Chris Collora of Patch.com created this video of the Alco Black Beast's participation in the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race. This nine-minute film features an extended interview with me describing my first Indy experience.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Winner of the 1909 & 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Mechanician for the Alco Black Beast- winner of the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Comments
What a great film, the excitement and the experience you had, that you would never dream you would have, but you thought it was a dream at one point
I can only imagine how you felt, a part of history! Thanks for sharing with us Howard.