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Memories of the year: A maiden Indianapolis 500 trip

AUTOSPORT.com editor Simon Strang reflects on his favourite moment from 2010 - a first visit to the Indianapolis 500 and a surprise lap around the Brickyard alongside a childhood hero

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway creeps up on you. On the drive from the hotel, you cruise down Crawfordsville Road, approaching the junction with 16th Street - where the circuit's administration centre is based.

The scene looks just like that you would expect from Bland Street, Everytown, USA.

To the left and right are rows of mini-malls, with side roads leading off to houses like those you've seen in every TV show from Desperate Housewives to Happy Days. It's hard to pick a waypoint. Indianapolis geography, like most of metropolitan America, is based on a trusted compass grid system though, so while you might not be able to distinguish between the myriad Waffle Houses and gun shops, you won't get lost.

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