Colts rookies experience Fast Friday at IMS

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Friday marked the final day of full practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before this weekend’s qualifying rounds. On Fast Friday, three Colts rookies, Carson Towt, Austin Brown, and Lincoln Pare, all enjoyed themselves at the track. “It’s surreal, I’ve never been to anything like this,” Brown said. “I’ve never been to any kind of race, so to be around these cars going 233 miles per hour, it’s like a movie. It’s just insane.” Brown comes to Indianapolis after playing four seasons at the University of Wisconsin, and he couldn’t be more excited to be an Indianapolis Colt. “It’s a blessing and honor,” Brown said. “It’s something I dreamed about as a kid, not specifically a Colt, but to be in the NFL. To be a Colt makes it ten times better.” Former Texas State running back and new Colts rookie Lincoln Pare added how much fun he had on Fast Friday. “It’s phenomenal, the opportunity to be out here is incredible,” Pare said. “I’m just blessed that I’m able to be out here and see these cars. Telling us they’re going 230 miles per hour, and just to see them go around the track is really surreal. They’re going a lot faster than they do when you’re watching it on TV. To see it in person and be down here and see how these teams operate is really cool.” The newest Colts tight end, Carson Towt, played two sports at Notre Dame before reaching the professional ranks in the NFL. The 6-foot-8 inch tight end comes to Indianapolis after playing college basketball and football with the Irish. Towt also mentioned how much fun he had at Fast Friday. “It’s cool to see how fast they’re going, it’s nuts, it’s loud,” Towt said. “You’re sitting there, and you can feel your heart just pounding, it’s cool, it’s crazy. I didn’t know they go that fast. They’re going like 230, 235 [miles per hour].” Towt also described what his transition has been like going from college to the NFL. “It’s been a blessing, we’ve got a great room, we’ve got great coaches, a great staff,” Towt said. “Everybody believes in the process. I’ve got Mo Alie-Cox, who made the transition nine years ago, I believe. It’s been fun, it’s been good. OTAs [Organized Team Activities] have been going well; we’re just taking it one day at a time.” OTAs continue from May 27th to June 1st.