In the early 60s my uncle ran a bar and restaurant he rented a bunch of old Indy 500 movies and I borrowed a 16mm projector from my high school. We started early in the morning and showed the movie highlights from every race from 1912 on. Guys came and went but I was there the whole time. There were several midget and sprint car drivers there. It was the day before Memorial Day. I remember in one early race the mechanic fell out and got up and ran back to the car dodging other racers. Think of 1912 cars even racing for 500 miles let alone averaging around 60mph. Those guys were tough.
