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Originally Posted by SuperBowl4
cooper barrett - I usually watch the INDY GP from the PADDOCK PRESS PENTHOUSE.
The yellow shirts are pretty cool about it because hardly anybody goes to the race and that section is not sold for that race. Most people don't even know about it. Plus most race fans don't want to sit on the main straight for the GP. The PAGODA race ticket was for Saturday only at just over $200. I usually buy a penthouse ticket at $85 to have access to the Old PRESS PENTHOUSE section. I just bought it to see and go in the PAGODA. That's pretty much off limits for most. I probably won't even watch the race from there unless there is some outside access. My first Indy 500 was in 1979. |
PADDOCK PRESS PENTHOUSE 2016
Ever stay here? We had regional car shows there until they tore it down.
I was there as a guest of Monroe in 1978 in the Unser dynasty and sat in a Tenneco suite back in the early 80's. It is now known as Fuzzy's Turn 2 suites. I have never sat on a bench or in the fancy suites at IMS except during pit crew competitions and qualifying. I was inside the Fuzzy's suite in the Pagoda during qualifying last year and in 2011. The suite last year was the size of most houses.
This is me taken in the tower terrace seating that you might be in.
I used to do those deals at 24 hour races and just sleep on the suite. Most of the time they will bring you food through the night and breakfast. Camping is more fun...by the time you bought passes and food on top of seats, it was almost free to drink.
VividSeats.com
Section: PAGODA
Row: Shared SUITE
Notes: Individual ticket in a shared suite. Includes food and alcoholic beverages.
Price: $189.00 each
If you get pit passes for race day, I'll be pissed.
I 'll look forward to seeing pictures. Ya, I really don't like Danica.
I like to party with 150K of my closets friends for a few hours, not sit in the stands with a sore neck. A suite at Indy is a interesting for the GP. I haven't heard back on our plans, all I know is we have one. I will look forward to your review of food and booze for future reference. We have 10" X 40" row of tents with a great view of the race just feet away for $25. We bring countless coolers of booze and food and even have a gal who is in charge of re"coop"ing some of the investment for the following day's hangover party.
Honestly I doubt I'll ever tire of looking at and flirting with the 20 to
30 somethings, cooking breakfast for the crew, catching a quick nap, and then 4+ hours of solid partying and fun, (oh, and there is a race going on too). I like to set up where I can see the cars come out of turn 2, down the straight, and midway through turn 3.
When I can no longer have fun with the masses, I may try one of the new stadium chairs they installed... Who am I kidding, **** that, I'll just sit at home and watch it on TV like everyone else and fall asleep in my recliner.
I'll load up the tent, cooler and the BBQ and wait outside the gate for the horn to blow at 6AM on Sat morning. For the GP you never know where you will be parked but you can go anywhere. for the 500 i'm always with 20 feet of previous years. Having people who are good friends/ bosses of the yellow shirts helps.
I was looking for my Indy 500 pics but can't lay my hand on them and too lazy yo look. I did find some I took when I drove on the track back in mid 2000's
