Armstrong in Indianapolis 500

Principessa · Post 08 Apr 2006, 09:34

Look what I've read. I think it is a bit strange news tough.

Seven-time winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong has been asked to drive the pace car at this year's Indianapolis 500.

Armstrong will drive a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at the start of the 90th Indianapolis 500 on May 28.

"It will be a rush driving around with 250,000 people here," Armstrong said. "In the opening laps is probably when they are the loudest they can be. You try to take all of that in. It will have been almost a year since I've heard that as a sportsman. It will be neat to get a little of that back."

Armstrong retired from competitive cycling after winning his record seventh Tour in 2005.

Scuderia_Russ · Post 08 Apr 2006, 14:17

Top bloke Lance Armstrong. Might be in some way related to the Lance Armstrong foundation.

Figlio_del_Diavolo · Post 08 Apr 2006, 21:03

Pretty cool. Lance is awesome so he def deserves the opportunity.

Scuderia_Russ · Post 08 Apr 2006, 21:35

Hang on Pricipessa, Indianapolis 5000? , now that would be a race!

Tom · Post 09 Apr 2006, 20:24

He'll do more laps than many of the drivers

Principessa · Post 09 Apr 2006, 21:44

Scuderia_Russ wrote:Hang on Pricipessa, Indianapolis 5000? , now that would be a race!

Sorry made a typo

rsfocus · Post 21 Apr 2006, 08:02

cool. lance has done most big celebrity things in the US and this was missing off his resume. he was meant to be running in the bahrain celebrity race but i never saw his name in any results. maybe there is a motorsport link coming out here....

hope he goes for the hour record too, we need him to be back on the bike for one last record