools. I came into a we go to. improving the reach of the series That must have been a disciplined culture where everyone is very like- Because of the wear and tear? and of Indy car racing.  experience: full-time work and full- minded about success. That’s what No, because we’re always trying to time school. we do every day, so it’s not special. It was a pretty intense four years, That’s what’s expected, and we just but I got some good help from get on with it. people at IU. They understood motor Do your drivers and the rest of the racing, so I had great support from team feel well supported by the everyone there. town of Speedway? Did they make a custom degree for The track supports the town and you to focus on motorsports? vice versa. We all always look No, I just did the straight bread and forward to being down there in butter MBA. I worked to keep racing May and enjoying the hospitality. out of it for two reasons: I wanted to The Town of Speedway has broaden my horizon, and I wanted to developed a lot over the last five make sure it was a complete switch. or six years. We’ve all seen those Compartmentalizing the two things changes. I think there’s a real vibe was my way of doing both at the to the town that just continues to same time. grow year after year. Did the MBA influence your decisions We’re welcome everywhere later on? we go to race, but the difference in I think it had to. It was interesting Speedway is that the whole town at the time I was doing it. We really does come alive and, as I started fast as a new IndyCar team. say, the track and the town are just We formed in the second half of so integral together. I think that is 2009 and started racing in 2010. the biggest difference. I couldn’t say that one impacted Have you visited any of the the other, but, I think since I had restaurants in Speedway? IndyCar photo the opportunity to put the MBA I have to confess, I tend not to. learning into practice, the two things If I was out of town and couldn’t complemented each other very well. get home in the evening after It’s hard to say, “Oh yes, I’ve used the event, then that might be a 8 May 2019 Speedway TownTalk one driver is so much better USA is “NTT Data,” which is a improvement. Parts flying at the than another. In basketball, for sponsor for ’s team driver would deflect off away when example, it’s a clear cut. You can and their #10 car. NTT Data they hit the AFP. watch the athletes play and see got the attention of their parent Talk about racing competition. why one is better than another. company, and shared that the We’ll be even closer in 2019 With motorsports, it takes series sponsorship was open and because the drivers and their contacted us (IndyCar). teams have a season’s experience time to understand the variables Hulman and Co. We were hesitant to proceed with the changes made in the and understand which ones are owns IndyCar, because we didn’t want to distract 2018 cars. We had tremendous Indianapolis Motor more important. from what NTT Data was doing success with improving Speedway, and IMS I understand there’s a new way to with . But, we competition on the road courses, Productions, which qualify at the 500 this year. met with NTT Data and introduced street circuits and short ovals. is our production On the first qualifying day, you’re Jay Frye, President of IndyCar. What is a short oval? Curt Cavin company. They do trying to be one of the “fastest We thought it could be Indianapolis is 2.5 miles. A short VP IndyCar all the television nine,” or you’re trying to be in worked out and an IndyCar oval is about 1 mile. Phoenix is a broadcasts for the “top 30.” Those are the two group visited the NTT corporate 1-mile short oval. It’s a little bull IndyCar races. They do the objectives on Saturday. offices in Japan. A deal was put ring, so to speak. The Iowa race Professional Bull Riders events. If you don’t fall into one of together. NTT Data remains with track is 7/8 of a mile. It’s like They also do a variety of other those two categories, you can Chip Ganassi Racing. And NTT, as running in a saucer as opposed projects and produce shows for come back on Sunday and have a parent company, became the to a salad bowl. You’ll have 18-20 television outlets, whether that’s one chance to qualify for the last series sponsor. It’s multi-year, but I second laps there. NBC or whomever. row. The fastest three fill the last don’t know that we have published To determine competition I’m the Vice President of three spots in the field. the terms. Their intent is to be improvment, we measure passing. Communications for IndyCar, but Also on Sunday you will see long-term. Last year, on short ovals we all three of the companies I just two shootouts, we’re calling them The IndyCar series appears to be increased passing 136%. On described work together. Last Row and Fast 9. NBC will thriving. What’s motivating that? street circuits like in Detroit, St We are in motorsports have coverage from noon to 3 pm With any business, people must Petersburg and Toronto, passes entertainment, but IMS also for these. And from 3:15 pm until see a return on their investment, increased 73%. On permanent utilizes its entertainment platform 6 pm we’re going to have a full and they have to be able to see road courses with