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highlights of the AIS race at Nashville Fairgrounds from 1992


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Knew this series ran on some short tracks like this (i.e. Shangri-La, Colorado National, I-70) but still pretty neat to see some footage of it.

Rare footage indeed! Although about the series itself, I once asked Jeremy Shaw on twitter if he had any good memories of the AIS to which he answered "not really".

The speed difference between cars is so ridiculous.

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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14866 ... dycar-1995

Marshall Pruett's latest podcast with some awesome engine audio recordings he did from Long Beach 1995.

Oh Marshall, right in the feels

Racing Reference has added AAA stats going back to 1905.

http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear/1905/UO

IndyCar has uploaded the 1968 500 earlier this week

I found the results for that race (apparently it was run in 91). They're pretty hilarious really.

http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=15730

for what might be the last time, ESPN Classic will be airing various Indy 500 broadcasts on race week. Here's the schedule with the times for the east coast.

Monday, May 21
06:00AM - 2012 race
08:00AM - 1979 race
09:00AM - 2003 race
11:00AM - 2005 race
01:00PM - 2006 race
03:00PM - 2007 race
05:00PM - 2008 race
07:00PM - 2009 race
09:00PM - 2002 race
11:00PM - 2013 race

Tuesday, May 22
01:00AM - 1970 race
02:00AM - 2010 race
04:00AM - 2011 race
06:00AM - 2012 race - (second airing)
08:00AM - 2013 race - (second airing)
10:00AM - 1967 race
11:00AM - 1969 race
12:00PM - 1970 race - (second airing)
01:00PM - 1971 race - (second airing)
03:00PM - 1973 race - [WARNING: 1 driver & 1 crew member was killed during the race]
07:00PM - 1974 race
09:00PM - 1975 race
11:00PM - 1999 race

Wednesday, May 23
01:00AM - 2000 race
03:00AM - 1977 race
04:00AM - 1978 race
06:00AM - 1979 race - (second airing)
07:00AM - 1980 race
09:00AM - 1981 race
11:00AM - 1982 race
01:00PM - 1983 race
03:00PM - 1984 race
07:00PM - 1985 race
09:00PM - 1986 race
11:00PM - 1987 race - [WARNING: A spectator was killed during the race]

Thursday, May 24
01:00AM - 1988 race
03:00AM - 1989 race
05:00AM - 1990 race
07:00AM - 1991 race
09:00AM - 1992 race
11:00AM - 1993 race
01:00PM - 1994 race
03:00PM - 1996 race
07:00PM - 1997 race
09:00PM - 1998 race
11:00PM - 1999 race - (second airing)

Friday, May 25
01:00AM - 2000 race - (second airing)
03:00AM - 2001 race
05:00AM - 2002 race
07:00AM - 2003 race - (second airing)
09:00AM - 2005 race - (second airing)
11:00AM - 2006 race - (second airing)
01:00PM - 2007 race - (second airing)
03:00PM - 2008 race - (second airing)

Wonder why no 1995 race?

Scott Goodyear veto?

Probably Tony George

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Safety car yakety

Anyway, the 80s are filled with a lot of scary crashes. Watched those races in the span of 15 days or so. Very crazy. Also funny they praising safety when the driver "only" broke both his legs.

Some of those wrecks in the aluminum coffin era you were lucky indeed to only break your legs.

The 60's and 70's were bad, but those 80's cars were only slightly less of a death trap.

I think ESPN has skipped 1995 for the last few years now. Which is odd because I believe they offer every race from 1967 onward on their new subscription service.

1966 was posted on Indycars YouTube account two years ago, 1968(!) a couple of days ago.

That clip of Salt Walther ripping into his chief mechanic at 41:42 was wonderful.

Salt didn't have the best reputation, but he certainly had a valid point. Don't make a drastic adjustment before a race without practicing first.

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IndyCar has uploaded the 500 from 1993