2012 JK-Experience Heartland Tour : Day 3 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Day 3 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Because there is so much more to the JK-Experience than just wheeling, our 3rd day would be what is known as a "road day" as we would be doing a lot of on pavement driving but, it was also what I like to call a "tour day" as we got to do a lot of that as well. To start off our day, we headed over to the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway where we soon found the reason why we needed to have the undercarriages of our Jeeps clean and completely devoid of mud - we were being grated a chance of a lifetime and, would be running a lap around the Brick Yard!! After all the fun we had at the IMS, we headed over to Impact Racing where we got a private tour of their manufacturing facility and, got a chance to visit the Don Schumacher Racing facility where they gave us a VIP tour as well. Leaving Indiana, we made a long trek out to Perrysburg, OH, and wrapped up the day by hosting a meet-n-greet and having a great time with fellow Jeepers in the area. Good times!!

I don't know a gearhead that wouldn't be totally geeked out just to visit the IMS but to get a chance to do a lap on it as well... that was just nuts. Here we are at the main visitors parking lot getting some history and background on the Brick Yard...
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Time to hit the track!!
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Pulling on to the Brick Yard...
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Coming around Turn 2...
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Shooting down the straight away...
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Heading into Turn 3...
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Rounding out Turn 4...
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Mad dash to the finish line...
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It's a photo finish...
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A final turn on Turn 1 before pulling off the track...
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Pulling into VIP parking to take a group shot...
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A once in a lifetime experience complete!!
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Our next stop was over at the Impact Racing manufacturing facility...
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After a brief introduction by the owner of Impact Racing, we were given a first class tour on how they make helmets...
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Moving right along, we were taken to where fire suits are made...
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Pretty neat fabric cutter...
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Watching logos get embroidered...
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Shirts getting printed on fabric...
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With a BIG thanks to Impact Racing - lunch is served!!
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Our next tour was over to the famous Don Schumacher Racing facility which was just down the way...
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The real deal...
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Getting a VIP tour...
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Last but not least, we ended our day in Perrysburg, OH and enjoyed spending some time with Jeepers from who came to visit us from the surrounding area...
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No night with good friends is complete without a little HONEY!!
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Click on the link below to see more photos from our first day on the 2012 JK-Experience:

Day 4 - Jeep Plant Tour

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