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>> INDIANAPOLIS PREPARING TO 

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HOST NOT ONLY ITS 9TH FINAL 4 

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NEXT YEAR BUT ALSO EVERY NCAA 

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MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

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CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISIONS 1, 2, 

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3, AND MARCH MADNESS IS IN 

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FULL SWING AT LUCAS OIL 

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STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN INDY THIS 

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WEEKEND WITH THE NCAA MIDWEST 

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REGIONAL MARRIAGE WILL REDMOND 

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HERE NOW TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK 

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AT THE CRUCIAL ROLE VOLUNTEERS 

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PLAY AND BRING THESE BIG 

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EVENTS DOWNTOWN 

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>> WELL GARY IT'S NO SECRET 

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INDIANAPOLIS IS A CITY KNOWN 

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FOR ITS LOVE OF SPORTS FROM 

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THE 2012 SUPER BOWL TO LAST 

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YEAR'S NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND 

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JUST TO NAME A FEW INDEED NO 

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STRANGER TO HOSTING BIG TIME 

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EVENTS ON A GLOBAL STAGE BUT 

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BEHIND THE SCENES THERE'S A 

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GROUP OF UNSUNG HEROES HELPING 

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MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN 

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>> I VOLUNTEER IF THEY WANT TO 

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SUPPORT BECAUSE I FINDING THE 

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SCENE AS IMPORTANT AS WATCHING 

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IT ON TV I REALLY LOVED 

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VOLUNTEERING JUST BECAUSE WE A 

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TEAM WE ARE A FAMILY KEEPS YOU 

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COMING BACK WANTING TO 

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CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR CITY 

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>> INDIANAPOLIS WE'VE BEEN 

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DOING THIS FOR 45 YEARS 

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HOSTING MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS 

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>> REALLY BEEN ABOUT WHAT WE 

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CALL OUR PROFESSIONAL 

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VOLUNTEER BASE PEOPLE WHO'VE 

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BEEN VOLUNTEERING AGAIN AND 

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AGAIN AND AGAIN YOU HAVE 

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EVERYTHING FROM BANK CEOS 2 

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TEACHERS ALL VOLUNTEERING 

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TOGETHER TO MAKE THESE EVENTS 

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HAPPEN TALKED HE SAYS IT'S THE 

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PASSION AND DEDICATION OF 

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THESE LOCAL VOLUNTEERS THAT'S 

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REALLY THE SECRET SAUCE TO 

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MAKING THESE EVENTS THRIVE 

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HELPING TO ENSURE IN THE 

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REMAINS A CONSISTENT CONTENDER 

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WHEN IT COMES TO ATTRACTING 

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FUTURE BIG-TIME SPORTING 

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EVENTS WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO 

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GO PICK UP COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

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AT THE AIRPORT DRIVING TO THE 

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TO THEIR HOTELS WE HAVE 

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VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE WORKING 

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THE STREETS THAT ARE HELPING 

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PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAYS TO THE 

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NEXT LOCATION TO THEN PEOPLE 

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THINKING ABOUT THE STUDENT 

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ATHLETE EXPERIENCE YOU KNOW 

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HOW CAN WE ELEVATE THAT HOW 

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CAN WE MAKE SURE 

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>> WORKING WITH THE NCAA THAT 

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WE DELIVER AN EXPERIENCE FOR 

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THOSE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT 

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EVERY NEED TAKEN CARE OF 

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>> THAT THEY'RE THOUGHT OF AND 

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THAT THEY CAN REALLY 

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CONCENTRATE ON WHAT THEY'RE 

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HERE FOR AND HAVE A GREAT 

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MEMORY MEMORY AND EXPERIENCE 

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THEY WORK THEIR ENTIRE YEAR TO 

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BE IN INDIANAPOLIS AND WE WANT 

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TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GOES 

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OFF WITHOUT A LUCAS OIL 

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STADIUM WILL ALSO BE HARD AT 

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WORK WITH A CREW OF NEARLY 

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2000 ON HAND TO WORK GAMES WE 

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HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM 

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GROWTH BEEN PART OF NCAA 

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BASKETBALL FROM THE DOME DAYS 

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>> AND SO FOR SOME FOLKS ON 

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OUR TEAM IT'S REALLY THE STYLE 

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CHICKEN AND GIVES AN 

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OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SHOW OFF 

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HOW EVENT HAS EVOLVED BUT FOR 

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EVERYBODY EVERYBODY ON OUR 

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TEAM REALLY LOVE BEING PART OF 

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THIS AND WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF 

