Conference oass::racers

Evidently it's more than a rumor, however, Senna has not
said what his plans for '93 are yet, so we still have to
wait.

Dave

Yeah, it was in the papers. He ran a Penske around the Phoenix oval and said he 
had a ball. He was complementary (as you'd expect) about the car and the track. No 
times were given.

I can only speculate, but it sems that on the one hand, I would be surprised to 
see Roger Penske bested by Carl Haas. Having Senna would be something of a coup. 
However, with Rick Mears retiring, Roger would seem to have a pretty good driver 
line up for '93 in Fittipaldi and Tracy. Would he add Senna if there would only be 
a one year comittment? Hmmm? Anything could happen, as we all know.

Paul

I'd love to see Senna in an Indy car. The only regret would be that 
Michael isn't there to race against him.

The best F1 driver goes to Indy!
The best Indy driver goes to F1!


Glenn

re:
>    The best F1 driver goes to Indy!

A statement that many can argue about for quite some time, I think.

    Anyone have the 1993 schedule?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Ken
    

Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
From: [email protected] (Bob Kehoe)
Subject: '93 Indycar TV schedule
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:03:06 GMT
 
* All times listed are Eastern
** Air dates and times subject to change
 
March 21 - Australia - ABC - 2-4pm
April 4 - Phoenix - ABC - 4-6pm
April 18 - Long Beach - ABC - 4-6pm
May 15/16 - Indy Qualifying - ABC/ESPN - (no time)
May 22/23 - Indy Qualifying - ABC/ESPN - (no time)
May 30 - Indy - ABC - 11am-3:30pm
June 6 - Milwaukee - ABC - 1-3pm
June 13 - Belle Isle - ABC - 3-5:30pm
June 27 - Portland - ESPN - 4-6:30pm
July 11 - Cleveland - ABC - 1:30-3:30pm
July 18 - Toronto - ABC - 4-6pm
August 1 - Michigan - ABC - 2-5pm
August 8 - Loudon - ESPN - 3:30-5:30pm
August 22 - Road America - ESPN - 2-4:30pm
August 30 - Vancouver, BC - ESPN - 9-11pm
September 12 - Mid-Ohio - ESPN - 1-3:30pm
September 20 - Nazareth - ESPN - 9-11pm
October 3 - Laguna Seca - ESPN - 9-11pm

    RE -.1
    
    Wow! That was fast.
    
    Thanks.

I saw in the UK_CARS notes that Mansell broke the Phoenix track record in testing 
recently. Can anyone confirm? If true, it certainly puts into perspective Nigel's 
comment when he said that he'd "start slow on the ovals, then build up". Maybe it 
was Senna's recent test drive with Penske at Phoenix that pushed him on?

Paul

                 <<< Note 943.8 by DVOPAS::WADERS::malkoski >>>
                            -< Mansell at Phoenix >-

I saw in the UK_CARS notes that Mansell broke the Phoenix track record in 
testing recently. Can anyone confirm? If true, it certainly puts into 
perspective Nigel's comment when he said that he'd "start slow on the ovals, 
then build up". Maybe it was Senna's recent test drive with Penske at Phoenix 
that pushed him on?

Paul

It seems like it happens every year that any number of people break
the old track record at Phoenix (on the oval).

    Mansell did break the record at Firebird by 8/10th of a second in last
    years Newman Hass.
    
    Garry

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Tracy to start his engine for Penske team
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 15:55:51 PST
 
                     United Press International
	Canadian driver Paul Tracy will replace Rick Mears on the Penske auto
team next season, it was announced Tuesday.
	Tracy, 24, signed a longterm agreement and will begin his first full
season on the IndyCar circuit, riding with Emerson Fittipaldi. He fills
the spot vacated by Mears, the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner who
retired last month.
	IndyCar owner Roger Penske also said his team will field two cars
instead of three. That means Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One
champion, must look elsewhere if he wants to drive IndyCar this season.
	For the past two years, Tracy has been Team Penske's test driver
while competing in the Mobil 1 car in selected events. He also drove the
No. 4 Marlboro car for the injured Mears in seven of the 12 races in
which he competed.
	``Tracy stepped up in '92 while Rick Mears was sidelined, and we are
all counting on Paul to continue his progress this year in all the
races,'' Penske said.
	Tracy's best finishes are second in both the Marlboro 500 at Michigan
International Speedway and the Pioneer Electronics 200 at Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course and third at the Bosch Spark Plug 200 and the Marlboro
Challenge, both at Nazareth International Raceway.
	``Ever since I began racing professionally, my goal has been to drive
for Marlboro Racing Team Penske,'' Tracy said. ``I've followed Roger's
teams and watched them set the standard in the business, so this
opportunity is a dream come true for me.''
	Tracy will be driving the No. 12 Marlboro-Team Penske Chevy C.
	``One of the tough things was sitting on the sidelines waiting
because I'm a racer and I wanted to go out and race,'' he said. ``But I
was willing to wait for the opportunity and take control of the testing
program. There are a lot of guys out there that could have been in the
same position, but they wanted to go racing instead. I sat back and was
patient.''
	Last month, Senna took part in two tests for Penske Racing in
Phoenix. Penske spokesman Dan Luginbuhl said the team never seriously
entered into negotiations with the Brazilian.
	``Our plans were firmly in place before Ayrton contacted us,'' he
said. ``It's not a matter of not letting him race. It's we're not in a
position to build a third car. Our focus is to build a two-car team and
give Paul and Emerson the best cars possible.
	``Ayrton did an excellent job in short order under unusual
circumstances and was very impressive. But we do not anticipate that
changing.''

...and ran a U.S. Gran Prix F1 race there...

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Indy renovation includes new ``family area'' with no alcohol allowed
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 15:45:33 EST
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Portions of the infield at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway will have a different look for this year's Indy 500,
including a ``family area'' where no alcoholic beverages will be
permitted.
	Extensive construction in the infield focused on redesigning the
facility's golf course, reducing from nine to four the number of holes
inside the track itself.
	The work also includes addition of a general admission spectator
mound along virtually the entire length of the backstretch from turn No.
2 to turn No. 3.
	The mound at turn No. 2, the southeast corner of the 2.5-mile oval,
has been designed a family area where no liquor is permitted. The
remaining stretch of the mound is not restricted.
	Visitors also will notice an eight-acre lake added to the infield.
	Infield parking will still be plentiful, the speedway said Thursday,
but no parking will be allowed on the golf course.
	General admission to the infield on race day -- May 30 -- is $20 per
person, and all non-reserved areas on race day will be filled on a
first-come, first-served basis.
	Reserved seating for the 1993 race was sold out last June.
	General admission to the track is $10 per person on qualifications
days and $5 on practice days.

       Does anyone know the price of tickets for the NHIS race? I saw
    tickets advertised for $65 a piece in the for sale note.Are there any
    tickets priced more reasonably? (I see Indianapolis has general admission
    tickets at $20).Is it sold out already? What about the price for the 
    practice and qualifying?
    
                                               Thanks
    

Re: Note 943.15 by MSD26::WOJDAK 

>       Does anyone know the price of tickets for the NHIS race? I saw
>    tickets advertised for $65 a piece in the for sale note.Are there any
>    tickets priced more reasonably? 

I'm guessing that would have been my ad.  Top row, top shelf.  Top row
tickets are worth it, IMHO.  With anything other than top row, then economy
definitely comes into play. 

Yes, there are less expensive seats at NHIS for the IndyCar race.  An adult
can get a seat on raceday in the Laconia (turn 4) family grandstand for
$30, and a child's ticket (age 11 and under) is only $5.  Hook 'em young,
always a good strategy. 

The seats in the Concord (turn 1) and Main grandstand range from a high of 
$65 to a low of $35.

Friday general admission is $10, Saturday is $20.  An infield pass goes for 
$35, good for the weekend (minimum age is 16, probably some dress 
restrictions).

The phone number for tickets and information is 603-783-4931.  Visa,
MasterCard, Discover accepted. 

>Is it sold out already? 

A call to the number listed above would answer your questions, but I'm 
fairly certain there are still seats available for the IndyCar race.  They 
didn't fill the place last year, but they were over 90% full.  Race day was 
very overcast, so that probably hurt day of the race ticket sales.

I am, however, _still_ kicking myself in the butt for not buying any (ahem) 
speculative tickets for the Winston Cup race.  That one sold out on Day One 
of general-public ticket sales.  Since I'm a preferred (previous) 
customer, I could have bought as many as my Discover card could've 
handled.

But...I got mine.  Top row, on the aisle, for every race they run there.  
It's a nice facility.
							Mike

Nigel Mansell is scheduled to appear on the David Letterman
show March 4.  Set your VCR's for this Thursday night.

Given the "Top Ten Reasons to Watch F1" last season, there
should be some good chatter between the two.

Jeff

I'm looking for 2 tickets to the Indy 500.

Anyone with any leads, please send mail to KRELL1::SNYDER.

Thanks

Jim

From: [email protected] (United Press International)
Subject: Auto Racing Notebook
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 18:26:54 PST
 
                               ------
Goodyear, Mansell Test at Sebring
	The airport/road course at Sebring, Fla. has been a busy place during
preseason testing for the IndyCar series as teams prepare for the
season-opening event at Surfers Paradise, Australia, on March 21.
	After three days of test driving, Canadian Scott Goodyear
unofficially emerged with the fastest time aboard the Walker Motorsport
team's Mackenzie Financial Lola-Ford Cosworth T93/06. Goodyear recorded
a best lap of 59.7 seconds during the three-day test, compared to the
1:00.4 of reigning Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell, who this
year has joined Newman-Haas Racing in what will be his rookie season of
IndyCar racing.
	``The car seems to be running very well,'' said Goodyear, who earned
his first IndyCar career victory last season at Michigan and finished
second to Al Unser, Jr. by .043-seconds -- the closest finish in
Indianapolis 500 history. ``We've certainly made a lot of progress, and
we're just way ahead of where we were this time last year. I'm very
pleased and it's just a charm working with (team owner) Derrick Walker.''
	Mansell spent time working on the chassis of his 1992 Lola-Ford
Cosworth and the latest 1993 chassis.
	``We did a lot of homework on our setup for Australia,'' said
Mansell. ``We balanced the car and ran on full (fuel) tanks. We wanted
to get a good feel for the car before we go to Australia for the first
race.''
	Mansell's teammate, veteran Mario Andretti, who celebrated his 53rd
birthday on Feb. 28, set a best time of 1:00.9, but did not run on the
final day.
                               ------
Embattled Andretti Sets unofficial Mark
	Jeff Andretti, who suffered a near-crippling wreck in last season's
Indianapolis 500, set an unofficial closed-circuit record on Feb. 23
when he lapped Texas World Speedway's high-banked two-mile oval at an
average speed of 234.5 mph.
	Andretti, the youngest son of former World Champion Mario Andretti,
has made substantial progress in his recovery from serious leg injuries
suffered in a crash at Indianapolis last May.
	After driving a Spice-Chevrolet in the IMSA Camel GTP race at Miami
February 21, Andretti traveled to Texas World Speedway for his first
test in the ex-King Motorsport Lola-Buick T92/00 IndyCar which he will
drive this year at Indianapolis.
	``These are proven cars and I think they should represent a good
package for Indy this year,'' said Andretti, who is also hoping to
expand his deal to take in most of the remainder of this year's PPG Cup
series.
                               ------
Loose Lug Nuts
	Nissan, which announced recently it was contemplating entry into the
PPG Indy Car World Series, has decided it will not move up into IndyCar
racing in 1994. The current economic climate and a need to focus its
resources on its core automotive business were the main reasons for the
decision not to go ahead with the program. ...Brazilian Nelson Piquet,
who still limps heavily as a result of the leg injuries he suffered at
Indianapolis last year, seems set for second try at qualifying for the
Indianapolis 500. The word around Indianapolis is that the three-time
Formula One World Champion has agreed to drop his lawsuit against team
owner John Menard, and he will again attempt to qualify for the
Indianapolis 500 with Menard's new Lola-Buick T93/04. ...Swiss driver
Andrea Chiesa has signed a deal to drive at least six road course races
for Antonio Ferrari's Euromotorsport team in this year's PPG Indy Car
World Series. Chiesa, 28, who qualified for three Formula One races last
season for the ill-fated Fondmetal team, plans to make his IndyCar debut
at Surfers Paradise with Ferrari's 1991 Lola-Cosworth DFS. Ferrari, who
will run an ex-Rahal-Hogan Lola T92/00-Chevrolet Indy V8/A for Christian
Danner in Australia, hopes to have a second Chevy car for Chiesa in time
for the Detroit Grand Prix in June.
	Former motorcycle racer Marco Greco, 31, who raced in British Formula
3 and European Formula 3000 before switching to the Firestone Indy
Lights series last season, has signed to drive for the new Sovereign
Racing team in this year's PPG Indy Car World Series. The team will be
run by Dennis McCormack, who has fielded cars for Frank Arciero in
recent seasons, but has now joined Chip Ganassi's operation. McCormack,
running under Ganassi's second IndyCar franchise, will enter the
Brazilian in an ex-Dick Simon Racing Lola T92/00-Chevrolet Indy V8/A. ..
..Frenchman Olivier Grouillard, 34, ousted by the Tyrrell Formula 1 team
at the end of last season, seems set to pursue a future in IndyCar
racing. Sources in Indianapolis suggest he will run with a new team
being put together by experienced crew chief/engineer Sal Incandella.
Grouillard is expected to miss the first two races, then join the PPG
Cup series at Long Beach.

>for Antonio Ferrari's Euromotorsport team in this year's PPG Indy Car

Any relation to Enzo?

Dave

>>for Antonio Ferrari's Euromotorsport team in this year's PPG Indy Car

>Any relation to Enzo?

I don't think so.  

From: [email protected] (JOE WALSH)
Subject: Mansell quickest in first qualifying session
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 93 10:27:21 PST
 
	SURFERS PARADISE, Australia (UPI) -- Reigning Formula One world
champion Nigel Mansell started his IndyCar racing career Friday by
taking provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
	Mansell, driving a Lola T9300-Ford Cosworth for the Newman-Haas team,
set a new qualifying track record of one minute, 38.555 seconds at an
average speed of 102.095 mph (164.306 kmh) around the 2.795-mile (4.498-
km) street circuit through Australia's premier holiday resort.
	The Brit's time shaved almost two-tenths of a second off the
qualifying record set by Al Unser Jr. in last year's race.
	Lying in second position is last year's race winner, Emerson
Fittipaldi of Brazil in his Penske Chevrolet, six-tenths of a second
behind Mansell, with Paul Tracy of Canada in third.
	The gale-force winds and rain squalls from Cyclone Roger, which have
buffeted the resort area for the past few days, gave way to hot and
humid conditions for the qualifying session.
	Mansell, driving with three stripes on the back of his car denoting
his ``rookie'' status, was third fastest in the morning practice
session, and said he felt comfortable around the circuit.
	``It wasn't until the last few laps that I got a few clear laps,'' he
said. ``I was pushing a little bit harder, getting closer to the
barriers. The walls moved out and grabbed me a couple of times.''
	Mansell, who quit Formula One at the end of last year after the
breakdown of protracted contract negotiations with the Williams team,
was quick to credit the Newman-Hass team for his performance.
	``The one good thing about this formula is that nothing much changes
from year to year, so the baseline setup of the car is very similar to
the year before.
	``If I had come in cold myself and had to set the car up for this
circuit, I would have been struggling,'' he said. ``But you've got to
remember this is only provisional pole. We've all got to find a bit of
speed to stay where we are tomorrow.'' 
	Mansell's teammate, Mario Andretti, recorded the fifth-fastest time,
followed by Scott Goodyear, Scott Brayton and reigning Indy Car champion
Bobby Rahal.
	Final qalifying positions will be determined after Saturday's second
qualifying session.

From: [email protected] (Joe Murphy)
Subject: Indycar Australia 1st Qualify (Mansell on Pole!)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1993 12:51:55 GMT
 
This is the provisional pole times for the first day of qualifying.
 
Even though this was expected by some, I think it's very impressive. New
car, new team, new track. Go Nigel!!! 
 
 
 Ps No  Driver                 Chassis/Engine              Lap Time  M.P.H
 -- --- -------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
  1  5  Nigel Mansell          Lola T93/Ford XB              98.555 102.095
  2  4  Emerson Fittipaldi     Penske Chevy 93/Chevy V8/C    99.160 101.472
  3 12  Paul Tracy             Penske Chevy 93/Chevy V8/C    99.308 101.321
  4 14  Robby Gordon           Lola T93/Ford XB              99.435 101.192
  5  6  Mario Andretti         Lola T93/Ford XB             100.521 100.099
  6  2  Scott Goodyear         Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          100.755  99.866
  7 22  Scott Brayton          Lola T93/Ford XB             100.980  99.643
  8  1  Bobby Rahal            R/H-001/Chevy V8/C           101.107  99.519
  9 25  Mark Smith             Penske 92/Chevy V8/B         101.906  98.738
 10  3  Al Unser Jr.           Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          102.737  97.940
 11 18  Jimmy Vasser           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          102.838  97.843
 12  9  Raul Boesel            Lola T93/Ford XB             103.091  97.603
 13  8  Teo Fabi               Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          103.227  97.475
 14 69  Eddie Cheever          Penske 92/Chevy V8/B         103.258  97.445
 15 10  Arie Luyendyk          Lola T93/Ford XB             103.476  97.240
 16 42  Andrea Chiesa          Lola T91/Cosworth DFS        103.985  96.764
 17 40  Roberto Guerrero       Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          104.308  96.465
 18  7  Danny Sullivan         Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          104.958  95.867
 19 39  Ross Bentely           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          105.383  95.480
 20 50  Andrea Montermini      Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          106.224  94.724
 21 15  Hiro Matsushita        Lola T93/Ford XB             106.342  94.619
 22 20  Buddy Lazier           Lola T91/Chevy V8/A          106.970  94.063
 23 19  Robbie Buhl            Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          107.229  93.837
 24 90  Gary Brabham           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          107.257  93.812
 25 16  Stefan Johansson       Penske 93/Chevy V8/C         107.937  93.221
 26 30  Marco Greco            Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          108.068  93.108

From: [email protected] (JOE WALSH)
Subject: Mansell wins IndyCar debut
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 93 10:47:21 PST
 
	SURFERS PARADISE, Australia (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell, the reigning
Formula One champion making his IndyCar debut, sputtered across the
finish line with just enough fuel to win the Australian Grand Prix
Sunday in record-setting fashion.
	Finishing 5.1 seconds ahead of defending champion Emerson Fittipaldi,
Mansell drove a Lola T93-06 Ford Cosworth for the Newman-Haas team
throguh the streets of the resort area of Surfers Paradise. Fittipaldi,
in a Penske-Chevy, finished about a half-second ahead of Robbie Gordon
in third place.
	``The last 25 laps were very tough,'' Mansell said. ``My right foot
was getting cramps and I was having to pay attention to the fuel. I was
having to manage the car more than I've ever done before,'' he said.
	After Mansell crossed the line, his car ran out of fuel and came to a
stop in front of a large group of cheering supporters waving British
Union Jack flags, and, limping from his car, threw his gloves and fire-
proof balaclava to the fans.
	``I was very concerned about fuel,'' Mansell said. ``On the last lap
coming through the fast chicane, the car started to cough and splutter.
I just kept it in fourth gear around all the second-gear turns and
literally just limped home.
	The Englishman quit Formula One last year after the breakdown of
contract negotiations with the Williams team. He became the second
person to win his IndyCar debut, and the first to win on a road circuit.
The late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 in his only race
on the circuit.
	There were no full-course yellow flags during the 181.7-mile (292-
kilometer)race, which Mansell won in one hour, 52 minutes and 2.886
seconds at a race record average speed of 97.284 mph (156.563 km-h).
	Mansell Saturday had become the first rookie to claim pole position
on a road circuit in his first race.
	``We got some close driving and tactics, and everything was clean and
fair,'' he said. ``I enjoyed it. I can't remember the last time I
enjoyed racing like that, It was very, very good.''
	His inexperience with a rolling start showed up at the start when the
Penske cars of Fittipaldi and Paul Tracey, starting second and third,
outgunned him into the first corner.
	Gordon squeezed by on the back straight, knocking Mansell back to
fourth after the first lap.
	``I broke coming out of the corner (behind the pace car) and they
just got the jump on me, and that was it, the race was on,'' Mansell
said.
	He sat in fourth for five laps, then moved to third when Tracy pulled
into the pits with electrical problems. He passed Gordon under brakes on
lap seven to move into second place then began his chase of Fittipaldi,
passing the Brazilian in a late braking maneuver with all wheels locked
on lap 15.
	However, he was black-flagged for passing Fittipaldi under a yellow
flag and was given a stop-and-go penalty, which he served on lap 19 when
the team called him in for a regular pit stop to change tires and add
fuel.
	Fittipaldi took over the lead but relinquished it to Mansell when he
made a scheduled pit stop on lap 21.
	Mansell brushed the wall on lap 29, damaging a tire, and pitted for a
new set on lap 30 when the Brazilian again took over the lead, which he
held until his second pit stop on lap 44.
	Mansell again inherited the lead, having passed Gordon into second
place the previous lap, and began to increase his lead to 30 seconds by
lap 53 when he pitted for a ``splash and go'' refuelling stop which gave
him just enough fuel to make the finish after 65 laps.
	Mansell's teammate, Mario Andretti, finished fourth, with Arie
Luyendyk fifth and defending Indy Car champion Bobby Rahal sixth in his
new RH001 car.
	``It's a good start for the season considering the trouble we had
during practice and qualifying,'' Rahal said. ``The car actually worked
pretty well in the race ... we know we have some work to do, both in the
chassis and the engine, but I feel good about our potential.''
	Mansell scored 20 points for winning plus one point for his pole
position, and missed by one lap an additional point for most laps led,
which went to Fittipaldi.

From: [email protected] (Joe Murphy)
Subject: Indycar Australia Final Qualifying
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1993 20:03:20 GMT
 
  1  5  Nigel Mansell          Lola T93/Ford XB              98.555 102.095*
  2  4  Emerson Fittipaldi     Penske Chevy 93/Chevy V8/C    98.882 101.758
  3 12  Paul Tracy             Penske Chevy 93/Chevy V8/C    99.171 101.461
  4 14  Robby Gordon           Lola T92/Ford XB              99.435 101.192
  5 10  Arie Luyendyk          Lola T93/Ford XB              99.635 100.989
  6  6  Mario Andretti         Lola T93/Ford XB              99.739 100.883
  7  2  Scott Goodyear         Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          100.127 100.492
  8  9  Raul Boesel            Lola T93/Ford XB             100.488 100.131
  9 18  Jimmy Vasser           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          100.645  99.975
 10 22  Scott Brayton          Lola T93/Ford XB             100.980  99.643
 11 25  Mark Smith             Penske 92/Chevy V8/B         100.992  99.631
 12  8  Teo Fabi               Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          101.066  99.558
 13  1  Bobby Rahal            R/H-001/Chevy V8/C           101.096  99.529
 14  3  Al Unser Jr.           Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          101.180  99.446
 15 40  Roberto Guerrero       Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          101.481  99.151
 16 69  Eddie Cheever          Penske 92/Chevy V8/B         101.848  98.797
 17 19  Robbie Buhl            Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          103.311  97.395
 18 16  Stefan Johansson       Penske 93/Chevy V8/C         103.908  96.835
 19 42  Andrea Chiesa          Lola T91/Cosworth DFS        103.985  96.782
 20 90  Gary Brabham           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          104.351  96.424
 21  7  Danny Sullivan         Lola T93/Chevy V8/C          104.958  95.866
 22 39  Ross Bentely           Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          105.213  95.634
 23 50  Andrea Montermini      Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          106.224  94.724
 24 15  Hiro Matsushita        Lola T93/Ford XB             106.342  94.619
 25 20  Buddy Lazier           Lola T91/Chevy V8/A          106.970  94.063
 26 30  Marco Greco            Lola T92/Chevy V8/A          108.068  93.108

	So did anyone else in eastern Mass. have trouble watching the 
	Surfer's Paradise race?

	I tuned in to Channel 5 in Boston (WCVB) only to find Jacques Cousteau 
	on at 2pm and Liberace on at 3pm. Did they figure these would be bigger
	ratings grabbers than the first IndyCar race of the season?

	Unfortunately, Ch.5 is the only ABC station that is carried on cable 
	where I live, so I ended up breaking out the rabbit ears to tune in 
	(well, sort of - sound was OK) Ch. 12 in Providence. 

	
	/ken	

WMUR in Manchester, NH ran it.  Just set my cable box to "9", and that was it.

    Typical WCVB (We Cover Volley Ball) performance.  They do the 500 and
    that's it.  Unfortunately, due to Syndex, many cable systems in Eastern
    Mass carry just one ABC station, and that's the one.

    
    
    Channel 9 out of Manchester covered it, and if you can for the Northern
    peoples channel 3 and 6 out of Maine is an ABC affiliates and you can
    get lucky sometimes to get coverage.  
    
