Indy 500 practice started today, the man all eyes are on, Fernando Alonso, put in a fastest lap above 223 MPH with his teammate Marco Andretti logging the fastest of the day at over 226 MPH but that was with a pretty strong tow. 2013 Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan had the fastest "no tow" speed at a hair over 223.5 MPH. Only incident of the day was British rookie Jack Harvey who had a steering problem on his out lap slapping the wall in turn 2. Indy, being different from all other races, has a full week of practice before 2 days of qualifying, followed by yet another practice day, then a week of media work followed by 1 hour on the Friday before the race and then race day. My mate and I are leaving Ottawa bright and early next Wednesday morning to drive down to Indy, it's a mere 13-14 hours and 900 miles to drive! It's a long day but not too bad with 2 drivers, plus the beer tastes extra nice once we get to Indianapolis. I'll post some pictures from my adventures down there!