For Father's Day the family and I went to the Izod Indy 225 at the Milwaukee Mile--Grandma, looking for something to do, came along, too. What a fantastic experience. The stands were less than half full at the start of the race, but exceeded that as the race went along. The race had its share of crashes, action, and speed. It was great! Even Grandma gave it a "9" afterward. Anyway, I got to talk to a pretty cool guy from MNelson.com who is from Indianapolis. Sounds like he (and they) was the Official Merchandiser for the race (had some pretty great stuff that can be found here: http://281957d.promoshop.com/featuredproduct/index.aspx?DPSV_Id=515716 ). The promoter for the race was also from Indianapolis. I kept asking myself why the Milwaukee, and Wisconsin, community can't get behind this race track--the oldest, and coolest, in the country. I wondered how a guy from Inianapolis could capture the spirit of "The Mile" on his brown and blue vintage-styled shirts (shown on the link above)--really "got it"--while most folks that live here are indifferent. Man, I hope our locals "get it" before "The Mile" is no more. It could be so much more. Which begs the question: Why, with all of the talent in Milwaukee, couldn't someone locally market and promote the place, and the race, better to the community? So what do others think about Milwaukee, while we are indifferent? See this Blurb:
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