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26 May 2006, 17:44 (Ref:1619650) | #1 | ||
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Michael & Al Jr. at Texas???
The IRL's official website just posted a story that the track owner at Texas Motor Spedway has offered to pay a $100,000 fee to Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr. that their teams would slpit between them if both (and it has to be both) of them race at Texas in 2 weeks.
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26 May 2006, 17:58 (Ref:1619662) | #2 | ||
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Yes I read about this as well, it would be nice to see them race still, maybe they are past their best? Maybe we are just relying on their names? Maybe they can pull out something special? I hope it happens.
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26 May 2006, 18:01 (Ref:1619665) | #3 | ||
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Maybe Gossage wants to sell some more tickets....
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26 May 2006, 18:10 (Ref:1619671) | #4 | ||
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Won't happen. That's not a lot of money...well, it is if it turned up in my account but you know what I mean.
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26 May 2006, 18:18 (Ref:1619676) | #5 | |
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Whatever next, a full time return?
I can't see it happening... |
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Yeah, no better time to end their careers once and for all at Indy, Texas? Yes the money, but Texas don't compare to Indy as clear as it maybe.
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26 May 2006, 19:30 (Ref:1619736) | #7 | ||
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Ask me on Sunday evening whether this would be a good thing. Neither of them were amazingly fast in qualifying, so perhaps their time has passed. It doesn't say much for the IRL that a promoter feels he could sell $100,000 worth of extra tickets by having 2 drivers who haven't raced regularly of late.
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26 May 2006, 19:34 (Ref:1619740) | #8 | ||
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Show's the desperation of open wheel racing today, not that I'm complaining as I want to see them two race still.
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Today's Indy Star reports that both Michael and Al Jr. have declined to accept this offer...
They won't be racing at Texas...doesn't surprise me... |
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This is what the teams said:
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if YOU were Al, and was mired in the back of the pack for most of the day in an uncompetitive car, would you want to do that all over again?
I have always been a fan of Al, but it was very uncomfortable to see him at Indy...I think he was being used, only to draw more ticket sales... |
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