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Bricks and Bones

Bricks & BonesAutomoblog’s Tony Borroz attended the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 28th 2017. This series, Bricks And Bones, explores the cultural significance, endearing legacy, and the nitty-gritty phenomenon of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. As he takes a tour around the surrounding community of Speedway, Indiana, we get introduced to the places, people, and stories that make the Indianapolis 500 as mystical as it is memorable.

Pick up Tony’s extended book, Bricks & Bones: The Endearing Legacy of The Indy 500 on Amazon here.

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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 12: A Slight Return: An Epilogue

It is Tuesday and the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 is now two days gone. Healey and I return...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 11: After The Storm

It’s mid-morning in Speedway, Indiana and I walk outside into the bright Memorial Day sunshine. It is as perfect and...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 10: Among The Fans

Journalists are, as a group, pretty jaded and jaundiced about the world around them. Whatever their specialty, whatever little slice of the world they cover, it’s usually done so with barely concealed condescension and detachment. This is actually something you are more or less taught in college newswriting classes. Maintaining...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 9: A Wide Face

Years ago, there was a movie starring David Bowie called Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. In addition to starring Bowie, Tom...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 8: Barrel Roll

Watching the Indy 500 from my perch in the top floor of the press center was interesting. At first, I...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 7: Speedway Legends

I have a friend, Bill Healey, and in so many ways, all this is his fault. I met him over a decade ago when he was starting up a Motorsports sponsorship company and needed a writer. At that time, I was only a writer when it was needed. I worked...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 6: The Fearless Spaniard

He is calm and quiet. Precise in his movements, both in and out of the arena. Fernando Alonso gives the...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 5: Female Perspective

Dale Coyne stands in stark contrast to the wisdom of Leo Durocher. He is as nice and personable as nine...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 4: Hang Ten

To me, there are three high holy days on the racing calendar. The first is the Italian Grand Prix. Much like Eskimos having many words for snow, the Italians have their own singular word for racing fan: Tifosi. And Monza, the home of the Italian Grand Prix, is our cathedral...
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 3: The Quiet Racer

It’s Thursday, cold and threatening with rain. The immense track is largely quiet, just spots of activity here and there....
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 2: St. Elmo’s Fire

I was fully intending to write a story on a completely different subject, but St. Elmo’s got in the way....
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Bricks And Bones: Chapter 1: Real Wrong

Due to scheduling issues, I am unable to make it to Speedway, Indiana for qualifying for the 500. Qualifying for this race is, in a lot of ways, overly complex and more convoluted than it needs to be. It also makes for one of the hardest things a race car...
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