    Then some of us are so lucky, I watched the race from a channel from 
    New York on my satelite system.  Great race for Nigel!  He's amazing, 
    can even win a race with a stop and go penalty.  Great time to get one
    and utilize it with his pit stop.  I'm really looking forward to seeing 
    him race all year.  I'm curious to see him race in Michigan on the
    oval.  I hope he does as well on the oval as he did on the road course.
    It looks like it might be a fun year in IndyCar.
    
    Rahl did well to finish where he did.  Too bad he didn't get a better
    starting position to challenge Manzel.  That would, IMHO, be a good
    race to watch those two go at it.  I'm sure we'll see alot of good
    racing this year.
    
    Scott 

    RE: .23
    
    Reply .23 is the second news article I read stating Mansell is the second 
    driver to win his IndyCar debut (first being Graham Hill in '66).
    
    I wonder who one the first IndyCar race ever?
    
    Roger

    Re: last

    Strictly speaking, it would be Emerson Fittipaldi, who won the 1992
    Surfer's Paradise race, the first to be run under the sanction  of
    IndyCar, Inc.  I don't think that's what you were asking, though.  Note
    the distinction between IndyCar, the sanctioning body, and the
    colloquial name "Indy car," for cars that race at Indianapolis and
    elsewhere on the circuit.

    At one level of logic, the first Indy car winner would be Ray Harroun,
    who won the first Indianapolis 500-mile Race (thus the first "Indy car
    race").  Since the term Indy car has often been substituted for
    Championship (or Champ) car in the past, once could rephrase the
    question to ask, "who won the first (AAA) National Championship race?" 
    For that, I'll have to check the CART media guide and post the answer.
    The AAA National Championship predated the Indy 500 by a few years, as
    I remember.

    re: -1
    
    Interesting Trivia...
    
    What about 1991 when John Andretti won in Australia?  Wasn't that
    Surfers Paradise?  It must have been sanctioned by CART?  I remember
    the international sanctioning body of F1 making a fuss about it. 
    
    Is there a such thing as "IndyCar, Inc." or is that a little writer's 
    flair?
    
    I am familiar with the ambiguity of the term "IndyCar" -- that's the
    reason I phrased the question the way I did.  By any definition,
    there has to be a "first ever" IndyCar race, thus Mansell must be the
    'third' debut winner, not second, unless for some reason Hill doesn't
    qualify.  
    
    I would probably argee with you (Ray Harroun) except, perhaps, that there 
    were races at Indy before the Indy 500.  In fact, there were motorcycle 
    races on gravel before the track was paved with brick.
    
    Remember when 'IndyCar' racing was called "Championship Racing" back in
    the days of USAC?
    
    Who's putting odds on a "third" rookie winner at Indy this year?
                                                                   
    Anyone heard if Micheal intends to race at Indy (like his father did
    during his Grand Prix seasons)?
    
    Roger
    

There is such a thing as "IndyCar, Inc."  It is the marketing arm of CART.

I think the F1 Monaco Grand Prix conflicts with Indy this year, so I doubt 
Michael Andretti will be there.

--PSW

    The first winner of a AAA-sanctioned National Championship race was
    Howard Covey, who won the first of three races in Portland, Oregon, on
    June 12, 1909, in a Cadillac.  On August 19 of that year, Bob Burman
    won the first race ever held at Indianapolis, a 250 mile event, in a
    Buick.  Harroun won the first 500 mile race at Indianapolis in 1911, as
    noted previously.  So there are three potential answers to the
    question.

    Going down the trivia rathole, the last AAA-sanctioned Championship
    race was won by Jimmy Bryan in Phoenix on November 6, 1955, in a
    Kuzma-Offenhauser.  The first USAC-sanctioned Championship race was the
    1956 Indy 500, won by Pat Flaherty in a Watson roadster.  The first
    CART-sanctioned race, the 1979 Phoenix 150, was won by Gordon Johncock
    in a Penske-DFX.

    The question in .30 about IndyCar vs. CART brings up a good point.  I
    was under the impression that IndyCar was the sanctioning body and
    Championship Auto Racing Teams was the corporate entity.  Per .31, I
    may have it backwards.  At the two races I attended in 1992, IndyCar's
    first year, there wasn't much evidence of the old CART logo on anything
    other than the officials' uniforms.  What arm is a member of ACCUS (and
    thus the FIA), IndyCar or CART?  I think it's the former, but I welcome
    correction here.  That would answer the question of who formally
    sanctions Indy car racing.  (Excepting Indy itself, which is a USAC
    race on the FISA International calendar.)

    Re: the question on Surfer's Paradise 1991, that race was under direct
    CART sanction.  IndyCar, Inc. was formed in the 91-92 off season.

    re: -1
    
    Good stuff!  I want to know what your source is -- couldn't be from
    memory, or your should have SERPed!
    
    Roger
    
    What about the odds on a Rookie winner at Indy?

I dont think either IndyCar or CART are members of ACCUS, and there
is certainly no requirement that they be one.  Thats one of the points
in the FISA/CART war.

    Re: .33

    SERP -- I wish :-)

    It's from the CART Media Guide. The 1990 edition is the only one I
    could find over the weekend.  I paid $10 for my first copy, but if you
    look around the tower area at Nazareth every year, you can find them as
    giveaways.

    Re: .34

    CART wasn't a FISA member initially, but they did join in 1990 or 1991,
    as I remember.

RE: .34

CART has been a member of ACCUS for several years, and that is what was at the 
heart of the FISA/CART dispute.  If CART were not a member of ACCUS, FISA would 
have absolutely no jurisdiction over it whatsoever, but CART *is* a member of 
ACCUS, and thus has agreed to abide by FISA rulings.  CART was thus technically 
in the wrong when it sanctioned the Surfer's Paradise race even though 
expressly forbidden to do so by FISA (although an Australian judge, having 
heard both sides of the argument, ruled in CART's favor).  Anyway, the 
FISA/CART war has been resolved:  FISA have sanctioned the Surfer's Paradise 
race and up to 6 other international races (but on ovals only).  Also, judging 
by the latest F1 rules package, FISA are looking to bring the formulas for 
IndyCar and F1 a lot closer together.

--PSW

Interesting race, yesterday at Phoenix. Looks like the wall in turn 1 collected a 
number of good racers. Mansell hit there on Saturday and left himself with a 
concussion. So that folks didn't get the idea that Nige was a wuss, young Paul 
Tracy hit there on Sunday while enjoying a 2-lap lead more than 3/4 thru the race. 
Then old Emmo broke something (it appearded) on the restart and crashed out while 
enjoying a 1-lap lead. That left Mario to collect his first win in a very long 
time. He was smiling.

All in all aninteresting race. Tracy was clearly hooked up and had the field 
covered. He was able to pass on the high side groove whenever he pleased. No one 
challenged him. While Mario was fast, Tracy was REALLY fast. Still, you have to 
finish, and Mario did just that.

Both the Galles drivers had poor weekends. It would appear that they are way 
behind in testing - must be because they got there cars so late. On the other 
hand, Scott Goodyear was quick, a clear product of early testing.

Paul

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Mario Andretti wins at Phoenix
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 15:16:01 PDT
 
	PHOENIX (UPI) -- Mario Andretti broke a five-year victory drought
Sunday by winning the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
	Driving a Lola-Ford Cosworth, he recorded his 52nd career victory and
his first since 1988 at Cleveland. Andretti, 53, won in an unofficial
speed of 123.847 miles per hour.
	Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske Chevrolet, was leading late in
the race when his car was involved in a crash. Teammate Paul Tracy was
knocked out of the race minutes earlier when he was holding the lead.
	A total of 12 cars were knocked out of the race, including that of
pole-sitter Scott Goodyear.
	Raul Boesel was second in his Lola-Ford Cosworth. Jimmy Vasser was
third, Al Unser Jr. was fourth and Teo Fabi was fifth. Vaaser, Unser and
Fabi all drove Lola Chevrolets.
	Nigel Mansell, who made a successful transition from Formula One to
IndyCar last week by winning his debut race in Australia, crashed during
qualifying Saturday.
	Last year's Formula One world champion had just set a lap record of
172.014 on the one-mile track but soon after lost control of his Lola
Ford. He suffered a mild concussion but no serious injuries and was
disappointed to miss the race.
	The Valvoline 200 is the second of 16 races that make up the PPG
IndyCar World Series.

    re: turn 1

    I think Robby "don't call me Jeff" Gordon wiped out Mr. Foyt's new Lola
    in the morning warmup in the same Turn 1 as well.  AJ is definitely
    molding the youngster in his own image.  Did you see the spin he put on
    that helmet when he flung it?  We'll see some spectacular moments from
    this crew in '93, and maybe even on the track!

    Did anyone else get the impression that Mr. Penske was less than
    pleased to see young Paulie bust up yet another race car?  In Tracy's
    defense, however, it looked like a wake (aerodynamic) problem disrupted
    the airflow over the Penske and was a contributing factor in the crash. 
    The kid was *hooked up*, though, and will win a race very soon
    (provided Roger can keep building new race cars for him).

    I felt for Guerrero when he dropped out.  After a couple of years in
    limbo, he's finally back, and with a quality team, and you know he
    wants to start finishing in the points.  I think he'll be a factor in
    the second half of the season, when the Bernstein people get the car
    sorted and Roberto gets his confidence back.

    I'm sure Nigel regrets missing the race.  Even World Champions should
    have at least one oval race under their belt before running
    Indianapolis, IMHO.  Plus, the track won't reopen until right before
    the start of practice, so, unlike Nelson Piquet last year, Nigel will
    have to learn the track *and* get his qualifying setup right, all at
    once.  Of course, he's got a month to get the race-day setup knocked.

    What is the deal with Galles?  They are just not in the hunt, and only
    Al Jr's perseverance got him a decent finish yesterday.  I've heard
    rumors that Galles is flat broke and has no money for testing, thus
    he's doing part-time deals with Adrain Fernandez and Kevin Cogan to
    bring in some capital.  
    
    Looking ahead, I think Tracy, Nigel, and Goodyear will be strong for
    the pole at Indy, but I like Scott and Emerson in the 500.  Scott's
    done a lot of oval track testing over the winter, and it showed at
    Phoenix.  Plus, he had a certain measure of success last year :-) . 
    Emerson has always been super-strong at Indy and, with the Penskes back
    in the hunt speed-wise, might be the favorite.  I think a lack of
    experience will hurt Tracy, although that may be ameliorated by having
    R. Mears as his tactician.  Nigel's an open question: he's so damn
    fast, he's got the Newman-Hass folks behind him, and I expect him to
    make the front row.  It may be hard for him to maintain the intensity
    he's shown over a 500 mile race distance, and he might get caught up in
    some pit strategy weirdness.  He sure is going to be fun to watch,
    though!

    
    
    Sure wouldn't have wanted to be in Tracy's shoes when Penske got a hold
    of him.  That was a dumb mistake.  Lapping the entire field in 42 laps,
    and having a two lap lead on everyone.  No, he couldn't back off, he
    had to pass RIGHT THERE.  A stupid mistake.  The kid needs a lobotomy
    or a mega dose of patience.  Penske should ship him back to Canada on
    the next boat, bring in Senna (as much as I can't stand him either!),
    and let the big boys go racing.
    
    (flame off) I guess
    
    	Barb
    

    Yeah, and Tracy's remarks about his crash (about 
    some people igorning move-over flags) showed his lack 
    of maturity.  It wasn't like Vasser had been holding 
    him up for several laps---or even several corners! 
    Move-over flag or no move-over flag, the guy doing the 
    overtaking has to use his head a little.  Tracy doesn't
    stike me as being too bright.
    
    In essence, Tracy not only took himself out but Emmo too.
    (Debris from Tracy's wreck broke Emmo's rear wishbone.) 
    Ruined a 1 - 2 finish.  I too wonder how much longer Penske 
    will/can put up with him.  Would guess that Emmo is none too 
    happy with his teammate right now.
    
    That said, it was good to see Mario win it---the Newman-Haas 
    cars are looking great this year.  Now, if Rahal can get his 
    car going . . . 
    
    Ken
     

RE: .41 (Tracy doesn't strike me as being too bright)

Easy enough for us to say, when we weren't in the race with that big lead and a 
chance to win and all the adrenalin flowing through us....

If Tracy can learn to drive with his head as well as his reflexes, he'll be 
unbeatable.  I think that will come with time.  If I recall correctly, when 
Little Al started out, he had something of a "they should move over for me" 
attitude that resulted in several incidents.  Heck, Senna still has that 
attitude, although he has enough skill that it's usually the other guy who is 
punted off.

--PSW

    >If I recall correctly, when Little Al started out, he had somewhat of
    >a "they shuold move over for me" attitude that resulted in several
    >incidents
    
    I remember the reverse situation at Indy when Little Al was 'blocking' 
    another driver late in the race in hopes of giving his father a win --
    caused a bit of an incident :)   But if I recall correctly, Little Al
    was the ONLY driver who completed every race the year he was a rookie,
    same goes for last season.  Overall I think Little Al is one of the
    most 'incidentless' drivers out there.  I am not defending him either,
    don't much care for him.
    
    I like a somewhat more 'incidental' driver myself; Mario -- glad to see 
    him in victory lane one more time!   Now for a second win at Indy!
    
    Is anyone speculating that Mears may step back in the cockpit to drive
    Penske's third entry at Indy this year?

From: [email protected] (Francisco J. Diaz)
Subject: Long Beach Fri am practice times..
Date: 17 Apr 1993 01:54:49 GMT
 
 Long Beach Friday Morning Practice times:
 
 Ps No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Time    Speed
 -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- ------- -------
  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.146 107.703
  2  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.685 106.621
  3 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC  53.703 106.586
  4  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB  53.847 106.301
  5  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC  53.997 106.007
  6 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB  54.348 105.321
  7  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  54.397 105.226
  8  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC  54.429 105.165
  9  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC  54.522 104.986
 10 18  JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA  54.527 104.975
 11 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA  54.546 104.939
 12 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB  54.573 104.886
 13 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB  54.584 104.866
 14 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB  54.680 104.681
 15 16  STEFAN JOHANNSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC  54.703 104.637
 16  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC  54.735 104.576
 17 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC  54.952 104.164
 18  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC  55.248 103.605
 19 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB  55.290 103.526
 20 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA  55.503 103.129
 21 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA  55.691 102.782
 22 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC  55.713 102.741
 23 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA  55.755 102.663
 24 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  56.015 102.187
 25 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA  56.257 101.747
 26 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS  58.371  98.063
 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penny-Nike/Dick Simon  T92 XB  58.794  97.356
 28 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA No Time -------
 
 Long Beach Practice notes provided by Indy Car public relations:
 
10:45 a.m. Green flag, starts IndyCar Practice
 
#90-LYN ST. JAMES--Light contact with the wall in Turn 8, continued.
 
#16-STEPHAN JOHANSSON--The car stalled on course at Turn 8, safety crews
pushed the car to start and continued.
 
#22-SCOTT BRAYTON-The car bumped the wall in Turn 11 and hit the left-rear
side of the car and continued.
 
#5-NIGEL MANSELL-The car was delayed in practice for 15 minutes due to the
crew making adjustments to the pedals.
 
#3-AL UNSER JR.-Stalled in pit lane.
 
#11-ADRIAN FERNANDEZ-The car brushed the wall in Turn 8 and continued.
 
#3-AL UNSER JR.-The driver brought the car to the pits and climbed out while
the crew adjusted the brakes.
 
11:25 a.m.-#12-PAUL TRACY-Blew off the existing track record.
 
The top five after one hour of practice: #12-PAUL TRACY; 106.567 mph 53.712
sec., #5-NIGEL MANSELL, #4-EMERSON FITTIPALDI, #2-SCOTT GOODYEAR, #8-TEO FABI.
 
#12-PAUL TRACY-The car tapped the wall in Turn 4 and continued.
 
11:55 a.m.-#5-NIGEL MANSELL-Fastest time this session; speed 107.703 mph,
53.146 sec.
 
#18-JIMMY VASSER-The car went into the wall at Turn 1, corner workers pushed
the car into the run-off.  The car has slight front wing damage.
 
12:15 p.m.-Checkered flag.
 
Top five drivers at the end of the practice period:
 
       #5  Nigel Mansell
       #6  Mario Andretti
       #12 Paul Tracy
       #9  Raul Boesel
       #4  Emerson Fittipaldi

From: [email protected] (Francisco J. Diaz)
Subject: Long beach provisional qualifying times...
Date: 17 Apr 1993 01:57:29 GMT
 
 Long Beach Provisional  Friday qualifying times:
 
 Ps No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Time    Speed
 -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- ------- -------
  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.168*107.659
  2  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  53.354 107.284
  3  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC  53.362 107.268
  4  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.376 107.238
  5 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC  53.416 107.159
  6  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC  53.744 106.505
  7  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB  53.750 106.493
  8  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC  53.753 106.488
  9 16  STEFAN JOHANNSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC  53.819 106.357
 10 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA  54.079 105.845
 11  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC  54.130 105.745
 12  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC  54.162 105.684
 13 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB  54.278 105.457
 14 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC  54.422 105.178
 15 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB  54.474 105.078
 16 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC  54.494 105.040
 17 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB  54.552 104.927
 18 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB  54.603 104.829
 19 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB  54.882 104.297
 20 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA  54.989 104.094
 21 18  JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA  55.217 103.663
 22 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA  55.357 103.402
 23 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  55.546 103.050
 24 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA  55.571 103.002
 25 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA  55.774 102.629
 26 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA  55.890 102.416
 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penny-Nike/Dick Simon  T92 XB  57.618  99.355
 28 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS  61.007  93.825
 
  * New Track Record

From: [email protected] (Francisco J. Diaz)
Subject: Long Beach Saturday am practice times
Date: 18 Apr 1993 02:00:09 GMT
 
 Long Beach practice times for the Saturday morning session:
 
 Ps No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Time    Speed
 -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- ------- -------
  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.459 107.071
  2 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC  53.863 106.269
  3  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC  53.922 106.154
  4  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB  53.923 106.152
  5  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC  53.979 106.041
  6 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC  54.161 105.685
  7  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  54.167 105.674
  8 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB  54.246 105.519
  9  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC  54.342 105.332
 10  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC  54.346 105.326
 11 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB  54.358 105.302
 12  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  54.380 105.259
 13  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC  54.400 105.221
 14  6X MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  54.493 105.041
 15 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB  54.587 104.860
 16 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB  54.753 104.542
 17 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA  54.992 104.088
 18 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC  55.053 103.972
 19 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA  55.176 103.741
 20 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB  55.256 103.590
 21  5X NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  55.405 103.313
 22 18X JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA  55.478 103.175
 23 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA  55.511 103.115
 24 40X ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC  55.520 103.098
 25 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA  55.581 102.984
 26 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA  56.254 101.753
 27 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA  56.329 101.617
 28 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penney-Nike/Dick Simon T92 XB  57.359  99.793
 29 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS  58.340  98.114
 20 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB No Time -------

From: [email protected] (Francisco J. Diaz)
Subject: Long Beach Saturday qualifying results
Date: 18 Apr 1993 02:02:06 GMT
 
 Long Beach, CA - results of the Saturday qualifying session:
 
 Ps No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Time    Speed
 -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- ------- -------
  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  52.903*108.198
  2 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC  53.145 107.705
  3  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC  53.223 107.548
  4  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  53.232 107.529
  5 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC  53.372 107.247
  6  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  53.376 107.238
  7  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC  53.558 106.875
  8  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC  53.744 106.505
  9  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB  53.750 106.493
 10 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB  53.765 106.464
 11  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC  53.770 106.453
 12  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC  53.923 106.151
 13 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB  53.986 106.027
 14 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB  54.006 105.989
 15 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA  54.079 105.845
 16 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB  54.269 105.474
 17 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC  54.350 105.318
 18 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC  54.494 105.040
 19 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB  54.524 104.981
 20 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  54.530 104.971
 21 18X JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA  54.565 104.902
 22 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA  54.989 104.094
 23 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA  55.357 103.402
 24 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA  55.536 103.069
 25 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA  55.774 102.629
 26 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA  55.822 102.541
 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penney-Nike/Dick Simon T92 XB  57.618  99.345
 28 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS  57.799  99.032
 
  * New Track Record

Heaven help us...Mansell and Tracy on a front row together.  Watch out for 
that first corner...

From: [email protected] (Francisco J. Diaz)
Subject: Long Beach official starting grid
Date: 18 Apr 1993 02:04:23 GMT
 
 Long Beach, CA - Starting Grid for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach:
 
 Rw Ps No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Time
 -- -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- --------
  1  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB   52.903
     2 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC   53.145
 
  2  3  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC   53.223
     4  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB   53.232
 
  3  5 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC   53.372
     6  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB   53.376
 
  4  7  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC   53.558
     8  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC   53.744
 
  5  9  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB   53.750
    10 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB   53.765
 
  6 11  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC   53.770
    12  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC   53.923
 
  7 13 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB   53.986
    14 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB   54.006
 
  8 15 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA   54.079
    16 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB   54.269
 
  9 17 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC   54.350
    18 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC   54.494
 
 10 19 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB   54.524
    20 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB   54.530
 
 11 21 18  JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA   54.565
    22 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA   54.989
 
 12 23 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA   55.357
    24 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA   55.536
 
 13 25 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA   55.774
    26 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA   55.822
 
 14 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penney-Nike/Dick Simon T92 XB   57.618
    28 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS   57.799
 
   Race distance: 105 laps

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Tracy wins at Long Beach
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 18:22:05 PDT
 
	LONG BEACH, Calif. (UPI) -- Paul Tracy of Canada outlasted Bobby Rahal
on Sunday to capture his first career victory at the IndyCar Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach.
	Tracy, driving a Penske Buick, averaged 93.089 mph over the 105 laps,
compared to 92.907 for Rahal, of Dublin, Ohio. Nigel Mansell of Britain,
who grabbed the pole position on Friday, finished third and averaged 92.
809.
	``Clearly Tracy was faster and I could not keep up,'' said Mansell,
who gave up the lead on the fourth lap.
	Teo Fabi and Roberto Guerrero completed the top five. Robbie Buhl,
Scott Pruett, Danny Sullivan, Eddie Cheever and Mark Smith rounded out
the top 10.
	The Long Beach race was the third in the 16-race PPG IndyCar Series
covering 166.95 miles on a temporary 1.59-mile course through the
streets of Long Beach.

    >Tracy, driving a Penske Buick...
                             ^^^^^
    !?
    
    According to note .48 the Penske cars qualified with Chevy C power. 
    When did Penske make the switch?  Does he plan to run Buicks at Indy?
    
    The race was not televised in Japan; what happen to Mario, Emo, Al Jr.,
    etc.?
    
    Roger

    I live in NH and couldn't find the race on TV anywhere.....!
    
    I'm glad you posted the results here, because neither CNN/radio/or any
    TV station around here reported the results!
    
    								-mike-

Re: .50

Penske still uses Chevy-Cs.  That Buick bit was someone's
mistake.

Mario had an electrical problem late in the race.  I think he
was running 2nd at the time.

Fittipaldi was down on power right from the start and had
a long pit stop to replace the turbo wastegate.  He ran till
the end, but was a few laps down.

Al Jr broke his left front suspension in a collision with
Mansell.  I think he and Nigel probably disagreed on who's
fault this was.

I heard this morning that several drivers were fined and/or
placed on probation after the race due to "unsportsmanlike
conduct".  The ones I heard about (2nd-hand) were Gordon,
Cheever, and Luyendyk.

More on the fines, etc, at the LBGP.

Gordon, Disqualified (was 21st), $5,000, one year probation
Cheever, 6 months probation

Cheever and Gordon apparently collided at one point, causing damage to Gordon's
car.  Gordon allegedly made hand gestures towards Cheever from trackside.
Gordon's car was towed to the pits and repaired.  Gordon then later
collided with Cheever again.  It was claimed that Gordon had stalked
Cheever and ran into him on purpose.  (I don't know).

Luyendyk, $5,000, one year probation.

Luyendyk apparently threatened Mark Smith after the race.  Arie seemed to
feel that Mark had intentionally blocked him on the last lap.

Johannson, $500

Stefan was charged with the heinous crime of unauthorized crossing of the
pit lane on foot.

Goodyear, $5,000
Sullivan, $5,000

The report I read said that Scott and Danny had both been black-flagged
3 times during the race for stop-and-go penalties for exceeding the pit
lane speed limit.  It wasn't clear if the fines were related to that or
for something different.

For future reference...anything with a "UPI" (United Press International)
header means it was written by somebody who knows a bunch about stick'n'ball 
sports and probably not much else.  It's part of the reason I leave the 
header in when I post the stuff.  When they say Tracy drove a Buick, they 
mean well.  

It beats having no information at all... 

Here's a bunch of IndyCar stuff from a different source.  It reiterates 
what the last few notes said...

 LONG BEACH, CA - Robby Gordon, driver of the Copenhagen Lola-Ford-Cosworth,
has been disqualified from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach by PPG Indy
Car World Series officials. Details, including penalties against other
drivers in the event will follow. Gordon was disqualified for a rough
driving incident involving Eddie Cheever.
 
