Hey I'm also a Torontonian born in '90! Only been watching the channel for about a month or two, but you make great videos! You deserve more subscribers, your in-depth looks at different races from different series are awesome. Keep up the great work bro!
Pretty awesome video, man. Cool to see behind the scene, so to speak. Bummer you missed Newgarden’s wedding a few years back. That dap was enough to secure best man for sure.
born down the 401 from ya and the honda indy is a must see for anyone loves Indy! always a great show and exciting races. great vid to show the event and how it all plays out!
I tried to get access to shoot in turn 11 this year…lol, denied. I WAS granted special access to the air show later, so that’s something. Really like your videos, and blown away you’re a fellow Torontonian. 🤙🏻
Went this weekend for the first time since guys like Zanardi, Moore, and Franchitti were racing. I was very impressed with the level of access, it was really cool crossing paths with the drivers and getting right next to the cars as they were moving from the paddock to pit lane before sessions. Even got to congratulate the winner of the Saturday USF Pro 2000 race in the paddock! Loved being able to walk right up to cars in the support paddock too, got great pictures of the Elantra TCR which was really special to me since I've spent hundreds of hours racing it in iracing. The best part though, I went with my partner and friends who got into F1 during the pandemic through DTS, they gave Indycar a chance, and we're already making plans to come back next year.
Well done! Awesome video and your narration was very informative. i was at the race but didn't have the paddock pass so that was awesome to see as well as your grid walk. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Fellow Torontonian here! Recently found your channel and I've been hooked ever since. I also hade the Champions + for last weekend and its so worth the money. Its a shame MSR's day went down the way it did but I think this was one of the better races in the past few years. Keep up the awesome work man!
Glad you got to go to Toronto for the weekend. I go to Indy for The Month of May and Mid-Ohio for the races and it is a blast...catching up with old friends, making new friends, autographs and pics, watching practice for all the various locations at the tracks, etc.
@@vortexluigirosalina5557 that's awesome. I saw him a couple times in the pits. He zipped past so quickly on a scooter though so I never got a chance to meet him.
@@Demise90Racing I got a selfie with him and told him hey I listen to his podcast Off Track With Hinch and Rossi lastly I asked him can you tell James I said hi lol 😂
@@vortexluigirosalina5557 hahah that's awesome. I enjoy the podcast that they do. Sometimes they just talk about the most random things and it's awesome.
Great video and great advertising for the access that IndyCar provides its fans!! I too did the grid walk for the first time this year, very cool and you dont have to be a rich celebrity to get access like in F1. The grandstands looked like they were soldout for race day and I hear it was the biggest crowd since just after the split.
I love this type of first-person on-site reporting. The video shows views that we don't normally see on TV. I would only suggest to not mute the video when adding narration, especially when there are live engines running 😊
Great video and great details all around! I'm from Portland, Oregon so I've been to CART and IMSA races at PIR going back to the late 80's. It's the only track I've seen Indycar at. The paddock for Indycar at PIR is outdoors, but the paddock pass is cheap so that's great (though not too many people buy it, which is weird). I really like the Toronto track itself, but I'm not impressed with those grandstand views, compared to PIR. You only got to see the cars for maybe 2 seconds at that location, so it seems like a weird place for grandstands. The "Festival" grandstands at PIR let you see them race all the way down the front straight, navigate the "Festival" curves, finish the front straight then through the first couple long corners. Or the General Admission grassy hills and stands let you see them finish the back straight, go through 8 and 9, then blast down the front straight. That's why 2 seconds of view seems pretty poor, lol. Otherwise, fantastic track though.
Very good video! I'm also in the GTA, Will be attending the race in 2024, I must get access to the paddock, pits and grid walk. Thats the ultimate thing to do if you're a petrol head.
I used to go to the indy when it was cart and champ car. The last 2 years have been the first since 07. I noticed how much less there is to do around the there the track. I remember there was a car show, they had some cool race simulator games and alot more. I hope they bring stuff like that back.