elevation, to hold concerts, offer marathon field practice. The drivers will be an efficient way to do business passes increased 48%. and bike ride routes, and dog walk drafting and working together. financially. We didn’t have as good of fund-raisers. The property also That’ll be an exciting thing to Jay Frye has a five-year plan, a success on super speedways has a championship-level golf watch. It will be on NBCSN. and he’s always extending it. like Indianapolis last year. That’s course. How did the new sponsor Nippon People can look at our chart and one of the areas we spend a lot IndyCar is the sanctioning Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) see where we’re going financially. of time exploring. There may be body of the NTT IndyCar Series from Japan become involved? To be able to see what the next adjustments to the front wing of races. And with the track on NTT is excited about it. They are a three to five years look like, that’s that could make a difference. Our a race weekend, we become the Fortune 50 company. When you rare in motorsports. statistics and data from this year customer, meaning our IndyCar go to Japan, everyone knows NTT. For example. if you want to will show if that worked. teams are the visitors. So, They are big. They are looking know what the tires are going Anything to share with our town? sometimes we’re visitors in our to expand their North American to be like, we have a Firestone I have worked in Speedway for 32 own theater property. footprint, and they’re using us specification agreement extended years, and the redeveloped Main People love living in the Town of as a vehicle to get people to through 2026. That’s stability; Street not only gives us better Speedway because as neighbors understand who they are and that’s what the plan provides. food options, it gives us a better of this wonderful entertainment what they do. The Dallara car bodies are the same feel. It is easier to attract people venue, we get to participate. They are a technology every year. to work here when you interview What was your first visit like? services company that processes Correct, you know if you buy that for positions because they see I first came to the race track on a data. We’ve calculated that there’s equipment, you know what your the vibrant community focused on field trip, like so many school-age about 50 million data points costs are, and you can amortize family events around us. kids do. I had not seen the cars coming off the Indy cars. your hard costs. We used to plan our events race and had only heard them NTT will get into racing Drivers seem to move from one for downtown Indianapolis. Now on the radio, but the sound and and start to understand, to ask team to the other. Why? we plan events in Speedway’s announcers were what wet the more, and learn more. They’re Actually, we have pretty good Main Street locations. There are appetite for me. That stuck with me going to take this data and help stability. Of the top 10 drivers, I options now that just weren’t here most. us communicate it. We’ve only don’t think any of them changed before.  In racing, you can see only scratched the surface on it, and except Robert Wickens who got 20% of what is happening. The we’re only in the idea phase of hurt and is still recovering. He’s other 80% takes a trained eye to what NTT will bring to the sport. the only change among the top identify. Who is the driver? How Well, you talked about that 80% of 10. There’s only a couple changes, racing that people don’t see. Will much experience does he have? and it tends to happen every year. NTT change that? How much experience does the It seems the teams are building a Probably, but one of the Japanese engineer have? What kind of tires family-friendly hero brand with ways of doing things is not to their drivers. are they using at the time you had speak about things until they’re Yes. That’s the goal. A driver options? What kind of engine are really ready to do it. We tend to get becomes the “brand” for a they using? Is that the preferred ahead of ourselves and talk about race team. engine at this track? What kind of ideas. The Japanese would rather And you’re developing a technology race track is it? Because IndyCar talk about it when they’re ready to that keeps the drivers safe. races on road courses, short ovals, do it. That’s why we haven’t heard Correct. Safety is crucial, for the and street circuits, there are many much from them. fans and the drivers. variables. Their sponsorship came Are there any new equipment Even experienced reporters together in about 70 days. changes for 2019? who drop into this sport have a Wow! Tell me about that. Yes, It’s an AFP (Advanced Frontal hard time understanding why One of their subsidiaries in the Protection). It’s another safety Speedway TownTalk May 2019 9 process for Sarah and me, and us an email through our customer an 18-24 month process with the site way more if they have a bad redevelopment commission and experience. Or if they let us know the town council to share the story in person. of what we wanted to try to do. It Sarah: Because then we can fix it. to survive and remain a vital was a good experience. Andy: There’s so many people that business. Whether it’s a change Have you had any surprises, good