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Message: One of my fondest memories of the Indianapolis 500 occurred about a decade ago when my cousins, my siblings, and I reconnected because of the race, getting together in the Coke lot to celebrate the traditions of the Indy 500. We hadn’t seen each other in probably 10 years. Our mothers were sisters and both had passed away due to breast cancer.
During our first get-together in the Coke Lot the day before the race, we chatted, celebrated, and camped as all Coke Lot fans do. Of course it rained a little that day. In our discussions we reminisced about how my cousins’ mother loved rainbows and how a few days before her passing both families were together on the coast of South Carolina. One day after a rain came through a double rainbow came across the ocean. It is truly one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen.
Little did we know that an hour or two after that discussion we would see another double rainbow outside the speedway after a typical May weather pattern blew through. We took it as a sign that our mothers were there celebrating with us. From that day on our family has gotten together for the race. The cousins burn from the sun in turn three while we relax with the breeze at the top of turn four.
We have all become avid 500 fans. One cousin and I even run the Mini Marathon each year just to be able to walk on the track and celebrate the tradition of racing in Indianapolis. We have seen many exciting races in the past ten years, and the tradition of the 500 we hope to pass down to our children.

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