This is a priceless, PRICELESS, video. It's got everything...an Unser breaking speed records every lap, Tom Carnegie on the mic saying so, plus "and he's on it." Brilliant! Thank God for YouTube, because I have been searching and searching since he died and can't find anything like this.
what a big fucking liar you are. ONE MAN did not ruin the sport. there were 400,000 people at indy this year. the biggest crowd in a decade. don't be such a bitter asshole.
I'm not bitter, I'm concerned, look, IMS can say there was 400k there, but was there really that many in reality? If there was really 400k people there, than why where there so many empty seats along the front stretch?
there weren't ANY empty seats with the exception of the military seating on the pit side straight coming out of four. i don't know what race you watched but i was there. i covered the entire month of may and it was gigantic.
I agree with the simple cool look of the 89-95 cars. They looked like sleek spiders with a low hump slung between 4 tires! And you just cannot beat the classic 'names' of the day: AJFoyt, UnserSr & Jr, Emerson, Mears, Andretti. I REALLY wish the modern IndyCars would go back to the sleek look WITHOUT the ugly F1 scoop on top. The strake-fin added in 93-95 made them almost like fighter planes. The Mercedes-Penske 1994 cars were ridiculously fast. I miss those cars/days/drivers...
I'm an Indy resident, finally attended my first Indy 500(35 years is long enough to wait).....those cars were much quieter than I'd anticipated! I do wish they'd open up the specs, would be nice to see what other manufacturers could come up with....bring on the turbine cars again and the smokey Yunick "side pod" freaks...LOL
Just compare this to the 2007 INDY 500 Pole Day, it's nothing. The fans who went to this years Pole Day look like they have no idea what they're doing!
They don't allow them to go after the track record anymore, a major part of it. If Kanaan or or Helio were to go for 238 mph? The crowds would go back up.
After having just watched IRL "pole day" 2007 yesterday, and now watching this, seeing that crowd, hearing that turbo and those cheers... I'm speechless (in a sad way)... thanks for upping this.
GOD THAT WAS AMAZING
ajworthington84 10 months ago
This is a priceless, PRICELESS, video. It's got everything...an Unser breaking speed records every lap, Tom Carnegie on the mic saying so, plus "and he's on it." Brilliant! Thank God for YouTube, because I have been searching and searching since he died and can't find anything like this.
leftcoastbuckeye 11 months ago
R.I.P. Tom Carnegie. One of the great voices in sports.
rdadal 1 year ago
@rdadal Right now, I wouldn't mind hearing those four words I hated the most, "Andretti is slowing down."
markko17 1 year ago
RIP Tom Carnegie.
AutoRacer5 1 year ago
Oh to hear the immortal words once again..."Aaaaand it's a NEW TRACK RECORD!" I can't wait. It's been too damn long since we've heard those words.
indyracingnut 1 year ago
I miss the good old days. Tony, and the IRL stunk up openwheel racing.
amac11 2 years ago
You should also post the run by Rick Mears
Sabathiaman 2 years ago 2
There were less people at this years 500 than there were in this video, thanks Tony George, you ruined Indy
fueldragster 2 years ago 2
what a big fucking liar you are. ONE MAN did not ruin the sport. there were 400,000 people at indy this year. the biggest crowd in a decade. don't be such a bitter asshole.
penske13 2 years ago
I'm not bitter, I'm concerned, look, IMS can say there was 400k there, but was there really that many in reality? If there was really 400k people there, than why where there so many empty seats along the front stretch?
fueldragster 2 years ago
there weren't ANY empty seats with the exception of the military seating on the pit side straight coming out of four. i don't know what race you watched but i was there. i covered the entire month of may and it was gigantic.
penske13 2 years ago
Turbos will be back 2010-11..........were just around the corner,next week......hope we can hear it,s a new track record.....
dillsqueeze 2 years ago 3
I agree with the simple cool look of the 89-95 cars. They looked like sleek spiders with a low hump slung between 4 tires! And you just cannot beat the classic 'names' of the day: AJFoyt, UnserSr & Jr, Emerson, Mears, Andretti. I REALLY wish the modern IndyCars would go back to the sleek look WITHOUT the ugly F1 scoop on top. The strake-fin added in 93-95 made them almost like fighter planes. The Mercedes-Penske 1994 cars were ridiculously fast. I miss those cars/days/drivers...
ralsterV 3 years ago 8
Wow Im 19 and that place looks NOTHING like that. What did you do with out the video screens I would flip!!!!!!!
CGFootball5307 3 years ago
The car sounds really quiet too
CGFootball5307 3 years ago
I'm an Indy resident, finally attended my first Indy 500(35 years is long enough to wait).....those cars were much quieter than I'd anticipated! I do wish they'd open up the specs, would be nice to see what other manufacturers could come up with....bring on the turbine cars again and the smokey Yunick "side pod" freaks...LOL
bowslap 2 years ago
Compared to the underpowered fartrockets we've got now, I'll keep my old turbos.
And those aprons were cool.
JoeytheHDK 3 years ago 4
Hehe, I agree. . .
Just listen as he goes by-
Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooommmmmmmmm!
BlueFox284 3 years ago 5
BEST OF BEST TIMES
RedDEIFan 4 years ago
I LOVE this video. Wish I was born a few years earlier, so I could have gone to something like this.
LouisianaGamer 4 years ago
Just compare this to the 2007 INDY 500 Pole Day, it's nothing. The fans who went to this years Pole Day look like they have no idea what they're doing!
RealRacer2442 4 years ago
They don't allow them to go after the track record anymore, a major part of it. If Kanaan or or Helio were to go for 238 mph? The crowds would go back up.
VampireYoshi 4 years ago
Cool as hell.
The sound of those engines from the late 80s were really cool.
JoeytheHDK 4 years ago 3
Heeeeeee's ON it...awesome
ChevyManDan77 4 years ago 7
This is the day when Indy was like NASA sending a man to the moon, EVERYONE WAS THERE !! Man them were the good ol' days
daddydawg 4 years ago 5
Wow, look at that crowd. RIP Indy 500 Pole Day.
bigskyboiler 4 years ago 4
After having just watched IRL "pole day" 2007 yesterday, and now watching this, seeing that crowd, hearing that turbo and those cheers... I'm speechless (in a sad way)... thanks for upping this.
giallorosso86 4 years ago
The track is still beautiful in the '80s.
indyfan2 5 years ago 2
Thumbs up!
cerberus1981 5 years ago
Great video.
OWfan 5 years ago