or love to be “keyboard heroes” in track configuration, or bringing bad, since you put the business now, and believe they can make in new karts, or changing up in and gotten involved with the an impact by sharing their bad the layout of the restaurant, or Town of Speedway. experience with 750 friends. I making sure we’re on top of it with Andy: We got an eye opener to have a lot more respect for people managers and communication. just how hard the restaurant who have the restaurant industry Andy: We want to figure out what figured out, or at least make it look Andy O’Gara and Sarah Fisher, Owners industry is. drives people here, and what sets What do you mean hard? like they have it figured out. It’s a Children: Zoey and Daniel (not pictured) us apart. Not just on our Main Andy: I mean everything! tough business. Street, but with indoor karting Sarah: Finding the right people right Dealing with customer issues can Andy: The passion for racing is here. centers in general, and the other away was a challenge. be a major time taker. There’s no race that can compete restaurants in Indianapolis. Andy: It’s tough to do it right. We’ve Sarah: Yes and no. with the Indianapolis 500 for a You’ve got the location, you’ve got got a great balance of core people Andy: It’s a balance. We need it to race team. You work all year to the history, and everything to who have been with us through survive on a corporate level. prep for this one race. You may support your effort. a good duration now. But there’s I assume you all are looking have to sell the season to run Andy: Yeah. And we have a still a certain percentage that’s for groups who are steady Indianapolis, but there’s nothing to connection to the racing a revolving door of staff change. customers? compare with this race. community better than other That’s probably our biggest Andy: Yeah! When we were active in karting facilities. We work to create surprise. Sarah: It’s fantastic when we can racing, we were hungry to get here and replicate a top experience And I think the other surprise have recurring business. We every single day of the year, but, for everybody who comes in here, is negative social media text appreciate returning customers after a bad month, it makes you better than anyone else does. messages. We work extremely quite a bit, and try to help them want to escape from it. We found And as far as growing with the hard. Sarah and I review every get back here. you need about one full day to cool community, it’s always about being comment on social media. So, if You both came from motorsports off after a bad month, but then involved, right? somebody has a bad experience, racing which fits the karting you’re ready to prepare for the next We do a lot of fund-raisers we take that to heart. It’s made business you started. But, the year. It’s the one place you fight to with the town itself: with the both of us better people. We will restaurant industry is a whole get out of at times, and you fight to Chamber, with the Lion’s Club, never send a bad social media different bag. Was the restaurant get into at times. with the high school. We’ve review now. There are better ways part of your plans from the Sarah: And as soon as it’s over, you never turned anyone down for to fix problems that occur. beginning? begin making your list for the opportunities to try to help grow Sarah: It’s the 80/20 rule. A Sarah: We grew up on race tracks things you could do better next the community and help people customer sees 20% of the front with a trailer cheeseburger and time. within the community. line effort, but they don’t see chicken nuggets. We love it. But Andy: So, the 500 is a special place. It Sarah: We are happy that we have the other 80% that’s behind the we also felt there was a need means so much to so many people: a facility of this size, because scene. They might comment on for a racing facility to have a the stories you hear that you didn’t it allows us to be even more the 20% they see. restaurant where Grandma could know of the connection or about contributing to the community. The hidden 80% of a race have a glass of wine and hang how many years somebody has You mentioned how the Town of team’s effort could be having a out with her friends while she been going. Or that somebody’s Speedway has changed, but you crappy day, and that’s why that watched her grand kids race. And uncle built a racecar back in the have changed it. Your presence, poor guy is a lap down. And it is where business people would 50s or 60s. Everybody’s got a story your activities, your investment in the same thing in a restaurant. want to come and talk about their and a special connection. And the town is very significant. Andy: You don’t know how many business. We built a conference that’s what makes it so special. Sarah: We’re happy to be a part of it. people called in sick. You don’t room to conduct business. And, Part of the pull to the Indy But there’s a lot of people who’ve know if the general manager just at the end of the day, we hope 500 now is start-up teams have a invested in this town. And it takes missed something. business folks have a beverage, chance, more now than ever. way more than two people to make Sarah: Or if the beer delivery didn’t race some karts and have some