We visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the third Formula One event.  Bob Kim, rookie Wingazette® Racing League member, was in attendance.  Bob says he'll be back next year.  "I just know I'll want to be able to describe how awesome this race and this track are, but words don't do it justice," says Bob.  Pictures don't do it justice either, but here they are...

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Although the Ferrari freight train ran away with the race, we enjoyed being there to see the spectacle.  Leading by 2.7 seconds on the last lap, Michael Schumacher surprised everyone by slowing into the last turn to allow his teammate Rubens Barrichello to win the race by .0011 seconds, the closest finish in F1 history.  Was Spoonface trying for a tie?  We'll probably never know.

The crowd, estimated at 125,000, was down significantly from last year.  Tony George still insists that he will continue to host the event, and plans no changes to the course, in spite of complaints from drivers that the infield section is just too slow.  Tony lives for complaints.

Watching the 20 cars coming down the straight into the first turn was quite a site.  These cars are going 200 miles per hour, and then 1.5 seconds later they're ducking into the turn at 40 mph!  It was pretty tight on the first lap, but everyone made it through.  On the second lap, the BMW teammates came together, with Ralf Schumacher losing his rear wing.  Juan Pablo Montoya soldiered on to a 4th place finish.

Although the championship was over a long time ago, Barrichello wrapped up second place in the Championship with his second win in a row.  The fans knew that Schumacher intentionally slowed, and showed their disapproval after the checkered flag.

We had such a great time, we're already planning next year's trip.  Stay tuned...

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