 Revised provisional race results reflecting the disqualification of
Robby Gordon:
 
  Ps Ql No  Driver             Sponsor/Team/Chassis/Engine       Laps  Notes
  -- -- --- ------------------ --------------------------------- ---- -------
   1  2 12  PAUL TRACY         Marlboro/Penske Rcg.  Penske93 CC  105
   2 11  1  BOBBY RAHAL        Miller GD/Rahal-Hogan   R/H001 CC  105 -12.658
   3  1  5  NIGEL MANSELL      Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB  105 -19.465
   4  7  8  TEO FABI           Pennzoil Special/Hall VDS  T93 CC  104 -52.913
   5 18 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO   Budweiser/King Racing      T93 CC  104
   6 23 19  ROBBIE BUHL        The MI-Jack Car/Dale Coyne T92 CA  103
   7 15 45  SCOTT PRUETT       Tobacco Free/Pro Formance  T91 CA  103
   8 12  7  DANNY SULLIVAN     Molson/Galles Racing       T93 CC  103
   9 10 99  EDDIE CHEEVER      Quorum/NO To Drugs/Turley PC21 CB  103
  10 14 25  MARK SMITH         Craftsman/Arciero Racing  PC21 CB  103
  11 19 10  ARIE LUYENDYK      Target-Scotch/Ganassi Rcg. T93 XB  103
  12  9  9  RAUL BOESEL        Duracell-Mobil/Dick Simon  T93 XB  102 Elec.
  13  3  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI Marlboro/Penske Rcg. Penske 93 CC  102
  14 20 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA    Panasonic Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB  102
  15 26 39  ROSS BENTLEY       AGFA Rain-X/Dale Coyne     T92 CA  101
  16  4  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR     MacKenzie Spec./Walker MS  T93 XB   99 Contact
  17 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES      J.C.Penney-Nike/Dick Simon T92 XB   98
  18  6  6  MARIO ANDRETTI     Kmart Havoline/Newman-Haas T93 XB   94 Elect.
  19 24 20  BUDDY LAZIER       Viper-AppleBee/Leader Card T91 CA   90
  20 28 42  JEFF WOOD          AGIP-Rubaway/EuroMS Rcg.  T91 DFS   88
  21  8  3  AL UNSER JR.       Valvoline/Galles Racing    T93 CC   53 Contact
  22 21 18  JIMMY VASSER       Kodalux/Hayhoe-Simon       T92 CA   36 Eng.
  23 17 11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ   Tecate Light-Amway/Galles  T93 CC   21 Eng.
  24 16 22  SCOTT BRAYTON      Amway-Northwest/Dick Simon T93 XB   20 Gear Bx
  25 25 30  MARCO GRECO        Alfa Laval/Sovereign Rcg.  T92 CA   19 Gear Bx
  26  5 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON   AMAX/Bettenhausen Rcg Penske93 CC    0 Contact
  DNS22 50  DAVE KUDRAVE       Andrea Moda-AGIP/EuroMS    T92 CA    0 DNS
  DSQ13 14  ROBBY GORDON       Copenhagen/A.J. Foyt Ent.  T93 XB   63 Contact
 
 Time of race: 1 hr 47 min 36.418 sec (new record)
 Average speed: 93.089 mph
 Margin of Victory: 12.658
 
            Lap  Leaders                            Yellow Flags
 No.   Driver        From    To   Total        From Lap  To Lap   Total
  5   Nigel Mansell    1      4      4             0         3       3
 12   Paul Tracy       5     35     31            55        58       5
  5   Nigel Mansell   36     42      7            72        76       5
 12   Paul Tracy      43     60     18
  5   Nigel Mansell   61     73     13
 12   Paul Tracy      74    105     32
 
 CA=Chevy V8/A
 CB=Chevy V8/B
 CC=Chevy V8/C
 XB=Ford Cosworth
 DFS=Cosworth
 
 Long Beach, CA - IndyCar Points Standings:
 
 Rank Driver                Pts.
 ---- --------------------- ----
   1  Nigel Mansell           36
   2  Mario Andretti          32
   3  Teo Fabi                26
   4  Bobby Rahal             24
   5  Paul Tracy              22
   6  Raul Boesel             22
   7  Arie Luyendyk           20
   8  Emerson Fittipaldi      17
   9  Robby Gordon            14
  10  Jimmy Vasser            14
  11  Al Unser Jr.            12
  12  Scott Pruett            12
  13  Roberto Guerrero        10
  14  Eddie Cheever           10
  15  Robbie Buhl              8
  16  Mark Smith               7
  17  Danny Sullivan           5
  18  Dave Kudrave             5
  19  Hiro Matsushita          5
  20  Scott Goodyear           4
  21  Marco Greco              2
  22  Ross Bentley             1
  23  Stefan Johansson         1
  24  Lyn St. James            0
  25  Gray Brabham             0
  26  Scott Brayton            0
  27  Buddy Lazier             0
  28  Jeff Wood                0
  29  Adrian Fernandez         0
  30  Andrea Montermini        0
  31  Andrea Chiesa            0
 
 LONG BEACH, CA - (From IndyCar PPG World Series) - Pursuant to an
incident between the driver of car No. 6 and the driver of car No. 16,
Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach is reviewing the incident. The outcome
will not affect the official results of this race.
 
Driver of car No. 7: (Danny Sullivan) $5,000 fine for unsportsmanlike
                      conduct.
 
Driver of car No. 99: (Eddie Cheever) Six months probation for
                      unsportsmanlike driving.
 
Driver of car No. 10: (Arie Luyendyk) $5,000 fine and one year probation
                      for unsportsmanlike conduct and unsportsmanlike
                      driving.
 
Driver of car No. 14: (Robby Gordon) Disqualified, $5,000 fine and
                      one-year probation for unsportsmanlike conduct and
                      unsportsmanlike driving.
 
Driver of car No. 2: (Scott Goodyear) $5,000 fine for unsportsmanlike
                     conduct.
 
Driver of car No. 16: (Stephan Johansson) $500 fine for unauthorized
                      crossing of the pit lane during the race.
 
Penalties are levied by IndyCar Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach in
accordance with the 1993 IndyCar Rule Book.

    Let me get this straight: Mario punts Johansson on the freaking pace
    lap, and gets away with it, but Steve J. gets fined for *walking*
    across the pit lane?  Ptui.

well...after I turned on WMUR (Manchester, NH) on Sunday to enjoy
the long beach race and get the VCR rolling, I discovered that they
were airing a telethon instead....  "Not to worry", I said, "I'll just
turn on the ABC station from Boston....I thought it mighty strange that
they had Ed McMann providing color commentary for the race....ohhhh
sh*t....is this STAR SEARCH???????????????????  Where the h*ll is
the race????

My buddy told me yesterday that WMUR rebroadcast the race at 2 AM 
monday morning.  I figured I'm saved!  But it just was not meant to be
because as he told me this morning they did not show the beginning
or ending laps of the race....I guess the folks running the tape
fell asleep....

is there anyone out there that has a copy on VHS (maybe someone 
close to R.I.) and wouldn't mind lending it to me????  I can let you 
borrow my tape of star search ;^)

thanks,

oh yeah....I'm in Merrimack, NH

-rob

drop a note to EKLIPS::FIGLER  (i'll delete this posting after a few 
days)

    I second your ARGH!
    
    I set the VCR for 2:00 a.m. (WMUR out of Manchester NH) and taped 
    the race.  Sat back with a cold beer after work last night, pressed 
    the play button, and all I got was static.  At that point, I was so 
    p!$$ed (No. 1, because instead of showing race live, they had the 
    stupid telethon; No. 2, because Boston channel 5 thinks it's too 
    good to show racing; and No. 3, because we always have to go through
    this frustration to catch these races) I called WMUR.  Seems that 
    their transmitter was down for the beginning of the race and again 
    at the end.
    
    I told the person at the station that I thought they were making 
    a big mistake by not televising the race live, because they would 
    be the only ones broadcasting it in this area and there are alot of
    race fans who would be tuning in, and because the IndyCars race at 
    NHIS, the local media should be supporting and promoting the IndyCar
    series.  She--the WMUR person--said she would pass my comments along
    to management.
    
    Maybe a few more calls to the station (603 641-9000) would help change 
    their programming priorities.
    
    What I saw of the race was exciting.  Al Jr. put himself out by trying
    to pass Mansel on a corner where even Al's uncle Bobby said there was 
    no room to pass.  Mansel managed to finish 3rd even after dropping a 
    cylinder about 3/4 through the race. 
    
    Ken
    

    Rob, I did almost the same thing.  WMUR did get SOME of the race,
    however, they're transmitter get quitting on them so I've got spurts
    and starts.  I'm not even sure how much.  But being the calm cool
    motorsports enthusiast that I am, I called the station this morning
    (603 669 9999 about any plans to re-broadcast it since they apparently
    do have it all on tape - it just never made it over the airwaves.  
    
    Anyway there are no plans to rebroadcast it at this time. Their
    suggestion was to write to the station (WMUR-TV, PO Box 9, Manchester,
    NH  03105, attn. Station Mgr) and make a case.  If they get enough
    requests, they may in fact decide to rebroadcast at a later date.
    
    From what I've seen here in the notesfile, it would be well worth our
    while (all of us, not just those folks in New England) to write to
    them.  At least someone up here would be able to get it on tape!!!
    My letter's already in the mail!!
    
    

    RE: .58
    
    Ha, ha!  I'm glad I'm not the only "calm cool motorsports 
    enthusiast" around here!  I called them around 7:45 in the 
    evening.  Couldn't get through to their production number, so 
    I called the newsline---because I was so calm and cool.
    
    (I felt so cheated out of missing so much of the race, that 
    I started to watch the tape I made of the IMSA Grand Prix of 
    Atlanta.  Man, has that series gone to h*ll in a handbasket!
    Nissan, gone; Jaguar, gone.  Stands, empty.)
    
    Hope the calls and letters to WMUR do some good.
    
    Ken
    

    Can someone define unsprotsmanlike driving for me ?
    
    Just curious, I did'nt see the race, but unsportsmanlike driving ?
    
    

I think the 2 drivers fined for "unsportsmanlike driving" were accused
of intentionally hitting another car.  Luyendyk admitted to doing so in
a post-race quote I read on CompuServe.  I think Gordon was blaming his
incident on lack of brakes.

IMHO, any driver who INTENTIONALLY hits another driver ought to be 
banned from further competition, period. Hey, these guys are supposed to 
be mature, responsible adults. 'Tis time they acted like it. 

    
    Thats why I asked what exactly they were penalized for. Unsportsmanlike
    driving ? Kind of a joke, would'nt you say ? These drivers are supposed
    to be pro's but they intentionally slam into one another ? If someone
    were hurt or worse killed because of somebody's unsportsmanlike
    driving, you would see a huge outcry from the non motorsporting public,
    and it would be a nice, big, fat mess.
    
    Seems that the officials don't seem to think that it's a big deal, so I
    won't.
     

    I'll send a VHS tape of the Long Beach race to anyone who sends me an
    Email request (Roger Thompson @TKO or TKOVOA::THOMPSON)
    
    Each IndyCar race is braodcast in Japan 3 to 4 weeks after the fact. 
    The races are 'one hour' edited versions (with the start, finish, and
    all the action).
    
    I must rely on this conference to get all my IndyCar race news (keep up the
    good work!).
    
    I'll make a routing slip with internal mail addresses and send the tape
    back with the first Digital traveler returning to the U.S.  Look for
    the tape in about four weeks.                                 
    
    Be sure to include your internal mail address and DTN!
    
    Roger       

Does anyone have the track schedule for the week prior to the 500?

I'd appreciate it if they'd post it here.

Thanks

Jim

re: .65

I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll try.  If you mean
what on-track activities occur at IMS between the last day of qualifying
on Sunday, May 23, and the race on Sunday, May 30, then there is
only one event.  There is a practice session on Thursday (called
Carburetion Day).  I don't know what time the practice is.

There are other, non-IndyCar racing activities in town, but nothing at
the Speedway other than the one practice.

    re: .65
    
    I believe the track is open for practice every day between 11:00 and
    18:00 (Indiana time -- which I believe does not use daylight savings).
    
    Roger

    Re: .65-.67

    The track is closed over that last week, with the exception of
    Carburetor Day, as noted in .66.  You need to get the race day setup
    covered in the week *before* that last qualifying day, or you're going
    to have a long and unproductive Sunday.

    And yes, Indiana is on Eastern *Standard* Time.

    On another note, the May 1993 issue of Racer has a retrospective on 
    weirdo Champ/Indy cars of the 1960s and 1970s.  Highly recommended if
    you enjoy race car history.  Actually, I strongly recommend Racer
    overall.  It has excellent color photography and reasonably
    well-written articles.  It's only drawback is that it's a monthly, thus
    its race results are a little stale.  The results section of the book
    is pretty slim by design, in recognition of this.

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Mansell to have back surgery, will miss Indy rookie orientation
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 93 3:28:51 PDT
 
	LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (UPI) -- World driving champion Nigel Mansell is
scheduled to undergo back surgery Wednesday and will be unable to
participate in this weekend's Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation
program.
	Mansell, the 1992 Formula One world champion, who switched to Indy
Car racing this year, said he still plans to compete in the Indy 500 on
May 30. Mansell said he is still optimistic he can begin practice at the
Indianapolis Motor Sppedway in the week before pole qualifying.
	Mansell, who will have the surgery at Morton Plant Hospital near his
home in Clearwater, Fla., suffered the back injury in a practice
accident at Phoenix International Speedway on April 3. He was knocked
unconcious in that accident and was hospitalized overnight with a
concussion. He returned to competition two weeks later in Long Beach,
Calif., started from the pole position and finished third.
	``I have been in considerable discomfort since Phoenix,'' Mansell
said. ``I am relieved that my latest set of X-rays have identified the
exact problem and we are going to correct it properly.''
	The surgery will be performed by Dr. George Morris and Dr. Terry
Trammell, an orthopedic surgeon from Indianapolis who has performed
numerous successful surgeries on race drivers.
	Trammell explained that Mansell's injury involves soft tissues in the
lower back, not muscle or bone.

If Nigel is going to miss rookie orientation, how will he be able
to participate in the Indy 500?  Is he being given some sort of 
waiver?

Confused,

Jeff

    Scenario:
    
    	Nigel misses rookie orientation and can't compete at Indy (or is
    	AFRAID to compete at Indy, ergo perfect time to undergo back
    	surgery so he has an excuse) so there's Michael's seat open (again)
    
    	Michael's trashed at least 8 McLaren chassis over in F1; Ron Dennis
    	tells him to take the month of May off, giving McLaren to
    	"replenish" their stock
    
    	Michael and Mario are team mates again, Mansell's ego remains
    	intact, the Andretti "curse" is lifted, Michael wins Indy proving
    	to the world that he CAN drive SOMETHING, McLaren gets more cars
    	built for Michael to wreck, and Nigel goes back to the "easy"
    	stuff.
    
    	What do you think??
     
    	

    .re .71
    
    	I think it's a good thing you didn't put this note in UKCAR 8-)
    
    							-mike-

After reading on the Internet that Nige was having blood drained between 
practice at the last race I can't see him skipping Indy unles he is 
specifically prohibited by the race officals.

re .71:
    
>>>    	Nigel ... is AFRAID to compete at Indy ...

IMHO, any sensible, sane, thoughtful driver would be afraid to compete
at Indy. It does seem to be a track that results in many serious
injuries. 

Alan

    (Reuter) "...because of [Mansell's] racing stature, the Englishman was
    granted a [rookie orientation] deferral until the track opens officially 
    for practice May 8." 
    
    So much for the scenario... too bad, I'd like to see Micheal race at
    Indy this year!
    
    Roger 

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Piquet returns to Indy while Mansell recuperates
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 16:43:17 PDT
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Nelson Piquet, seeking a spot in his first
Indianapolis 500, participated in rookie testing Friday at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway while fellow World Champion Nigel Mansell sat out with an
injury. 
	Piquet and Mansell are Formula One veterans who are IndyCar rookies.
Piquet, a three-time Formula One champ who suffered two broken legs
last year in an Indy practice crash, re-acquainted himself with the
Speedway during the first day of the Rookie Orientation Program, which
continues through Sunday.
	Mansell, last year's World Champion, couldn't drive Friday because he
was recovering from Wednesday's back surgery necessitated by a crash
April 3 at Phoenix International Raceway.
	The U.S. Auto Club, which administers the rookie testing, gave
Mansell permission to test when he recovers. The 39-year-old Brit, who
won his IndyCar debut in Australia and leads the series standings after
three races, hopes to resume driving soon after the Speedway opens for
practice May 8.
	Piquet was not required to drive with the other rookies but wanted to
log as many miles as he could before the May 30 race.
	``It's good to do it because you get more time on the circuit,'' he
said. ``You get more comfortable.''
	Piquet, a 40-year-old Brazilian, had never suffered anything more
serious than a concussion in his racing career before last May 7, when
both legs were shattered in a Speedway practice accident. He considered
retirement, went through months of rehabilitation for his injuries and
had legal hassles with his Indy team before deciding early this year to
return to the Speedway with the same team.
	``Initially in the hospital, taking morphine every hour, you're not
thinking right. You don't know what you're going to do,'' Piquet said of
his short-lived retirement. ``When I started getting better, I saw that
it doesn't change your life.''
	Piquet drove a 45-lap test at the Speedway in mid-April. He admitted
to being quite scared on his initial hot laps, using a common slang
phrase for losing one's bodily functions.
	``The first 20 laps were quite difficult,'' he added. ``Even if you
had had no accident, you need the first 20 laps to get used to it.''
	Piquet reached 222 miles per hour in the earlier test, but USAC set a
212 mph speed limit for Friday's tests.
	Also driving Friday were Stefan Johansson of Sweden, Frenchmen
Olivier Grouillard and Stephan Gregoire, Marco Greco of Brazil, Canadian
Ross Bentley, Robby Gordon of Orange, Calif., Mark Smith of McMinnville,
Ore., and John Morton of El Segundo, Calif.
	Gordon, the primary driver for retired Speedway legend A.J. Foyt, and
Johansson have been competitive so far this year on the IndyCar circuit,
but each took his first drive on a superspeedway Friday.
	``Indy is the biggest motorsports race in the world. I've always
wanted to be here,'' Gordon said. ``I enjoy it. Yeah, there are a few
butterflies, but I'm over them.''

>	Piquet drove a 45-lap test at the Speedway in mid-April. He admitted
>to being quite scared on his initial hot laps, using a common slang
>phrase for losing one's bodily functions.


	Would anyone like to provide a translation?

Where I'm from it's called 'sh!!tin' your britches' :*)

    re John Morton
    
    Is this the same guy that sat in the Jag in the 'Gumball Rally'??
    
    Dave

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: '500' mini-marathon on new track
Date: Mon, 3 May 93 6:53:08 PDT
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- A record number of participants Friday will be
taking a new path for the first time in the 17-year history of the
Indianapolis Life ``500'' Festival Mini-Marathon.
	Another change in the race will be its date; the race will be run on
the first Friday in May instead of its traditional time on the Friday
before the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
	The 13.1-mile race will begin at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Indianapolis
and will end when the last stalwart crosses the finish line, also in the
downtown area. Traditionally, the race ended at the Speedway to
eliminate transportation problems. Previously, runners parked at the
Speedway and were bused downtown to the starting line. Now they will go
directly downtown and park.
	The new route goes north on Meridian Street from The Circle to 10th
Street, then west to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the customary
lap around the track. Then runners will return downtown, primarily via
Michigan Street.
	After the race will be the awards ceremony -- which race organizers
say has more money and honors than ever before. A free country music
concert with Confederate Railroad will be from noon to 1 p.m. at
Veterans Memorial Plaza.
	As many as 15,000 people are expected to participate in this year's
event.

    Saw on rec.autos.sport that Piquet was quoted as saying (paraphrased),
    Mansell better reserve a nice room at Methodist Hospital for the month
    of May.
    
    How's that for head games?

RE: .81

I think rather it's gallows humor.


RE: .77

Scared sh*tless.

--PSW

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Andrettis lead opening day at Indy
Date: Sat, 8 May 93 16:53:10 PDT
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Mario Andretti and his son had the top speeds
Saturday in opening-day practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
	But this time, the son with the second-best lap was Jeff, not
Michael.
	Mario Andretti took his Lola-Ford Cosworth 222.124 mph around the 2
1-2-mile oval in preparation for the May 30 race. Jeff Andretti went
218.092 mph in a 1992 Lola-Buick.
	Last year at Indianapolis, Mario and Michael Andretti frequently
challenged for daily top speeds. But this is the first time Mario and
Jeff, the younger of Mario's sons, paired up for the top lap speeds.
	``There's no better feeling. Big or small, even though there was
little activity today, I'm really happy,'' said Mario Andretti, the 53-
year-old 1969 Indy 500 champion. ``We sent Michael packing (to Formula
One) because he was too much of a problem. I hope this one doesn't
become too much of a problem.''
	Jeff Andretti, who is trying to make his first race since breaking
both legs in an accident during last year's Indy 500, plans on
challenging his father as often as possible.
	``I feel really good. Things are going very well so far,'' said Jeff
Andretti, a 29-year-old veteran of two Indys. ``I've got to slow Dad
down a little bit.''
	Arie Luyendyk had the day's third-fastest speed at 217.491 in a Lola-
Ford Cosworth, followed by Gary Bettenhausen at 217.481 in a Lola-
Menard. Dick Simon upheld his tradition of getting cars on the track
first. The team owner and former racer lined up the cars in his stable --
those driven by Lyn St. James, Scott Brayton, Raul Boesel, Jimmy Vasser
and Stephan Gregoire -- hours before the track opened for practice.
	Vasser was fourth on pit lane, but snuck past St. James, Brayton and
Boesel to hit the track first.
	``Dick Simon likes to be first out. We weren't the first in line to
be out there, but the other cars have an easy time starting up and we
did,'' said Vasser, who finished 21st in his first Indy start last year.
``It turns out we're first out, so there's nothing wrong with that.''
	Rookie Marco Greco passed the Simon cars on the initial lap and
crossed the start/finish line first. The Simon cars formed a ``V'' as
they came down the front straightaway, with St. James on the point.
	``We had a Flying V, for victory, Dick Simon says,'' Vasser said.
	Roberto Guerrero brushed the outside wall at the end of Turn 3 in his
Lola-Chevrolet. Last year's pole position winner tapped the wall with
his right rear tire while passing Jeff Andretti, but neither driver was
injured and the machine sustained no damage.
	``What a great start to the month,'' Guerrero said. ``I almost had a
heart attack.''

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Tracy posts top Indy practice speed
Date: Sun, 9 May 93 17:24:16 PDT
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Paul Tracy capped a slow opening weekend of
practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by posting a 223.931 mph lap
Sunday in his Penske-Chevrolet.
	Tracy, a 24-year-old Canadian and the most recent IndyCar winner with
a triumph at Long Beach, Calif., took 63 laps in his first day of
testing for the May 30 Indy 500.
	The slower early speeds are largely the result of track changes
instituted this year. A 12-foot apron at the inside of the track which
had often been used as a passing lane has been filled with a rumble
strip and grass, forcing drivers to take a different line around the 2
1/2-mile oval.
	``It's only the second day and it's a new track for everybody,''
Tracy said. ``It's a different line. A lot guys haven't run above the
white line (apron) for a long time.''
	Four drivers bettered 225 mph on the initial practice weekend last
year.
	Mario Andretti, who posted Saturday's top lap, hit 223.514 mph Sunday
in a Lola-Ford Cosworth. Arie Luyendyk also improved on his initial
practice with a 222.343 mph in a Lola-Ford Cosworth.
	Scott Goodyear took his Lola-Ford Cosworth 222.239 mph, while Gary
Bettenhausen drove his Lola-Menard 221.844 mph.
	Although Tracy is driving the only Chevy engine to reach 220 mph, he
insists he is not waging a one-man battle against the Ford drivers.
	``We're not concentrating on the Fords. We want to concentrate on our
own program,'' he said. ``I'm not here to try to get into a qualifying
battle with a bunch of people. I just want to qualify well and
concentrate on my race setup.''
	Luyendyk said he was satisfied with his Sunday practice because he
ran many 222 mph laps in the first hour.
	``It didn't take long to work up to that at all. We had a number of
laps in the 222 range. We were able to do that in the heat of the day,''
the 1990 Indy champ said. ``It means a lot more. The race starts at 11
o'clock and qualifying at about the same time.''
	Tracy said he will test his race setup Monday, driving 500 miles
throughout the seven-hour practice session.
	``Today we had to make a lot of changes to make it work,'' he said. 
``Our goal for tomorrow is to run 500 miles and to do that, we have to
spin the engine hard enough to simulate a race. We need to make sure
it's going to last.''
	Tracy, who finished 20th in his initial Indy 500 last year, said
Speedway newcomers have a good chance to compete with the veterans
because of the track changes.
	``It gives the younger guys a bit of a break because it's new for
everybody,'' he said. ``It equals it out a little.''
	Jeff Andretti, who ran a quick lap Saturday, ended the action shortly
before its scheduled 6 p.m. closing time when the Buick engine in his
1992 Lola caught fire. He was uninjured.