Yes, the almighty dollar is a community or a Main Street as arrive on schedule. good team-building time. always going to help deep-pocket developed and as strong as this Andy: Yeah, you don’t know if So that’s where the teams, but IndyCar narrowed the one is becoming. We’re honored a server just buried a family restaurant played into it, and equipment costs enough now to to be a part of that. We’re honored member. There may be a whole that’s why the second level has all where smaller teams can compete. to be players in the game, and to other issue. the windows to the karting area We at Sarah Fisher Racing continue to see how we can aid in Sarah: Maybe the fryer’s down. below. proved that by winning three times that growth. Andy: There’s so many variables Do other karting places have in multiple top fives over a three Andy: I think it shows that the within this industry you just don’t restaurants like yours? or four year span before we took a redevelopment commission and know about. And for someone to Andy: No, there’s nothing like this. different direction with the sport. the town council did a good job. It go and complain on social media They have a snack bar with hot But IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor took a lot to convince everyone of when we can’t address it well, it’s dogs and a super pretzel. Speedway, Dallara, Firestone, and just what Sarah and I were trying hard for us to respond to that. Sarah: Which is perfectly fine. But we other manufacturers have worked to do, what we were trying to We respect people who send wanted to do something different.  together to open the sport. build, and how this facility would I believe every time an engine operate, how it would look, how was shipped to us, we were getting it would flow. Once everybody the same product as Penske or got on board, the town’s support Ganassi. I never doubted that. I has never stopped. And because never, ever doubted that. of that, we are able to give back As a couple, you two have a passion where we can, and be involved Speedway Indoor for racing and have invested so where we can. Karting and much in the town. We worked on the project for 1911 Grill Sarah: Just like racing, our business a long time before ground-breaking is ever-changing. Every night we and before money changed talk about what we have to do hands. It was probably a five-year 10 May 2019 Speedway TownTalk Everybody should be approach- Why that much longer? able. Everybody should be willing The body panels are all to do anybody else’s job. Anyone handmade, and they all have to should be able to come and speak fit templates. Typically, during a to anyone at anytime, and anyone NASCAR race, there’s contact at should be able to find us at any some point. The stock cars take point in time. quite a bit more time to prepare I’ve only ever had during those pit stops. Your job You know, when Roger says a because of the bodywork, hence racing jobs—besides isn’t to make the car go faster. flat organization, you want to work we have about 15 stock cars for cutting grass. My Your job is to inform the driver and together as much as possible, every driver. With Indy cars, we father encouraged make the decisions during the rather than having a hierarchy and have two for every driver. me to pursue a race. people determining what’s their Do you have any message for college education, The fact that Roger is the strategist job and what’s not their job. our town leaders, our police Tim Cindric and I played for and you’re the Collectively our job is to do department, or fire department? Pres. Team Penske basketball pretty strategist for Joseph Newgarden, whatever it takes to win and to do As far as I know, it’s the only town well. I’m a member I assume there’s a competitive that with integrity. And to do all in the world that’s named for a of the Pike High School Hall of nature about that. the things that come along with motorsports facility. When you look Fame. And I’m pleased to be a I grew up sitting behind Roger’s the reputation that Roger has built at the history and what that town member of the Indiana Basketball pits as a kid. He was one of my over the years. has really evolved around, I think Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary heroes. He was and is an icon. The newspaper used to rent trucks it’s important to embrace all those Team. At Pike we were ranked He was kind of an untouchable, from someone else; now we things, but you also have to evolve. at the time, and I still remember and he’s the guy I always wanted are renting from Penske Truck What I’ve seen is a town that is hitting the winning free throw to work for, but I never felt that Rental. The Penske quality is embracing its history and evolving. against Speedway. They were sending him a resume was the evident even there. You have to evolve or you get always a good team. way to get on his team. I always Sometimes it’s not what you’re passed. I’ve seen, especially in That’s quite a memory. felt like he found the people he paying, but it’s what you get. the last 10 years, that the town I played in the historic times of wanted. He found the best drivers, I know there’s 40,000 employees of Speedway has embraced the Indiana basketball, but I broke he found the best people, and if he