Indianapolis 500 - May 28, 2006

Ayrton graduated from eighth grade at Rockdale Jr. High on Thursday, May 25, 2006 and the next day, he and his dad, Duane, headed for Indianapolis, IN and the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500. They flew with friends in a private plane (Cessna 206) from the Rockdale Airport arriving at their destination on Friday evening. Saturday, they attended the parade where the grand marshall was The Food Network's Rachael Ray, and Lance Armstrong was the driver of this years pace car. They also toured the museum and took a bus ride onto the famous track. Sunday was race day and they enjoyed all the pre-race and race activities. Although Ayrton was rooting for Marco Andretti, Sam Hornish Jr. won the event. On Monday on the way home they had to fly IFR for most of the trip due to the weather and they stopped in Addison, TX near Dallas for fuel and Ayrton took off and flew the plane home to Rockdale where Alesi and Mom greeted them upon arrival. Ayrton should have a wonderful memory from the end of his jr. high days to the new beginning of his high school days with this trip to the Indy 500.