Brickyard 400

Yesterday I accompanied Ryan to the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was a blast! Rolls Royce sponsored the T-45 fighter jets (powered by Rolls Royce engines of course) fly over before the race. We had about 20 pilots from the Navy in the Rolls suite with us. And they deserve VIP treatment.... lucky for us we were with them. We had passes to go down to the track and see the cars up close, we had police escorts to the race and back, and awesome food. I got to see Rascal Flatts up close and ride in an elevator with Jimmy Johnson (I didn't know who he was at the time, I haven't exactly followed racing lately) but he was one of the drivers. I couldn't believe how loud the race was! You have to wear ear plugs or I'm sure you will leave with short term hearing loss. After watching the first few laps we went inside the suite and every time the door opened it sounded like you were in one of the race cars themselves. It was an awesome time! Here are some pictures and a short video. 

Some of the fighter pilots.

M&M sponsored car, it was my favorite car.

Following our police escort, we got to drive on the opposite side of the road.