There used to be so much but it seems like it gets less and less every single year unfortunately. It's the only downside to the event. The Honda tent used to run 4 rFactor simulators that you can all race against each other for a small donation. The goal was trying to beat the lap time that James Hinchcliffe sent. It's unfortunate that this stuff went away and I'm not really sure why.
So me and the guys in my family flew down to florida for st petersburg and California for long beach this year with paddock passes and you were NEVER able to get that close to the cars, atleast in the paddock at both. Very cool seeing all that
Yup veteran move with trying to get seats on the very top of the grandstand so that you can stand, I personally think it's worth the premium to be able to do so. Luckily been to Road America and will be at the finale at Laguna Seca this season but miss that IndyCar is not doing COTA (my home track). Pit walk seems similar to the venues I've been to but having the inside garage is definitely a godsend for the crew and is definitely unique. Sucks about the lack of merch but at least there is some since the MotoGP race in COTA this year, there wasn't enough merch available to even have a "main" merch area.
thanks for making this! I went to GP of St. Pete this year but I wasn't old enough for the pit pass (i was turning 16) so I know the true differences between the paddock and pit pass
No problem. I know in Toronto you have to be 18 and you need to sign a waiver. I'm assuming its the same in St. Pete seeing the promotors for St Pete and Toronto are the same. A few more years and you'll be there! Glad this video was helpful. I also saw TK in the pits in Toronto, heading to one the McLaren pit boxes. I yelled "TK" and he waived at me as he zipped by on his scooter lol.
My experience at an Indycar race is limited to Portland, so I can give some compare and contrast: Climactically, Portland is not for the faint of heart. It's hot and there isn't much shade. The paddock here being in the expo center looks amazing by contrast. The merch selection was fantastic, better than Formula E too. The friday autograph session was amazing, I accumulated driver cards and got a diecast signed by Will Power and a book signed by Grosjean. Friday wasn't free so the lines were shorter. I got to see the cars up close during the friday technical inspection. My paddock pass came bundled with my ticket to the infield grandstand at the chicane. The chicane grandstand is in fact not the best seat in the house despite being the most expensive, due to no shade and having no view of the main straight. The PA and giant YV also isn't super perceptible from there so I had to use the live timings on my phone. I noticed that Alex Palou was a very accessable driver in particular, and actually so was Takuma Sato although he got far less attention :((( From a racing standpoint Portland is always a banger no matter what series it is, it's like Indycar's Monza, however the amount of walking and exposure to the elements there requires some courage to brave. The food trucks are also very good (Portland has a legendary food truck scene) but the prices were rather gouged, so I prepared a picnic. Overall I think Toronto looks like the easier fan experience, despite the longer autograph lines and smaller merch selection.
I have not. I almost had a last minute opportunity this year, but it just didn't end up working out. I'm going to try and actually plan a trip next year.
I’m going next month I believe my air bnb is in DT, or at least around the DownTown area. Is it best to walk than rent a car or Uber? I’ll even rent a city bike if I have to haha
They have USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 from the road to Indy. They also have the Radical Cup Canada and Sports Car Championship Canada. These are the same as last year. The only thing missing is the NASCAR Canada Series which did a one day show on Friday so fans can see a free race.
I think General Admission was $60. Grandstands range from $90-$175 (Saturday and Sunday). The more expensive seats come with a paddock pass, otherwise that is $50. I had a add on to my original ticket which is the Champions Club+ (Grid Walk/Pits). A regular Champions Club (Grid Walk) is also an option. The total price for exact what I had is $330. All prices in Canadian of course.
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Before the race started at Indy Toronto,this video vlogger version was amazing.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed this video, having a video this every now and then would definitely be something I would watch!
This will definitely just be a now and then type thing. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Loving this insight. Living in the UK you don’t get to see much footage like this. Very jealous, keep it up 👍🏼
Thanks Dave. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully IndyCar makes a return to the UK one day.
