On IMS road course
source:
irl.racing-live.com
Al Unser is familiar with Gasoline Alley and the
racing oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He's been attending the
Indianapolis 500 since he could crawl, watching his father, Al Unser Jr.,
compete.
On March 24, Unser will drive a race car for the first time at the Brickyard
when he tests the No. 3 Brian Stewart Racing Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone on the
3.4-mile road course. On June 19, the Menards Infiniti Pro Series for the first
time will compete on the road course as part of the U.S. Grand Prix.
"I've never been around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track," Unser said.
"Well, actually I have in an Oscar Mayer wiener mobile, but that was a long time
ago. I've never driven around the track. I'm excited to run the road course
there. It's definitely a style of road course that will fit these cars, because
of the monoshock.
"It's a nice, smooth F1-style track. It's designed for the F1 cars, and the
monoshock was designed in thought of an F1 car. It will tell us a lot on how the
car is going to handle on a road course."
It also will give drivers, including Unser, some seat time with the 40-lap race
on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., coming up April 3.
"Driving these cars, turning right, I haven't done that yet," Unser said. "I
hope to get down to Sebring (Fla.) though and test there, because St. Pete is a
street course, and it will be bumpy, and Indy is not bumpy."