Rent a car? RENT A BIKE!

In response to an inquiry about renting bikes while in town for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP:

Event officials have located a Harley Davidson dealership that has a small fleet of rental bikes available.

Indy West Harley Davidson

6201 Cambridge Way

Plainfield, IN 46168

317.279.0062

indywesthd.com

Are you braver than a 5th grader? (or 9th grader?)

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is offering free admission for a three-day motorcycle test on the road course, July 1-3. According to redbullindianapolisgp.com, test riders will turn laps from 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Red Bull AMA US Rookies Cup riders will take to the track on Thursday from 10 am to 3:30 pm. By the way, when they say rookies, they don’t mean first time at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or their first time competing. They mean KIDS. Kids from North and South America between the ages of 13 and 16. Being on a bike, going down the front stretch of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one thing, but to do it at 13 in an international competition? Red Bull is probalby the only thing keeping up with these kids.

Blaze a trail around the lakes of Northern Indiana

Check out the Northern Indiana Lakes Country ride on LiveIndiana.net. Warsaw and Syracuse connect to bring riders an awesome experience around nearly a dozen Indiana lakes. Kosciusko County boasts its natural surroundings including wooded shorelines, beaches and wetlands.

In your own backyard …

If you are looking for a summer trip and don’t want to travel a long way maybe it is time you look around and find an affordable getaway in your own backyard.

Who needs to drive all the way out west to see beautiful landscapes?? There are many rides right here in Indiana that are sure to take your breath away. Check them all out here. Don’t forget to plan an extended trip to the inaugural Indianapolis Red Bull GP this September.

Get out the VOTE–June 23 through July 11

Check out LiveIndiana.net June 23 through July 11 and vote for your favorite leisure ride throughout Indiana. Voting enters you to win two tickets to the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, September 12-14 at IMS. Don’t see your favorite ride listed–tell me about it. I want to see what you think about these rides, rides you’ve taken yourself and would tell others to about.

Don’t Just Ride It–Design It

I thought you may want to check out a new feature on the Red Bull Indianapolis GP site, promoting the inaugural Moto GP event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You can download bike and helmet templates to design. More than 100 designs have been submitted by bike enthusiasts already and the comments are flooding in.

Users can score designs on a five-star scale. Some are pretty harsh comments, but most of the positive comments compliment designs that make bikes really pop on track.

Southern Indiana Ride Offers Gambling, Hiking and German Cuisine

Whether it is your first ride of the spring or your last ride of the fall, scenic southern Indiana provides a thrilling ride through great Indiana scenery. Check out this southern Indiana ride and make stops at the newly-restored, historic French Lick Resort Casino and West Baden Springs Hotel. On your way up or down 37, take a ride through Spring Mill State Park off State Road 60. Check out the twin caves or hike the many trails.

From Bedford, this ride takes just under three hours and if you want to extend it, continue south on 231. Stop in Jasper for dinner at the Schnitzelbank. It will add about a half hour to your ride, but it’s worth it for the authentic German dinner.

Even more excitement coming to Indiana

There are only two Moto GP races in the United States, and in 2008, Indianapolis gets to host one of them. On September 14, 2008, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis Moto GP. The first event ever held at IMS was a motorcycle race - the National Motorcycle Race Meet - in 1909! This will be the first time motorcycles have raced on the world-famous brickyard since August of 1909! Get your calendars out and start planning for your trip to Indy in just 7 months!