Rookie Orientation Program Opens the IMS Month of May
By Bram • May 4th, 2008 • Category: IRL, News, Notes
As Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard waved the the green at 12:02 PM, the Month of May that leads up to the 92nd running of the Indianpolis 500 officailly began the on track phase.
Today was the first of two days of Rookie Orientation Program at the fabled Brickyard. 13 driver were expected to participate. The rookie class for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 take their first laps around the 2.5-mile speedway as they must complete the ROP, a set of four phases of 10 laps each at increasing speeds. The first phase, drivers have to meet a minimum speed of 205.00 MPH increasing each session to a final phase of 215 + .MPH.
Veteran drivers are serving as another set of eyes with the IRL officials , watching corner entry and exits, straightaway handling and giving critque as needed.