    Anyone have an entry list for Indy, complete with:
    
    	car#, owner, sponsor, engine, chasis, etc.
    
    Maybe some one who gets the Indianapolis Star?
    
    Who are the following driving for?:
    
    	Jeff Andretti
    	Boesel
    	Luyendyk
    
    Is Foyt in a car?  
    
    How about John Andretti, Rutherford, Johncock, Al Sr.?

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Luyendyk takes Indy pole; Foyt retires
Date: Sat, 15 May 93 17:40:52 PDT
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Arie Luyendyk earned his first Indianapolis 500
pole position Saturday on the day four-time winner A.J. Foyt announced
his retirement.
	Luyendyk, the 1990 Indy champ, averaged 223.967 mph for four laps in
his Lola-Ford Cosworth at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on his second
attempt at qualifying for the 77th Indy 500.
	Mario Andretti, the 1969 Indy champ who has suffered so many Speedway
disappointments, qualified second for the May 30 race at 223.414 mph in
a Lola-Ford Cosworth. Brazilian Raul Boesel made it a Lola-Ford Cosworth
front row sweep by averaging 222.379 mph during a hot, sunny qualifying
session.
	Foyt bid the crowd of 200,000 an unexpected and emotional goodbye
when he announced his retirement from auto racing just before
qualifications began.
	``I realized that this morning. Just as we went to get the green (in
practice), the yellow came out. It was my other car (driven by lead
driver Robby Gordon),'' Foyt said over the Speedway public address
system after taking one final slow lap around the 2 1/2-mile oval.
	``If I want to be a successful car owner, I've got to spend 110
percent of my time with the car and not think of A.J.,'' Foyt said. 
``When Robby hit the wall was when I made the decision. I intended to
qualify.''
	The 58-year-old Houstonian was prepared to qualify for his 36th
consecutive Indy 500, having driven his best lap of the week (221.114
mph) Saturday morning.
	The winner of the 1961, '64, '67 and '77 Indy 500s won seven Indy-car
championships. He suffered severe leg injuries in a race accident Sept.
23, 1990, at Elkhart Lake, Wis., and underwent extensive surgeries and
rehabilitation to get in good enough shape to drive the 1991 and '92
Indy 500s.
	``It's a very sad day for me, and a happy day,'' Foyt said. ``This
has been my life here.''
	Luyendyk came into qualifying as a favorite by posting three of the
five laps of better than 225 mph during the seven days of practice
preceeding the time trials.
	However, he struggled with his chassis set-up Friday and Saturday
morning, waving off his first qualifying attempt after driving one lap
at 215.254 mph.
	``The team was demoralized after this morning,'' said the 39-year-old
Dutchman. ``We just stuck with it.''
	Luyendyk again found speed in late afternoon, going out with just
under one hour of track time remaining.
	``Those were four really good laps. It was difficult to get four
consistent laps together,'' he said, noting the unexpected heat which
makes the track surface slippery.
	Luyendyk earned a spot in his ninth Indy and his second front row. He
won in '90 from the outside of the front row.
	His pole qualifying speed is the slowest since Rick Mears' 1989 then-
record 223.885 mph clocking.
	Andretti, a 53-year-old Nazareth, Pa., resident, earned a spot on his
third straight front row and his eighth overall in 28 Indys.
	``I knew we'd run quick enough to be in the field. I was just trying
like hell to see what we could get out these conditions,'' Andretti
said. ``I don't know when I've been more nervous trying to second guess
this thing because the track has flat just gone away.''
	Boesel earned his first front-row start in qualifying for his seventh
Indy. His best previous start was ninth in 1989.
	Reigning world champion Nigel Mansell qualified for the middle of the
third row at 220.255 mph. The 39-year-old native Brit waved off his
first attempt and practiced at nearly 223 mph during the afternoon, but
waited until after Luyendyk to make his qualifying run.
	``It's very frustrating,'' he said. ``At lunch time I did 222.9 in
the heat of the day and I think at that time it was very quick. I felt
very optimistic at going well. I was itching to go.''
	Mansell said he was returning to his Clearwater, Fla., home Saturday
night for several days of therapy on his back, which was injured in a
practice crash April 3 at Phoenix and operated on April 28.
	The second row includes 1992 runner-up Scott Goodyear (222.344 mph in
a Lola-Ford Cosworth), defending champ Al Unser Jr. (221.773 mph in a
Lola-Chevrolet) and rookie Stefan Johansson (220.824 mph in a Penske-
Chevy).
	Paul Tracy is on the inside of the third row after driving a 220.298
mph in a Penske-Chevy. He is joined by Mansell, and Penske teammate and
1989 Indy winner Emerson Fittipaldi, who averaged 220.150 mph.
	The fourth row includes last year's pole winner Roberto Guerrero
(219.645 mph in a Lola-Chevy), Scott Brayton (219.637 in a Lola-Ford
Cosworth) and 1985 Indy champ Danny Sullivan (219.428 in a Lola-Chevy).
	Three-time world champ Nelson Piquet of Brazil will start from the
inside of the fifth row for his first Indy after averaging 217.949 mph
in a Lola-Menard. He is joined by Kevin Cogan (217.230 mph in a Lola-
Chevy) and Scott Pruett (216.794 mph in a 1991 Lola-Chevy).
	Gary Bettenhausen of Monrovia, Ind., crashed in Turn 2 on the final
lap of his first attempt. The 51-year-old veteran of 20 Indys wasn't
injured, and his Lola-Menard sustained only slight damage.

Arie Luyendyk 223.967	
Mario Andretti 223.414 	
Raul Boesel 222.379 

Scott Goodyear 222.344 
Al Unser Jr. 221.773 	
Stefan Johansson 220.824 

Paul Tracy 220.298	
Nigel Mansell 220.255 
Emerson Fittipaldi 220.150 

Roberto Guerrero 219.645 
Scott Brayton 219.637 
Danny Sullivan 219.428 

Nelson Piquet 217.949 	
Kevin Cogan 217.230 	
Scott Pruett 216.794 

Re: Note 943.85 by TKOVOA::THOMPSON 

>    Anyone have an entry list for Indy, complete with:
>    	car#, owner, sponsor, engine, chasis, etc.

Here's something I grabbed off of rec.autos.sport .  It doesn't give owner 
or sponsor, but it does show everything else you asked for.  The speeds 
are accurate for May 14.

Driver's top laps:
CAR   DRIVER              TOP SPEED OF THE 
 #                          DAY         MONTH      CHASSIS/ENGINE
1    Bobby Rahal          217.444      220.513      92 RH/Ch-C
1T   Bobby Rahal            DNR        213.944      92 RH/Ch-C
2    Scott Goodyear       224.228 (4)  224.646 (5)  93 Lola/Ford 
2T   Scott Goodyear         DNR        221.822      93 Lola/Ford 
3    Al Unser Jr.         221.511      221.511      93 Lola/Ch-C
3T   Al Unser Jr.           DNR        214.699      93 Lola/Ch-C
4    Emerson Fittipaldi   223.270      224.299      93 Penske/Ch-C
4T   Emerson Fittipaldi     DNR        217.108      93 Penske/Ch-C
5    Nigel Mansell        224.949 (2)  224.949 (4)  93 Lola/Ford
6    Mario Andretti       224.657 (3)  225.423 (3)  93 Lola/Ford 
6T   Mario Andretti         DNR        216.753      93 Lola/Ford 
7    Danny Sullivan       220.464      223.675      93 Lola/Ch-C
7T   Danny Sullivan         DNR        207.144      93 Lola/Ch-C
8    Teo Fabi             222.156      222.156      93 Lola/Ch-C
8T   Teo Fabi             219.593      219.593      93 Lola/Ch-C
9    Raul Boesel          225.592 (1)  225.592 (2)  93 Lola/Ford
10   Arie Luyendyk        222.316      226.182 (1)  93 Lola/Ford
10T  Arie Luyendyk          DNR        211.263      93 Lola/Ford
11   Kevin Cogan          217.344      219.138      93 Lola/Ch-C
12   Paul Tracy           222.651      224.389      93 Penske/Ch-C
12T  Paul Tracy             DNR        223.931      93 Penske/Ch-C
14   A J Foyt             217.976      217.976      93 Lola/Ford
15   Hiro Matsushita      215.414      215.414      93 Lola/Ford
15T  Hiro Matsushita        DNR        208.213      92 Lola/Ford
16   Stefan Johansson     215.260      221.435      93 Penske/Ch-C
18   Jimmy Vasser         219.106      219.191      92 Lola/Ford
18T  Jimmy Vasser           DNR        214.332      92 Lola/Ford
19T  Robbie Buhl            DNR        215.203      92 Lola/Ch-A
21   Jeff Andretti        217.617      222.261      92 Lola/Buick
22   Scott Brayton        223.425 (5)  223.425      93 Lola/Ford
25   Mark Smith           214.659      216.061      92 Penske/Ch-B
25T  Mark Smith             DNR        216.476      92 Penske/Ch-B
27   Geoff Brabham        215.177      218.686      93 Lola/Menard
29   Olivier Grouillard   216.554      216.554      92 Lola/Ch-A
30   Marco Greco          210.803      210.803      92 Lola/Ch-A
32   Eric Bachelart       209.800      212.374      92 Lola/Buick
36   Stephan Gregoire     218.707      219.635      92 Lola/Buick
39   Ross Bentley         209.283      209.283      92 Lola/Buick
40   Roberto Guerrero     222.640      224.467      93 Lola/Ch-C
40T  Roberto Guerrero       DNR        211.974      93 Lola/Ch-C
41   Robby Gordon         217.119      222.579      93 Lola/Ford  
43   Rocky Moran          210.566      210.566      91 Lola/Buick
45   Scott Pruett         216.847      219.947      91 Lola/Ch-A
50   Davy Jones           211.954      219.416      92 Lola/Ch-A
51   Gary Bettenhausen    219.373      222.596      93 Lola/Menard
51T  Gary Bettenhausen    210.886      217.481      93 Lola/Menard
59   Gary Bettenhausen      DNR        215.435      92 Lola/Buick
60   Jim Crawford         217.355      219.668      93 Lola/Ch-C
75   Willy T. Ribbs       210.526      210.526      92 Lola/Ford
76   Tony Bettenhausen      DNR        215.491      93 Penske/Ch-C
77   Nelson Piquet        219.395      220.340      93 Lola/Menard
80   Al Unser Sr.         215.750      217.265      93 Lola/Ch-C
90   Lyn St. James        217.171      217.171      93 Lola/Ford
91   Stan Fox               DNR        218.362      92 Lola/Buick
92   Didier Theys         215.600      218.909      92 Lola/Buick
93   John Paul Jr.        212.716      214.567      91 Lola/Buick
99   Eddie Cheever        213.503      218.760      92 Penske/Ch-B
99T  Eddie Cheever          DNR        212.983      92 Penske/Ch-B

    Isn't there another qualifying session next Sautrday (22/5) ?
    
    Shaun.

For the rest of the field yes but they cannot qualify for the pole.

    Did anybody else see Davy Jones pull off his steering wheel after
    blowing his engine. Looked to me like he was so pi**ed off waving his
    hands around that he hit the wheel up and made a left turn right into
    the wall.
    
    Bet he was kicking himself all the way back to the pits.
    
    Fred

re: .90

I also thought that Davy's car only turned towards the wall
AFTER he removed the steering wheel (while still rolling towards
the pits).  After he got out (quickly), he was patting his
backside, like it was hot.  I think he thought he was getting
burned, and was in a hurry to get out.  At the slow speed he
was going, I would have thought he could have taken the time to
stop the car completely before removing the steering wheel.

Maybe they need to add a safety sticker like:

CAUTION: DO NOT REMOVE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL VEHICLE HAS
COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

RE: .90

Some fluid line let go and spilled scalding hot water into the cockpit of the 
car.  That is why Davy was in such a hurry to get out.

--PSW

    Well, if anyone wants to borrow it, I've got a full length version of
    the Long Beach CART race from a couple of months ago. A friend of mine
    lives down in Norfolk, VA and taped it for me.  
    
    If you'd like to borrow it, please send me mail on SOLVIT::PLATT
    
    	Barb
    

From: [email protected] (Paul Christopher Miranda)
Subject: Indy Practice and Qualifying Times (5/23)
Date: 23 May 1993 18:32:00 -0500

Wow! that was an amazing last 1/2 hour!
 
Rahal gets bumped by Cheever, just barely beats the gun to attempt,
but is not fast enough to make the field!
 
And don't forget Didier Theys amazing hot lap at over 219 to average
well into the field just before Rahal's last ditch attempt.
 
Here are the driver speeds in Indy practice and qualifying:
(5/18 was rained out.)
 
 
CAR  DRIVER          WEEK 1    5/17   5/19   5/20    5/21   MONTH  QUALIFY YCEN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Temperature       60-85   68-74  58-61  59-63   61-66   58-85   63-79
    Fastest          226.182 222.52 226.05 227.118 225.468 227.118 223.967
 
-Pole Day Qualifiers-----------------------------------------------------------
10  Arie Luyendyk    226.182 222.52 225.90   DNR     DNR   226.182 223.967 3LFo
6   Mario Andretti   225.423   DNR  222.4T 227.12T   DNR   227.12T 223.414 3LFo
9   Raul Boesel      225.592 220.73 223.25 218.893 219.469 225.592 222.379 3LFo
 
2   Scott Goodyear   224.646   DNR  222.1T 225.38T 224.37T 225.38T 222.344 3LFo
3   Al Unser Jr.     221.773   DNR  222.6T 219.51T 218.17T 222.60T 221.773 3LCC
16  Stefan Johansson 221.435 216.07   DNR    DNR   220.919 221.435 220.824 3PCC
 
12  Paul Tracy       224.389 219.8T 219.9T   DNR     DNR   224.389 220.298 3PCC
5   Nigel Mansell    224.949   DNR    DNR  220.42T 225.47T 225.47T 220.255 3LFo
4T  Emerson Fitipldi 224.30T 223.3T 226.1T 219.75T 223.33T 226.05T 220.150 3PCC
 
40  Roberto Guerrero 224.467   DNR  219.2T   DNR   220.12T 224.467 219.645 3LCC
22  Scott Brayton    223.425   DNR  225.03 221.500   DNR   225.034 219.637 3LFo
7   Danny Sullivan   223.675 218.1T 221.0T 220.97T 221.81T 223.675 219.428 3LCC
 
77  Nelson Piquet    220.340   DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   220.340 217.949 3LMe
11  Kevin Cogan      219.138   DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   219.138 217.230 3LCC
 
-Second Day Qualifiers---------------------------------------------------------
36  Stephan Gregoire 220.851   DNR  212.12   DNR     DNR   220.851 220.851 2LBu
 
21  Jeff Andretti    222.261 214.60 214.39   DNR     DNR   222.264 220.572 2LBu
8   Teo Fabi         222.156 215.3T 225.2T 219.54T 218.44T 225.21T 220.514 3LCC
51  Gary Betenhausen 222.596   DNR    DNR    DNR   218.91T 222.596 220.380 3LMe
 
18  Jimmy Vasser     219.191   DNR  216.07   DNR   217.581 219.191 218.967 2LFo
91  Stan Fox         218.765   DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   218.765 218.765 2LBu
90  Lyn St. James    218.042   DNR  216.07 218.574   DNR   218.574 218.042 3LFo
 
76  Tony Betenhausen 218.034   DNR    DNR    DNR   217.591 218.034 218.034 3PCC
80  Al Unser Sr.     217.453   DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   217.453 217.453 3LCC
 
-Third Day Qualifiers----------------------------------------------------------
84  John Andretti      DNR     DNR    DNR    DNR   219.175 221.746 221.746 2LFo
 
41  Robby Gordon     222.579   DNR  213.28 221.136 221.272 222.579 220.085 3LFo
15  Hiro Matsushita  215.414 217.63   DNR    DNR   220.859 220.859 219.949 3LFo
66  Dominic Dobson     DNR     DNR  215.87 217.596 218.092 218.092 218.776 2GCA
 
50  Davy Jones       219.416   DNR    DNR  218.553 219.834 219.834 218.416 2LCA
27  Geoff Brabham    218.686   DNR  216.16 220.626 190.154 220.626 217.800 3LMe
75  Willy T. Ribbs   210.526   DNR  214.78 216.951 213.462 217.711 217.711 2LFo
 
60  Jim Crawford     219.668   DNR  219.27 221.212 219.872 219.872 217.612 3LCC
 
-Last Day Qualifiers-----------------------------------------------------------
92  Didier Theys     218.909   DNR    DNR  203.763 218.182 219.378 217.752 2LBu
59  Eddie Cheever      DNR     DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   218.256 217.599 2LMe
 
-Too slow to make the field----------------------------------------------------
1   Bobby Rahal      220.513   DNR  219.6T 213.43T 217.67T 220.513 217.140 2RCC
20  Buddy Lazier       DNR     DNR  211.51 212.852 219.958 219.958 216.4   1LBu
45  Scott Pruett     219.947   DNR    DNR    DNR     DNR   219.947 216.794 1LCA
 
29  Olivier Grouilrd 216.554   DNR  219.57 213.543 217.918 219.571 216.560 2LCA
25T Mark Smith       216.476   DNR  215.84 215.719 218.372 218.372 217.150 2PCB
93  John Paul Jr.    214.567   DNR  215.73   DNR   217.030 217.030 217     1LBu
 
32  Eric Bachelart   212.374   DNR  215.76   DNR     DNR   215.760   DNQ   2LBu
19T Robbie Buhl      215.203   DNR  193.2T   DNR     DNR   215.203   DNQ   2LCA
30  Marco Greco      210.803 212.95 208.75   DNR     DNR   212.947   DNQ   2LCA
 
43  Rocky Moran      210.566 210.75   DNR  210.778 210.143 210.778   DNQ   1LBu
39  Ross Bentley     209.283   DNR    DNR  205.508 205.039 209.283   DNQ   2LBu
98  Brian Bonner       DNR   150.00 203.29 150.000 187.974 203.293   DNQ   1LBu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Only the fastest (or only qualified) car of each driver is shown.
A 'T' next to a speed indicates it was made in the alternate car.
Some speeds for the earlier days are rounded to fit this chart into 80
 columns (Along with some slight mutilation of long last names).
 
The Y digit is the year of the chassis,
The C digit is the chassis type: L=Lola, P=Penske, R=Rahal/Hogan, G=Galmer
The EN letters indicate the Engine type:
     Fo=Ford, Bu=Buick, Me=Menard(Buick), CA=Chevy-A, CB=Chevy-B, CC=Chevy-C

From: [email protected] (United Press International)
Subject: Indy 500 Qualifiers
Date: Sun, 23 May 93 17:08:54 PDT
 
        (Includes car number, driver name and hometown, chassis-engine
         combination and four-lap average. W-former winner; R-rookie)

                             Row One
1. 10, W-Arie Luyendyk, Scottsdale, Ariz., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 223.967 
2. 6, W-Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 223.414
3. 9, Raul Boesel, Brazil, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 222.379
                             Row Two
4. 2, Scott Goodyear, Canada, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 222.344
5. 3, W-Al Unser Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 221.773
6. 16, R-Stefan Johansson, Monaco, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.824
                            Row Three
7. 12, Paul Tracy, Canada, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.824
8. 5, R-Nigel Mansell, Clearwater, Fla., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 220.255
9. W-Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.150
                            Row Four
10. 40, Roberto Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Lola-Chevrolet, 219.645
11. 22, Scott Brayton, Coldwater, Mich., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 219.637
12. 7, W-Danny Sullivan, Aspen, Colo., Lola-Chevrolet, 219.428
                            Row Five
13. 77, R-Nelson Piquet, Brazil, Lola-Menard, 217.949
14. 11, Kevin Cogan, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.230
15. 36, R-Stephan Gregoire, France, 1991 Lola-Chevrolet, 216.794
                             Row Six
16. 21, Jeff Andretti, Bethlehem, Pa., 1992 Lola-Buick, 220.572
17. 8, Teo Fabi, Italy, Lola-Chevrolet, 220.514
18. 51, Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind., Lola-Menard, 220.380
                            Row Seven
19. 18, Jimmy Vasser, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1992 Lola-Chevrolet, 218.867
20. 91, Stan Fox, Janesville, Wis., 1991 Lola-Buick, 218.765
21. 90, Lyn St. James, Daytona Beach, Fla., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 218.042
                            Row Eight
22. 76, Tony Bettenhausen, Indianapolis, Penske-Chevrolet, 218.034
23. 80, W-Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.453
24. 84, John Andretti, Indianapolis, 1992 Lola-Ford Cosworth, 221.746
                            Row Nine
25. 41, Robby Gordon, Orange, Calif., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 220.085
26. 15, Hiro Matsushita, Japan, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 219.949
27. 66, Dominic Dobson, Truckee, Calif., 1992 Galmer-Chevrolet, 218.776
                             Row 10
28. 50, Davy Jones, McGraw, N.Y., 1992 Lola-Chevrolet, 218.416
29. 27, Geoff Brabham, Lantana, Fla., Lola-Menard, 217.800
30. 75, Willy T. Ribbs, San Jose, Calif., 1992 Lola-Ford Cosworth, 217.800
                             Row 11
31. 60, Jim Crawford, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.612
32. 92, Didier Theys, Belgium, 1992 Lola-Buick, 217.752
33. 59, Eddie Cheever, Aspen, Colo., 217.599

        Field average: 219.692 mph.

    Five days to go, let's pick 'em...
    
                  Personal favorite:
            Sentimental favorite(s):
     *Favorite non-qualified driver:
    
                             To win:
                             Second:
                              Third:
    
                 Rookie of the year:
    Long Shot (back 5 rows or more):
    
    *Special for this year only ;-)
                                   

    RE: .96
    
    My Picks...
    
         Personal Favorite:   Mario Andretti
      Sentimental Favorite:   Gary Bettenhausen
    Favorite non-qualified:   Michael Andretti
    
                    To win:   Scott Goodyear
                    Second:   Nigel Mansell
                     Third:   Emmerson Fittipaldi
    
        Rookie of the Year:   Nigel Mansell
                 Long Shot:   John Andretti

Personal Favorite:  Goodyear
Sentimental Favorite:  Mario
Favorite non-qualified: Michael

Win: Boesel
2nd: Mario
3rd: Goodyear

Rookie: Johannson
Long Shot: John Andretti (not so long a shot?)

my picks:

         Personal Favorite:   Danny Sullivan
      Sentimental Favorite:   Mario Andretti
    Favorite non-qualified:   Bobby Rahal
    
                    To win:   Al Unser, Jr
                    Second:   Nigel Mansell
                     Third:   Arie Luyendyk
    
        Rookie of the Year:   Nigel Mansell
                 Long Shot:   Al Unser, Sr  

    My picks:
    
         presonal favorite:	Scott Goodyear
      Sentimental favorite:	Nelson Piquet
    Favorite non qualified:	Rick Mears
    
    		    To win:	Scott Goodyear
    		    Second:	Arie Luyendyk
    		     Third:	Al Unser jr.
    
    	Rookie of the year:	Nigel Mansel
    		 long shot:	Nelson Piquet
    
    Fred 

How is it that Gregoire made the field at 216.794 when
Rahal got bumped at 217.1?  Also just before Rahal's run
Didier Theys qualified, but who did he bump out? I never
heard the announcers say who it was.


	- Fay

Gregoire's qualifying time was 220.851 mph, not 216.794.  That's why he didn't 
get bumped.

I think Didier Theys bumped Mark Smith.

--PSW

		1993 Indianapolis 500 Final Grid

(shows grid position, car number, driver name, home town, car and engine, 
qualifying speed.  W=previously won Indy 500; R=rookie)

Row One
1. 10, W-Arie Luyendyk, Scottsdale, Ariz., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 223.967 mph.    
2. 6, W-Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 223.414.
3. 9, Raul Boesel, Brazil, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 222.379.

Row Two
4. 2, Scott Goodyear, Canada, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 222.344.
5. 3, W-Al Unser Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 221.773.
6. 16, R-Stefan Johansson, Monaco, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.824.

Row Three
7. 12, Paul Tracy, Canada, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.824.
8. 5, R-Nigel Mansell, Clearwater, Fla., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 220.255.
9. 4, W-Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Penske-Chevrolet, 220.150.

Row Four
10. 40, Roberto Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Cal., Lola-Chevrolet, 219.645.
11. 22, Scott Brayton, Coldwater, Mich., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 219.637.
12. 7, W-Danny Sullivan, Aspen, Colo., Lola-Chevrolet, 219.428.

Row Five
13. 77, R-Nelson Piquet, Brazil, Lola-Menard, 217.949.
14. 11, Kevin Cogan, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.230.
15. 36, R-Stephan Gregoire, France, 1991 Lola-Chevrolet, 220.851.

Row Six
16. 21, Jeff Andretti, Bethlehem, Pa., 1992 Lola-Buick, 220.572.
17. 8, Teo Fabi, Italy, Lola-Chevrolet, 220. 514.
18. 51, Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind., Lola-Menard, 220.380.

