AutoSpeak had the privilege of taking part in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League First Annual Media Tour. This was an opportunity for members of the national media to see first hand what goes into preparing for the largest single day sports event in the world, The Indianapolis 500. The two day tour covered all aspects of the preparation including visits to some of the top racing, engine and chassis shops in the Indianapolis area. We at AutoSpeak took this as a way to give you our visitors more information on the IRL. We have assembled here a series of pages that chronicle the two days and some of the very interesting places that we visited. Below is a break down of the pages we have built.
A Visit to the Team Menard Shop See the Team Menard Shop that builds cars for IRL Champ Tony Stewart and Robbie Buhl.
In the Den of the Panther Racing Team The media tour made a lunch time stop at the racing shop of Scott Goodyear, the Panther Racing Team. This is one of the newest and best equipped shop that the tour saw on its many stops.
Inside the Castle of the Reigning King of IndyArie Luyendyk has been asked how his life has been changed by capturing the world's most important automobile race. Learn that and more at this stop on the Pep Boys Indy Racing League Tour.
Pep Boys IRL Open Testing at IndyNo other race track in the world has a history like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Experience some of the excitement as we show you some photographs from the Open Testing session at the famed track.