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"Hoosiers," that classic 1986 movie, wasn't just set in small-town Indiana. It was shot there. So Hoosier State native Michael Watson decided to try something: to find the film's original locations, and splice them together with the film's footage.

He succeeded. In an 18 1/2-minute YouTube movie called "Hoosiers Revisited," Watson -- who watched the original four or five times in a week to prepare, according to The Indianapolis Star -- juxtaposes shots in the film to the current look of those same places, often fading the film's characters in and out of his own scenes.

And one thing it shows, above all: Not a lot has changed in those original locations, from the rural areas of Indiana to The Historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown (which sat in for Hickory High) to Butler University's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Below are some stills from Watson. You can view the whole film here.

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Miss the latest IndyCar Series race? Forget to DVR it? Well, the organization has you covered.

About 36 hours after the running of each of its remaining events for 2012, the Izod IndyCar Series will put a full or specially customized broadcast on its YouTube channel.

Its first one is now live: the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, won by ... well, we wouldn't want to give it away.



In addition, IndyCar will be posting archival footage (i.e., historic, fan-favorite races) to the YouTube channel.