Row Seven
19. 18, Jimmy Vasser, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1992 Lola-Chevrolet, 218.867.
20. 91, Stan Fox, Janesville, Wis., 1991 Lola-Buick, 218.765.
21. 90, Lyn St. James, Daytona Beach, Fla., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 218.042.

Row Eight
22. 76, Tony Bettenhausen, Indianapolis, Penske-Chevrolet, 218.034.
23. 80, W-Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.453.
24. 84, John Andretti, Indianapolis, 1992 Lola-Ford Cosworth, 221.746.

Row Nine
25. 41, Robby Gordon, Orange, Calif., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 220.085.
26. 15, Hiro Matsushita, Japan, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 219.949.
27. 66, Dominic Dobson, Truckee, Calif., 1992 Galmer-Chevrolet, 218.776.

Row 10
28. 50, Davy Jones, McGraw, N.Y., 1992 Lola-Chevrolet, 218.416.
29. 27, Geoff Brabham, Lantana, Fla., Lola-Menard, 217.800.
30. 75, Willy T. Ribbs, San Jose, Calif., 1992 Lola-Ford Cosworth, 217.800.

Row 11
31. 60, Jim Crawford, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Lola-Chevrolet, 217.612.
32. 92, Didier Theys, Belgium, 1992 Lola-Buick, 217.752.
33. 59, Eddie Cheever, Aspen, Colo., Menard Special 217.599.

Field average: 219.692 mph.

Just read an article on Bobby Rahal in Design News.  Talks about his 
efforts in designing his own chassis.  Mentioned DEC in there quite a bit,
even had the DEC logo on his car on the front cover!
	Well, I was excited about it for a while.  Appears he's having so
much trouble with it, he's going to use a Lola chassis for the remainder of
the year.  Might try his chassis next year.

By the way, do we as DEC employees get any breaks with the Rahal team being
that we are a sponsor, ie. could I go down to his trailer and meet him?

Larry C. (who went to the Phoenix race)

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Fittipaldi pulls double duty at Indy
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Emerson Fittipaldi, father of five, had a
complaint Thursday about Paul Tracy's family planning.
	``Paul is not doing the timing right,'' Fittipaldi said following the
final practice session for the 77th Indianapolis 500. ``You should count
nine months before coming here (and avoid conceiving). He needs to tell
his wife to take it easy.''
	Fittipaldi drove his and Tracy's Penske-Chevrolets in the two-hour
Carburetion Day testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He posted a
lap of 221.016 mph in his machine and hit 216.909 mph in Tracy's.
	Tracy was home in Scarborough, Ontario, with his wife, Tara, who gave
birth Thursday to daughter Alysha at 1:55 p.m. EDT. He is scheduled to
return for Sunday's race.
	Thirty-four cars--the 33 qualified machines and alternate Mark Smith--
took to the 2 1/2-mile oval without incident for the warm, sunny midday
practice.
	Scott Brayton, who will start from the middle of the fourth row, had
the top lap of 223.547 mph in a Lola-Ford Cosworth.
	``I'm very pleased with the way the car performed today,'' said
Brayton, who is starting his 12th Indy. ``We've struggled a little bit
this month. I ran enough to make sure the car was right.''
	Seven of the 10 fastest laps Thursday were driven in Lola-Ford
Cosworths -- Nigel Mansell, Raul Boesel, Mario Andretti, Scott Goodyear,
Arie Luyendyk and John Andretti.
	The only Chevys to crack the top 10 lap speeds were the Lola-Chevy
guided by Roberto Guerrero and the Penske-Chevys driven by Fittipaldi.
	``We have a great chance. The team is very strong,'' Fittipaldi said.
``We are well prepared for the race. I'm hoping my car can stay
consistent, that's the key.
	``So far in practice my car has been consistent. The only problem
was, I had a problem in qualifying (engine failure in pre-qualifying
practice) and I had to change to my backup car.''
	Fittipaldi, who set a then-qualifying record of 225.301 mph in 1990
and also started on the front row in 1989--when he won the race--is
starting on the outside of the third row this year. Teammate Tracy is on
the inside of Row 3.
	Like all the drivers, Fittipaldi isn't sure what to expect when the
green flag falls and the field heads for the first turn, which has 12
fewer feet of racing area on the inside because of the new Speedway
configuration.
	``What everybody's expecting is a funnel into Turn 1,'' he said. ``It
will be tougher than in years before. Everyone will have to be more
careful.''
	The winner of the 1972 and 1974 Formula One championships expects the
race leaders to move up on the last-row starters in only a few laps.
However, maneuvering around slower traffic could present a problem, he
said.
	``You have to come out of the corner really fast to have a run on the
car in front of you and draft before the next corner,'' he said. ``The
precision the car has to have the whole race is going to tell if you are
going to be competitive.''
	A game of follow-the-leader could follow if passing proves too
difficult. Fittipaldi isn't certain if that will make jockeying for
position more spirited or useless.
	``Nobody knows for sure. The only thing we know for sure is that it
will be more difficult to pass,'' the 46-year-old Brazilian said. ``It
will be a much slower pace because of that. Passing will be important
for people who can maneuver through traffic.''
	A slower race could mean several cars in contention on the closing
laps. But if one or two cars can manage to slip through traffic, the
winner could be determined well before the checkered flag falls.
	``It's very difficult to predict. It looks like to me it could be a
greater spread of cars as the race goes on,'' Fittipaldi said. ``Any car
that's a little out of balance is going to slow down a lot compared to
cars with not-so-bad balance.''

    Last chance to pick...
    
                  Personal favorite:
               Sentimental favorite:
      Favorite non-qualified driver:
    
                             To win:
                             Second:
                              Third:
    
                 Rookie of the Year:
    Long Shot (back 5 rows or more):

                  Personal favorite:  Al Unser Sr.
               Sentimental favorite:  Mario Andretti
      Favorite non-qualified driver:  Rick Mears
    
                             To win:  Paul Tracy
                             Second:  Arie Luyendyk
                              Third:  Al Unser Jr.
    
                 Rookie of the Year:  Stefan Johansson 
    Long Shot (back 5 rows or more):  Jeff Andretti

    
                  Personal favorite:  Al Unser, Jr.
               Sentimental favorite:  Mario Andretti
      Favorite non-qualified driver:  Rick Mears
    
                             To win:  Emerson Fittipaldi
                             Second:  Al Unser, Jr.
                              Third:  Raul Boesel
    
                 Rookie of the Year:  Nigel Mansell (without doing a lap)
    Long Shot (back 5 rows or more):  John Andretti
    
    P.S. This is a lot more difficult than for an F! race.

      Here are my picks:

             Personal favorite:  Nigel Mansell
          Sentimental favorite:  Mario Andretti
 Favorite non-qualified driver:  Rick Mears (for Indy)

                        To win:  Al Unser, Jr.
                        Second:  Mario Andretti
                         Third:  Raul Boesel

            Rookie of the year:  Nigel Mansell
                     Long Shot:  John Andretti

    
    Here I go:
    
    Personal favorite: 		Danny Sullivan
    Sentimemtal Favorite:	Emerson Fittipaldi
    Favorite non-qualified:	Bobby Rahal	(Home town boy)
    				
    To win:			Paul Tracy
    Second:			Scott Goodyear
    Third:			Nigel Mansell
    
    Rookie:			Nigel Mansell
    Long Shot:			Robbie Gordon
    
    
    
    See you at the race...I'll be there
    
    BG
    
    
    