Hopefully, the dream for me would be to watch a race in the us or Toronto after your video 👍🏼
Hey I'm also a Torontonian born in '90! Only been watching the channel for about a month or two, but you make great videos! You deserve more subscribers, your in-depth looks at different races from different series are awesome. Keep up the great work bro!
Small world eh? Thanks man, I appreciate it bro 👍
Pretty awesome video, man. Cool to see behind the scene, so to speak.
Bummer you missed Newgarden’s wedding a few years back. That dap was enough to secure best man for sure.
Hahaha thank you 😂. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
born down the 401 from ya and the honda indy is a must see for anyone loves Indy! always a great show and exciting races. great vid to show the event and how it all plays out!
Thanks, that was enjoyable
My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Great race day vlog. Maybe other US/Canada race day vlogs for the future?
I tried to get access to shoot in turn 11 this year…lol, denied. I WAS granted special access to the air show later, so that’s something. Really like your videos, and blown away you’re a fellow Torontonian. 🤙🏻
Went this weekend for the first time since guys like Zanardi, Moore, and Franchitti were racing. I was very impressed with the level of access, it was really cool crossing paths with the drivers and getting right next to the cars as they were moving from the paddock to pit lane before sessions. Even got to congratulate the winner of the Saturday USF Pro 2000 race in the paddock! Loved being able to walk right up to cars in the support paddock too, got great pictures of the Elantra TCR which was really special to me since I've spent hundreds of hours racing it in iracing.
The best part though, I went with my partner and friends who got into F1 during the pandemic through DTS, they gave Indycar a chance, and we're already making plans to come back next year.
Well done! Awesome video and your narration was very informative. i was at the race but didn't have the paddock pass so that was awesome to see as well as your grid walk. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thank you Cecil. I appreciate it. Hope you enjoyed the race.
I cannot put into words how good this is ❤
Definitely agree. 💯 ✔️
Thanks buddy. If you look closely you are in this video too haha
@@Demise90Racingnext year gotta get the t shirts going and maybe a proper cameo 😂
@@chillenlikeavillain hahaha absolutely!
Fellow Torontonian here! Recently found your channel and I've been hooked ever since. I also hade the Champions + for last weekend and its so worth the money. Its a shame MSR's day went down the way it did but I think this was one of the better races in the past few years. Keep up the awesome work man!
Thank you! I appreciate that. I felt horrible for Tom. Never made it past the first turn before his IndyCar debut was done.
Glad you got to go to Toronto for the weekend. I go to Indy for The Month of May and Mid-Ohio for the races and it is a blast...catching up with old friends, making new friends, autographs and pics, watching practice for all the various locations at the tracks, etc.
I was there! I even went to last year’s as well! 2:55 I SAW MYSELF! I’m in the blue shirt!
Haha no way!!
@@Demise90Racing I was on my way to meet Rossi again lol and that was my cousins there too lol
@@vortexluigirosalina5557 that's awesome. I saw him a couple times in the pits. He zipped past so quickly on a scooter though so I never got a chance to meet him.
@@Demise90Racing I got a selfie with him and told him hey I listen to his podcast Off Track With Hinch and Rossi lastly I asked him can you tell James I said hi lol 😂
@@vortexluigirosalina5557 hahah that's awesome. I enjoy the podcast that they do. Sometimes they just talk about the most random things and it's awesome.
Great video and great advertising for the access that IndyCar provides its fans!! I too did the grid walk for the first time this year, very cool and you dont have to be a rich celebrity to get access like in F1.
The grandstands looked like they were soldout for race day and I hear it was the biggest crowd since just after the split.
