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rabbit
02-22-03, 05:32 PM
AR1 says it spotted Little Al in St. Pete having dinner with Mini Al, Shelley, Shelley's new fiance and Dede Rogers from DSTP. I know the relationships there had been strained at best in the past. I hope they are patching things up.:thumbup:
Napoleon
02-22-03, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by rabbit
and Dede Rogers from DSTP.

Huh? Why was she there.
rabbit
02-22-03, 05:51 PM
Dunno, old friend of the family? Best guess though, Mini Al to Atlantics in '04?
MightySurfClam
02-22-03, 06:10 PM
because Joey Hand (DSTP's driver) is his coach this weekend
rabbit
02-22-03, 06:21 PM
Originally posted by MightySurfClam
because Joey Hand (DSTP's driver) is his coach this weekend Oops, I forgot about that.:o
formulaben
02-22-03, 10:03 PM
Good to hear.
Railbird
02-22-03, 10:05 PM
The other Al will be in FA next year.
WickerBill
02-22-03, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by Railbird
The other Al will be in FA next year.

Gore?

He invented FA...
Railbird
02-22-03, 10:25 PM
http://www.toyotaatlantic.com/content/photos/2002/Driver/20020820DH_0001.jpg

if he can, anybody can.

Right Nap?
pchall
02-22-03, 10:26 PM
Al Unser finished 11th today.
rabbit
02-22-03, 10:38 PM
11th aint bad for a debut. He started 19th.

Here's the full results....
------------------------------------------------------------
2003 BARBER DODGE PRO SERIES RACE
OFFICIAL RACE RESULT
ROUND 1 - SEASON OPENER
THE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg, FL
February 22, 2003
Pos/Car/Driver/Hometown/Points/Purse/Laps/Laps/Status
1/6/Leonardo Maia/Oakland, Calif./21/$13,000/30/Running
2/19/Dan Di Leo/Markham, Ontario, Canada/17/$8,750/30/Running
3/15/Memo Rojas/Mexico City, Mexico/14/$6,500/30/Running
4/67/Scott Poirier/Deerfield Beach, Florida/12/$4,500/30/Running
5/96/Chris Green/Beaconsfield, Quebec/11/$2,500/30/Running
6/24/Burt Frisselle/Kihei, Hawaii/10/$1,500/30/Running
7/23/Alexandre Sperafico/Toledo Parana', Brazil/9/$1,250/30/Running
8/33/German Quiroga/Mexico City, Mexico /8/$1,250/30/Running
9/45/Guy Cosmo/Bohemia, New York/7/$1,250/30/Running
10/26/Nelson Philippe/Valence, France/6/$1,250/30/Running
11/31/Al Unser/Corrales, New Mexico/5/$1,000/30/Running
12/25/Atticus Missner/Chicago, Illinois/4/$1,000/30/Running
13/34/Mike Richardson/Kelowna, B.C., Canada/3/$1,000/30/Running
14/63/Craig Duerson/St. Petersburg, Florida/2/$1,000/30/Running
15/12/Shinji "Racer"Kashima/Tokyo, Japan/1/$1,000/30/Running
16/95/Victor Gonzalez/Hatoray, Puerto Rico/$750/30/Running
17/16/Antoine Bessette/St. Bruno, Quebec/$750/29/Contact
18/11/Chris Baker/Houston, Texas/$750/29/Running
19/30/Ron Atapattu/Boca Raton, Florida/$750/29/Running
20/59/Hima Maher/Calgary, Alberta/$750/29/Running
21/18/Robbie Montinola/Laguna Beach, Calif./$500/29/Running
22/49/Luis Pelayo/Mexico City, Mexico/$500/28/Contact
23/20/Matt Franc/Plainfield, New Jersey/$500/28/Running
24/40/Bud Risser/Clearwater, Florida/$500/28/Running
25/28/Colin Fleming/North Hills, Calif./$500/28/Running
26/21/Roland Isra/New York, New York/$250/27/Running
27/27/Josh Beaulieu/Langley, B.C., Canada/1/$250/2/Contact
RACE DISTANCE: 30 Laps of 1.806 Mile Circuit for 54.180 miles
TIME OF RACE: 40 Minutes, 46.327 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 79.731 NEW RECORD
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0 Minutes 2.069 Seconds
LAP LEADERS: Leonardo Maia #6 - All Laps
FASTEST QUALIFIER: Leonardo Maia, 1:14.142(87.691 mph) NEW RECORD
FASTEST RACE LAP: Dan DiLeo,1:13.932(87.940 mph)NEW RECORD
TOTAL PAYOUT: $53,500
------------------------------------------------------------
MightySurfClam
02-22-03, 11:49 PM
Originally posted by Railbird
The other Al will be in FA next year.

