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印地安納州的印地安納波裡500
您可能聽過「印地安納波裡500」，但您知道有些人將這賽
車的比賽地點稱做「磚廠」(The
Brickyard)嗎？
建於1909年的印地安納波裡汽車競速場，原是印地安納州汽車製造商的新車
測試與比賽的地點。早年的汽車競速場以磚塊鋪地，即使到了現在，大部分的磚塊已經被替換掉了，但人們仍會稱呼它為磚廠。
競技場於1911年開放大眾入場參觀「印地500」(Indy
500)，「印地500」是一場世界知名的汽車賽事，自此以後，幾乎每年都會舉辦此一賽事
。超過300,000名觀眾會前來觀看此一賽事，這也使得它成為世上最大的單日運動賽事。賽車軌道約為2.5英里，而賽事本身則有500哩長，因而，參加此一競賽的賽車必須在軌道上繞行200
圈。
You've probably heard of the Indianapolis 500, but did you know that this auto race is held in a place that some people call "The Brickyard"?
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was originally built in 1909 as a place where Indiana automobile manufacturers could test and race their new cars. In its early years, the Speedway was paved with bricks. Even though most of the bricks have now been paved over, people still call it "The Brickyard."
The Speedway was opened to the public in 1911 for the Indy 500, a world-famous automobile race that has taken place there almost every year since then. More than 300,000 people come out to watch the race, making it the biggest single-day sports event in the world. The track is 2.5 miles around. The race itself is 500 miles long, however, so the cars have to make 200 laps around the track to complete the race.
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