As the results would indicate... It should be a good race!
            _______	            _______	            _______	
           /      /	           /      /	           /      /	
        __ ~~~|~~~ __	        __ ~~~|~~~ __	        __ ~~~|~~~ __	
       ( (--/~~`--( ()	       ( (--/~~`--( ()	       ( (--/~~`--( ()	
        /~~()  /~~)~~	        /~~()  /~~)~~	        /~~()  /~~)~~	
       /  /~)   9/ 	       /  /~)   6/ 	       /  /~)  10/ 	
    __[_ (_/  ~]/	    __[_ (_/  ~]/	    __[_ (_/  ~]/	
   ( () / /  ( ()	   ( () / /  ( ()	   ( () / /  ( ()	
   ----/9-----~~	   ----/6-----~~	   ----/10----~~	
  ~~~~(/~~~~~		  ~~~~(/~~~~~		  ~~~~(/~~~~~		

77th Indy 500 "RACERS" Picks:

		fav	Sent	dnq	win	2nd	3rd	RotY	long
Je. Andretti								1
Jo. Andretti								4
Ma. Andretti	1	5			2
Mi. Andretti			2
Bettenhausen		1
Boesel					1		2
Fittipaldi		1		1	        1
Goodyear	2			2	1	1
Gordon									1
Johansson							2
Luyendyk					2	1
Mansell		1				2	1	6
Mears				4
Piquet			1						1
Rahal				2
Sullivan	2
Tracy					2
Unser Sr.	1							1
Unser Jr.	1			2	1	2

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Auto racing: Mansell attracts hordes of foreign journalists to Indy 500
	
 Mansell's appearance brings European journalists
	
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell's presence in the 77th
Indianapolis 500 has had a huge impact on the event that was already the
largest single-day spectator sporting event in the world.
	The Indianapolis Motor Speedway had to increase its press facilities
to accomodate the throng of foreign media that has descended to cover
the first reigning Formula One champion since Denis Hulme in 1968 to
race in the Indianapolis 500.
	In fact, Mansell's first test session for the Newman-Haas team in its
Kmart/Havoline Lola Ford-Cosworth drew 90 working reporters from the
United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Spain,
Portugal and Japan.
	But there are many interesting anectdotes about Mansell's impact in
the series.
	---- One of his Arai Formula One helmets raised $11,800 at last month's
Long Beach Grand Prix Charity Ball. Two wealthy individuals upped the
bidding for more than 20 minutes as 450 people were on their feet
cheering wildly.
	---- Five-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt is one of
Mansell's biggest fans. ``I enjoy all types of racing,'' Earnhardt said.
``F-1 really intrigues me. Nigel has been my hero in that division. I
watch those guys race when I'm not racing myself. When I catch something
on TV I see their pattern of driving and sort of pick out the guy you
enjoy watching the most. Nigel is that guy.''
	---- Mansell's 1992 Formula One world championship has been
commemorated on the Isle of Man's new two and five-pound coins. A 10 and
25-pound sterling silver coin and a 50-pound gold piece are also
available. The coins are legal tender, with one side showing Mansell
driving the Formula One car and the words ``F-1 World Champion -- 1992 --
Nigel Mansell. The face depicts Queen Elizabeth, II.
	---- Since joining the PPG Indy Car World Series, Mansell has received
an offer from Darrell Gwynn to test drive his NHRA Top Fuel dragster; a
request to speak at the Washington Press Club, something usually
reserved for politicians and business leaders; an invitation to fly with
the Navy's Blue Angels; the opportunity to visit the Indianapolis office
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and practice at its firing range
and numerous invitations to play in celebrity golf tournmanets.
	---- Mansell enjoys living in Clearwater, Fla. because it offers him
some degree of anonymity. ``If anyone asks me what I do for a living, I
just say I'm a taxi driver,'' Mansell said. ``If they catch on, I
reassure them that I am a taxi driver -- except the taxi I drive is the
fastest in the world -- my Kmart/Havoline Lola.''

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Auto Racing: Nigel Mansell is awed by Indy 500
	
 Formula One Champ Makes Indy debut
	
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- The Indianapolis 500 is bigger than Nigel
Mansell ever imagined.
	There is a certain stature and prestige associated with competing on
the Formula One circuit and the reigning F-1 champion was very popular
with the crowds on that circuit.
	But nothing prepared him for the attention and electricity that
surrounds the Indianapolis 500.
	Although Mansell owns a home on the Isle of Man in the United
Kingdom, the driver who left the Formula One series to drive Indy cars
this season had a head start on becoming Americanized. For the past
three years, Mansell has lived in Clearwater, Fla., with his wife,
Roseanne, and children Chloe, Leo and Greg.
	That did not, however, prepare him for the aura of the Indianapolis
500. Sunday, the rookie driver will start in the middle of the third row
between Paul Tracy and Emerson Fittipaldi in the 77th Indy 50.
	``I've experienced 300,000 or 350,000 people at Monza in its heyday
when Ferrari was winning with the late Gilles Villeneuve,'' said
Mansell, who won a record nine races and 14 poles last season. ``But to
come here and have half a million people watching, that will be somewhat
of an experience.''
	Mansell, whose teammate is 1978 Formula One champion and 1969
Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti, is racing a 1993 Kmart/Havoline
Lola/Ford-Cosworth for Newman-Haas Racing. The Brit admits he was awed
by the sheer stature of the event, often speaking in glowing terms about
the honor and privilege of competing in his first Indianapolis 500. He
points out that the magnitude has offset the negative views expressed by
Formula One drivers about the world's richest, oldest and most
prestigious auto race.
	``I think the nice thing was I came in with a totally open mind,''
Mansell said. ``A lot of people over a considerable amount of time have
made rather prejudiced views which have been negative about Indy. That
has been basically to put everybody off on coming here.
	``It has surpassed my greatest expectations. It is obviously the
world's fastest and greatest motor racing oval in the world, period.
It's second to none. There is no question there is an atmosphere and a
charisma about the whole place. It is a very daunting and awesome place.
	``Nothing is as mighty as this in the world.''
	Mansell has treated the Speedway with respect, but also with a great
amount of trepidation. After all, the Brit never has competed in an
oval-track race and will make his oval debut in the most pressurized
race in the world.
	The former Formula One great missed what would have been his first
oval track race at Phoenix on April 4. Mansell was in a local hospital
after crashing into the wall one day earlier. Despite the pain from
fluid buildup in his lower back, Mansell was able finish third after
starting on the pole at Long Beach, Calif., April 18.
	The back injury required surgery on April 28, which forced Mansell to
miss the rookie orientation program for the Indianapolis 500. But as a
defending F-1 world champion, Mansell received a waiver from the program
from Speedway president Tony George and the United States Auto Club
(USAC), although Mansell did have to pass a rookie test.
	Mansell conquered the demands of the 2.5-mile oval that was built in
1909 with ease and ran one of the fastest speeds of the month with a lap
of 225.468 miles an hour on May 21.
	That is far different than the first lap he took with his wife around
the track in a pace car after visiting Dr. Terry Trammell, the famed
orthopedic surgeon at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, before he had
back surgery in April.
	``Roseanne and I have been to a lot of places and a lot of different
tracks, but it took our breath away,'' Mansell said of his first view of
the track. ``It is just incredible, when you come here for the first
time.
	``That is what people don't realize, this is my first time here and I
don't have a clue.''
	Mansell has been able to block out the overwhelming feeling and
stature of the Speedway when he is competing, and that has helped him
drive as fast as anyone in the 33-car starting field.
	``I don't think about it, and that is probably my strength,'' Mansell
said. ``I don't think about things until I have to. When you take time
out and think about all the things I've experienced the last three
weeks, it would be very daunting.
	``I think I am adapting slowly. I think the team has been absolutely
fantastic in preparing me for this.''
	One of the biggest differences Mansell has noticed between Formula
One racing and Indy cars is this circuit's cooperative spirit as teams
work with each other without hostility. Mansell admits he still loves
Formula One racing but was soured by the politics that are played in the
series.
	``It's as simple as this -- the drivers over here speak to one
another,'' Mansell said. ``Formula One racing is very, very much a
private club. You have people who are for you and people who are against
you. It doesn't matter what you do, what incredible feats you achieve,
they will still be against you.
	``Here, everybody is open-minded. It's free and it's the American
way. The accessibility everybody is afforded, you get a fair assessment
of what is going on.
	``In Formula One, you get wined and dined and put away.''
	Mansell said the major reason he left the F-1 series was that
although he won a world title last year, he didn't get the deal he
believed he deserved from the Williams-Renault team.
	``It took me all of my life to win the world championship,'' Mansell
said. ``I was runner-up three or four times, and that was always in the
second car on a team. I got myself in a position when I retired from
Ferrari was the only way I would come back is if I had an impossible
contract where I had the support and backing to get the job done. We
proved to the world I got the job done and I think we did it quite well,
but that same car was offered to Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost and nobody
wanted it.
	``People forget the important things.
	``I got the job done and as soon as I got the job done, I wasn't
afforded the opportunity to defend the title in the manner I won it.
When you work all of your life to get something and all of a sudden, you
get in a scuffle with the French government and the French sponsors, you
ask, 'What's it all about?'''
	Mansell received the answer he wanted from Indy car owners Carl Haas
and Paul Newman. Although Mansell is making $5 million to drive for the
team this season -- far less than what he earned in Formula One -- he is
enjoying himself in the open-wheel series as he prepares for its
greatest race.
	``Carl Haas stands alone in my career almost parallel to Colin
Chapman from the point of view of having a fantastic relationship, being
on the same wavelength,'' Mansell said. ``To me, Carl is exemplary and
I'm proud to be his driver.
	``Indianapolis is one of the great races in the world. Given a choice
of winning a Formula One world championship, the Indianapolis 500 or 40
other races, which one would your rather win? I would say you would
probably have people trade in the world championship to win Indianapolis
one time. That is how big it is in this country, and the world.
	``It is the mightiest race in the world.''

From: [email protected] (SCOTT HORNER)
Subject: Fittipaldi wins second Indy 500
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Now that he had won the Indianapolis 500 for a
second time, Emerson Fittipaldi could forsake the traditional drink of
milk in Victory Lane for orange juice.
	``It was great to win the second time,'' said Fittipaldi, who
produces oranges in his native Brazil. ``Everything worked like a Swiss
watch. It's like a dream. It's fantastic.''
	Fittipaldi drove his Penske-Chevrolet past Formula One champion and
Indy rookie Nigel Mansell on the 185th lap to take the lead for good
Sunday to give the 1989 Indy 500 champion another triumph at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
	The 46-year-old Brazilian native overtook Mansell, a 39-year-old
Brit, coming out of a caution yellow caused by Lyn St. James' engine
failure.
	Fittipaldi passed Mansell, who was driving a Lola-Ford Cosworth, on
the inside while polesitter and 1990 Indy winner Arie Luyendyk passed
Mansell on the outside.
	The 1972 and '74 Formula One champion quickly established a 2 1/2-
second lead over Luyendyk. After a caution prompted by Mansell brushing
the wall on Lap 193, Fittipaldi held off the Dutchman to win by 2.862
seconds and average 157.207 mph on the seasonably warm afternoon.
	``I didn't hear anything during the last lap. I was just
concentrating,'' said Fittipaldi. ``The car was dialed in. We had the
best set of tires. The balance was good and we had clean air. All those
things made us win.''
	The victory was also the ninth for team owner Roger Penske in his
25th year of Speedway competition.
	``Emerson knows what to do probably better than anyone,'' Penske
said. ``I think that was evident today. ''I've been fortunate to have
guys who can stand on the gas when they have to.``
	Mansell finished third in his first superspeedway race, blaming his
poor jump when the green flag reappeared on Lap 185.
	``I just goofed up,'' Mansell said with a shrug of the shoulders. ``I
thought I got on the gas early enough, then all of a sudden it was,
'Vroom, vroom.' I thought they shouldn't do that.''
	Ten cars finished on the lead lap in the fiercely competitive race in
which a record 12 drivers held the lead.
	Raul Boesel led the first 17 laps in a Lola-Ford Cosworth, but a pair
of stop-and-go pit stop penalties left him in fourth place.
	Mario Andretti, the 1969 Indy winner, led 73 laps -- the most of any
driver -- but finished fifth in his 28th Indy in a Lola-Ford Cosworth.
	Also finishing on the lead lap were Scott Brayton, 1992 runner-up
Scott Goodyear, defending Indy winner Al Unser Jr., Teo Fabi and John
Andretti, who arrived at Indy without a ride but qualified on the second
weekend for A.J. Foyt's team.
	The highly anticipated start was slow and safe, with Boesel taking
charge from the outside of the front row.
	``I thought Raul's move was a little bold,'' said Luyendyk, who
expected to set the pace. ``I thought I had the line but I put on the
brakes so I wouldn't collect his wheels. I gave him room or else we
would've been in trouble.''
	Drivers were wary of the start because of changes that made the
racing surface 12 feet narrower in the corners than in previous years.
	``It was hell,'' said Mansell, who started from the middle of Row 3.
``Going in there and following eight or nine cars, there was no air,.
And there were the fumes. I had to remind myself I'm driving, not
watching.''
	Boesel was assessed the first of his pit stop penalites, for breaking
the 100 mph pit lane speed limit, on Lap 17. He led just once more, for
one lap.
	His second pit penalty, for making a pit stop while the pits were
closed, came on the 171st lap and the Brazilian looking to move into the
lead.
	Boesel said the penalties cost him precious seconds which could have
allowed him to challenge Fittipaldi in the final laps.
	``They took the race away from us,'' he said. ``They gave us two
stop-and-gos for no reason.''
	Mario Andretti was also assessed a stop-and-go penalty for entering
the pits while they were closed following a crash. The penalty came just
after he led 37 second laps, at one point leading by 22 seconds over
Unser Jr.
	``I was coming in for fuel. I was committed and I'm in (before the
yellow appeared),'' Andretti said. ``Whoever was the observer down there
did not call the thing correctly. Believe me, I'm not interested in
creating a penalty for myself.''
	The U.S. Auto Club, which administers Indy, established a rule which
prevents cars from ducking into the pits immediately after caution
yellows appear.
	Several drivers led before the final round of pit stops with 25 laps
remaining. Mansell came out of the changes with the edge, which he held
for 10 laps before being overtaken by Fittipaldi and Luyendyk.
	Al Unser Sr., the only active driver with a chance at a fifth Indy
title, took 12th, completing 199 laps.
	``All I can say is that we had it running pretty darn good for a
while,'' said the 54-year-old Unser Sr., who led for 15 laps early in
the race. ``After one of the re-starts (after a caution), it felt like
the car was losing power.''
	Among rookies other than Mansell, Stefan Johansson finished 11th
after starting on the second row, Frenchman Stephan Gregoire took 19th,
Robby Gordon finished 27th after crashing and three-time Formula One
titlist Nelson Piquet was 32nd.

From: [email protected] (United Press International)
Subject: Indianapolis 500 Finish
 
(includes car number, driver name, qualifying position, hometown,
chassis-engine combination, average speed or laps completed, reason
for stop; R-Rookie, W-former winner):

1. 4, W-Emerson Fittipaldi (9), Brazil, Penske-Chevrolet, 157.207 mph.
2. 10, W-Arie Luyendyk (1), Scottsdale, Ariz. , Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.167.
3. 5, R-Nigel Mansell (8), Clearwater, Fla., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.149.
4. 9, Raul Boesel (3), Brazil, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.141.
5. 6, W-Mario Andretti (2), Nazareth, Pa., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.132.
6. 22, Scott Brayton (11), Coldwater, Mich., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.117.
7. 2, Scott Goodyear (4), Canada, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 157.098.
8. 3, W-Al Unser Jr. (5), Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 157.070.
9. 8, Teo Fabi (17), Italy, Lola-Chevrolet, 156.968.
10. 84, John Andretti (24), Indianapolis, 1992 Lola-Ford, 156.964.
11. 16, R-Stefan Johansson (6), Monaco, Penske-Chevrolet, 199 laps running.
12. 80, W-Al Unser (23), Albuquerque, N.M., Lola-Chevrolet, 199 laps running.
13. 18, J. Vasser (19), Discovery Bay, Cal., 1992 Lola-Ford, 198 laps running.
14. 11, K. Cogan (14), Palos Verdes Estates, Cal., Lola-Chevy, 198 laps running.
15. 50, Davy Jones (28), McGraw, N.Y., 1992 Lola-Chevrolet, 197 laps running.
16. 59, Eddie Cheever (33), Aspen, Colo., 1992 Lola-Buick, 197 laps running.
17. 51, Gary Bettenhausen (22), Brownsburg, Ind., Lola-Menard, 197 laps running.
18. 15, Hiro Matsushita (26), Japan, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 197 laps running.
19. 36, R-Stephan Gregoire (15), France, 1992 Lola-Buick, 195 laps running.
20. 76, T. Bettenhausen (22), Monrovia, Ind., Penske-Chevy, 195 laps running.
21. 75, Willy T. Ribbs (30), San Jose, Cal., 1992 Lola-Ford, 194 laps running.
22. 92, Didier Theys (32), Belgium, 1992 Lola-Buick, 193 laps running.
23. 66, D. Dobson (27), Truckee, Cal., 1992 Galmer-Chevrolet, 193 laps running.
24. 60, Jim Crawford (31), St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., 192 laps running.
25. 90, Lyn St. James (21), Daytona Beach, Fla., 176 laps stalled.
26. 27, Geoff Brabham (29), Lantana, Fla., Lola-Menard, 174 engine stalled.
27. 41, R-Robby Gordon (25), Orange, Calif., Lola-Ford Cosworth, 165 gear box.
28. 40, R. Guerrero (10), San Juan Capistrano, Cal., Lola-Chevrolet, 125 crash.
29. 21, Jeff Andretti (16), Nazareth, Pa., 1992 Lola-Buick, 124 crash.
30. 12, Paul Tracy (7), Canada, Penske-Chevrolet, 94 crash.
31. 91, Stan Fox (20), Janesville, Wis., 1991 Lola-Buick, 64 engine.
32. 77, R-Nelson Piquet (13), Brazil, Lola-Menard, 38 engine.
33. 7, W-Danny Sullivan (12), Aspen, Colo., Lola-Chevrolet, 29 crash.

        Average speed: 157.207 mph.
        Fastest lap of race: Fittipaldi, 214.807 mph, 198.
        Margin of victory: 2.862 seconds.

        Leaders and number of laps led: M. Andretti, 72; Mansell, 34;
	Boesel, 18; Unser Jr., 17; Fittipaldi, 16; Unser Sr., 15; Luyendyk,
	14; Goodyear, 5; Cogan, 4; Gordon, 2; Jo. Andretti, 2; Gregoire, 1.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell finishes third in first Indy 500
 
	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell experienced the fright and enjoyed
the taste of his first Indianapolis 500.
	Driving in his first oval track race on race, Mansell Sunday nearly
became the first rookie to win the Indianapolis 500 since fellow British
native Graham Hill in 1966. But an ill-timed caution period and a brush
with the second-turn wall dropped the reigning Formula One world
champion to third place.
	Mansell had a 15-car length lead with 23 laps remaining before the
yellow light came on after Lyn St. James' car slowed on the track on the
181st lap. When the race was restarted on the 185th lap, winner Emerson
Fittipaldi and Arie Luyendyk blew past Mansell, who would hit the second
turn wall on lap 192 to bring out the final caution. Mansell continued
in the race and drove home with a third-place finish.
	When Mansell drove his car into the pits following the race, he was
physically and emotionally drained. He had to be helped from his Lola-
Ford and then walked around deliriously, looking like he would faint.
	``Considering all I've gone through, this is the most physically
drained I've ever been after a race,'' Mansell said. ``I hit the wall
hard in turn two with my front right and rear right and had a vibration
on the car.
	``Hitting the wall at 220 and bouncing off and continuing is
impressive. It was a fabulous race. I'm ready for a rest. I didn't think
I was going to finish and after hitting the wall but for the car to come
home after hitting the wall at 200 plus, I'm impressed.''
	Mansell, who won a record nine Formula One races and 14 poles last
season in clinching his first world championship, also impressed his
competitors.
	``He drove a great race and without that re-start, he would have been
very tough to pass on the race track,'' said Roger Penske, who won his
ninth Indy 500 as a team owner. ``To get himself in that position to win
was fantastic. His whole performance was amazing and I hope people
realize Indy car racing is competitive. With the number of re-starts, it
was like six or seven races today. Overall I think Mansell will be tough
to beat all season.''
	The driver from Isle of Man, which is part of the United Kingdom, did
not let a back operation on April 28 slow him down.
	After he adapted to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Sunday's
Indianapolis 500, he passed Fittipalid on the 47th lap before engaging
in a duel with Mario Andretti. Mansell passed Andretti for second place
on the 54th lap, and passed pole sitter Luyendyk for the lead three laps
later.
	By the 85th lap, Mansell had a 9.97-second lead over Andretti. Then
he made his first rookie mistake. On the 91st lap, Mansell missed his
pit and the crew had to push him back before servicing the car.
	``I grade myself as a rookie,'' Mansell said. ``I missed my pit. I
drove straight past it. What a splendid fellow -- no brakes, no brain.''
	Mansell recovered from his pit foulup and regained the lead twice
after that. With 16 laps remaining, Mansell appeared well on his way to
victory, before veterans Fittipaldi and Luyendyk taught the rookie a
lesson about how to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by speeding
past him on the re-start.
	``This is the first time I've raced on an oval and all the procedures
are so different to me,'' Mansell said. ``I'm not making any excuses,
but I goofed up a couple of them. The re-start was one.
	``The trouble was when we had the yellow with 16 laps to go, that
messed it up for me. That was a shame. If the yellow hadn't come out, we
might have won.''
	Mansell was praised by a co-owner of his Newman-Haas Racing Team for
an outstanding performance.
	``He drove an extraordinary race,'' said Paul Newman, the famed actor
who is Mansell's co-owner. ``Nothing that he does will surprise me.''
	Now that he has experienced his first Indianapolis 500, Mansell was
in awe of the race.
	``You can't put it into words,'' Mansell said. ``Indy is just an
incredible occasion that lasts a very long time. I'm just delighted and
I've thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. Next year, I hope to come
back with a little more enjoyment.''

77th Indy 500 -- statistical analysis

Formula: [qual. rank] - [finish pos.] - [attrition] = [net pos. (improved)]

qual.	qual.	finish	attri-	net	Driver		    Handycap
rank	pos.	pos.  	tion	pos.			      rank
[A]	(ref)	[B]	[C]	[A-B-C]	

 1	 1	 2	0	-1	Arie Luyendyk		8
 2  	 2	 5	0	-3	Mario Andretti	       10
 3  	 3 	 4	0	-1	Raul Boesel		8
 4  	 4 	 7	0	-3	Scott Goodyear	       10
 5  	 5 	 8	0	-3	Al Unser Jr.	       10
 6 	25	10	0	-4	John Andretti	       11
 7 	15	19	0      -12	Stephan Gregoire       14
 8  	 6	11	0	-3	Stefan Johansson       10	
 9  	 7	30	1	dnf	Paul Tracy		-
10 	16	29	2	dnf	Jeff Andretti		-
11 	17	 9	2	 0	Teo Fabi		7
12  	 8 	 3	2	+7	Nigel Mansell		4
13 	18 	17	2	-2	Gary Bettenhausen	9
14  	 9       1	2      +11	Emerson Fittipaldi	1
15 	25      27	3	dnf	Robby Gordon		-
16 	26 	18	3	-5	Hiro Matsushita	       12	
17 	10      28	4	dnf	Roberto Guerrero	-
18 	11 	 6	4	+8	Scott Brayton		3
19 	12      33	5	dnf	Danny Sullivan		-
20 	19	13	5	+2	Jimmy Vasser		6
21 	27 	23	5	-7	Dominic Dobson	       13	
22 	28 	15	5	+2	Davy Jones		6
23 	20      31	6	dnf	Stan Fox		-
24 	21      25	7	dnf	Lyn St. James		-
25 	22 	20	7	-2	Tony Bettenhausen	9
26 	13      32	8	dnf	Nelson Piquet		-
27 	29      26	9	dnf	Geoff Brabham		-
28 	30 	21	9	-2	Willy T. Ribbs		9
29 	32 	22	9	-2	Didier Theys		9
30 	31 	24	9	-3	Jim Crawford	       10	
31 	33 	16	9	+6	Eddie Cheever		5
32 	23      12	9      +11	Al Unser		1
33 	14      14	9      +10	Kevin Cogan		2

Pardon my ingnorance,
but all I know about is European 
type road racing.

PHil 

    An interesting question was asked in the UK file -- what DID happen to
    the black flag penalty they were planning on assessing to Mario?  They
    obviously didn't, but I never caught the explanation as to why not.
    
    Would appreciate it if anyone knows the final outcome
    
    Thanks,
    
    	barb
    

    re: .119
    
    I believe they made him do a stop-and-go under the 
    caution.
    
    Ken
    

.120 has it right.  He served the penalty under the caution.  It ended up 
costing him one position on the track.

--PSW  

The other way to look at it is that the S&G under the caution cost him
just a few feet of track.  Not a real penalty at all, and significantly
less than if it had been done under the green.

It was, IMHO, a pretty good example of the fact that USAC is still screwed
up and plays favorites when it fits their needs.  (Like, they Never do in
Formula 1, :-})  If I were assesed the S&G under the green and then they
give it to someone else under the yellow, I would be really pissed off.
(I almosed said "Pissed", not "pissed off", but then I remembered that it
means something different to you brits!)

It's actions like this that caused CART to get formed in the first place,
the IMSA/SCCA split for somewhat the same reason. 

       What happened to Bobby Rahal? It doesn't appear that he raced.
    
                                            Rich

  He did not qualify for the race.
  
  Dave

    He currently is working on his own chasis, the only american one in
    use I believe. They have not worked out the problems and will use the Lola 
    for the rest of the season. I believe it is the design Truesport was
    developing which Bobby purchased. 

    re: .118 
    subject: .117 (attrition [C])
    
    By attrition, I mean a car that retires from the race because of contact 
    or mechnical failure.  If a driver advances because of attrition, it is
    not necessarily a reflection of his own ability. 
    
    I took this into consideration by subtracting one position for each
    applicable incident of attrition to reflect the net number of positions
    drivers advanced (or declined) on his own merrit.
    
    Roger

    	Can someone post an up to date points standing in the championship.
    
    	Tony

I read that Mario's infraction was in the gray area. He was already coming
in the pits when the yellow came out. They have a light on the right of pit
lane and also a sign on the left that says "NO PIT" when the pits are closed.
The light was yellow, but the NO PIT sign was not out yet when Mario passed
the entrance to the pits. So, when they told him he had to stop under green,
his team complained and negotiated the penalty to be assessed under yellow.

Bosel on the other hand, pitted under both the yellow and the NO PIT sign
and was assessed his penalty under green... What they are supposed to do if
they are already coming in and the yellow comes out is continue down pit lane
but not stop and go back on the track and wait for the pits to open like
everyone else.


	- Fay

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 1. Nigel Mansell       |21|  |15|14|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50
 2. Mario Andretti      |12|20|  |11|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43
 3= Emerson Fittipaldi  |17|  |  |20|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37
 3= Arie Luyendyk       |10| 8| 2|17|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37
 5. Raul Boesel         | 5|16| 1|12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34
 6. Teo Fabi            | 4|10|12| 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
 7. Bobby Rahal         | 8|  |16|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
 8. Paul Tracy          |  | 1|21|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
 9. Al Unser, Jr.       |  |12|  | 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
10= Robby Gordon        |14|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
10= Jimmy Vasser        |  |14|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
12. Scott Pruett        |  | 6| 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
13= Eddie Cheever       | 6|  | 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
13= Scott Goodyear      | 3| 1|  | 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
13= Roberto Guerrero    |  |  |10|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
16= Robbie Buhl         |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8
16= Scott Brayton       |  |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8
18. Mark Smith          |  | 4| 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  7
19= Dave Kudrave        |  | 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  5
19= Hiro Matsushita     | 2| 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  5
19= Danny Sullivan      |  |  | 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  5
22= John Andretti       |  |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
22= Stefan Johansson    | 1|  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
24. Marco Greco         |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
25= Ross Bentley        |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
25= Al Unser            |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1

From: [email protected] (Bruce Martin)
Subject: Boesel breaks track record in winning pole
 
                     United Press International
	MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- It will be an all Brazilian front row when Raul
Boesel and Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi take the green
flag for Sunday's Miller Genuine Draft 200 IndyCar race Sunday at the
Milwaukee Mile.
	Boesel set a track record of 165.752 miles an hour around the flat,
one-mile oval, breaking the previous record of 162.924 mph set by Bobby
Rahal last year.
	The speed of the driver from Curitiba, Brazil was so fast, not even
Fittipaldi, the final qualifier, could come within 4 mph of Boesel, who
won his first-ever IndyCar pole.
	``I couldn't beat Raul,'' said Fittipaldi. ``He must have found a
shortcut. Raul isn't driving around the race track, he's flying.''
	Winning the pole at Milwaukee was a good way to vent his frustrations
after Boesel incurred two black-flag penalties in last Sunday's
Indianapolis 500. Boesel finished fourth, but was only six seconds
behind Fittipaldi, the race winner. Boesel claimed he was robbed of the
victory after incurring the first black flag for passing Mario Andretti
when both cars were exiting the pits early in the race, and the second
penalty was for entering the pits when it was closed.
	Boesel and his car owner, Dick Simon, argued with United States Auto
Club (USAC) officials, but neither penalty was rescinded. That is why
Boesel and Simon found Saturday's pole extremely satisfying.
	``We came to this race as prepared as possible, especially after what
happened to us at Indianapolis,'' Boesel said. ``The spirit is back on
this team because after Indianapolis, the whole team was concerned how
they would react, but we came here forcused.
	``We've had a week of frustration and now, we hope to turn it around.
I've heard all year we would be competitive, and you try to take the
pole in any race, but we still had that mixed feeling from Indianapolis.
It was important to take that out of our minds.''
	Boesel's first IndyCar pole was also a first for team owner Dick
Simon, who started as an Indy car owner/driver in 1969 before retiring
as a driver in 1988.
	``We came here to get Indianapolis out of our minds and try to win
the race,'' Simon said.
	Before Saturday, Boesel's best qualification effort was a second-
place at Miami in 1986.
	Boesel also became the fifth-straight driver born outside the United
States to win an Indy car pole this season. Great Britain's Nigel
Mansell won poles for the Australia and Long Beach races, Canada's Scott
Goodyear won the pole at Phoenix and Arie Luyendyk of The Netherlands
won the pole for the Indianapolis 500.
	Fittipaldi aborted his first qualification effort when he discovered
a leak in his boost lines and was unable to adjust the boost on his
turbocharger. After bringing his Marlboro Penske Chevrolet into the
pits, the line was repaired and Fittipaldi turned the second-fastest lap
of the day.
	Boesel also made his qualification run unique when he only ran one of
his alloted two laps. It didn't matter because after smashing the track
record, Boesel was already comfortably on the pole.

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Milwaukee Grid
 
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                           PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES
                           PROVISIONAL STARTING GRID
                      Miller Genuine Draft 200 (Milwaukee)
 
 STR       CAR
 POS  ROW  NUM  DRIVER/HOMETOWN  & CAR               TIME      SPEED
 ---  ---  ---  -----------------------------------  --------  -------
 
   1    1    9  RAUL BOESEL/Curitiba, BRZ            21.719    165.752
                  Duracell-Mobil 1-Sadia L93 Ford Cos
 
   2    1    4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, BRZ    22.352    161.057
