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Re: Al Jr -
01-27-2007
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"xorbit" <xorbit (AT) nospam (DOT) ca> wrote in message news:t8xuh.1357$sX6.761 (AT) newsfe05 (DOT) lga... Kuskokwim wrote: On 26 Jan 2007 14:25:23 -0800, drivinghungry wrote: LAS VEGAS -- Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. faces a charge of driving under the influence after leaving the scene of a crash on a Nevada freeway. here is a video of his accident: http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/V...andhomevid.wmv Yo Sleetmute.... I have serious doubts that its really Alkie Jr. If it would have been, he would have jumped out of the car and the beatup the nearest woman. Plus, there aren't any snowmachines around. Besides, he was driving like Ed Carpenter when he was arrested. It couldn't have been Al Jr.  |
of Erroneous Ed.
And he was in last year's Indy 500. Speaks volumes about how far the
standards for that race have fallen.
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LAS VEGAS -- Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. faces a charge of driving under the influence after leaving the scene of a crash on a Nevada freeway. The 44-year-old Unser was arrested after he was identified as the driver of a car that sideswiped another on the Las Vegas Beltway shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Honea said. Unser's vehicle had little damage, but the other car crashed into a cement center median. The driver reported no injuries at the scene, Honea said Friday. Honea said Unser failed several field sobriety tests before being taken into custody. Unser was charged with driving under the influence, misdemeanor hit and run, failure to render aid in an accident and failure to report an accident. Andrew Leavitt, a lawyer representing Unser, did not immediately respond Friday to a message seeking comment. Unser is the son of Indianapolis 500 racing legend Al Unser and nephew of three-time Indy winner Bobby Unser. He won the Indy 500 in 1992 and 1994, and won two CART points titles and two IROC championships. Unser also has had bouts with alcohol abuse and depression. He underwent treatment for alcohol abuse in 2002 after his girlfriend said he hit her in the face while drunk in Indianapolis. Prosecutors did not file charges against him. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/s...d=1&id=2743709 Sad |
11:00 AM also. Sad indeed.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...701270454/1052
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If this doesn't make you want to stop drinking, not much will. At 11:00 AM also. Sad indeed. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...701270454/1052 |
I don't have any pity for him. He's had a lot of "second" chances and
refuses to corrent his many problems.
He's been a bad piece of work as long as I can remember. And that goes
back to meeting him and his family when he was in his early Formula Ford
days.
Beating women doesn't help his case much.
What a role model.
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What a role model. |
Drivers never have been role models. Then again neither has any other well
known person. The role model is not the driver, but the parent that
explains to the child what is and isn't expected of them, what the well
known person did wrong, what they should have done, and how it effects
things. Its the parent that is the teacher, not the person on TV. Now
there is plenty of teaching material for parents to show how not to do
things, but there is a lot of good examples as well.
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What a role model. Drivers never have been role models. Then again neither has any other well known person. The role model is not the driver, but the parent that explains to the child what is and isn't expected of them, what the well known person did wrong, what they should have done, and how it effects things. Its the parent that is the teacher, not the person on TV. Now there is plenty of teaching material for parents to show how not to do things, but there is a lot of good examples as well. |
to an experienced one to understand how to develop a career. In that
regard, junior Al isn't a glowing example to follow.
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| Mark B wrote: What a role model. Drivers never have been role models. Then again neither has any other well known person. The role model is not the driver, but the parent that explains to the child what is and isn't expected of them, what the well known person did wrong, what they should have done, and how it effects things. Its the parent that is the teacher, not the person on TV. Now there is plenty of teaching material for parents to show how not to do things, but there is a lot of good examples as well. True. But there also has to be consideration for a young driver looking to an experienced one to understand how to develop a career. In that regard, junior Al isn't a glowing example to follow. |
they should have their head on their shoulders already to the point that
they can figure out that stuff without another driver telling them. It also
might be another example of what not to do.
What bothers me more and more is how young some of these guys are starting
and at the levels they are reaching at those young ages. In the Rolex 24
there was a kid that had just turned 16 running at that level. At that age
the ability to make sound judgements about risks one is willing to accept is
just not there. My dad knew that too. That's why my first car was a 68
Opel Cadet with the HP of a Singer, not the Mustang I wanted with the 289 in
it. These are 500hp + race cars. Granted they came up through other
series, and I am the first to admit that I might be getting old, but it just
seems too young too fast regardless of what they have driven before then.
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