![]() On the grounds of the speedway is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, which opened in 1956, and houses the Hall of Fame. From 2000 to 2007, the speedway hosted the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and from 2008 to 2015 the Moto GP. ![]() In addition to the Indianapolis 500, the speedway also hosts NASCAR's Verizon 200 and Pennzoil 150. ![]() Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, it is the only such site to be affiliated with automotive racing history. Altogether, the current grounds have expanded from an original 320 acres (1.3 km 2) on which the speedway was first built to cover an area of over 559 acres (2.3 km 2). In 2008, and again in 2014, the road course layout was modified to accommodate motorcycle racing, as well as to improve competition. ![]() It has two 5⁄ 8-mile-long (1,000 m) straightaways, four geometrically identical 1⁄ 4-mile (400 m) turns, connected by two 1⁄ 8-mile (200 m) short straightaways, termed "short chutes", between turns 1 and 2, and between turns 3 and 4.Ī modern, FIA Grade One infield road course was completed in 2000, incorporating part of the oval, including the main stretch and the southeast turn, measuring 2.605 mi (4.192 km). Ĭonsidered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its construction. With a permanent seating capacity of 257,325, it is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in the world, behind Brooklands and the Milwaukee Mile. It is located six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.Ĭonstructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (2008–2015) GT World Challenge America (2020–present) Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race (2014–2019, 2022–present) IMS, LLC (subsidiary of Penske Entertainment Group.)Ĭarl G. Penske Entertainment Group (2020–present) ![]() Me? I was on the Ziggy tour for three stops (New York, Chicago and Detroit) in addition to the Boston Music Hall show so I can confirm that the hysteria you see in the movie was real. Pennebaker who produced the film and with our friend Ken Scott who engineered and produced Aladdin Sane. For good measure, Kubernik includes interviews with D.A. Shah-Tayler tackles "Lady Grinning Soul" and makes it tribute-fresh (the album is available on streaming services). The only contributing artist I've heard of here is Gene Loves Jezebel (Michael Aston), who does an effective "Jean Genie". How would a 50 something who wasn't yet born when the album was released, recast in 2023 Aladdin Sane? With undeniable high energy and excitement, that's how. What most got me interested was Shah-Tayler's telling Kubernik that he first discovered Bowie through the song "Let's Dance " and wasn't impressed, but when a friend played him “Yassassin” from Lodger. With Bowie-mania sure to surge this summer thanks to the first time release of the full concert version of the digitally restored Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture, 50 years after it originally screened, and playing in theaters beginning July 3rd, I found Harvey Kubernik's interview with Julian Shah-Tayler too good to not grab and publish-and that's before listening to Forget I'm 50, his re-imagined Aladdin Sane album. ![]()
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