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New to Town? See What the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Has for You

May 28 by 1 Comment

Wondering what it’s like to go to a race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but not sure what your family can expect? All the time we come across folks who say they’ve never gone to the Speedway because they just weren’t sure about the kids. Of course, I slap in the face and say “What are […]

Filed Under: Family Time, Kid Stuff, Lifestyle, Pit Stop Tagged With: 500, family, indianapolis, indianapolis motor speedway, indy, kids, racing, things to do

How to Make a Cardboard Box Car

May 19 by 2 Comments

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Here’s your step by step instructions to build your very own cardboard box car your kids are sure to love!  Being a racing family, we are always looking for fun ways to celebrate the IndyCar races here in town. This year, we decided to make cardboard box race cars! And since we already had the […]

Filed Under: DIY, Kid Stuff Tagged With: Cardboard, craft, indianapolis, indy 500, Indycar, kids

Visiting Indy? Enjoy a Craft Burger at the Weber Grill

Aug 7 by Leave a Comment

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We were invited to the Weber Grill Indianapolis for a complimentary meal to facilitate this story. All opinions, photos and taste buds are ours. The Weber Grill Indy – Not all Burgers are Created Equal I don’t know about you, but everyone at my house is a huge burger fan, but not just any burger, […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: beef, burger, charcoal, eat, family, food, grilled, indianapolis, sangria, weber grill

Check Out the Hot Wheels Indy 500 Trophy!

May 23 by

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Check Out the Hot Wheels Indy 500 Trophy! We’ve shared with you before the awesomeness that is the Borg Warner Indianapolis 500 winner’s trophy. In fact, we’ve brought you along for the trophy unveiling ceremony of 2013’s winner, Tony Kanaan, and Ryan Hunter Reay and Juan Pablo Montoya in 2014 and 2015. This is year […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: 100th running, borg warner, cars, hot wheels, hunter reay, indianapolis, indy, indy 500, kanaan, montoya, racing

Welcome Race Fans – Indy Art Project

Mar 31 by Leave a Comment

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Welcome Race Fans – Indy Art Project There are many things that separate the legendary Indy 500 from other motor races from around the world, but perhaps the most noticeable one is—the people. I’m not referring to the drivers, the race teams, the track personnel, etc. Of course they play a big role, but it’s […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: art, artwork, indianapolis, indy 500, Indycar, race, racing, welcome race fans

Ford Rocks The Indy Auto Show

Dec 28 by Leave a Comment

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“It may not be the Motor City, the Windy City, and it’s definitely not the City of Angels, but the Indy Auto Show (aka Circle City) brought 400 of the hottest new vehicles to the iconic Indiana Convention Center.” Although 2015 was only our second time visiting the Indy Auto Show, a big improvement from last […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: 2017, Convention, Escape, family, Focus RS, ford, fun, GT350, indiana, indianapolis, indy, Indy Auto Show, kids, Mustang

2015 Mercedes Benz AMG E63 S Wagon – Saving Thanksgiving In Style

Nov 30 by 2 Comments

“It was the day before Thanksgiving, and I was given a long list of items that needed to be picked up ASAP. Well, in all reality, everything still needed to be picked up, and I only had 6 hours to do so” The clock was ticking and most stores had already been open for at […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: AMG, automotive, Benz, E63 AMG, family, Gator Motorsport, indianapolis, ISOFIX, kids, latch, Mercedes Benz, review, station wagon, Thanksgiving, turkey

2015 Fuelicious & Carmel Artomobilia – A car lover’s dream

Aug 31 by Leave a Comment

“There are a handful of events in town a car lover can’t afford to miss, and Fuelicious and Carmel Artomobilia are two of them. Although if timeless car’s aren’t your thing, perhaps gourmet food, fine wines and helping the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund are.” Fuelicious – A Celebration of Wheels + Wishes There are car […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: automotive, car show, carmel artomobilia, carmel Indiana, charity, children's fund, city of carmel, felicitous, indiana, indianapolis, lucas estate, lucas oil, philanthropy

MotoGP Superstar vs. Indycar Dynasty – Race of a Lifetime

Aug 12 by Leave a Comment

“My Dad always said, race car drivers are crazy for going so fast and risking so much, but it’s the motorcycle racers that are flat-out mental” MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcyle-racing just like Formula One is to car-racing, and even though their popularity has somewhat tarnished by questionable calls by commercial-rights holder “Dorna” in recent […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: andretti, cars, dani, indianapolis, indianapolis motor speedway, indy, Indycar, kids, marco, MotoGP, motorcycle, motorsports, NBA, once in a lifetime, pedrosa, race, racing, repsol, snapple, travel

Stutz – An Indianapolis automotive gem.

Jun 5 by 1 Comment

Hidden on Senate and 11th street near the heart of downtown Indy, is a building called Stutz Business Center. Inside it is an absolute gem for any racing fan, or car nut in general. But just like most precious gems — you have to look closely in order to find it. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was […]

Filed Under: Pit Stop Tagged With: bearcat, gem, hidden, indiana, indianapolis, indianapolis motor speedway, indy 500, racing, stutz, vintage, vintage race cars

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