It’s just like being in the race car.
VORRA has released the GPS file of the 2012 USA 500 course. I’ve reformated it to Google KML and am “flying” the course in Google Earth. If you’re interested, here’s how you can, too.
1. Download the USA 500 KML file.
2. Load it in Google Earth.
3. Click on the triangle to the left of Temporary Places.
4. Click on the triangle to the left of GPS device.
5. Click on the triangle to the left of Tracks.
6. Click on the triangle to the left of Usa500.
7. Click on Path.
8. Look down toward the bottom of the left column for a little icon of three diamonds connected by a line. Click the triangle to the right of that icon.
It’s just that simple. One note – the flyover starts a few miles into the course. If you’re a total nerd, you can bump up the flight speed by selecting Google Earth Preferences, click on the Touring tab, and plug 269 into the Speed box.
Roxanne and I are putting the finishing touches on the logistics book for the race.