that work for Penske companies Indianapolis Motor Speedway my ankle right before the state ever wanted me to come work for all around the world. and also understands its need tournament my senior year. That him, he would find me. That’s what It’s over 60,000 now, and we have to evolve. I see the pride there, was a blessing, because I probably I believed. over 500 here at Team Penske. including the high school mascot would have tried to play in division In 1999, he called my Wow, you are changing the world. being the Sparkplug, one. I decided to pursue my unlisted number on a Wednesday When did you become Team It’s all embraced there, and education instead. night. He hadn’t won a race in two Penske — instead of Penske another thing you may not know I was able to go to Rose- and a half years in the IndyCar Racing? is that in my neighborhood, one Hulman and get a mechanical Series, and he wanted a new It’s evolved over the years. Penske of my best friends throughout engineering degree. I was partner in that program. I joined Racing was what the NASCAR my childhood and still today is recruited to play basketball there. his team in Pennsylvania and team was called. Really it was our Governor Eric Holcomb. He grew My grades in high school were focused on IndyCar and the Sports people who helped us determine up in the same neighborhood in good, but they weren’t Rose Car program until 2005. that “Team Penske” is more Clermont. We were in the same Holman good. Basketball did it. When he decided to all inclusive. When you look at grade. In fact, recently I was in You apparently did well. consolidate the NASCAR teams our partners, our sponsors, our town for our test run, and I had Yeah, but I had to figure out how to and all of his racing operations people, our other companies, time to visit the governor before get through the door. into Mooresville, North Carolina, “Team Penske” sounds more like I left. He was trying to get his I had no idea that your history had he asked me if I would move a racing team. Penske Racing budgets approved, and I was such roots in this area. myself and the teams and put sounded like a company. sitting there eating pizza. Oh yeah. I did get to know the them all together in one building. You have a fleet of 120 vehicles that What a good connection! When neighborhood. We probably played I was asked to look over Penske move your teams back and forth. you are here do you have time at Meadowood Park once a week. Performance. Logistically, it’s what you have to visit restaurants? Wow! And now you are president Roger talks about a flat to do. It’s the business we’re in. Well, when I worked for my father, of Team Penske. You have a big organization. What does that You have to be able to prepare we went to Union Jack’s every day racing horizon: open wheel, stock mean? these race cars in a controlled for lunch, and I still stop by when I cars, and sports cars, including There’s a huge emphasis on environment. can.  an Australian Super Car team. the people. You have to have an I understand it takes two days to How did that happen? organization that’s hard to get into prepare the car for the next race. As of May 1, 2019: I worked for Bobby Rahal from and hard to leave. Every car is different. NASCAR cars 517 Race Victories 1992 through 1999. He and What do you mean hard to leave? may take two weeks per car. 591 Pole Positions . 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by Charles Maiers, Attorney Can I Sue My Boss? Boss Chuckles: As I’ve ex- fires you because you decided to On the flip side of the coin, plained previ- vote, you can sue your boss. Of employers found themselves too- ously, if the day course, these examples are more often embroiled in superior court ends in “Y,” I simple than real life is, but the litigation, where damages were generally have point holds. unpredictable and litigation tended someone ask- On the other hand, if you got to drag on. ing me if he can hurt at work, you have one rem- In short, the situation was un- sue someone edy: file a workers’ compensation tenable. The Workers’ Compensa- else. Recall the discussion of claim. The workers’ compensa- tion system was the solution. “standing” a few months ago. You tion system was designed as a Under workers’ compensation can’t sue if you were “almost” in- compromise between workers laws, an injured employee only has jured by someone else’s conduct. and employers. At the beginning to prove that he was injured in the This month, we’re going of the industrial revolution, work- course and scope of his employ- to address the oft-asked ques- place injuries were increasingly ment; he doesn’t have to prove that tion of whether you can sue your common and severe, and the old the employer did anything wrong boss. Like the answer to seem- legal doctrines were unprepared to cause the injury. In exchange, ingly every legal question, the to handle the new claims. Com- employers were given the certainty answer to this one is “It depends.” mon law doctrines like “Incurred that similar injuries would be com- It depends, at its core, on why you Risk” (you knew what you were pensated similarly, and there would want to sue your boss. getting into), “Contributory Negli- be no runaway jury verdicts. If your boss fired you for gence” (your injury is at least par- Is it a perfect solution? Prob- exercising a constitutional or tially your fault), and the “Fellow ably not. Is it a good solution? The statutory right, then the answer Servant Doctrine” (your injury was answer to that is above my pay is generally “yes, you can.” For caused by a fellow employee, not grade. Is it a solution? Absolutely.  example, if your boss fires you be- the employer) often prevented cause you own a gun at home, you injured workers from recovering can sue your boss. If your boss anything at all for their injuries. 12 May 2019 Speedway TownTalk Town of Speedway Republican Candidates Team

