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Living Beyond Adversity September 2018 Speedway TownTalk Thinking outside the oval MAILED TO EVERY HOME, APARTMENT, AND BUSINESS IN SPEEDWAY, INDIANA Andy Harris’ Story, Part 2, is on page 6-7 “Our goal is to grow the Brickyard 400. .” Living From the Indianapolis inaugural, outdoor, FGL Beyond Fest at 3PM on Saturday, Business Journal: IMS Sept. 8. The music and President Doug Boles is entertainment event offers brimming with optimism massive value for fans by BrockAdversity Brown that a major overhaul the with an action-packed day, Speedway is rolling out As I sat waiting for a friend, I watched a including full sets by major this year will increase blind man with a white walking stick come national music performers, race attendance 10 to 15 down the main corridor at the Healthplex. It the amazing Monster Energy percent. And he’s hopeful appeared he was exploring. He was not in a FMX Show by freestylemx. that will be the start of hurry, and he didn’t ask for help. I suppose he com and a mobile video an upward trend in both knew he would be back. game arena powered by attendance and revenue. He now comes regularly and has 704Games. his exercise routine on various pieces of From the Indianapolis Star: 4. Community initiatives: equipment both upstairs and downstairs. (He In recent years, Brickyard To build enthusiasm for the does not use the elevator.) He sets his exercise attendance has nose- 2018 Brickyard 400, IMS machine on slow, steep uphills, and pushes dived from the hundreds partnered with organizations and pulls hard, building strength. of thousands [250,000] that around the community to hold When I saw him in the locker room shining used to attend [in the early 2000s] some very creative, unique events. IMS his shoes, I introduced myself and mentioned I to 40,000. No single countermeasure will motivated the community to take action and had never seen a blind man shining his shoes. be the cure-all for the event but Boles is hopeful acknowledge the outstanding support from the City He said in a patient this latest [group of] ventures will help reverse a of Indianapolis, Downtown Indy, Harrison Center way, “Well, I do troubling trend. for the Arts, IMS Museum, Indianapolis Airport want to look From IMS website: Brickyard weekend has Authority, Indiana Historical Society, Indy Film Fest, nice.” stretched into five fantastic days of racing action. IndyHub, Speedway Chamber of Commerce and I think On Thurs. and Fri., Sept 5 and 6, the best short- Visit Indy. Here is a list of what they came up with: you’ll find Lee track racers in America will be challenged by a. Brickyard Pit Stop Paddle: On Aug. 23, there was an Martin’s selected NASCAR stars in the richest USAC P1 inaugural paddleboat race down the canal. Teams of story Insurance Midget National Championship race. 8 — anybody — could register online. inspiring. b. Sunset Cinema on the Canal (Free): On a night in Please 1. Early September Date Change: The event was August, the movie“Talladega Nights” was shown. moved to early September after fans complained of turn to It began at dusk. Caterers were there, and “for a page the high temperatures during its former date in July. nominal fee you could watch from the Canal”— From Now the race caps the NASCAR regular season, a paddleboat, maybe? 9. and the series plans to crown a regular-season c. It’s Cooler at the Brickyard: When you watch champion after the race’s conclusion. the race be sure to decorate your coolers in celebration of the 25th Brickyard. Use hashtag 2. Dirt Track Racing “The short-track community #CoolerAtTheBrickyard for a chance to win a prize in a lot of ways is the heart and soul of racing pack from IMS. across America,” Boles said. “USAC midget racing, d. Downtown Decor: As you are walking downtown especially in the Midwest, is really strong and Indy, Champions Row, or Meridian Street, you’ll competitive, and attracts people like Kyle Larson find all of our celebrated winners. And check and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Rico Abreu. So for out all the décor at more than 30 hotels. us, we thought, is there a way we could connect e. Hauler Parade: Friday, Sept. 7 from 4:30- with that short track guy and gal, who spends their 8:30PM. Main Street in Speedway! Meet some weekend at the local track on Saturday? And we of your favorite drivers. Bring the whole family thought this was a good way to experiment with for a night of food, drinks, music, and then connecting with that fan base.” there’s the NASCAR race — don’t forget. It’s working. As of Aug. 29, over 100 cars already “When you think about are entered. The record for a Midget Championship the total re-positioning of the event was 109 cars in the 1990 Turkey Night Grand Brickyard 400 weekend — a new date, Prix at Ascot Park. And, both parking and camping a partner like Big Machine, a grassroots spaces are no longer available to purchase online. connection, the community initiatives, we think it kind of rounds out the whole The 39-lap event will be the richest in Midget weekend. Our goal is to grow the racing, with more than $70,000 in purse and Brickyard 400, and that’s what we’re incentives, including a $15,000 winner’s purse. Lee Martin, President of the Circle City Chapter of the National trying to do.” Doug Boles Federation of the Blind (NFB), State Coordinator for NFB Newsline, 3. Title Sponsors: Big Machine Vodka was brought former member of the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Disability (MACD), on to help deliver headliner music acts. Now, the member of the Blinded Veterans Association, Govenor’s Planning What is happening to the Brickyard 400? p5 Florida Georgia Line (FGL) are gearing up for their Council, and Partners in Policy Making for People with Disability. What is happening to NASCAR? p5, 10 2 September 2018 SPEEDWAY TOWNTALK 5051 W Pike Plaza Road • Indianapolis 46254 — 317-293-8060 Ray Skillman Westside Auto Mall Jeff Polley Just moments from Speedway Vehicle Service Coupon Sales Hours: Collision Center: Spend $100 and Mon - Fri 9AM - 9PM Mon - Fri 7AM - 6PM Sat 9AM - 7PM Sat - Sun CLOSED Sun CLOSED save 10% Main: 317-293-8060 off your total purchase. Service and Parts: Sales: 317-293-8060 Not valid toward any other advertised special. One coupon per repair order can be applied. Mon - Fri 7AM - 6PM Service: 317-293-8060 Purchase price does not include tax; certain vehicle restrictions apply; cannot be combined with any other offers; coupon must be presented at time of write up. 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