We are there, hours into the start of the “fastest” month of the year.

Most people think that the Month of May is busy. In reality, it’s one of the most relaxing months of the year. For me, working at IMS Productions, I spend a lot of my time on the road and preparing for 16 other races during the season.

May is relaxing for several reasons:

1) When it’s not raining, the weather is improved.

2) IndyCars are on the track for most of the month.

3) The race weekend extends over 25 days rather than three!

4) I get to sleep in my own bed!!!!!

Even though the month is “relaxing,” there isn’t much time to ride the motos.

One cool part about May, though, is that there are a lot of IndyCar team members that ride their bikes to the Speedway during May. If you’ve been there, you’ll notice that in “Gasoline Alley” a row of bikes lines the chain-link fence. Last year, there were an awful lot of bikes on the nice days.

I remember when the Ducati Hypermotard first came out. Within days there were three parked along the fence. The racing community is a serious group of people!

There’s not a whole lot going on right now besides getting ready for May. May, May May, May, IndyCars, IndyCars, blah, blah, blah …

Jarrod