Gary Raikes David Lindsey Monty Combs Eileen Fisher Dan Jensen Vince Noblet Council Dist #1 Council Dist #5 Clerk/Treasurer Council Dist #4 Council Dist #3 Council Dist #2

Hello Neighbor,

My name is Dan Jensen, and I am running for Speedway Town Council, District #3, in the upcoming election on Tuesday May 7  Republican Party leaders. I’ll share some things about myself,  personally, below, and ask for your consideration thin, asthe the upcoming candidate election. slated by the I attended Wheaton College, where the focus was on servantprofessionally leadership and community involvement for the good of others Council due to m a Republican to promotey interest values in serving like fiscalthe Speedway conservatism, community. strong Ilocal am running schools, as - and I am running for Town-  solid public safety services, and a robust business community. If elected, these values will inform my service to t  experience as an entrepreneur and small business owner over the last 15 years. As a small business owner, I’ve managedhe community,large projects, along diverse with personnel,my skills and budgets small and large, and I will bring these experiences for the Town of Speedway.  My wife, Rachel, and I moved to Indiana in 2016 for her andwork skills as toa pediatricmy work neuropsychologist, serving children from Riley Hospital for Children. I also relocated my construction and remodeling business to I Town of Speedway District Map researching several neighborhoods and towns in the Indianapolis metro area, we chose to buy our home in Speedway. We were drawn to Speedway’s small town feel and friendly community, and we love living on MacArthurndiana, Lane, and,in the after Newby Scho ol area. We also appreciate the strong “A” rated schools, even more so since the birth of our daughter, Marielle. Like many other residents, we are also grateful for our town’s excellent public safety, vibrant Main Street, and friendly local library. And o f course We have seen and enjoy the fruit, we oflove the the economic Indianapolis redevelopment Motor Speedway! work that others have done, and we look forward to continuing to invest in this wonderful

community. Rachel and I made a great decision choos friendships we’ve made over the past few years have made this an even better place to live. ing Speedway, and the Truly, I would appreciate your vote on May 7 serve you and our community. th! I look forward to the chance to Sincerely,

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In Indiana you out of bed, picking up your Amie Horner don’t need a physician’s No Referral Needed kids, having difficulty reach- referral to see a physical ing into the cupboards, or any other therapist. Most people don’t know Orthopedics and Sports daily tasks that you’re having trouble that, so we’re trying to make sure doing, a PT can help. A physical thera- people understand they have a Medicine pist will do an extensive evaluation choice in where they want to go to Back Pain and Sciatica and give you a game plan that will get better. help get you back to what YOU want I like to compare physical ther- Neck Pain to do, which is the whole point, right? apy to when something goes wrong A physical therapist can help facili- with your car. If you need to invest in Migraines and TMJ tate your recovery, thus giving you parts, or get work done to keep your the tools to be successful. We want car running properly, why wouldn’t Vestibular and Balance to empower you to be able to do the you do the same thing in regards to things needed to keep you healthy for your health? the long run, without having to rely on There are many places you can Free Injury Screens medications, injections, or surgery. If go for help with an injury; hopefully, needed, a PT would refer you to other you know now that you can choose healthcare options. physical therapy first.  14 May 2019 Speedway TownTalk www.speedway.lib.in.us 317-243-8959 Library Board Meeting The library will close all day Wednesday, May 1 at 7 pm Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27. The public is invited to attend. Speedway Library Friends of the Speedway Library Meeting Adult Book Discussion: Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 pm The Secret Wisdom of the Earth For Youth: Race Day Parking by Christopher Scotton The Friends of the Speed- Tuesday Toddler Time Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 pm A program for toddlers (ages way Library will be park- Join us for this month’s book discussion. 4 and younger) and their caregiv- ing cars on Sunday, May After the death of his brother, a young ers at the Speedway Public Library. 