Watch The Indy 500 Live Straming Video

Watch The Indy 500 Live Straming Video, download here to watch via satelite direct tv or open link on sports tv labels in this blog. The Indy 500 is, by far my favorite diversion of the road. In fact, it's not something I enjoyed during downtime on the road. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in my backyard, 50 miles. For many years I made a point of being here for Race Week.

Our first race was in 1972, he had heard how fun it was to go to the previous day. We had a truck with a topper - our motorhome - and camped at Georgetown Road, which runs along the track. I think it was $ 60 for parking, which was big money then. We were surprised to find the number of people were already there, camped around the 2 1/2-mile track. The grids were ongoing and that the party was in full swing.

We enjoyed ourselves so much that begins next year, we went down on Friday morning. Well, we do not want to be late to the race start on Sunday. We had to walk clear the road of our seats.

The first year we camped next to the six men who were about 10 years younger than us. They were all friends from high school in California. My wife Geri and I hit him with these guys, and agreed to meet at the same place next year. It started over 15 years of racing to meet in Indy. There have been failures, the recruits, their wives and a timer that has come over the years, but the core of us have been friends since first we met.

The Indy 500 is much more than a career. He lives up to its byline, "The Greatest Show on Racing." Several events throughout the month in the city and on the track include everything from charity golf events Parade Festival 500 with all drivers, celebrities, movie stars, etc on victory night Awards Banquet next - that telecasts.

The last 20 minutes before the start of the 500 are the leading cause of duck blows, chills and the hair on the neck. Traditionally, Florence Henderson singing "God Bless America" ​​and Jim Nabors to "back home again in Indiana." Then there is the invocation, the national anthem, a tribute to the army, a bugler blowing "Taps" and then someone from the Hulman family give the order to "Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines."

So after a few rounds of warm years, the green flag, and it started. When the green flag drops, you have the lights about 40 bombs just in case was not hyped up enough. Whatever their differences, after the last 20 minutes before departure and are special.

After the weekend has to be too much for us, even come to the race a little more, now is a television event that will fail.

Indy 500 has always been heavy on the honor of the army, as it should. It's Memorial Day weekend. Another tradition is the air intake a company of recruits in the U.S. Navy on the opening day. There were other events: We saw one of my heroes (and the country for that matter), Chuck Yeager, repeatedly making overflights of planes and jets and vintage go around the track with other celebrities.

A memorable event was when they had two fighter jets to provide an overview. They do not need to try to see them. The "PA" told us where you are and what they can expect. These guys buzzed right front, one at a time. When you saw them, they were just one point. In another, they were just in front of you, then walks away. You could see the rivets on the plane and flames coming out the back. I do not know much but I suppose they had turned after combustion. The noise was unbearable, they are breaking every rule in the book.

I have one regret about 500th Indy After we had pretty much stopped going, I had just one year in a motel watching TV when I heard that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hosted 90 of Life Congressional Medal of Honor winners. They were honored at various events around town and on race day. There was a lot more live World War II vets. I stood in line for a long time to answer some of these guys MHC.