I love this type of first-person on-site reporting. The video shows views that we don't normally see on TV. I would only suggest to not mute the video when adding narration, especially when there are live engines running 😊
Great video and great details all around! I'm from Portland, Oregon so I've been to CART and IMSA races at PIR going back to the late 80's. It's the only track I've seen Indycar at. The paddock for Indycar at PIR is outdoors, but the paddock pass is cheap so that's great (though not too many people buy it, which is weird). I really like the Toronto track itself, but I'm not impressed with those grandstand views, compared to PIR. You only got to see the cars for maybe 2 seconds at that location, so it seems like a weird place for grandstands. The "Festival" grandstands at PIR let you see them race all the way down the front straight, navigate the "Festival" curves, finish the front straight then through the first couple long corners. Or the General Admission grassy hills and stands let you see them finish the back straight, go through 8 and 9, then blast down the front straight. That's why 2 seconds of view seems pretty poor, lol. Otherwise, fantastic track though.
Although I cant really follow Indy or Nascar due to living across the pond its always fun to watch these types of videos :D
Amazing Video! Nice work and lots of fun! 👍🏁🏎
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, I agree. Just awesome! Great job!
So informative and well put together!!
Glad you've shown this :D As someone from the UK, it is tough to get to a race.
Very good video! I'm also in the GTA, Will be attending the race in 2024, I must get access to the paddock, pits and grid walk. Thats the ultimate thing to do if you're a petrol head.
Awesome video!
Thank you!!!
Awesome video!! Yes, share more content like this! I also liked that there was at least 3 showcars available as photo opportunities.
Thank you!!
I used to go to the indy when it was cart and champ car. The last 2 years have been the first since 07. I noticed how much less there is to do around the there the track. I remember there was a car show, they had some cool race simulator games and alot more. I hope they bring stuff like that back.
There used to be so much but it seems like it gets less and less every single year unfortunately. It's the only downside to the event. The Honda tent used to run 4 rFactor simulators that you can all race against each other for a small donation. The goal was trying to beat the lap time that James Hinchcliffe sent. It's unfortunate that this stuff went away and I'm not really sure why.
4:02 a wild Sting Ray Robb appeared
EDIT: And Robert Wickens!
Love the Indycar Content You should try and get to the Indy 500 next year!
Thanks Caleb! That's the plan. I'm really hoping I can make it to the 500 next year.
So me and the guys in my family flew down to florida for st petersburg and California for long beach this year with paddock passes and you were NEVER able to get that close to the cars, atleast in the paddock at both. Very cool seeing all that
Hmmm interesting. I just kind of assumed it would be similar. Both those races are on my bucket list!
@@Demise90Racing I mean you could get close but not THAT close. Like a rope around an area for the teams and such. I guess it's just a Toronto thing.
That’s something special for you. I have yet to see an Indy car race… despite having lots of relatives in indy!
It's such a cool experience. I can only imagine how amazing it is to attend Indy. Hopefully we both get to go in the near future.
Love your footage!
Great Job on this Dakota !!!!
Thanks Franky!!!
Yup veteran move with trying to get seats on the very top of the grandstand so that you can stand, I personally think it's worth the premium to be able to do so. Luckily been to Road America and will be at the finale at Laguna Seca this season but miss that IndyCar is not doing COTA (my home track). Pit walk seems similar to the venues I've been to but having the inside garage is definitely a godsend for the crew and is definitely unique. Sucks about the lack of merch but at least there is some since the MotoGP race in COTA this year, there wasn't enough merch available to even have a "main" merch area.
thanks for making this! I went to GP of St. Pete this year but I wasn't old enough for the pit pass (i was turning 16) so I know the true differences between the paddock and pit pass
also, saw TK in the paddock! great guy
No problem. I know in Toronto you have to be 18 and you need to sign a waiver. I'm assuming its the same in St. Pete seeing the promotors for St Pete and Toronto are the same. A few more years and you'll be there! Glad this video was helpful. I also saw TK in the pits in Toronto, heading to one the McLaren pit boxes. I yelled "TK" and he waived at me as he zipped by on his scooter lol.
My experience at an Indycar race is limited to Portland, so I can give some compare and contrast:
Climactically, Portland is not for the faint of heart. It's hot and there isn't much shade. The paddock here being in the expo center looks amazing by contrast.
