Monday, August 24, 2009

Why ride all the way to Indy to watch a motorcycle race?














According to Superbikeplanet.com, nearly every intersection in downtown Indianapolis sports a banner like the one in the photo. Numbers of Indianapolis streets have been renamed - after great racing motorcyclists!

No telling from here in Denver if Kevin Schwantz Street intersects Freddie Spencer Avenue....

Last year, Hurricane Ike pounded Indy with wind and rain, shortening two of the three GP events and canceling the third. Even in the awful weather, 90,000 fans showed up to watch Valentino Rossi and his adversaries. This year? The Motor Speedway holds 250,000 spectators....