The Tide’s class is presently ranked seventh in the nation on the 247 composite. Brooks becomes the second wide receiver in the class, behind Southside’s Derick Smith.
While the first day was delayed and the second day was postponed entirely due to inclement weather, the Indy 500 season officially began earlier this week with the annual open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Of the 35 expected entries vying to compete in the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Speedway, Indiana oval next month, 34 participated in at least one of the three sessions held on Wednesday before the rain came down, washing out the rest of the day’s session and preventing anything from happening on Thursday.
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Of course, messages like these are not new. When a racing series, such as IndyCar or NASCAR, has a rainout, numerous “permission slips” circulate on social media, allowing students to skip class and watch the event the following Monday.
But this one sticks out because of the second paragraph.
“They’re just going to be watching it on their phones on Peacock all day anyway.”
Truer words have never been said.
That’s what truly hits home, which is why I’m hoping this permission form circulates next month, ahead of the official Indy 500 practice week.
And, while I understand that these forms began as a joke, I genuinely hope that someone somewhere takes this seriously.
‘You just don’t know what Indy means’ During my middle and high school years, I remember watching or listening to Indy 500 practice sessions on my phone or computer when I wasn’t supposed to (pre-Peacock days).
As an IndyCar fan and admirer of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” you didn’t think twice about it; you simply did it
I even had a couple classmates try to rat me out one year, but the instructor didn’t care (at all). As Al Unser Jr. would remark, they simply don’t understand what Indy means.
I am sure others can relate.To be fair, neither FanSided nor Minute Media have asked me to analyze a random piece of 1600s art, a Shakespearean play, or an African elephant hunting song — all of which were regarded as extremely important assignments in the years leading up to high school graduation for reasons I’ve yet to discover.
So, without