The merch selection was fantastic, better than Formula E too.
The friday autograph session was amazing, I accumulated driver cards and got a diecast signed by Will Power and a book signed by Grosjean. Friday wasn't free so the lines were shorter.
I got to see the cars up close during the friday technical inspection.
My paddock pass came bundled with my ticket to the infield grandstand at the chicane. The chicane grandstand is in fact not the best seat in the house despite being the most expensive, due to no shade and having no view of the main straight. The PA and giant YV also isn't super perceptible from there so I had to use the live timings on my phone.
I noticed that Alex Palou was a very accessable driver in particular, and actually so was Takuma Sato although he got far less attention :(((
From a racing standpoint Portland is always a banger no matter what series it is, it's like Indycar's Monza, however the amount of walking and exposure to the elements there requires some courage to brave. The food trucks are also very good (Portland has a legendary food truck scene) but the prices were rather gouged, so I prepared a picnic.
Overall I think Toronto looks like the easier fan experience, despite the longer autograph lines and smaller merch selection.
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Good job!
Thank you 🙂
Glad u took the step to do this. And i hope u had a blast. If NASCAR does go back to Montreal we gotta get u there for that!!!
Thank you! I will probably end up doing something similar for Bristol in September.
@@Demise90Racing that'll be epic
Cool stuff man. Im in.
Try Road America if you want to see another race. It's very cool.
i didn't know you were from Chrawna! Didn't go to the Indy this year, usually I take my mommy but this time I watched it on TV at her place.
Born and raised here. It sucks tbh lol.
@@Demise90Racing Could be worse and grow up in the tri-cities!
*INDY TORONTO IS ONE OF THE BEST RACES EVER!!!!!*
Didn't know you were based in Toronto either!!!!
Yep, born and raised here!
@@Demise90Racing me too!!! Bloor West area 🙌🏻
Awesome video dude you gotta try to make it out to the 500
Thank you! That's the plan. I actually put my ticket application in today.
Have you ever been at the Montreal F1 GP?
I have not. I almost had a last minute opportunity this year, but it just didn't end up working out. I'm going to try and actually plan a trip next year.
@@Demise90Racing I went in 2019. Epic weekend. Montreal really goes all out for it
@@salkdhfpoahergpoahre1534 I've heard the whole city embraces it. I have a few friends that have been to it before.
I’m going next month I believe my air bnb is in DT, or at least around the DownTown area. Is it best to walk than rent a car or Uber? I’ll even rent a city bike if I have to haha
Great video! What u use for filming? Its great quality
Thank you! I have a DJI Pocket 2.
Ur Canadian?!?!?!?!? LFG!!! Im About an hour from TO!!
Yep, born and raised in Toronto. I still live here unfortunately lol
What support series do they have and will it be the same for this year?
They have USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 from the road to Indy. They also have the Radical Cup Canada and Sports Car Championship Canada. These are the same as last year. The only thing missing is the NASCAR Canada Series which did a one day show on Friday so fans can see a free race.
If you wanna go to the indy 500 ik a couple places you could stay for free.
Also,the beef feud by Ricky Rudd vs Kevin Harvick at Richmond night race of Nascar Cup Series 2003.
Aww shit! Face reveal!
Hahah. I did before. If you go to one of my first community post last year, I posted a selfie with Jordan Taylor lol.
@Demise90Racing Ahh seems I have more Demise Lore™️ to catch up on
What are the prices ?
I think General Admission was $60. Grandstands range from $90-$175 (Saturday and Sunday). The more expensive seats come with a paddock pass, otherwise that is $50. I had a add on to my original ticket which is the Champions Club+ (Grid Walk/Pits). A regular Champions Club (Grid Walk) is also an option. The total price for exact what I had is $330. All prices in Canadian of course.
@@Demise90Racing Appreciate your quick reply, looks awesome !!!
@@espkamikaze no worries. I always try and reply when I can!