Day 2
We got a lazy start to the day with a late breakfast at Bob Evans at 10am. After breakfast, we made our way to Monument Circle in the heart of Indianapolis. At 11:30, the kickoff to the race weekend began with interviews of several American motorcycle racers in MotoGP (both past and present). Ben Spies, Roger Hayden, Kenny Noyes, and Kevin Schwantz were all in attendance.
Roger Hayden will be riding the American Honda Moto2 bike. Not only will he be riding with Kevin Schwantz’s number plate (#34) but he’s riding with a very important sponsor, Ride for Kids.
We also saw Stewart Aitken-Cade (an old high school friend). Turns out he’s now the Chief Steward of USGPRU (a series which is running this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway). We’ll try and catch up with Stewart tomorrow in the paddock.
With the kickoff events complete, we took a walk down Meridian Street to see about picking up a few camera related items. Indianapolis has again this year put up street signs with the names of current and past motorcycle racers. Here are a few we saw.
Next, we headed over to the track and walked through the Hall of Fame museum at the speedway. They had some very cool bikes including Kevin Schwantz’s 500cc GP bike and some old Indian motorcycles.
Tomorrow the racing begins. We’ll be at the track when the gates open at 8am!
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