Great article about Watkins Glen

[rustyfan]

That's Racin' has posted a great article about Watkins Glen - if you are looking forward to the IndyCar race or simply love the track (like I do ), it's a good read:

Open-wheel racing returns to Watkins Glen after 24 years
By JOHN KEKIS

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Woo-hoo!

Helio Castroneves hardly could control his glee the first time he drove through the famed Boot at Watkins Glen International, squealing the tires on a damp racetrack in 40-degree weather last October.

And he was in a rented Pontiac sedan instead of his Toyota-powered IRL race car.

"The place is just fantastic!" Castroneves said. "It's going to create a great show for everyone."

Open-wheel racing returns to The Glen this weekend for the first time in 24 years for the inaugural Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix, and another guy in particular hardly can wait.

Eighty-four-year-old Cameron Argetsinger, the man who started the road-racing tradition at Watkins Glen in 1948, is on pins and needles in anticipation of his duties as grand marshal for Sunday's IRL race.

Full article [here].

(On a side-note, perhaps a mod can merge this thread to the Watkins Glen race weekend thread once it's up?)

[rustyfan]

Can a moderator please lock or delete this thread please. I've copied the post into to the Watkins Glen race weekend thread now.