Comments on: Christmas Gift Ideas For Your IndyCar Fan

By: Peter C

Peter C — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:45:22 +0000

Great idea George

By: noname

noname — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:44:30 +0000

Hope all of you in America buy those Indy 500 year books. I tried to buy the 1992 Indy yearbook, would have cost me $85 dollars, sucks being in the UK. So I say if you have the opportunity buy them if you can.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:29:44 +0000

If any of you Indy merchandising/marketing suits are reading today’s blog, well how about a 100% cotton polo with the centennial logo on it. I can’t wear the 100% man-made fiber shirts. at least get a 60-40 blend.

By: Mike Silver

Mike Silver — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:12:57 +0000

Another great book is 500 Miles to Go, by Joe Quinn. I read it about 50 years a go. i doubt if it is still in print, but it was an amazing history. The Wilbur Shaw book is one of my favorites, also.

By: James O

James O — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:21:58 +0000

I voted for OTHER only because we all have different tastes. I’m not really into t-shirts, and even though part of me likes caps, I almost never wear them (I prefer a broad-brimmed hat to keep the sun off my ears/neck). I did threaten to get my friend the hat that’s all white with the Indy 500 logo in very 70s red-and-white style. It’s wonderfully awful.

Still–I do plan to get download a radio broadcast and listen to it on the drive to my folks on Christmas eve.

Shameless plug (but honestly, I only mention it because it’s relevant): for the last 3 weeks I’ve been running a roundup called “Does Anyone Buy This [stuff]?” where I look at the various Auto-racing-connected websites and see what’s for sale. A lot of it is the same old-same-old, but some of it is a hoot. I can’t imagine they sell many $2,000 gas-pump-replica gumball machines. Not unless the gumballs are coated in heroin.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:35:17 +0000

I found one of those (Van Camp’s Pork and Beans presents) Great Moments From The Indianapolis 500 LPs at a used bookstore in good condition for $5. I couldn’t get it to the register fast enough.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:09:51 +0000

Ralph Kramer did Indianapolis Motor Speedway – One Hundred Years of Racing but he also did The Indy 500 – A Century of Excitement. Does anybody know if these two books are different? or are they almost virtual duplicates with a forward by Mario Andretti in one and by David Letterman and Helio in the other?

By: Paige

Paige — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:04:48 +0000

All excellent choices of gift ideas for an IndyCar fan.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:18:58 +0000

Good ideas, George. A lot of those books were on my list. Sadly, Donald’s book can only be found for over a hundred bucks, and sometimes much more. I hope it’s back in print quickly.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:01:24 +0000

George, unless you want Monica Hilton (the Race gIRL) all up in your grill, you might want to include the Izod IndyCar Series 2011 calendar: http://www.umponline.com/calendar/