2018 Indy 500 Experience from Turn 1

This video shows you first hand what it is like to watch the Indy 500 from the turn 1 grand stands. I wanted to make this video to show all the festivities and the start of the race.
Sorry about the shaky camera in certain parts. If you have never been to this race it is a once in a lifetime experience.
At the end of the race we try and leave quickly so we aren't stuck in traffic for 3 hours trying to get home. That is why the ending of the race is a little shaky and quick.

[@Boswd]

One of these years I'll get there

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Bill Dineen It’s worth going to just once!

[@shaneleroy3529]

Are you far away??

[@samhesketh]

Bill Dineen same

[@DaleBouwman]

Yeah me too! maybe same year lol. But kidding aside I really do want to see the race Live at the track one day.

[@mountcomfort740]

Got to there is nothing else like it. And it is a all day event. I don't miss it.

[@Briansv8]

Good footage. Been there many times. Formula one races too. Always a great time

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Brian Gaddis Thanks! Definitely always a great time.

[@xxdfoster]

Man Id love to see F1 run here

[@ethanweeter2732]

What was F1 like, sans 2005 I mean.

[@robc.5745]

I've been there every year since 1980 this year I'll be watching from my couch, I know how hard it is to film and watch ,Thanks for the coverage.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Rob C. It’s definitely going to be different to watch this year! You are welcome!

[@LauraRN713]

Thanks so much for posting this!! I’m not too far down from you to your left every year! This coming May will be my 11th in a row 😊

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

LauraRN713 You are welcome! This was my first time in these seats! We don’t get to go every year but have been several times.

[@apollolander11]

Thanks so much for posting, loved it👍👍

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@lincolnmitchell471]

Almost like being there. Nice camera work. Thanks!

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Thank you! It’s not easy trying to record and pay attention to the race. 😆

[@Dawgs241]

Been to Daytona and Texas many times but never Indy. I hope one day to make it there to see the 500. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Dawgs241 I have been to Indy many times and never Daytona! Haha We need to switch spots. You are welcome is such a great event.

[@mountcomfort740]

Good video but it dose not do justice to size of the even. I love it.

[@mikemoore5263]

Have seats to my first indy 500 tomorrow not far back from where this is shot, cant wait! Thanks for the video

[@boateng24]

I‘ve been to Indy for MotoGP twice already, I definitely have to come back for an Indy500!🇩🇪✈️🇺🇸

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

boateng24 The 500 needs to be experienced atleast once.

[@soarabove337]

HMU. Let’s do this Germany 🇩🇪. It’s truth in advertising - an absolute SPECTACLE. ❤️

[@MeanBee392]

That was so awesome to watch! Great video brother! I bet you guys had a blast and wish I would of be able to make it! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

MeanBee392 Thank You! Hopefully you can make the race one of these years. You are welcome! I’m not the greatest cameraman but it didn’t turn out to bad.

[@MeanBee392]

FAB Automotive Detailing it would be cool to be able to make it out! I think you did a great job filming!

[@HDTVETC]

Amazing! Watching this from Brazil.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Thank you!

[@xxdfoster]

Thanks for sharing.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

You are welcome!

[@nicholasmeyer5839]

This is incredible, #IsItMayYet

[@mountcomfort740]

The best sporting event in the world

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Kyle Cooley Yes it is!

[@soarabove337]

One Super Bowl, 2 World Series, 1 NBA Championship, countless NHRA Nats, 2 PGA Finals (eg, not the Masters)... besides playoffs & GP / MotoGP weekends to boot... I am not yet aware of anything that compares to Indy 500 race day. It’s the entire package. Edit: 3 shuttle launches. Best to go ahead & throw those in the mix for good measure.

[@arthurgraham3304]

*in America

[@RSDX99]

I wondered how the view was from down there. We were in the A penthouse and it sure was hot in the sun until 1:00pm. Great view from premium seats, if you ever get the chance buy them.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

RD I have sat in the penthouse they are great seats. I have pretty much viewed this race from every stand at the track. It’s so much fun to watch this race.

[@OuzoLouGarage]

Cool how the military get a lap around Indy . You had great seat and love the sound of the Indy cars

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

ouzo lou Yes every year they honor the military like that. They also do swearing in ceremonies for new recruits. Indy cars do sound good!