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PEOPLE WHO WILL BE WORKING ON 

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GAME DAYS FOR THE STADIUM TO 

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TRY TO MAKE EVERYBODY'S 

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EXPERIENCE PERFECT WITH THE 

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EXCEPTION OF THE FINAL 4 INDY 

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IS THE ONLY NCAA TOURNAMENT 

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SITE BEING PLAYED INSIDE THE 

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STADIUM EVERYWHERE ELSE WHERE 

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THERE'S FIRST AND SECOND 

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ROUNDER REGIONAL 

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>> IS IN AN ARENA WHICH IS 

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GREAT BUT INDIANAPOLIS AN 

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INDIANA DIFFERENT BASKETBALL 

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IS DIFFERENT HERE SO WE BLEW 

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IT UP AND WE'RE MAKING A BIG 

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HOPING THAT HAVE FROM 35.000 

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PEOPLE IN HERE WHEN IT'S ALL 

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SAID AND DONE FROM A DOLLARS 

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AND CENTS STANDPOINT HOSTING 

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THE SWEET 16 AND ELITE 8 GAMES 

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IS A SLAM DUNK FOR DOWNTOWN 

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BUSINESSES THIS WEEKEND WILL 

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GENERATE NEARLY 30 MILLION 

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DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR 

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THE DOWNTOWN PEOPLE ARE GOING 

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TO BE HERE YOU WITHOUT TICKETS 

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AND THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO TAKE 

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IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND WITH 

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MORE BIG-TIME SPORTING EVENTS 

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ON THE CALENDAR AND BILLIONS 

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IN DOWNTOWN PROJECTS UNDERWAY 

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THE OWNERS OF VENERABLE 

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STEAKHOUSE SAINT ELMO ARE 

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EYEING INVESTMENT WE'RE ON THE 

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CUSP OF 

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>> A REMODEL AT SAINT ELMO AND 

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SOME THINGS THAT HERE IT IS 

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ISN'T SO ONCE HENDRIX 

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ANNOUNCED THEIR INVESTMENT IN 

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THE CIRCLE CENTER DEVELOPMENT 

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WHICH IS THINK EVERYBODY 

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AGREES IS IS THE BEST 

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>> BEST TO INVESTOR FOR THIS 

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IT'S GOING CREATE SOME SOME 

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GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO 

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GET A YOU KNOW BACK UP TO 

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SPEED WITH THE WITH OUR 

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BUILDINGS THAT WERE IN 100 AND 

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30 YEAR OLD BUILDING AND SO 

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EVERY SO OFTEN WE'VE GOT TO 

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GIVE IT LOVE AND ATTENTION 

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>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 

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LOVE PERHAPS AN EXPANSION 

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SAINT ELMO'S AND HEARING YEAH 

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FUELED BY ACTIVITY DOWNTOWN AS 

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CRAIG SAID BUT ALSO THESE BIG 

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EVENTS FINAL FOURS NEXT YEAR 

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WNBA ALL-STAR GAME THIS YEAR 

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THAT'S RIGHT GREAT STUFF 

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THANKS MARY INDIANAPOLIS 

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APPEARS TO BE IN THE RUNNING 

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TO LAND A NEW HIGH-TECH 

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IMMERSIVE VIDEO SPORTS 

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HOSPITALITY VENUE BJ REPORTED 

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MAKING SURELY THE FIRST TO 

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REPORT THAT SPORTS 

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ENTERTAINMENT FIRM WITH VENUES 

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IN DALLAS AND LOS ANGELES IS 

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EYEING INDIANAPOLIS AS ITS 

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POTENTIAL NEXT LOCATION IT'S 

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VENUES FEATURING A CURVED 

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PANORAMIC SCREEN THAT'S 

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DESIGNED TO IMMERSE FANS IN 

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THE ACTION OF MAJOR SPORTING 

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AND OTHER EVENTS 

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>> IN THE IS VERY SERIOUS 

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ABOUT BUT CARS AND TO BE JUST 

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SERIOUS BUT INDY AS MARKET 

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WHICH MY SOURCES REALLY LIKE 

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TO UNDERSCORE BECAUSE A LOT OF 

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TIMES IN THE DOESN'T 

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NECESSARILY RECOGNIZE ITSELF 

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AS BEING IN MAJOR SPORTS 

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MARKET WHERE THE FACT IS 

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>> NO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 

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PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED 

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OR PRESENTED YET AND WE'LL 

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BRING YOU ANY UPDATES YOU CAN 

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ALSO READ MICKEY'S FULL STORY