26 at the library for Race boy travels to the Appalachian Mountains During this 20-minute session, Day. The cost is $10 and all with his grandfather. He tries to put his children will be introduced to proceeds go to help fund life together while rallying with the town’s books through stories, play, and people to stop the ‘company’ from plun- programs at the library. song at the library. dering the mountain. Tuesday, May 7 at 10 am The lot will open at 6am. Visit the front desk to pick up a copy! Free Tuesday, May 14 at 10 am and open to the public. Sponsored by the Tuesday, May 21 at 10 am Friends of the Speedway Library. Tuesday, May 28 at 10 am Story Time Spring Book Sale! Kids ages 3 and up are invited to join us for stories at the library! The Friends of the Speedway Library invite everyone to come to the annual Spring Book Sale! The sale features a huge selec- Thursday, May 16 at 6 pm tion of thousands of new and gently used books, magazines, Kids’ Craft DVDs, audio books, and puzzles. All items will be at greatly For ages 5 and up reduced rates. Join Miss Wendy for a fun Wednesday, May 1 4:00-7:30 Early Bird Sale children’s craft! This month’s Thursday, May 2 9:30-7:30 Full Price Day craft will be race themed. Friday, May 3 9:30-4:00 1/2 Price Day Thursday, May 23 at 6 pm 4:00-6:30 Early $5 Bag Sale Registration recommended Saturday, May 4 9:30-4:30 $5 Bag Day Summer Reading Coming Soon For Teens: Mark your calendars: Teen Advisory Board Meeting/ LEGO Club Summer Reading for all ages be- Teen DIY Thursday, May 9 at 6 pm gins June 3rd! Monday, May 13 at 4 pm For ages 6 and up This year’s theme is “A Universe Join us for a TAB meeting and stay Join us for a LEGO “block party” afterwards for a DIY. This at the library! All you need to of Stories.” Earn prizes for read- month we will be making our bring is your imagination. Build ing and enjoy special programs something related to our month- own chapstick! TAB is open ly theme or create something of all through June and July. More for students in grades 7-12. your own design. All creations information will be available soon, If you know what you want to will be photographed and see in the library, have sug- posted on the library’s Facebook so stop by the library or visit the page and some will be displayed gestions for books to order, or in the library. library’s website for details! programming you want to at- tend, then come join us! Free snacks and drinks will be provided! More than Forgiven something to that effect: “Not figure in our everyday life. Jesus by John Miller perfect, just forgiven.” Jesus’ sac- is our president or King. We will I love the Speedway tagline: More rifice for my sins, stripping away follow President Jesus’ laws as than a day in May. While it is true my shame, and wiping my slate best as possible. the largest hype our town has clean, is the most wonderful gift And what is the return on stems from each year’s race, we I will ever receive. I live eternally our investment? Sure, heaven is locals recognize our town is so grateful. Forgiveness is a key part a big selling point. Who doesn’t much more! Our schools are phe- of the Christian faith, but it isn’t long for paradise? But there are nomenal, businesses are flourish- everything. here-and-now benefits to follow- ing, Main Street is booming, and Jesus does not offer the world ing President Jesus. The Bible the cherished essences of small- forgiveness simply as a “get out promises we will be filled with John Miller is a Speedway town community bubble with life. of jail free” card. Instead, Christ love, joy, peace, and self-control native and church planter. Plus, Mug-n-Bun root beer is a gift presents humanity with a new way (Gal 5:22). We will be known as His new church, Way City, straight from heaven. IMS motor- of living. The Apostle Paul taught a people defined by hope. What will launch in the fall of sports are thrilling, but to sum up to be saved you must believe God an amazing life! I want to live 2019. He lives in Speed- the town just by the track would raised Jesus from the dead and like that here and now and invite way with his wife, Heather, be to cheapen the greatness of confess with your mouth “Jesus others to enjoy with me. and two children. For more this town. is Lord” (Romans 10:9). Saying I won’t cheapen Christianity information about John or When I talk of my walk with “Jesus is Lord” is not a belief, it by saying I’m “just forgiven.” I’m Way City Church, contact God, I would be cheapening my is a way of life. In Paul’s first-cen- forgiven and made new. I’m for- Pastor John at faith if I described myself as “just tury world, saying “Jesus is Lord” given and growing. I’m forgiven [email protected]. forgiven.” I have seen well-inten- meant saying that Jesus trumped and joyful. I’m forgiven and full tioned bumper stickers preaching Caesar. of hope. I’m forgiven and full of Jesus is the most powerful good news.  