Quick turnaround source: indycar.com The Nippon Cargo Airlines 747s touched down in the dark two hours apart April 23 at Indianapolis International Airport. Less than 12 hours later, IndyCar Series teams were preparing for another show. The 747s ferried 36 cars and support equipment to and from Narita Airport in Tokyo for the fifth Indy Japan 300 last weekend. After every item cleared U.S. Customs in Indianapolis, officials from the sanctioning Indy Racing League caught a few hours' shut-eye before the first team transporter was scheduled to arrive. Teams had about 48 hours to examine their equipment and repack for the trip to Kansas Speedway. On-track activity for the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 on the 1.5-mile oval begins at 10 a.m. (EDT) April 28. The race is at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) April 29. Many teams prepared a primary car for Kansas Speedway before leaving for Japan. One of their two cars that went to Japan will be designated as the Kansas backup while the other will be prepared for the 91st Indianapolis 500. The most difficult part for crew members is getting their body clocks reset after being in Japan for a week and the travel (Japan is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time). "For anybody who has done that, they will tell you it takes a minimum of 48 hours to get readjusted to the time change," Target Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull said. That's about all the time they had before the next show begins.
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