Special Delivery in the Z yesterday

scottIN · 04-11-2013, 07:18 AM

It's almost the month of May, so yesterday did one of the coolest things I get to do each year.

Delivered the etched milk bottle that the winner of the Indy 500 will drink out of this year. It's kept in a special padded bag (actually a wine tote). I can't show pictures of the actual bottle or I'd have to kill each & every one of you (and I don't have time for that).

It's cool to be one of the first people to hold such an iconic item in racing. And it was delivered in a Z.

DEpointfive0 · 04-11-2013, 07:20 AM

Sweet, now WE know who to kill for a free quart of milk, LOL!!!

Won't it go bad?

enkei2k · 04-11-2013, 08:02 AM

It's probably just the empty bottle.

I hope they fill it with fresh milk a few minutes before the race finishes

Highway · 04-11-2013, 08:48 AM

Very cool. I just got my tickets for the race in the mail last night.

GaleForce · 04-11-2013, 09:06 AM

Very cool.

scottIN · 04-11-2013, 09:50 AM

Each driver fills out a card that is kept by the 'Milk Men' that shows what type of milk they want. And then when the checkered flag falls, the bottle is filled with that type from gallon jugs.

Only one person knows what dairy the milk is actually from, and it's never revealed so the dairy can't use it for promotional purposes.

And this is one of 4 bottles. The winning team owner and winning chief mechanic also get one. The fourth one is a second driver's one that is given to ABC TV to shoot the pre-race intro with.

Here's the wall in my office showing the winners bottles I've done. Started with Hornish, and this picture was before Dario's last year. My dad handled it before then.

kenchan · 04-11-2013, 09:59 AM

very cool.

nicely executed.

Nismo89 · 04-11-2013, 10:31 AM

very nice

6MT · 04-11-2013, 10:49 AM

Why no actual pic of the bottle? This is just a case......

scottIN · 04-11-2013, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT

Why no actual pic of the bottle? This is just a case......

The Dairy Association is very protective of it until Race Day, so no photos are allowed until then (unless you're ABC). A few years ago it was named 'The Coolest Prize in Sports' by SI.

This one is actually different than any one we've done before (aside from the 2013 logo). We'll see if anyone notices after the race, and I'll say what it is after the checkered flag drops.

Here's about my favorite photo of the bottle. And I have a brick from this chair. I was talking to Dan about the bottle just 3 weeks before he was killed. We raced at the same kart track.

southercadesi · 04-11-2013, 08:44 PM

Hope that thing didn't crack when you took a hard corner =]

axmea? · 04-11-2013, 10:51 PM

Cool story. How many is made just in case they need a back up do you know?

Sibze · 04-11-2013, 11:08 PM

It would be better if the milk came bagged

Isamu · 04-11-2013, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sibze

It would be better if the milk came bagged

Sway · 04-12-2013, 12:40 AM

04-11-2013, 07:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 55	Special Delivery in the Z yesterday It's almost the month of May, so yesterday did one of the coolest things I get to do each year. Delivered the etched milk bottle that the winner of the Indy 500 will drink out of this year. It's kept in a special padded bag (actually a wine tote). I can't show pictures of the actual bottle or I'd have to kill each & every one of you (and I don't have time for that). It's cool to be one of the first people to hold such an iconic item in racing. And it was delivered in a Z. m4a1mustang, kenchan, SouthArk370Z and 11 others like this.

04-11-2013, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17152	Sweet, now WE know who to kill for a free quart of milk, LOL!!! Won't it go bad? __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

04-11-2013, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
enkei2k A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 6,365 Drives: '12 G41 B/S M6 Rep Power: 3717	It's probably just the empty bottle. I hope they fill it with fresh milk a few minutes before the race finishes __________________ ...need boost...

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GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51865	Very cool. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

04-11-2013, 09:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 55	Each driver fills out a card that is kept by the 'Milk Men' that shows what type of milk they want. And then when the checkered flag falls, the bottle is filled with that type from gallon jugs. Only one person knows what dairy the milk is actually from, and it's never revealed so the dairy can't use it for promotional purposes. And this is one of 4 bottles. The winning team owner and winning chief mechanic also get one. The fourth one is a second driver's one that is given to ABC TV to shoot the pre-race intro with. Here's the wall in my office showing the winners bottles I've done. Started with Hornish, and this picture was before Dario's last year. My dad handled it before then. GaleForce and Mitco39 like this.

04-11-2013, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Highway Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 394 Drives: Offroad Rep Power: 15	Very cool. I just got my tickets for the race in the mail last night.

04-11-2013, 09:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	very cool. nicely executed.

04-11-2013, 10:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nismo89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colora, MD Age: 35 Posts: 15,831 Drives: daily Zen and woosah Rep Power: 37387	very nice __________________ Why yes.. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs, The Ford Commericals,Deadliest Catch.. is my cousin. Facebook i outta back hand you with my right hand! and call you b*tch!..... and im Left handed!

04-11-2013, 10:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Why no actual pic of the bottle? This is just a case...... __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

04-11-2013, 08:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
southercadesi Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 76 Drives: 06 350Z Base MT PW Rep Power: 15	Hope that thing didn't crack when you took a hard corner =] Leuz likes this.

04-11-2013, 10:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,241 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53242	Cool story. How many is made just in case they need a back up do you know? DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

04-11-2013, 11:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sibze A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 16,202 Drives: In your way Rep Power: 63	It would be better if the milk came bagged __________________ RIP Tony.

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