                  Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C
 
   3    2    2  SCOTT GOODYEAR/Toronto, CAN          22.369    160.937
                  Mackenzie Special L93 Ford Cos
 
   4    2   12  PAUL TRACY/Scarborough, ONT, CAN     22.379    160.867
                  Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C
 
   5    3    6  MARIO ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA          22.382    160.842
                  Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos
 
   6    3   22  SCOTT BRAYTON/Coldwater, MI          22.437    160.449
                  Amway-Northwest Air L93 Ford Cos
 
   7    4    5  NIGEL MANSELL(R)/Clearwater, FL      22.442    160.414
                  Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos
 
   8    4   14  ROBBY GORDON/Orange, CA              22.445    160.391
                  Foyt-Copenhagen Racing L93 Ford Cos
 
   9    5    1  BOBBY RAHAL/Dublin, OH               22.797    157.912
                  Miller Genuine Draft R/H Chevy V8/C
 
  10    5   40  ROBERTO GUERRERO/S.J. Capistrano,CA  22.896    157.233
                  Budweiser King L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  11    6   16  STEFAN JOHANSSON/Monte Carlo, MON    22.978    156.674
                  AMAX Energy+Metals Penske Chevy V8/C
 
  12    6   11  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ(R)/Mexico City      23.065    156.083
                  Tecate-Amway Mexico  L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  13    7   18  JIMMY VASSER/Discovery Bay, CA       23.173    155.351
                  Kodalux Process-STP L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  14    7    8  TEO FABI/Milan, ITA                  23.256    154.799
                  Pennzoil Special L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  15    8   29  OLIVIER GROUILLARD(R)/Paris. France  23.297    154.528
                  Eurosport-Marlboro L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  16    8   26  MIKE GROFF/Los Angeles, CA           23.378    153.989
                  Miller Gen Drft Lt R/H001 Chevy V8/C
 
  17    9    7  DANNY SULLIVAN/Aspen, CO             23.400    153.848
                  Molson L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  18    9    3  AL UNSER Jr./Albuquerque, NM         23.639    152.292
                  Valvoline L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  19   10   50  DAVID KUDRAVE(R)/Los Angeles, CA     23.646    152.248
                  Moda-AGIP-Taumarin L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  20   10   20  BUDDY LAZIER/Vail, CO                23.854    150.920
                  Viper-Applebee's L91 Chevy V8/A
 
  21   11   75  WILLY T. RIBBS/San Jose, CA          23.859    150.888
                  Cosby-Service Merchdse Spl L92 Ford
 
  22   11   10  ARIE LUYENDYK/Rosmalen, Holland      23.864    150.856
                  Target-Scotch Video L93 Ford Cos
 
  23   12   39  ROSS BENTLEY/Vancouver, CAN          23.966    150.212
                  AGFA-Rain X L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  24   12   15  HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA     23.979    150.134
                  Panasonic Special L93 Ford Cos
 
  25   13   19  ROBBIE BUHL/Grosse Pointe, MI        24.292    148.198
                  The MI-JACK Car L92 Chevy Indy V8/A
 
  26   13   30  MARCO GRECO(R)/Sao Paulo, BRZ        24.843    144.910
                  Alfa Laval-Team Losi L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  27   14   42  JEFF WOOD/Wichita, KA                26.930    133.679
                  AGIP-Hawaii Trop-Rubaway L91 Cos DFS
 
Legend: G=Galmer; L=Lola; R/H=Rahal-Hogan 001

    New England ABC affiliates in their infinite wisdom preferred to
    show a telethon yesterday instead of the CART race.  Would anyone have
    a tape of the race I could borrow?  My location is MKO1, interoffice
    mail would be fine.
    
    Would be appreciated.
    
    	Thanks,  Barb
    

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell wins Milwaukee Miller Genuine Draft 200 
 
                     United Press International
	MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell proved he is a quick learner after
winning Sunday's Miller Genuine Draft 200 IndyCar race at the Milwaukee
Mile.
	In last Sunday's Indianapolis 500, Mansell was in the lead with 16
laps remaining when the race was restarted after a caution period.
Mansell was driving in his first race on an oval and was taken to school
by veteran drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and Arie Luyendyk. They taught the
reigning Formula One champion the art of oval-track restarts. Fittipaldi
went on to win his second Indianapolis 500 in front of Luyendyk while
Mansell finished third.
	Just one week later, Mansell remembered that painful lesson and made
sure it didn't happen again. After Mansell took the lead when he passed
Raul Boesel with 18 laps remaining, the race was slowed for the final
caution on lap 194 after Robby Gordon spun out and crashed on the
backstretch.
	The race was restarted with two laps remaining, and Mansell made sure
he didn't get burned again on the restart. He started to accelerate
coming off the second turn before the green flag was displayed, and by
the time he came off the fourth turn toward the green flag, he had a
sizeable advantage over the second-place car of Boesel. Mansell went on
to win his first oval-track race in only the second race ever on an
oval, by .514-seconds over Boesel. Fittipaldi was third followed by
Bobby Rahal and, two laps back, Al Unser, Jr.
	``I learned a very painful lesson at Indianapolis on the restarts
there and I made sure that it wouldn't happen again,'' said Mansell. 
``So I slowed right down and I think Raul knew what I was doing. I
floored it on the restart to make sure it was enough.
	``I'm a quick learner, but I'll tell you Raul still got too close for
comfort. This makes up a little bit for Indy.''
	Mansell has learned a great deal in his first season on the IndyCar
circuit. He won the pole and the race in his series debut at Australia,
the first driver ever to accomplish that in the 82-year history of Indy
car racing. After crashing on an oval at Phoenix during a practice
session on April 3, Mansell suffered a painful back injury. But two
weeks later, he won the pole at Long Beach, Calif., and finished third
in the race.
	Mansell had back surgery April 28 to drain blood and fluid from a
cavity in his lower back. Just two weeks later, he came to the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and passed his rookie test with ease.
	Still sore from the back surgery, Mansell finished third in the
Indianapolis 500, where he learned his lesson and passed the test with a
victory at Milwaukee.
	``I was very impressed with Nigel,'' said Carl Haas, who along with
Paul Newman owns the racing team for Mansell and Mario Andretti. ``He
never saw this place before. I was hoping to just get some points and he
goes ahead and wins the race.''
	With the victory, Mansell increased his lead in the PPG Indy Car
World Series. Mansell has 70 points with Boesel in second with 42.
Fittipaldi is third with 51 followed by Mario Andretti with 43 and Arie
Luyendyk with 37.
	Mansell has approached oval-track racing with a great deal of
trepidation, but after his performances at Indianapolis and Milwaukee,
it has boosted his confidence.
	``I thoroughly enjoyed the race and catching people and working
through the dirty air was a new experience for me,'' Mansell said. 
``It's a different kind of racing and when you have a 3- or 4-car train,
it's a different experience.
	``I have the utmost respect for oval racing and I'm still on a
learning curve. Racing out there was busy and exciting and in my mind,
it's great racing. It's a very different form of racing and one that I'm
beginning to enjoy.''
	Mansell averaged 110.970 miles an hour in his Kmart/Havoline
Lola/Ford.
	Boesel started on the pole and led the first 45 laps. Scott Goodyear
took the lead for the next 30 laps, but his race ended on the 113th lap
when his transmission broke on the front stretch.
	Paul Tracy was in the lead when Adrian Fernandez crashed in the
second turn wall on the 141st lap. Tracy attempted to drive past Arie
Luyendyk, who was braking trying to avoid the crash. But Tracy ran into
the back of Luyendyk's Lola, sending both cars into the infield
retaining wall on the backstretch. Rookie Robbie Buhl was also involved
in the crash.
	Boesel was the leader when the race was restarted on the 153rd lap
before Mansell took the lead for good on the 182nd lap.

                    Miller Genuine Draft 200
                       The Milwaukee Mile
                   At Milwaukee, Wis., June 6

        1, Nigel Mansell, 1993 Lola/Ford, 200. 
	2, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola/Ford, 200. 
	3, Emerson Fittipaldi, 200, '93 Penske/Chevrolet C, 200. 
	4, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola/Ford, 200. 
	5, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola/Chevy C, 198. 
	6, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola/Ford, 198. 
	7, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola/Chevy c, 198. 
	8, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola/Chevy A, 196.
        9, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola/Chevy C, 195. 
	10, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola/Chevy C, 193. 
	11, Willy T. Ribbs, '92 Lola/Ford, 193. 
	12, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola/Chevy A, 191. 
	13, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola/Ford, 191. 
	14, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola/Chevy A, 190. 
	15, Buddy Lazier, '91 Lola/Chevy A, 187. 
	16, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola/Chevy C, 186.
        17, Robbie Buhl, '92 Lola/Chevy A, 184. 
	18, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola/Ford, 176. 
	19, Mike Groff, '93 Rahal-Hogan/Chevy C, 156. 
	20, Paul Tracy, '93 Penske/Chevy C, 141. 
	21, Adrian Fernandez, '93 Lola/Chevy C, 139. 
	22, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola/Ford, 135. 
	23, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola/Ford, 113. 
	24, David Kudrave, '92 Lola/Chevy A, 90. 
	25, Stefan Johansson, '93 Penske/Chevy C, 7.

        Time of Race: 1 hour, 48 minutes, 8.245 seconds. Average Speed:
110.970 mph. Margin of Victory: 0.514 seconds. Lead Changes: 9 among
6 drivers. Cautions: 7 for 45 laps.

From: "DAVID REININGER" <[email protected]>
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
 
         1993 PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES DRIVER PERFORMANCE CHART
               FOLLOWING THE EVENT OF SUNDAY JUNE 6, 1993
 
                                       RUN
                                        AT TOP TMS LAPS LAPS   MILES
 RANK DRIVER                   PTS STS FIN FIN LED LED  COMP   COMP    
                                                       ( 770)(1248.625)
 ---- ------------------------ --- --- --- --- --- ---- ----  -------- 
   1 NIGEL MANSELL             70   4   4   1  10  109  570  1048.625 
   2 RAUL BOESEL               52   5   4   2   4  103  765  1240.060 
   3 EMERSON FITTIPALDI        51   5   4   1   5   59  738  1214.855 
   4 MARIO ANDRETTI            43   5   4   1   8  111  735  1207.135 
   5 ARIE LUYENDYK             37   5   4   2   3   14  698  1175.445 
   6 BOBBY RAHAL               36   4   3   2   0    0  432   608.830 
   7 TEO FABI                  34   5   5   4   0    0  760  1236.830 
   8 AL UNSER Jr.              27   5   4   4   1   17  710  1152.560 
   9 PAUL TRACY                22   5   1   1   6  287  531   787.800 
  10 JIMMY VASSER              19   5   3   3   0    0  639   978.780 
  11 ROBBY GORDON              17   4   2   3   3    7  557   921.175 
  12 ROBERTO GUERRERO          16   5   2   5   0    0  638   974.815 
  13 SCOTT BRAYTON             16   5   3   6   0    0  513   934.295 
  14 SCOTT PRUETT              12   2   2   7   0    0  297   357.770 
  15 EDDIE CHEEVER             10   4   3   7   0    0  402   873.150 
  16 SCOTT GOODYEAR            10   5   2   7   4   40  590  1060.905 
  17 ROBBIE BUHL                8   4   2   6   0    0  419   507.285 
  18 MARK SMITH                 7   3   3   9   0    0  345   495.520 
  19 DANNY SULLIVAN             5   5   3   8   0    0  422   639.060 
  20 DAVID KUDRAVE              5   2   1   8   0    0  283   283.000 
  21 HIRO MATSUSHITA            5   5   5  10   0    0  740  1208.765 
  22 JOHN ANDRETTI              3   1   1  10   1    2  200   500.000 
  23 STEFAN JOHANSSON           3   4   2  11   0    0  356   767.585 
  24 WILLY T. RIBBS             2   2   2  11   0    0  387   678.000 
  25 MARCO GRECO                2   3   1  11   0    0  220   263.520 
  26 ROSS BENTLEY               1   4   4  12   0    0  530   690.110 
  27 AL UNSER                   1   1   1  12   2   15  199   497.500 
  28 OLIVIER GROUILLARD         1   1   1  12   0    0  191   191.000 
  29 LYN ST. JAMES              0   3   2  13   0    0  451   769.820 
  30 KEVIN COGAN                0   1   1  14   1    4  198   495.000 
  31 GARY BRABHAM               0   1   1  14   0    0   62   173.290 
  32 BUDDY LAZIER               0   4   2  15   0    0  453   568.925 
  33 DAVY JONES                 0   1   1  15   0    0  197   492.500 
  34 GARY BETTENHAUSEN          0   1   1  17   0    0  197   492.500 
  35 STEPHEN GREGOIRE           0   1   1  19   1    1  195   487.500 
  36 MIKE GROFF                 0   1   0  19   1    1  156   156.000 
  37 TONY BETTENHAUSEN          0   1   1  20   0    0  195   487.500 
  38 JEFF WOOD                  0   1   1  20   0    0   88   139.920 
  39 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ           0   2   0  21   0    0  160   172.390 
  40 DIDIER THEYS               0   1   1  22   0    0  193   482.500 
  41 DOMINIC DOBSON             0   1   1  23   0    0  193   482.500 
  42 JIM CRAWFORD               0   1   1  24   0    0  192   480.000 
  43 ANDREA MONTERMINI          0   1   0  25   0    0    9    25.155 
  44 GEOFF BRABHAM              0   1   0  26   0    0  174   435.000 
  45 ANDREA CHIESA              0   1   0  26   0    0    2     5.590 
  46 JEFF ANDRETTI              0   1   0  29   0    0  124   310.000 
  47 STAN FOX                   0   1   0  31   0    0   64   160.000 
  48 NELSON PIQUET              0   1   0  32   0    0   40   100.000 

    re: New England TV coverage.
    
    Channel 9, Manchester, NH, showed the race at 1:30 am 
    Monday morning.  
    
    My tactic has been to call the station and ask when they 
    are going to show the race---figure if they get bothered 
    with enough phone calls, they might get a clue. 
    
    They have been quite consistently showing the races in the 
    early morning hours.  If you don't want to call the station 
    to get the time, it would be a pretty safe bet to set the 
    VCR to record from midnight to 5:00 am.  The race would 
    probably be in there somewhere.
    
    I just hope that someday ABC will get out of the racing 
    business and let ESPN or someone else who knows how to cover 
    races do it.  The only view they had of the Tracy--Arie L. 
    incident was from Arie's in-car camera.  You'd think they'd
    have a camera isolated on the race leader, even if they are
    showing contests on other parts of the track.  How much does 
    it take to cover a one-mile oval?  ESPN would have shown the
    crash from 3 different angles.
    
    Oh well, I suppose bad coverage, tape-delayed until the middle
    of the night, is better than no coverage at all.
    
    Ken
    

Was that in the TV guide?  I looked because that's how they did one of the
other races (Long Beach?).  I didn't see it this time.

    It wasn't listed in the TV guide.  I called the station 
    figuring that *maybe* they would be showing it late that 
    night as they had for the previous race.  The TV guide 
    listed "normal" programming.  Guess Channel 9 didn't tell
    them they would be running the race.
    
    Ken
    

    Any chance of my borrowin your tape.  Please give me a call at dtn
    264-3251, or send mail at SOLVIT::platt.  Like you stated, bad coverage
    is better than no coverage
    
    
    Much obliged,
    
    	Barb
    
    

Ken,

How about posting the phone number.

Bill

    re: .139
    
    The phone number for WMUR channel 9 is (603) 641-9061.
    
    If you can't get through to that number, try 641-9000.
    That's their news line; they won't know what you're 
    talking about, but will give you another number to call.
    Not only that, it annoys them, which is good.
    
    Ken
    

From: "DAVID REININGER" <[email protected]>
Subject: Portland Friday AM Practice
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
 
 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200
 Portland, Oregon
 Friday, June 25, 1993
 
 
 POS NO  DRIVER                     TIME      SPEED  
 ----------------------------------------------------
  1  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI          61.539   114.075 
  2 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON            61.966   113.288 
  3 12  PAUL TRACY                  61.983   113.258 
  4 14  ROBBY GORDON                62.263   112.748 
  5  5  NIGEL MANSELL               62.285   112.709 
  6  6  MARIO ANDRETTI              62.405   112.491 
  7  5X NIGEL MANSELL               62.429   112.447 
  8 25  MARK SMITH                  62.589   112.159 
  9  1  BOBBY RAHAL                 62.819   111.750 
 10 10X ARIE LUYENDYK               62.842   111.709 
 11  7  DANNY SULLIVAN              62.857   111.682 
 12  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR              62.930   111.553 
 13 18  JIMMY VASSER                62.943   111.529 
 14  8  TEO FABI                    63.152   111.160 
 15  9  RAUL BOESEL                 63.172   111.126 
 16 75  WILLY T. RIBBS              63.268   110.957 
 17  3  AL UNSER JR.                63.324   110.859 
 18 99  BRIAN TILL                  63.493   110.564 
 19 10  ARIE LUYENDYK               63.877   109.899 
 20 26  MIKE GROFF                  63.996   109.694 
 21 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO            64.187   109.368 
 22 50  DAVE KUDRAVE                64.187   109.368 
 23 22  SCOTT BRAYTON               64.198   109.349 
 24 15X HIRO MATSUSHITA             64.208   109.333 
 25 39  ROSS BENTLEY                65.265   107.561 
 26 11  KEVIN COGAN                 65.431   107.288 
 27 29  OLIVIER GROUILLARD          65.529   107.128 
 28 30  MARCO GRECO                 65.539   107.112 
 29 90  LYN ST. JAMES               66.377   105.760 
 30 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA             67.317   104.282 
 31 19  JOHNNY UNSER                68.436   102.578 
 32 22X SCOTT BRAYTON               NO TIME  NO SPEED
 33 42  JEFF WOOD                   NO TIME  NO SPEED
 
 Track Length: 1.95 Miles

From: "DAVID REININGER" <[email protected]>
Subject: Portland Friday Qualifying
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
 
 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200
 Portland, Oregon
 Friday, June 25, 1993
 
 Qualifying Times
 
 
 POS NO  DRIVER                    TIME       SPEED 
 -- --- ------------------  -      ------    -------
  1  4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI         61.007    115.069
  2  5  NIGEL MANSELL              61.183    114.739
  3 12  PAUL TRACY                 61.575    114.008
  4 14  ROBBY GORDON               62.246    112.778
  5 16  STEFAN JOHANSSON           62.285    112.708
  6  6  MARIO ANDRETTI             62.351    112.589
  7  8  TEO FABI                   62.490    112.338
  8  9  RAUL BOESEL                62.496    112.328
  9  3  AL UNSER JR.               62.498    112.323
 10 25  MARK SMITH                 62.724    111.919
 11  2  SCOTT GOODYEAR             62.892    111.619
 12  1  BOBBY RAHAL                62.909    111.590
 13  7  DANNY SULLIVAN             62.920    111.571
 14 75  WILLY T. RIBBS             63.203    111.071
 15 10  ARIE LUYENDYK              63.231    111.021
 16 40  ROBERTO GUERRERO           63.419    110.693
 17 18  JIMMY VASSER               63.628    110.328
 18 22  SCOTT BRAYTON              63.673    110.250
 19 50  DAVE KUDRAVE               63.812    110.011
 20 26  MIKE GROFF                 64.066    109.574
 21 99  BRIAN TILL                 64.079    109.551
 22 29  OLIVIER GROUILLARD         64.109    109.500
 23 15  HIRO MATSUSHITA            64.468    108.891
 24 11  KEVIN COGAN                65.045    107.926
 25 30  MARCO GRECO                65.116    107.807
 26 39  ROSS BENTLEY               65.555    107.086
 27 90  LYN ST. JAMES              65.847    106.610
 28 19  JOHNNY UNSER               67.565    103.900
 29 42  JEFF WOOD                  NO TIME   NO SPEED
 
 Track Length: 1.95 Miles

From: [email protected] (BILL STEWART)
Subject: Mansell captures pole at Portland 200
 
	PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell saved his best for last
Saturday, capturing the pole position for Sunday's Portland 200 on the
final lap of qualifying.
	``I think it's a bit of luck,'' said Mansell, who turned in a top
speed of 115.266 miles per hour on the 1.95-mile road course to edge out
Emerson Fittipaldi for the pole.
	``For me the session was slower,'' Mansell said. ``My car was sliding
a lot more (than yesterday).''
	``You have a lot of racing here between our practice and qualifying
and, for me, the track didn't have as much grip as it did this morning.''
	It marked Mansell's fourth pole of the season. The other three --
Australia, Long Beach and Detroit -- also came on road courses, Mansell's
strong suit from his experience in Formula 1 racing, where all the races
are run on road courses. Mansell was the 1992 Formula 1 champion.
	By winning the pole, Mansell also extended his narrow points lead
over Raul Boesel in the battle for the Indy Car championship. Mansell
added one point Saturday, giving him 72 for the season. Boesel has 68
but starts in the 11th position on Sunday and may have trouble catching
Mansell.
	Mansell seemed more worried about a clean start than he most of his
competitors. Two weeks ago in Detroit, Fittipaldi was black-flagged for
passing Mansell just as the race started.
	Mansell said he had a long talk with CART officials earlier this week
and received a guarantee that the same thing will happen if another
driver tries to get a head start again this week.
	``The briefing tomorrow will probably be very exciting for some of us
and less exciting for others,'' Mansell said. ``I think every driver
will be told that they'll be black-flagged if they overtake me before
the start-finish line.''
	It should make an interesting start, especially since Fittipaldi will
be sitting next to Mansell in the front row.
	``I was very disappointed about what happened at Detroit,''
Fittipaldi said. ``Nigel would not accept it if I was more than a half-
car ahead.''
	``(The officials) made the wrong decision in my opinion. I had a good
start, but Nigel was too slow.''
	However, Mansell certainly wasn't too slow Saturday.
	``I feel my car is fine, but I wasn't fast enough to catch Nigel
today,'' Fittipaldi said.
	Local favorite Mark Smith, who lives in nearby McMinnville, couldn't
ask for much more from his car. The 26-year-old boyish-looking rookie
qualified 6th in his 1992 Penske-Chevy.
	Smith admitted that knowing the track so well helped him to his best
qualifying position of the season, but he said he doesn't ``have a
snowball's chance in hell'' to win Sunday's race.
	The reason, Smith said, is because he has a year-old car while the
top drivers are in new cars.
 
                           Portland 200
                        Qualifying Results
                      At Portland, Ore., June 26
                              ------
	1. Nigel Mansell, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 115.266 mph.
	2. Emerson Fittipaldi, Penske-Chevrolet, 115.069.
	3. Stefan Johansson, Penske-Chevrolet, 114.241.
	4. Paul Tracy, Penske-Chevrolet, 114.008.
	5. Mario Andretti, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 113.379.
	6. Mark Smith, Penske-Chevrolet, 112.973.
	7. Teo Fabi, Lola-Chevrolet, 112.924.
	8. Danny Sullivan, Lola-Chevrolet, 112.791.
	9. Al Unser Jr., Lola-Chevrolet, 112.783.
	10. Robby Gordon, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 112.778.
	11. Raul Boesel, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 112.485.
	12. Mike Groff, Lola-Chevrolet, 112.232.
	13. Willy T. Ribbs, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 111.873.
	14. Arie Luyendyk, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 111.865.
	15. Bobby Rahal, Lola-Chevrolet, 111.777.
	16. Scott Goodyear, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 111.619.
	17. Roberto Guerrero, Lola-Chevrolet, 111.359.
	18. Brian Till, Penske-Chevrolet, 110.734.
	19. Scott Brayton, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 110.606.
	20. Hiro Matsushita, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 110.514.
	21. Olivier Grouillard, Lola-Chevrolet, 110.429.
	22. Jimmy Vasser, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 110.328.
	23. David Kudrave, Lola-Chevrolet, 110.011.
	24. Kevin Cogan, Lola-Chevrolet, 108.642.
	25. Lyn St. James, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 108.120.
	26. Ross Bentley, Lola-Chevrolet, 107.978.
	27. Marco Greco, Lola-Buick, 107.807.
	28. Johnny Unser, Lola-Chevrolet, 105.026.
	29. Jeff Wood, Lola-Ford Cosworth, 105.026.

From: [email protected] (BILL STEWART)
Subject: Fittipaldi wins Portland 200
 
	PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) -- Emerson Fittipaldi proved he's a man for all
seasons Sunday when he outran the field in both the sun and the rain to
win the Portland 200.
	Fittipaldi trailed only once in the final 75 laps, most of which were
run on a wet track.
	The Brazilian his took his first lead on lap 27 of the 102-lap event
when pole sitter Nigel Mansell slid off the course. That dropped Mansell
to fourth and Fittipaldi soon opened a six-second lead on his closest
competitor, Paul Tracy.
	Then, for the first time in the 10-year history of the race, it began
to rain. It started with a sprinkle on lap 42 and turned to a steady
drizzle four laps later.
	Most of the drivers pitted immediately to change from racing slicks
to rain tires. But Mansell decided to stay with his slicks and managed
to hold the lead for four laps.
	However, the entire field slowly began to gain on Mansell before he
pitted on lap 53 to make a late change to rain tires.
	Fittipaldi took the lead for good, and at one point held as much as a
70-second lead over Mansell and Tracy.
	By the time the rain stopped on lap 70, Fittipaldi was threatening to
lap everybody on the 1.95-mile road course. But Scott Brayton
inadvertently turned it into a race again when he stalled on the back
stretch on lap 92. That brought out a yellow flag for four laps and set
up a trophy dash to the finish.
	However, the second-place Mansell found himself several cars behind
Fittipaldi when racing resumed with six laps remaining. Still, Mansell
managed to pass all but three of the slower cars before coming back to
the start-finish line again.
	That was all the cushion Fittipaldi needed, though, as he coasted
across the finish line 4.4 seconds ahead of Mansell.
	Tracy wound up third and was the only other car on the lead lap at
the finish. Fourth place went to Bobby Rahal, Al Unser Jr. finished
fifth and Mario Andretti wound up sixth.
	With his second-place finish, Mansell extended his lead for the
overall season championship. Mansell has 87 points. Raul Boesel, who
finished seventh Sunday, is second in the points race with 74.
Fittipaldi is third with 72.
	There were two big disappointments in the race Sunday. One was Stefan
Johannson, who qualified in the No. 3 position, but finished 26th. He
completed just 37 laps before his transmission gave out.
	The other was local favorite Mark Smith of McMinnville, who qualified
No. 6, but was the first driver out of the race. He ran just six laps
before his transmission failed.
 
                          Portland 200
                   At Portland, Ore., June 27
                          Final Results
        1, Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, 102 laps, 96.312 average speed.
	2, Nigel Mansell, Clearwater, Fla., 102, 96.225. 
	3, Paul Tracy, Canada, 102, 96.179. 
	4, Bobby Rahal, Dublin, Ohio, 101, 95.243. 
	5, Al Unser Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., 101, 95.189.
        6, Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., 101, 94.867. 
	7, Raul Boesel, Brazil, 100, 94.420. 
	8, Robby Gordon, Orange, Calif., 100, 94.416.
	9, Mike Groff, Los Angeles, Calif., 100, 94.114. 
	10, Arie Luyendyk, Holland, 99, 93.368.
        11, Jimmy Vasser, Discovery Bay, Calif., 99, 92.602. 
	12, Scott Goodyear, Canada, 98, no time. 
	13, Olivier Grouillard, France, 98, 91.947. 
	14, Danny Sullivan, Aspen, Colo., 97, 91.257. 
	15, Ross Bentley, Canada, 97, 90.746.
        16, Willy T. Ribbs, San Jose, Calif., 95, 89.304. 
	17, Scott Brayton, Coldwater, Mich., 95, 89.229. 
	18, Johnny Unser, Ketchum, Idaho, 93, 87.216. 
	19, Marco Greco, Brazil, 93, 87.048. 
	20, Lyn St. James, Dayton Beach, Fla., 92, 86.168.
        21, Hiro Matsushita, San Clemente, Calif., 87, off course.
	22, Brian Till, Columbus, Ohio, 70, off course. 
	23, David Kudrave, Los Angeles, Calif., 64, transmission. 
	24, Robert Guerrero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 47, crash. 
	25, Teo Fabi, Italy, 44, engine.
        26, Stefan Johansson, Monaco, 37, transmission. 
	27, Kevin Cogan, Palos Verdes, Calif., 21, engine. 
	28, Jeff Wood, Wichita, Kan., 13, suspension. 
	29, Mark Smith, McMinnville, Ore. 6, transmission.

From: [email protected] (Jay Smith)

                       PPG IndyCar World Series Standings
 
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                        | R| O| B| P| A| T| T| E| R| H| S| E| O|  | A|  |  T
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Driver                  | A| X| H| S| E| T| D| D| O| N| E| A| R| O| H| A|  L
------------------------|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|---
 1. Nigel Mansell       |21|  |15|14|20| 1|17|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88
 2. Raul Boesel         | 5|16| 1|12|18|16| 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74
 3. Emerson Fittipaldi  |17|  |  |20|14|  |21|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72
 4. Mario Andretti      |12|20|  |11|  |14| 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65
 5. Bobby Rahal         | 8|  |16|  |12|10|12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58
 6. Al Unser, Jr.       |  |12|  | 5|10| 8|10|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45
 7= Arie Luyendyk       |10| 8| 2|17|  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
 7= Paul Tracy          |  | 1|21|  |  | 4|14|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
 9. Teo Fabi            | 4|10|12| 4| 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34
10. Robby Gordon        |14|  |  |  | 3| 5| 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27
11. Danny Sullivan      |  |  | 5|  |  |21|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26
12. Jimmy Vasser        |  |14|  |  | 5|  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
13= Scott Brayton       |  |  |  | 8| 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
13= Roberto Guerrero    |  |  |10|  | 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
15. Scott Goodyear      | 3| 1|  | 6|  | 3| 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
16= Andrea Montermini   |  |  |  |  |  |12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
16= Scott Pruett        |  | 6| 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
18. Eddie Cheever       | 6|  | 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
19. Robbie Buhl         |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8
20. Mark Smith          |  | 4| 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  7
21= Adrian Fernandez    |  |  |  |  |  | 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  6
21= Mike Groff          |  |  |  |  |  | 2| 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  6
23= Dave Kudrave        |  | 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  5
23= Hiro Matsushita     | 2| 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  5
25= John Andretti       |  |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
25= Stefan Johansson    | 1|  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
25= Willy T. Ribbs      |  |  |  |  | 2| 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
28. Marco Greco         |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
29= Ross Bentley        |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
29= Olivier Grouillard  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
29= Al Unser            |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Miller extends Rahal sponsorship
 
	MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UPI) -- Miller Brewing Co. said Monday it has
extended its sponsorship of the Rahal-Hogan auto racing team, although
veteran driver Bobby Rahal failed to make the starting lineup in this
year's Indianapolis 500.
	Senior Vice President Richard Strup said the team gave Miller a
series championship in the first year of the sponsorship -- 1992.
	``They established themselves as one of the premier teams in the
sport and we believe this team will win many more races and
championships for us,'' he said.
	Rahal and partner Carl Hogan gained the Miller sponsorship after they
purchased the assets of Patrick Racing last year.

Ken,

Thanks.  I'll ask to speak with Paul Page when I call.

Ya, right.

Bill

I noticed that Emmo scored 21 points at Portland. I know there is a bonus
point for the pole winner which went to Mansel who scored 17 points (16
for second plus 1 for pole). Since the race winner scores 20 points, is 
there also a bonus point for most laps lead?


	- Fay

Yes....

Pole = 1 point
Win = 20 points
Most Laps lead = 1 point

Dave

    
    Would anyone like to comment on the dominance (sp) of forign (sp)
    drivers in Cart?  Why Americans like John Andretti dont have a ride?
    
    Personally I really like John,  He sure did better than Italian Fabi! 
    John will not be a stunning driver like Mike Andretti but could win
    championships.
    
    jeff
    

RE: .150

IndyCar is, as far as the drivers it attracts, now an international series.  
