Yesterday we went, as a family, to a place that is so important to Jim and has been his whole life.  Jim spent countless hours with his father at that very place.  Almost all of the good stories Jim has of time with his dad are centered around that place.  To this day if you get the two of them together the only thing they seem to talk about is racing. 

I watched Jim and Jackson walk hand-in-hand around the grounds.  When Jim was pointing out various things and explaining who Tony Hulmann is I realized Jackson may NOT hold the IMS as dear in his heart as Jim does.  The reason I say this is Jim and Jackson are going to have such a rich and fulfilling relationship. One that has so many levels and such depth.  Their whole life together will be full of teachable, rememberable moments together.  He will see this 2.5 mile oval as one of the MANY places his father took him and made memories at. It will hold a special place in his heart as an adult because he will remember how important it was to father.  How his Dad’s face lit up when he saw the Pagoda in the distance.  How his pace quickened once he entered the gates.  How any miniscule fact of that track was kept in his father’s head just waiting to be leashes on the masses.  This is the reason I love that place; because of how happy it makes Jim.