Hope not. He needs to develop and put up some results first, not fast track himself to CART.
Railbird
02-22-03, 11:55 PM
Hope not.


why else would he be hangin' with Dede Rogers?

Learning tricks from Joey Hand rather than his dad?

That boy is on the fast track whether he is ready for it or not.
devilmaster
02-23-03, 12:14 AM
15/12/Shinji "Racer"Kashima/Tokyo, Japan/1/$1,000/30/Running

what da hell is that? :saywhat:

Steve
racer2c
02-23-03, 12:47 AM
Originally posted by Railbird
Hope not.


why else would he be hangin' with Dede Rogers?

Learning tricks from Joey Hand rather than his dad?

That boy is on the fast track whether he is ready for it or not.

The price you pay, as they say.
racer2c
02-23-03, 12:48 AM
Originally posted by devilmaster
15/12/Shinji "Racer"Kashima/Tokyo, Japan/1/$1,000/30/Running

what da hell is that? :saywhat:

Steve

:D

Uh, One Bud Risser Prease. Frank You.
MightySurfClam
02-23-03, 01:53 AM
You know I think there was a Bud Riser racing at Skippy World once
Napoleon
02-23-03, 08:39 AM
Originally posted by Railbird
http://www.toyotaatlantic.com/content/photos/2002/Driver/20020820DH_0001.jpg

if he can, anybody can.

Right Nap?

Heck, maybe i'll even enter myself.






Originally posted by Railbird
Hope not.
Learning tricks from Joey Hand rather than his dad?

It maybe that its easier for a kid to take advise from a third party then his dad.
cart7
02-23-03, 01:51 PM
Mini Al gives TG a kick in the nuggets. "He wants to go to Champ cars". :D :thumbup:
Hot Rod Otis
02-23-03, 05:15 PM
Originally posted by cart7
Mini Al gives TG a kick in the nuggets. "He wants to go to Champ cars". :D :thumbup:

I almost blew Labatt's out of my nose when I heard that. I guess Mini Al doesn't know what Indy means.
cart7
02-23-03, 06:01 PM
Shelly's done good raising that boy. She sure has set him on the "RIGHT" path. ;) :D
Gurneyflap
02-24-03, 11:25 AM
OK. so when does Marco join in on the fun? Can you imagine the pressures and comparisons!? Mike and Al were up to it, I hope these kids are, too!
Napoleon
02-24-03, 11:35 AM
Originally posted by Gurneyflap
OK. so when does Marco join in on the fun?

I think he has just turned or will turn in the next several weeks 16 so he can now participate in several series.
MightySurfClam
02-24-03, 11:51 AM
I would guess Marco would do the National Championship, and maybe some season ending Pro Series races
JoeBob
02-24-03, 12:23 PM
Originally posted by Gurneyflap
OK. so when does Marco join in on the fun? Can you imagine the pressures and comparisons!? Mike and Al were up to it, I hope these kids are, too!

Marco was quoted somewhere saying he was going to do his first racing in cars this year in one of the Barber Dodge Regional series. He also talked about following the CART ladder. I wonder if Marco will be the first driver to follow the "complete" CART ladder, from Stars of Tommorrow all the way up.
MightySurfClam
02-24-03, 12:43 PM
I think Hunter Rheay is. Stars wasnt around when he started but he did get one of the karting scholarhips. Then won regional, then won national, then Pro Series, then Atlantics, now CART.
nrc
02-24-03, 01:13 PM
Originally posted by MightySurfClam
I would guess Marco would do the National Championship, and maybe some season ending Pro Series races It seems to me that the risk/reward ratio of putting your kid in one of those cars on a super speedway is almost off the scale. They've already had a couple of serious accidents and there's very little to be learned from running them on a high banked oval.
MightySurfClam
02-24-03, 01:47 PM
(Formula Dodge) National Championship
(Barber Dodge) Pro Series

:o
nrc
02-24-03, 02:10 PM
Mea Culpa. Clearly Skippy should have trademarked "Pro Series". :)
nrc
02-24-03, 06:55 PM
Having just fought off the urge to make an Al Jr. wisecrack in the other "IRL at St. Pete" thread I think it would be appropriate to add here that I hope Al Jr's presence with Mini Al and his Mom means that Al is genuinely getting his life sorted out. I was skeptical after his super-brief rehab, but this sounds like a positive sign.