[@CamaroTime]

Typing this as I watch....So I might miss something....Thank God, people still remember what this day is for. Not one single, over paid athlete there kneeling!! OMG!!!!! TAPS baby....Goosebumps galore.....The B2 was awesome!! Had a squadron of B1s go over the house one time in the first Gulf War. You could not hear them but because they were over the US they had to have their running lights on......It was a sight. Still weird not having Jim Neighbors sing Back Home Again. But this guy did a great job. Big shoes to fill but he did great! ………..Excellent footage. You guys had killer seats. Right where the wrecks normally happen at. Guy I use to work with gets to go every year as a photographer. He actually got to come up inside the pit wall before. They have access that runs under the track. Has some killer photos. One day I pray I can see one in person before my time here is done.....Excellent video. Thank you for the time effort, and for taking us a long

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

We know how to do it here in Indy! We respect our flag, country and especially our military. Even thought there are over 300,000 people every year at the race, when Taps is played you could hear a pin drop its so quiet. The B2 was awesome and very quiet which surprised me. He did a great job with back home again. Yeah there weren't any wrecks in turn 1 this year. They usually always happen on restarts that's why I filmed all the restarts but of course nothing happened. It would be awesome to be a photographer at the race because of the access you have at that the track. Hopefully one day you can make it up here to see it. Video cameras aren't allowed in the speedway but my wife kinda snuck it in for me. I was the only person recording the race on a real camera. Of course everybody had their phones out but my Cannon video camera takes a lot better HD videos. I almost didn't take it in because if they would have said I couldn't bring it in then I really didn't want to walk all the way back to the car so I gambled and got lucky. Thank you and you are welcome. I hope it gave you a good glimpse of what its like in the stands. I have been a lot of Indy 500's but this was by far the hottest one I have been too.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

BTW the Corvette pace car was awesome! Also the Orange Camaro’s the speedway employees drove all month was awesome as well. You could see them lined up in the video when we first walked up. You may not know this but every year the speedway gives all the employees brand new Camaro’s to drive all month to promote the race. Then they go to dealers to sell after the race. I would love to have one of this years cars. You can look it up online to see what it looks like.

[@OuzoLouGarage]

Never knew that thanks FAB

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

ouzo lou you are welcome. The entire month of May the track has something going on. There are so many traditions at the track that most people that don’t live near Indianapolis have no idea even happen.

[@LauraRN713]

One of the orange ones is my dream car! I would take that over a luxury car in a second

[@keithhickrod4599]

Great job. I sit on turn 1 every year.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Keith Hickrod Thanks!

[@soarabove337]

Ftr NW Vista ftw lol but I can certainly appreciate the scene from these seats. Nicely done indeed. 😎👍

[@GiovanniTiradoGT]

I've been to the Daytona 500, I really want to go to the Indy 500 one year.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Giovanni Tirado I’ve been to the Indy 500 and would love to go the Daytona 500! Haha It’s worth seeing for sure.

[@mountcomfort740]

Man nothing like it

[@soarabove337]

I’ve been to Daytona, Talledega, and Indy... plus some F1 & Top Fuel & MotoGP races... the only one I keep coming back to is Indy. It’s just... different. The entire environment. The pre-race. The speeds. The sounds. The traditions. The... Spectacle. ❤️

[@ethanweeter2732]

What was Daytona 500 like?

[@GiovanniTiradoGT]

@@ethanweeter2732 I like to sit up close in the lower rows, its an amazing feeling of 40 cars all together going by. You constantly think they are gonna wreck, because they easily can at any time. When they do wreck, all you hear is screeching, and the metal chairs folding as everyone stands up lol. It's really fun, MRN has amazing commentary at the track too

[@yoRRnl]

Very cool to witness your point of view. It really gives the feeling of speed! I hope some day to vissit the US and watch an Indy with my own eyes. Funny to see the race is like 2 hours.. and you can add 2 hours extra's before the race for all the ceremony's haha. A bit over the top for me (my 2 cents). Cheers! ;)

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

yoRRnl Yes TV does not do it justice! It’s actually a great time before the race. We usually get there 4-5 hours early otherwise you sit in traffic for hours and may not see the beginning of the race. So the 2 hour pre race is actually nice and makes time go by.

[@yoRRnl]

@@FABAutomotiveDetailing Thanks for your reply! ;)

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

yoRRnl You are welcome!

[@mrjasonwhite73]

Great seats!

[@CaptainRon956]

Very good seats. I sat in the first row of turn 1 SW vista from 1981-1995.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

RGV Shooter Yeah they are great seats!

