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of the Indycar Series !
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Indy 500 Festival and
"Other" Pace Car Director - Bob Kirsch
Email: festivalleader@pacecarregistry.com
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| Year joined Registry: |
2004 |
| Pace Car(s) Owned: |
* 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette Safety Car
#3 that was stationed at
Arnage corner during the 2003 24 Hours of LeMans race in France.
* 2004 Daytona 500 Corvette
Pace Car #2,
actual Pace Car used during the race (GM still owns #1 that was driven
by the Celeb driver to start the race on loan to the NCM.).
* 2007
Brickyard 400 Corvette Event car #24
- used on track on race day, carried winner Tony Stewart on his Victory
lap, who then purchased for his collection and owned until 2022).
* 2019
Indy 500 Festival car #41, used in the 500 Festival Parade to
carry Pole sitter and eventual winner Simon Pagenaud in the
Parade.
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| Other Corvettes Owned: |
Currently
a 2021 Stingray Coupe. Quite a few more in the past going back to
my first in 1978 ('78 Red Coupe, '85 White Coupe, '95 Indy Pace Car
Event #137, '98 Silver Coupe, '06 Silver Coupe, '07 Indy Pace Car Track
#18, '13 Night Race Blue Convertible, '16 Laguna Blue Z06 Convertible). |
| Other Corvette club
affiliations: |
Lifetime Member National
Corvette Museum, C5, 6 and 7 Registry member, Member Corvette
Action Center. |
| Home Town: |
Macedonia, Ohio |
| Memorable Pace Car
Moment(s): |
1) Participating in 2007 Indy 500 "Media day" event at the
Speedway
2) Having my
'95 Pace Car on exhibit on the turntable at the National Corvette
Museum during November 2006
3) Attending the 2005, 2007, and 2010 Registry reunions, 2006 Indy
Speedway Reunion, and 2016 100th Anniversary Pace Car Reunions.
4) And being able to drive my 2007 in the 2018 500 Festival Parade !
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| Personal Message: |
Welcome to the Registry !
I will be your go-to guy
for help if you have an Indy 500 Event Corvette from a non-Replica
Corvette year or a Corvette Event car from another series (IMSA,
Brickyard, Nascar, F1, etc.). I'm always interested in researching
these vehicles and look forward to collecting historical info to add to
our libraries so if you need anything just reach out!
Bob Kirsch
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