"Just" al unser on pole...

[gomick]

fot the michigan IPS race - how about the names on the front row

1. 2 Al Unser 37.283 193.118mph
2. 5 Arie Luyendyk Jr. 37.293
3. 11 Thiago Medeiros 37.379
4. 91 Paul Dana 37.383
5. 76 P.J. Chesson 37.680
6. 33 Leonardo Maia 37.857
7. 24 Billy Roe 37.890
8. 3 Jesse Mason 38.042
9. 27 Gary Peterson 38.138
10. 22 Phil Giebler 38.369
11. 10 Rolando Quintanilla No time

[GP Racer]

Good for Al, maybe he's the real deal.

Real happy to see Phil Giebler back in action though. Is he still with Deusenberg Racing?

[Kicking-back]

Well done Al.

Still a disappointing size of entry - and I don't think there's much talent in depth there.

But you can only beat the guys who turn up - so he seems to eb doing a good job.

[Down F0rce]

Yup, still with Deusenberg. They are a two car team now it seems.

Guess theres more to Al than his name. I wonder if Little Al will push Patrick for a test for him sometime?

[gomick]

race results

1. 76 P.J. Chesson 50 laps
2. 11 Thiago Medeiros 50 0.0941
3. 2 Al Unser 50 4.1280
4. 91 Paul Dana 50 7.3577
5. 33 Leonardo Maia 50 7.3592
6. 22 Phil Giebler 50 20.3234
7. 3 Jesse Mason 50 20.6727
8. 5 Arie Luyendyk Jr. 36 14 laps Handling
9. 27 Gary Peterson 26 24 laps Mechanical
10. 24 Billy Roe 8 42 laps Accident

great result for pj chesson in only his 3rds start

[SevenGrain]

I met 'just Al' in Nashville last month, and I found him to be an extremely pleasant individual. Whether or not he is the 'real deal' remains to be seen. But with 'Big Al' and 'Little Al' in his corner, he has more expert coaching than any other driver can dream of.

By the way, 'Just Al' lists Mario Andretti as his racing hero. You can't go wrong there either.

'Just Al' didn't even begin racing until he was seventeen, unlike some kids who are running karts or quarter-midgets as young as age 5. Despite his late start, he has done well... I wish him the best.

[Team Owner]

Chesson is starting to figure out how an aero dependant car operates. He also knows to look at the right rear of the car he's racing against and see that it's blistered and knows enough to keep that car down on the lower portion of the track.

[GP Racer]

Speed TV is reporting that Al is going to cross over and do 2 races in the Toyota Atlantic series.

Could he be preparing himself for road racing?

[Kicking-back]

He did the Atlantic race at Long Beach.

I think he's sensible to get as much experience as he can - and prepare for either Champ Car or IndyCar.

[Team Owner]

Originally posted by Kicking-back
He did the Atlantic race at Long Beach.

I think he's sensible to get as much experience as he can - and prepare for either Champ Car or IndyCar.

I completely agree.

[gomick]

Originally posted by SevenGrain
'Just Al' didn't even begin racing until he was seventeen, unlike some kids who are running karts or quarter-midgets as young as age 5. Despite his late start, he has done well... I wish him the best.

he does carry the name unser though - gotta help a bit .... is "just al" the real deal , i have never seen him race....

[Team Owner]

Originally posted by gomick
he does carry the name unser though - gotta help a bit .... is "just al" the real deal , i have never seen him race....

I have watched him and I think he's the real deal. He still has a steep learning curve ahead of him but he'll seems to not make the same mistakes twice.

[Kicking-back]

I agree with that assessment.

While a famous dad opens doors for you, often you need to be even more impressive than anyone else to convince people you are the "real deal"

[gomick]

so who is doing better for themselves at the moment, al jnr or arie jnr

[Kicking-back]

Al