[@ElwoodBruise39]

I had wanted to go to the Indy 500 my entire life. This year, my 44th year, I finally made it! We were sitting along the front stretch about 3 rows up straight across from Will Power's pit stall by the scoring tower. The entire day I was just sitting/standing there in a daze...like 'I can't believe I'm actually HERE!" I shot one quick video I posted on here of one of the early laps to show my friends, but mostly I just wanted to soak everything in without thinking about recording it. For those who ask if it's worth it; if you're a fan of motorsport and it's even slightly crossed your mind about going, definitely do it! It's the most legendary race in the world and definitely worth the journey for this amazing experience. Best of all, I made my buddy in St Louis (who I stayed with & took to the race) an Indy 500 fan. So we're going again in 2019 & however many more times we can while we can. Great video & thanks for bringing back memories of not only the highlight of my 2018, but one of the 3 or 4 best days of my life!

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

ElwoodBruise39 Glad you got to see it first hand! The pre race ceremonies are what make this such a special event. I live about 30 minutes from the track well at least on non race days! Haha About 3 hours on RaceDay. I have been fortunate enough to attend several Indy 500’s and have taken my kids also so they can experience it also. Thanks for watching

[@ElwoodBruise39]

@@FABAutomotiveDetailing That's one thing we learned; we got tired of going nowhere in the car, so we took the first parking spot we could find (I figure it was about 2 miles away) and walked there faster than everyone else was driving. Which was a good idea, but was a little rougher considering the 90+ degrees it was (haha)

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

ElwoodBruise39 Yesbit was one of the hottest ones I can remember! Luckily turn 1 where we sat was in the shade for almost the entire race. We could see turn 4 and they were getting baked the whole race.

[@ElwoodBruise39]

@@FABAutomotiveDetailing the funny thing is that on our pre-trip shopping spree the night before, we forgot sunscreen. We thought "no problem, we'll just get some on the way." We stopped at every gas station & travel stop Illinois & Indiana had to offer & none of them had sunscreen! Luckily, we bought a small tube for a large price from one of the locals while on that 2 mile trek to the track (lol)

[@jerryallen1768]

Congratulations on making it. I live close to the Speedway and go every year. Working on my 34th. I love it every year as much as I did the first time. Greatest race course and race in the world.

[@WickedFabz]

Never been to an Indy car race before! Look awesome!

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Wicked Fabz It is a lot of fun and always great racing. I have been to several Indy 500’s and Brickyard 400’s but this was by far the hottest one. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@shaneleroy3529]

Always and amazing time. Go!

[@charlesmcdonald3849]

Are you right next to the Soutwest Vista seats.?

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Charles McDonald Yes just to the left of it

[@saltybildo9448]

Love t1 and the south chute, did 30 years 1980 on

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

It’s such a blast!

[@kbuss10]

i dont get it. how you can hear the kid clapping while they pass through? i thought they were so loud they shake the earth..? did they become more silent thru the years? nice vid, but I thought they much more loud...

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Krisztián They are a lot quieter now. Back just a few years ago headphones were a must now it’s not bad at all when they fly by. I still wear headphones to listen to the race on the radio to know what’s going on.

[@Phillyfast]

I've been to a handful of NASCAR races but never been to F1 nor IndyCar. I would love to go to the Indy 500 one day. I want to hit the US F1 Gran Prix and the Daytona 500 as well.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Brian Fassbender Definitely something that you need to experience!

[@SmartKUlaire4253]

Oh, Stand is messy can and bottle?... Where is dust box?

[@videoiskingmedia6001]

Nice!

[@saltybildo9448]

Love indy i cry, no bs

[@janellerex7271]

So we have pit road seats and in the middle/towards the end my dad decided to take me over to turn one (where everyone is standing on the other side of you guys) and I missed two crashes thanks to him. Im still mad to this day

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Diamond Rainbowz Turn 1 usually has a few crashes but none this year.

[@LauraRN713]

Lol

[@Kai_ST200]

So you go to a race to watch crashes? 😕 always thought the way europeans think about spectators at US Racing is wrong. In Europe we go to a racetrack to watch intense battles, not crashes...

[@janellerex7271]

Käikkönen I’d like to see a crash NOT through TV one day. Thats why I was mad. I want to see what they are like through my eyes not video

[@Kai_ST200]

@@janellerex7271 yes, that's what many poeple in europe think of americans. In europe noone wants to see a crash in Eau Rouge for example, we'd rather see them going side by side through that very fast chicane. Noone in europe likes to see injured or dead poeple

[@AmericanMX]

This is nothing like it was back in the 70’s and 80’s.

