New playground in town
Last week I had a rare opportunity to get an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of the newest civic jewel of Indianapolis, the Lucas Oil Stadium.
A longtime friend and fellow Ducati owner is a project manager for one of the major contractors on the Lucas Oil Stadium project. I spent Friday afternoon tagging along with him on a walk-through inspection from the lowest level up to the nosebleed levels of the new stadium. The folks from Otis haven’t got their part of the project done yet so there were a LOT of stairs involved in this little walkabout.
WOW, this playground is one very big house! The view from the playing field is hard to describe. I don’t see how my friend and fellow Ducati owner Nick Harper can keep his attention on this field of play in such an intimidating space. My favorite view was definitely from the upper-suite level, in close proximity to multiple flat panel monitors and soon-to-be stocked bars and buffet counters. Remember, an important part of all my experiences seem to involve food!
One of the more interesting design features of the main lobby space is a collection of Lucas Oil-sponsored racing memorabilia that includes race cars, planes and boats, to name a few. The only thing missing is a MotoGP bike in the collection! Maybe the folks over on West 16th Street can help fix that for the grand-opening events in August this year. Also, mark you calendars for Aug. 16. The new stadium will be open for self-guided public tours so we all can see what our tax dollars are being spent on.
Well, that was one incredible experience Friday afternoon at the new Lucas Oil Stadium. The only thing that could possibly top that experience would be trying to ride more than three different bikes in 24 hours.
Mission accomplished! Number six is tucked away in the family room.
See you all next week on redbullindianapolisgp.com .
Greg