Speedway TownTalk May 2019 15 Uncle Harry kept it running. There than Cappy; she’d hit the screen door was a screened-in front porch that with her shoulder, opening the door a Good Stories ran the entire width of the house; it little bit, and Cappy would jump over Meandering Through My Mind had a glider (like a couch, but able her and down the three steps into by Tim Taggart an inboard to gently swing forward and back), the woods with Cindy right on her tail. runabout, a hammock, several rocking chairs, There was a great deal of barking, It’s happened again — you’ve and two single beds with coverlets snuffling around the entrance where decided to invest a few minutes of and I believe it was made of that were used primarily for afternoon they’d last seen the chipmunk, your time in reading another of my naps after lunch. The porch looked and several minutes worth of futile recollections. Thank you! We’ll be mahogany. My Aunt Harriet out over the lake, through the trees. searching. They never caught one, staying in the family camp for a little At one end of the porch there was a because the chipmunks’ burrows while. Don’t worry — there are some (about 5 years older than Mom) told me that the Monroe family included a screen door, on a long spring, so it had several entrances and exits. I fun stories there. I’ve asked Brocky to was self-closing; it opened on three can remember several times when show the map of Brantingham Lake daughter about her age, and that she was invited to stay overnight several steps to the side yard, and down a the chipmunk would stick his head again, so that you can get a better path with about 13 random stone out of another hole several yards idea of the layout of the area. times. She said that the family had several servants, including a chef-in- steps and finally 3 more formal stone away, and watch them making fools The first “summer camps” in residence; she also told me that their steps to the dock. The path went of themselves . . . the Adirondack Mountains were built bed linens were fresh every day, and through the pines, and was probably I’ve thanked Brocky so many by very wealthy folks from the New that their dirty clothes were washed 10-15 yards long. times for inviting me to be a part of York City area, back in the times of and cleaned daily. I had been given a black cocker this, and share some stories from my the Rockefellers and Astors, in order Grandpa’s camp wasn’t nearly spaniel for my 10th birthday; I named life with you. Going back in time and to escape the heat and humidity that big, but it was certainly big her Cindy. She and Cappy (Uncle reliving these memories has been of the big city. (I’ve been in one of enough for our family and pretty Harry’s dog, whom you met in an real fun for me, and I hope you’re “those” summer camps. It was owned much anyone we wanted to invite up earlier article) became really good enjoying it too. There’re lots of areas by the founder of John Deere, and for a week or a weekend. The kitchen friends, and did a lot of things with left to tell you about: employment, it was larger than anything else I’d contained a gas stove and a wood young Harry and me. They went with military service (I served on our side), ever been to. It was on a private stove. The living room featured a us when we played golf, observing barbershop quartetting, and much lake inside the Adirondack Preserve, big centrally-located fireplace with a golfing etiquette by sitting quietly more. As I said in my first article, it’s which had six million acres of land, brick chimney that went up through beside us when someone else was been full of different experiences, forests, and lakes in the Adirondack the second floor and out through hitting the ball. A large number of some happy and some not so much. Mountains of Upstate New York; no the roof; the back of the chimney chipmunks made their homes in the (Remember the ancient Chinese motorboats were allowed on this was in the dining room and was an woods, right in front of the porch. The curse, “May you live in interesting particular lake, and power tools and integral part of separating the two dogs used to go nuts with barking times.”) You won’t learn about all of other noisy motor-driven items were rooms. (Young Harry’s and my chores when the chipmunks were out. (Uncle it, but I hope there’s been enough allowed only one afternoon a week.) included chopping kindling for the Harry had the same effect on them already to make you want to hear The closest “real” Adirondack kitchen stove and bringing in bigger when he’d say, “Cappy, where’re about more. Once again, thank you camp to us was the Monroe Camp pieces of wood for the living room the chippies?”) At first, someone for reading — hope to ‘see’ you next on Dark Island. It was owned by the fireplace.) Electricity was provided had to let the dogs out to chase the time. With warmth, Monroes of Monroe Calculators, by a gas-driven pump in the pump chipmunks. Finally, they figured out Tim and they owned all of Dark Island, house beneath the kitchen area; how to save their humans the effort. an 8 acre island. They had the first it was pretty temperamental, but Cindy was a little burlier and stronger Chris-Craft boat on the lake; it was Area of Grandad’s Camp 6,000,000 Acre Adirondack Preserve YouTube video: Brantingham Lake 2017: A Year in Review

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 Monroe Camp

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Brantingham Lake House with a long porch

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 Granddad’s Camp

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