[@vinniebirrueta9505]

sounds like bees swarming sounds good.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Vinnie Birrueta It is a great sound!

[@IjohnnyproI]

So there are no trash cans at IMS?

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

johnnypro Yes there is plenty of trash cans around the track. The younger generation doesn’t care and just throw their cans/trash wherever they want to.

[@marinovalente7128]

Did you beat the traffic?

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Marino Valente Yep we made it out quick! Speed walking like no other. 😂

[@marinovalente7128]

FAB Automotive Detailing nice. I've been to Indy for the f1 race in 2007 but never for the 500. I've always wanted to go to the 500.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Marino Valente It is definitely worth experiencing atleast once. The festivities before the race are just as good as the race.

[@sammylacks4937]

Except for the cars looking a little funny it could be a Labor Day weekend at Darlington or Memorial Day in Charlotte. Enjoy where ever race fans. Drive safely.

[@unknownalien1204]

the best race in the world.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

I agree

[@kevinpugh1919]

Which stand is this? SW Vista?

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Yes it was

[@kevinpugh1919]

@@FABAutomotiveDetailing those seats look pretty good. I bought tickets for this year in the section. Looking forward to it.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

@@kevinpugh1919 they are great seats!

[@freddyboy23yt53]

I was in Stand E box 23 row f

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

FreddyBoy23 YT It is a great place to sit!

[@thomashamilton9046]

Start at 13:00

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Thomas Hamilton Yep that’s when the racing starts! I wanted to show the whole experience because a lot of people will never get to see this amazing event first hand.

[@ethanweeter2732]

RIP Bob Jenkins.

[@saltybildo9448]

Hellofa seat gotta have ya head on a swivel down there

[@brantdietrich8364]

I literally love the colts hat

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Brant Dietrich Thanks! I don’t wear hats as often as I used to but I always wear hat at races to block the sun.

[@brantdietrich8364]

FAB Automotive Detailing I do too I was at that race with my colts hat on in turn 3

[@anthonyzuk4223]

"Beat the traffic?" Unless you leave at the 100 lap mark you are stuck in traffic to Chicago to the north, Columbus to the east, Nashville to the south, and Bloomington Ill to the west. No darn way to get out of it.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Anthony Zuk We live east of Indy on I70 and made home in 45 minutes after the race. If you speed walk like we always do as soon as the race is over traffic isn’t bad at all. We only park 1/2 mile from our seats though.

[@ryanbrock8001]

The flyby gives me chills

[@joegangi6110]

Nice video. You must have been just to my right. I'm in Stand E, Box 29, Row E

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Joseph Gangi Thanks! I also was in Stand E Box 29 Row C seats 15&16. So I was right in front of you!

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Ok my wife corrected me we were in box 32.

[@joegangi6110]

FAB Automotive Detailing if you’re in section 32, you’re probably somewhere in the shot of the start when I pan to the right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g52YkHqmZa92d6s

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Joseph Gangi I will check it out! Thanks

[@nazart7830]

They don't have trash can at the stands? What a mess

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Oh they have them everywhere but people get drunk and stupid and throw it all over the place.

[@kennethwisenfelder4126]

Awesome videos dude keep it up and check out the IndyCar Fan Group on Facebook

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Thanks!

[@mabra33]

I really hate is when they cal it "the greatest race of all time". There are races that are much more challenging for drivers and much more entertaining for the fans to watch.

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Formula lol • 33 years ago I’ve never heard it called that. It’s called the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. I agree especially at the track it’s not fan friendly because you can only see a 1/4 of the track no matter where you sit. It’s basically just the biggest party in the world. 😂 Back in the early years of the race it was very challenging and tiring mentally and physically for the drivers.

[@mabra33]

@@FABAutomotiveDetailing I can agree on that. Personally I think the audience in some f1 races are more loud and a bigger party. Indy 500 is big but I have seen monza and there are so many viewers and fans + the racing is amazing

[@youfillmylifewithjello6661]

You just don't know what indy means

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

John Bodnar I know what it means!

[@elksalmon84]

Garbage pit between stands and the racetrack. Zero culture...

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

coth Yeah I have never understood that either.

[@nicholasmeyer5839]

This is incredible, #IsItMayYet

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

Nicholas Meyer Thanks! We are almost there! Haha