A Verizon IndyCar Series car and other race cars from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum will be among the vehicles on display that spotlight how technology and innovation have shaped the evolution of transportation during the Festival of Machines at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park in Fishers, Ind.

The Sept. 13-14 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) festival also includes classic motor vehicles joined by more than 100 vintage and historic machines, including steam engines, aircraft, watercraft, emergency response vehicles and construction equipment.

Attendees will have the opportunity to take a ride in the Indy Racing Experience two-seater on the grounds both days.

Indianapolis 500 competitor Pippa Mann (above) will be on hand to greet visitors and talk about how science and math play an integral role in racing. Family-friendly activities include courses for pedal cars and Soap Box Derby cars, hay rides, games, and a steam engine and tractor parade. Children can also explore the inner workings of engines, test their boat-building skills and design and build their own fizzy rocket dragsters.

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