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If you go back to the 1980s there is an article in Playboy (the articles were actually pretty good) talking about how the Indy 500 was just a party for Hoosiers who got a great education and moved away for opportunity to come back home and be nostalgic.
The Midwest used to have excellent schools.
I want to read this article. I went to the Indy 500 for the first time ever last year because I love Indy Car and racing. But let’s just say I wasn’t a huge fan of a lot of the attendees. I’m pretty sure not too many of the educated Indiana diaspora are returning anymore.
To be fair, if you were in the infield, it was always a Mad Max scenario.
Very true from the few pictures and videos I’ve seen from back in the day. ‘The Snake Pit’ name was definitely not dreamed up in a marketing office. If I go again, I’m springing for the nice seats on the front straight. You know, where all the European drivers’ families sit.
It still does they're just only in IL, MN, and MI now
Better football, who cares. /s
All the money that the NCAA makes on the Amature Athletes™"
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