Halloween hijinks were aplenty across social media on Tuesday as IndyCar venues, drivers, and teams took to Twitter to celebrate the holiday...and had their fair share of fun in the process.
This is what happens when we let creative minds run free and there’s no actual content on-track to chronicle. All four Green Savoree Racing Promotions tracks came up with some interesting ideas, though.
Mid Ohio Sports Car Course kicked things off with this photo-shopped poster of " Dawn of the Dead,” renaming it “Dawn of the Dixon” after Scott Dixon.
Happy Halloween! 💀Enjoy a scary movie tonight. May we suggest the classic zombie movie, Dawn of the @scottdixon9? pic.twitter.com/ZIB1BhIZdz
— Mid-Ohio (@Mid_Ohio) October 31, 2017
Not to be outdone, the folks at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg chimed in with a post of their own, spoofing “Paranormal Activity” with “ParaNewgarden Activity” after IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden.
We are more into supernatural movies like Para-@josefnewgarden Activity. Happy Halloween, everyone! 👻 pic.twitter.com/J4wNuGnune
— GPSTPETE (@GPSTPETE) October 31, 2017
The Honda Indy Toronto twitter team jumped in from there, re-dubbing “The Blair Witch Project” as “The Blair Hinch Project” in honor of the hometown man, James Hinchcliffe.
What about our favourite psychological thriller, The Blair @Hinchtown Project?
— Honda Indy Toronto (@hondaindy) October 31, 2017
Have a safe and happy Halloween! 😈 pic.twitter.com/XtxQlhJgRx
The last venue, but certainly not the least, to join in on the fun was recent Verizon IndyCar Series returnee Portland International Raceway, which transformed “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” into “The Rossi Horror Picture Show,” for 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi.
How could you forget the Halloween classic, The @AlexanderRossi Horror Picture Show?!
— Race Portland (@Race_Portland) October 31, 2017
Have a spooky Halloween, everyone! 👽 pic.twitter.com/Eo53gUHDGw
Neither Hinchcliffe nor Rossi could believe what they had just witnessed.
I.....I'm speechless....
— James Hinchcliffe (@Hinchtown) October 31, 2017
SAME. #butwhytho
— Alexander Rossi (@AlexanderRossi) October 31, 2017
Rossi’s team, Andretti Autosport, engaged in some hijinks of its own as well.
A team member donned a dinosaur costume and ran rampant through the Andretti Autosport shop.
DINOSAUR ON THE LOOSE! What should we name him? Andrettisaurus? Velociracer? Team-Rex? #HappyHalloween pic.twitter.com/aQACSI0fI0
— Andretti Autosport (@FollowAndretti) October 31, 2017
All told, the social media accounts of the Verizon IndyCar Series teams, drivers, and venues served up plenty of tricks and treats on Halloween.