US driver/sponsor packages are now competing in a worldwide market.  Unless 
IndyCar wants to close its ranks to non-US drivers (in which case it would lose 
a lot of its best talent), this sort of thing is only to be expected.  It has 
long been true in professional auto racing that sheer talent is not enough--a 
driver must also put together a sufficiently attractive sponsorship package to 
get a good ride.  The reason that Teo Fabi has a ride and John Andretti doesn't 
is that Andretti was unable to put together a sponsorship package sufficiently 
attractive for a team he would wish to drive for, while Fabi was.  I suspect 
that a lot of the backmarker teams would jump at the chance to have John 
Andretti drive for them, but John does not want to drive for a team that 
doesn't have a legitimate chance of winning races.  I don't think Teo Fabi can 
afford to be as choosy.

--PSW

From: "DAVID REININGER" <[email protected]>
Subject: Michael Andretti Report/French GP
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
 
MICHAEL ANDRETTI REPORT / FRENCH GRAND PRIX
-------------------------------------------
 
There weren't any fireworks for Michael Andretti's Fourth of July
this year,  but he still had good reason to celebrate his sixth
place and a Championship point in the French Grand Prix after a
strong drive from way back in 17th position at the end of the
first lap. It was undoubtedly his best drive of the season, even
though the final result was not his best.
 
After a disappointing practice because of handling problems
Michael qualified his Marlboro-McLaren back in a distant 16th
place on the grid, 1,5 seconds behind his team-mate Ayrton Senna
who qualified in fifth spot.
 
Hot weather for the race promised to make it a tough race on both
the drivers and the cars, especially the tyres. However, just
minutes before the race, Michael was again wondering if was going
to even make the start when his car had more electrical problems
similar to those which had cost him a good placing in Canada.
 
"In Canada it was a fault in the electronic control unit which
caused the battery to discharge itself. This time I'm not sure
what it was, but when I went out of the pits to go around to the
grid the throttle control was stuck on idle. I managed to drive
slowly back to the pits and there were a few hectic moments as
the engineers plugged in the computers to try and find the
problem. Whatever it was they fixed it, and with a couple of
minutes to spare before they shut the pit lane I got back out of
the pits and came around onto the grid for the start," explained
Michael.
 
He had been hoping to make up a few places off the line, but
instead, when the light turned green, there was more trouble in
store. " The car bogged down when I tried to get off the line and
I had to select the gear change manually which I had to get used
to again after running fully automatic all the weekend. It was
only a small hesitation before I got going again, but by that
time three or four cars had gone by and I was about 19th. I took
a couple of them back down the straight and I was 17th at the end
of the first lap."
 
Despite this set-back, it marked the start of one of the drives
of the race which saw Michael fight his way back to an eventual
sixth place, right on the tail of his team-mate Ayrton Senna who
was a lap up in fourth spot at the flag.
 
Michael was particulary fast through the chicane just before the
pits and did most of his overtaking under braking into the last
corner where few people ever manage to do so.
 
He took Warwick's Footwork-Honda on lap 2 and then managed to get
past Berger's Ferrari on lap 6. Alliot's Larrousse fell a lap
later and by lap 14 he was up into 13th place after passing Lehto
in the chicane.
 
"I was already calling for fresh tyres by this time as I knew the
team would take there time calling me in and I wanted to get a
fresh set early," said Michael. 
His charge through the field continued. Lap 21 saw Patrese fall
victim to the same move at the last corner and then after briefly
losing a couple of places during a stop for fresh tyres on lap
27, he took the tough to pass Alesi by surprise at the same turn
to claim eighth place on lap 36, the half way point of the race.
 
"The track was very slippery in the race. I kept driving my same
line and speed, but it seemed to effect the others more. I got my
head down trying to climb back through the field and was happy
that I was able to go forward. I kept adjusting the car to try
and make it handle better, but it got worse, so I knew it was
about as good as it was going to get. If I hadn't of lost all
that time in the early laps trying to get through the traffic, I
am sure I am sure I could have been running up with Ayrton at the
end of the race," said both a delighted and somewhat disappointed
Andretti after it was all over.
 
His hardest task came towards the end of the race. "I decided to
stop for a second set of tyres to make an all out effort to catch
Barrichello for  sixth place in the closing laps. When I came
back out of the pits on lap 52, I wasn't far behind Ayrton who
had decided to try and go the rest of the way on the second set
of tyres."
 
Michael's second stop turned out to be the best choice, for with
his fresh set of tyres he was able to close the gap on Senna and
was also able to fight a rear guard action as Senna tried to hold
off Michael Schumacher's Benetton and Martin Brundle's Ligier 
for third place. 
 
Both the Ligier and the Benetton had also stopped for fresh tyres
and were also quicker than Senna as was Michael at this stage of
the race. It led to a tricky situation on the race track.
 
"I wasn't going to do anything stupid to keep Schumacher behind
me, but at the same time I was going to make him work for it. He
finally got alongside me  and I had to let him go. When Brundle
caught up it was the same story, but by this time I was going for
sixth place from the Jordan and I didn't have many laps left. If
I had let Brundle get past I probably wouldn't have been able to
catch Barrichello before the flag , so I kept after him and was
helping out Ayrton at the same time after he had already lost out
the Benetton."
 
"My car was good  under braking throughout the race and with two
laps to go I was planning on getting Barrichello  in the last
corner again, but I was able to brake later than him going into
the chicane, locked up a bit and took him going into the
chicane," said Michael, who was looking surprisingly fresh at the
end of the 72 laps under a hot sun that left many of his rivals
considerably more exhausted. 
 
"I had no problems at all, just a bit of a numb foot because of
all the heavy braking," explained Michael, who was planning to
meet up with his wife Sandy in nearby Paris for a couple of days
well earned R&R before heading across the English channel to on
Thursday for the next weekend's race.
 
"I have never seen Paris, so I am looking forward to it," added
Michael, although certainly not as much as he is at having his
first drama-free race that will finally allow him to run at the
front of the field from the green light.
 
"Let's hope that this is the start of a better second half of the
season than the first," commented Michael with just a little less
frustration in his voice than we have heard for most of this
year.
 
He also has the more powerful, higher revving, Series 7 Ford-HB
engine to look forward to in Silverstone, Ford confirming that
McLaren will get engines with an air operated valve system
similar to those being used by the Benetton team all season. 
 
Michael and Mika Hakkinen already tried the new engines in
testing at Silverstone before the French Grand Prix, but both
engines suffered reliability problems which the team hope to have
sorted out for the coming race.

	The INDYCAR guys must be testing at NHIS this week. I just 
	saw Bobby Rahal's transporter go by LKG1 on 495, albeit very
	slooooowly in the traffic jam.

	-mike

    Re: 153
    
    They're probably trying to sneak in a couple of test days on their way
    (?) to Toronto for Sunday's race.  Might be Rahal's Honda test team,
    with Groff and the Truesports chassis.  On the other hand, it could be
    Bobby himself, since they probably had such an easy time getting out of
    the post-race traffic in Cleveland yesterday :-).

	I read in the Globe yesterday that Paul Tracy and Bobby Rahal
	are testing this week at NHIS. I guess Rahal is still trying 
	to sort the new chassis.


	-mike
 

    Emmo and Bobby were at NHIS earlier this week but didn't 
    do any testing because the Winston Cup cars left so much 
    rubber on the track. Rick Mears was there also and said 
    that testing under those conditions would be a waste of 
    time since the setups they would have to use would be way 
    off once the track was clean.
    
    We arrived at the track early Friday evening for the NASCAR 
    races, and alot of rubber had already been laid down. It was 
    real thick by the end of the race on Sunday.
    
    - Ken
    
    

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Tracy on provisional pole at Molson Indy Toronto
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 15:04:48 PDT
 
	TORONTO (UPI) -- Canadian Paul Tracy was able to turn a record
qualifying lap into the provisional pole for Sunday's Molson Indy
Toronto IndyCar race.
	Tracy turned in a fast-lap of 109.545 mph in his Marlboro-Penske
Chevrolet at the 1.78-mile, 11-turn temporary road course at Exhibition
Place during Friday's qualification session.
	His speed broke the record of 108.505 mph set by Bobby Rahal on July
18, 1992.
	But Tracy won't be able to relax because the pole does not become
official until after Saturday morning's final qualifying session, which
will set the grid for Sunday's 103-lap race.
	``It's only the first day and that qualifying session doesn't count
unless it rains on Saturday,'' said Tracy, a Toronto native who also won
the pole and the race in the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland last
Sunday. ``My mindset is fine. It's just a matter of getting down and
getting the job done in the morning.''
	If Tracy's pole speed holds up, it will be his second straight pole
and the 102nd in Roger Penske's career as an IndyCar owner.
	For most of the qualifying session, Sweden's Stefan Johansson had the
fast-lap at 108.973 mph, which would have put him on the pole. But with
less than five minutes left in the session, Tracy turned his fast-lap,
knocking Johansson to second place.
	``The last set of tires we put on, we couldn't get the grip out of
it,'' said Johansson, driver of the AMAX Penske-Chevrolet for team owner
Tony Bettenhausen. ``The pattern here is the third and fourth laps are
the fastest and then the speeds drop off. The second set of tires didn't
work at all. I tried to put the old set back on, but it was too late.
	``If we make some small changes here and there, if they are the right
changes, we can pick our speeds up by a half-second. We have a good idea
what changes to make.''
	Rounding out the top 10 in qualifying were Emerson Fittipaldi, Teo
Fabi, Robby Gordon, Bobby Rahal, Andrea Montermini, Mario Andretti,
Bertrand Gachot and Scott Goodyear.
	``The track should be faster on Saturday if the weather remains the
same,'' said Fittipaldi, winner of this year's Indianapolis 500. ``The
layout of this track, there is only one fast corner and everywhere else
is either a medium-speed corner or slow. It's a difficult compromise to
make.''
	Several drivers had problems on the temporary street course,
including reigning Formula One champion and current PPG Indy Car World
Series points leader Nigel Mansell. The British driver lost control of
his K-Mart/Havoline Lola-Ford and crashed into the tire barrier in the
second turn. Mansell was helped out of the car with the help of the
IndyCar Safety crew and was later released from the Safety Center.
	``I drove straight into the wall,'' Mansell said. ``I'm not sure what
happened. Someone said they thought they saw a water leak, apparantly
the brakes locked up. I went to correct and it just went straight ahead.
	``We had put a new suspension on the primary car that was supposed to
be better, but it wasn't better. Actually, it's a good thing I was in
the T car when it happened.''
	Mansell was driving the team's backup car, known as a T car, at the
time of the crash. But during the qualifying session, Mansell
experienced more problems and finished 17th on the grid -- by far his
worst qualifying performance this season -- with a speed of 106.459 mph.
	``We just don't have any grip. No grip at all,'' Mansell said of his
car's inability to handle on the race course. ``We will have to get that
straightened out before tomorrow.''

Subject: Molson Indy Toronto Notebook
 
	TORONTO (UPI) -- Olivier Grouillard of France was involved in Friday's
only serious crash at the Molson Indy Toronto IndyCar event.
	Grouillard crashed into the tire wall in turn three during his
qualification session and was transported to Toronto General Hospital
for precautionary X-rays and observation after complaining of lower-leg
pain.
	The cause of the accident was believed to be brake-pedal failure.
Grouillard put the car into the tire wall sideways in an attempt to slow
the car.
	``There is a lot of damage to the car, but nothing that can't be
fixed,'' said chief engineer William Phillips of Indy Regency Racing. 
``We are still checking the car over, but at this moment, we believe the
car could be repaired by Sunday.''
                               ------
	WHO IS THAT IN THAT CAR? Bertrand Gachot of Belgium has replaced Lyn
St. James behind the wheel of Dick Simon's No. 90 Lola-Ford for the
Molson Indy Toronto. He ran the ninth-fastest speed in Friday's
qualification session with a lap at 107.025 mph.
	But many of the drivers didn't know who was driving that car and were
surprised at the speeds it was traveling.
	``I was out here this morning and thought Lyn was still driving it,''
said Paul Tracy, the provisional pole sitter. ``I said, 'Gosh, she's
going pretty good.'''
	But it was a he, not a she, who was driving the car and getting it to
run very well at the 1.78-mile temporary street circuit.
	Gachot has driven in Formula One for several, and was a co-winner of
the 1991 24 Hours of LeMans in a Mazda 787B. He also competed for the
Larrousse-Venturi Lamborghini Formula One team in 1992 and the Jordan
Ford team in 1991. His best finish was a fifth in the 1991 Canadian
Grand Prix and finished 12th in that year's championbship.
                               ------
	GETTING BUMPY: Canadian Scott Goodyear qualified a disappointing 10th
with a speed of 107 mph, and complained the temporary street circuit at
Toronto's Exhibition place is too bumpy.
	``I think this track is getting bumpier over the years, but then
again, it's the same for everybody,'' Goodyear said. ``Overall, it's not
the bumpiest track we go to. Cleveland is pretty bumpy.
	``We are working on getting the car to work right over the bumps.
We've made some gains. I think that we are actually ahead, mentally, of
where we were on Friday at Cleveland. We ended up qualifying fifth
there.
	``If we keep going in the right direction like we are now, we'll be
OK for the race. It's not over until the checkered flag on Sunday.
Anything can happen between now and then.''
                               ------
	A.J. OUT: A.J. Foyt, team owner for driver Robby Gordon, will miss
this weekend's Toronto Molson Indy. Foyt is experiencing severe
abdominal cramping, which began Thursday morning.
	Foyt saw his personal physician, who decided to hospitalize the Texan
for tests in Houston. It is believed that Foyt has contracted an
intestinal virus, which has been in the Houston area recently.

From: [email protected] (United Press International)
Subject: Auto Racing Results
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 16:41:00 PDT
 
                       Moldon Indy Toronto
                     Provisional Qualifying
                       At Toronto, July 16

        1, Paul Tracy, 1993 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 109.545. 
	2, Stefan Johansson, PenskePC93- Chevrolet C, 108.973. 
	3, Emerson Fittipaldi, PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 108.690. 
	4, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 107.950. 
	5, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 107.873.
        6, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 107.713. 
	7, Andrea Montermini, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 107.430. 
	8, Mario Andretti, '92 Lola-Ford, 107.142. 
	9, Bertrand Gachot, '93 Lola-Ford, 107.025. 
	10, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 107.000.
        11, Scott Pruett, '91 Lola-Chevrolet A, 106.948. 
	12, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 106.852. 
	13, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 106.791. 
	14, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 106.606. 
	15, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 106.503.
        16, Brian Till, PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 106.478. 
	17, Nigel Mansell, '93 Lola-Ford, 106.459. 
	18, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 106.390. 
	19, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 106.341. 
	20, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 105.990.
        21, Mark Smith, PenskePC21-Chevrolet B, 105.723. 
	22, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 105.648. 
	23, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 104.546. 
	24, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 104.207. 
	25, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 103.662.
        26, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet, 103.594. 
	27, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 102.742. 
	28, Johnny Unser, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 100.062. 
	29, Jeff Wood, '92 Lola-Cosworth, No speed. 
	30, Brian Bonner, '91 Lola-Chevrolet, withdrew.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Fittipaldi wins Toronto pole
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 93 13:15:34 PDT
 
	TORONTO (UPI) -- Emerson Fittipaldi took the pole away from teammate
Paul Tracy on the final lap of qualifying Saturday and will start first
in Sunday's Molson Indy Toronto IndyCar race.
	With one lap remaining in the final qualification session, Fittipaldi
drove his Marlboro-Penske Chevrolet to a lap of 109.998 miles per hour.
That knocked Tracy off the pole after he drove his Team Penske Chevrolet
to a lap at 109.545 mph.
	``It's tough to swallow,'' Tracy said of losing the pole. ``I should
have told Emerson this was my hometown. He's a competitor and he was out
there going for the pole. I couldn't have responded because I wasn't
even close to how quick I went on Friday, so there was nothing I could
do.
	``I think it was a mistake letting Emerson key off my speed. So after
a couple laps of it, I saw him and backed off and let him go around.''
	Fittipaldi, a native of Brazil and a former two-time Formula One
champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, claimed his 14th career
IndyCar pole and his third at Toronto. He said his pole-winning speed on
the final lap of qualifications came with patience because he waited
until the track was clear of traffic before making his shot at the pole.
	``We improved the car from Friday morning because it would have been
difficult to do this the way the car was running Friday,'' Fittipaldi
said. ``At the start of qualifying, I was behind Paul the first 10 laps
and could stay at about the same speed. I was very patient. I was
waiting until the last four or five minutes to see if the track was
quicker.
	``I had to use patience because leading up to that lap, I was on a
fast lap with about four minutes left in the session but I caught Teo
Fabi in traffic. He was in my way -- not intentionally -- and he wasn't
able to move over in time for me to keep the speed.
	``But that last lap was a great lap.''
	The top 11 cars all broke the previous qualifying record of 108.505
mph, set by Bobby Rahal last year. Rahal was third in qualifying
followed by Danny Sullivan, Stefan Johansson, Raul Boesel, Al Unser, Jr., 
Arie Luyendyk, Nigel Mansell and Scott Goodyear.
	The big loser in Saturday's qualifying session was Johansson, who was
second fastest after Friday's provisional qualifications. After
experiencing gear box problems in Saturday morning's qualification
session, Johansson was confident he would keep his starting position,
but was never able to get the car to work on the 1.78-mile, 11-turn
street course like it did Friday.
	``There is such a fine line here,'' Johansson said. ``We were trying
to get rid of an understeer problem and got the car working well in the
front, but the back end of the car went away completely. We just
couldn't improve enough today.
	``You look at the times and you have 16 cars separated by one second.
Wonder when the last time they had a Formula One race with that many
cars so close?''
	Fittipaldi also commented on how close the field is.
	``That shows how competitive IndyCar racing is,'' Fittipaldi said. 
``It is amazing to see how close it is in qualifying.''
	Tracy, the hometown favorite who won the pole and the race last
Sunday in the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland, nearly won his second
pole in a row if it hadn't been for Fittipaldi's last lap dramatics.
	``Well, for me, it was a pretty tough session,'' Tracy said. ``I was
unable to improve on yesterday's time, which I knew that I had to do to
win the pole. I just couldn't find the traction or the grip level in the
turns to be able to go quicker than yesterday.
	``It was a frustrating session.''
	It's been a frustrating weekend for Nigel Mansell, who crashed
another car in Saturday morning's practice session. On Friday, Mansell
crashed his backup car in practice. After crashing his primary car
Saturday morning, the crew had to fix the backup car, which Mansell
drove to a lap of 108.921. Mansell will start ninth -- his worst starting
position in an IndyCar race.
 
                       Molson Indy Toronto
                       At Toronto, July 17
                       Qualifying Results

        1, Emerson Fittipaldi, 1993 PenskePC93- Chevrolet C, 109.998.
	2, Paul Tracy, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 109.545. 
	3, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 109.331. 
	4, Danny Sullivan '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 109.287. 
	5, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93- Chevrolet C, 109.174.
	6, Raul	Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 109.161. 
	7, Al Unser, Jr., 109.034.
	8, Arie Luyendyk, 109.029. 
	9, Nigel Mansell, 108.921. 
	10, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 108.670. 
	11, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 108.600.
	12, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 108.459. 
	13, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 108.204. 
	14, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 108.006. 
	15, Bertrand Gachot, '93 Lola-Ford, 107.959.
        16, Andrea Montermini, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 107.887. 
	17, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 107.555. 
	18, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92- Chevrolet B, 107.475. 
	19, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 107.376. 
	20, Scott Pruett, '91 Lola-Chevrolet A, 106.948. 
	21, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 105.990. 
	22, Mark Smith, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 105.740. 
	23, Kevin Cogan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet, 104.967. 
	24, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 104.461. 
	25, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 104.207.
	26, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 103.662. 
	27, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 103.274. 
	28, Johnny Unser, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 102.167. 
	29, Jeff Wood, '92 Lola-Cosworth, 101.696.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Toronto Indycar home turf for winner Tracy
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 16:59:40 PDT
 
	TORONTO (UPI) -- Paul Tracy's victory in Sunday's IndyCar race made
him much more than a three-time winner of the event -- it turned him into
an instant national hero.
	Tracy became the first Canadian to win an IndyCar race in Canada when
he finished ahead of teammate Emerson Fittipaldi to capture the Molson
Indy Toronto race at Exhibition Place.
	Tracy claimed his second-straight IndyCar win after taking the
checkered flag in last Sunday's Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland. He
won in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 66,225 and became the first
Canadian to win a major race in Canada since Gilles Villeneuve won the
1978 Canadian Grand Prix Formula One race.
	``It's a great feeling, but it hasn't sunk in yet,'' said an
exhausted Tracy, still feeling the effects from his bout of tonsilitis
that was diagnosed Sunday morning. ``It's the best race I've ever
driven. It's such a great day.''
	``Wins like this sink in over time, but I'm sure this will be one
race that I will view as one of my best.''
	Tracy, a 24 year-old from Scarborough, Ontario, appreciated the extra
support from the hometown fans.
	``''To win here is the biggest race for me because this is my
homeland. This is a bigger race for me than the Indianapolis 500. To be
mentioned in the same breath as Gilles Villeneuve is unbelieavable.``
	``The crowd was behind me, but it was a tough race -- I've been sick
all week.'' ``I found out I've got tonsilitis after I went and visited
Dr. Olvey at the (IydyCar) medical center and they gave me a bunch of
antibiotics. The race was very tough and the pace was torrid.''
	Tracy was so tired when he climbed out of his Marlboro-Penske
Chevrolet after the race, he said he just wanted to go straight home and
take a nap.
	But he was managed to stay focused during the competition, taking the
lead twice for 54 laps. Near the end of the race, a quick pit stop
allowed him to take the lead over Fittipaldi of Sao Paulo, Brazil and
Tracy was able to ride to a 13.023-second margin of victory.
	But Fittipaldi took the points lead away from Great Britain's Nigel
Mansell, the reigning Formula One champion who fell out of the race with
turbocharger problems on the 56h lap. Mansell's 20th-place finish was
the worst of his brief IndyCar career, and left him out of first in the
PPG Indy Car World Series standings for the first time this year.
	Fittipaldi's second-place finish gave the Brazilian to take a three-
point lead over Mansell -- 105 to 102.
	Mansell's day ended when he was involved in nose-to-tail contact with
Raul Boesel's Lola-Ford. Boesel was able to continue in the race, but
Mansell's car pulled into the pits with smoke billowing out of the
engine.
	``The wastegate on the right-hand side is completely blown off the
car,'' said Mansell, a rookie in the IndyCar series. ``For the last 20
laps, I was losing boost pressure, and then I was down to 30 inches --
until I caught fire and I had no power at all. So I came into the pits
and that is when I found there was no way I could continue.
	``That's motor racing. It's the first time that the car has let me
down, so I've got no complaints.''
	Tracy cut the margin on Fittipaldi to 0.67-seconds on the 72nd lap.
He took the lead on the 74th lap when Fittipaldi made a 15.5-second pit
stop. On the 77th lap, Tracy made his final pit stop in just 13.0-
seconds to retain the lead by 3.79 seconds over Fittipaldi. By lap 86,
the lead was up to 7.18 seconds and Tracy was firmly in control of his
third career IndyCar win.
	Danny Sullivan finished third followed by Bobby Rahal and Al Unser,Jr.
 
                 Molson IndyCar Toronto Results
                       At Toronto, July 18

        1, Paul Tracy, 1993 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 103, 96.510 mph.
	2, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 103, 96.326 mph.
	3, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 103, 96.310 mph. 
	4, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 103, 96.301 mph. 
	5, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 103, 96.294 mph. 
	6, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 103, 95.854. 
	7, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 103, 95.849 mph. 
	8, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 102.
	9, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 102.
	10, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 102. 
	11, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 101. 
	12, Bertrand Gachot, '92 Lola-Ford, 101. 
	13, Brian Till, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 101. 
	14, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 100. 
	15, Kevin Cogan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 98. 
	16, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 88. 
	17, Johnny Unser, '92, Lola-Chevrolet A, 87. 
	18, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 86. 
	19, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 62. 
	20, Nigel Mansell, '93 Lola-Ford, 55. 
	21, Marco Greco, '92 Lola/Chevrolet A, 46. 
	22, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 44. 
	23, Mark Smith, '93 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 40. 
	24, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 34. 
	25, Ross Bentley, '93 Lola-Chevrolet A, 28. 
	26, Scott Pruett, '91 Lola-Chevrolet A, 25. 
	27, Andrea Montermini, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 10. 
	28, Jeff Wood, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 3.

        Average Speed: 96.510 mph. Time of Race: 1 Hour, 53 Minutes,
58.951 Seconds. Margin of Victory: 13.023 seconds. Lead Changes: Three
among Two drivers. Lap Leaders: Tracy 54 laps. Fittipaldi 49. Caution
Flags: Three for 11 laps.

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Mansell holds off Andretti in Marlboro 500
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 93 15:23:24 PDT
 
	BROOKLYN, Michigan (UPI) -- Reigning Formula One champion Nigel
Mansell, who had never raced on the bumpy Michigan International
Speedway before this week, won Sunday's Marlboro 500 over pole-sitter
Mario Andretti.
	Mansell finished 9.434 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Andretti.
Mansell covered the 250-lap race at an average speed of 188.203 mph
(302.875 kmph) and led for 221 laps. 
	Mansell won his third IndyCar race of the season to move to the top
of the drivers' championship standings with 123 points, 18 ahead of
Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil. Fittipaldi finished 13th.
	The race was dominated by the Lola-Ford Cosworths of Mansell and
Andretti who were well ahead of the other drivers for most of the race.
	Arie Luyendyk finished in third-place followed by Raul Boesel and
Scott Goodyear.
	There was only one serious accident when Sweden's Stefan Johansson
crashed after lap 33.

    	After the race, Mansell had to be helped out of his car. He
    	looked absoluted "bushed," as he put it. Mario, on the other
    	hand, 14 years older than Mansell, looked relatively fresh.
    
    	Of course, Mario has finished a ton of 500-mile races, whereas
    	Mansell has just finished two.
    
    	Everybody was howling about Mario's 180 in the pits. I've
    	seen the F1 guys do that trick numerous times.
    
    	Scott

Does anyone have a schedule of events this weekend at NHIS?  I am planning to
go up Friday for practice & qualifying and I have tickets for the race Sunday.


Also has anyone heard more about the track at NHIS, a brief word in Autoweek
two weeks ago said Bobby Rahal went up there for testing, did 4 laps and 
called it quits.  They said the Winston Cup cars did a number on the track 
and it might need to be resurfaced.  

Thanks,

John

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Michigan Grid
 
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                           PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES
                                 STARTING GRID
 
                             Marlboro 500 (Michigan)
 
 STR       CAR
 POS  ROW  NUM  DRIVER/HOMETOWN  & CAR               TIME      SPEED
 ---  ---  ---  -----------------------------------  --------  -------
 
   1    1    6  MARIO ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA          30.733 *M 234.275
                  Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos
 
   2    1    5  NIGEL MANSELL(R)/Clearwater, FL      30.840    233.462
                  Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos
 
   3    2   10  ARIE LUYENDYK/Rosmalen, Holland      31.339    229.743
                  Target-Scotch Video L93 Ford Cos
 
   4    2    9  RAUL BOESEL/Curitiba, BRZ            31364     229.562
                  Duracell-Mobil 1-Sadia L93 Ford Cos
 
   5    3   12  PAUL TRACY/Scarborough, ONT, CAN     31.653    227.468
                  Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C
 
   6    3    2  SCOTT GOODYEAR/Toronto, CAN          31.661    227.408
                  Mackenzie Special L93 Ford Cos
 
   7    4   22  SCOTT BRAYTON/Coldwater, MI          31.839    226.134
                  Amway-Northwest Air L93 Ford Cos
 
   8    4    8  TEO FABI/Milan, ITA                  31.924    225.536
                  Pennzoil Special L93 Chevy V8/C
 
   9    5   14  ROBBY GORDON/Orange, CA              32.026    224.815
                  Foyt-Copenhagen Racing L93 Ford Cos
 
  10    5   90  LYN ST. JAMES(R)/Daytona Beach, FL   32.113    224.208
                  JC Penney-Nike-Am Woman L93 Ford Cos
 
  11    6   40  ROBERTO GUERRERO/S.J. Capistrano,CA  32.114    224.204
                  Budweiser King L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  12    6   15  HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA     32.136    224.045
                  Panasonic Special L93 Ford Cos
 
  13    7   75  WILLY T. RIBBS/San Jose, CA          32.164    223.852
                  Cosby-Service Merchdse L93 Ford COS
 
  14    7   16  STEFAN JOHANSSON/Monte Carlo, MON    32.196    223.632
                  AMAX Energy+Metals Penske Chevy V8/C
 
  15    8    4  EMERSON FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, BRZ    32.356    222.524
                  Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C
 
  16    8    1  BOBBY RAHAL/Dublin, OH               32.418    222.100
                  Miller Genuine Draft R/H Chevy V8/C
 
  17    9    3  AL UNSER Jr./Albuquerque, NM         32.821    219.370
                  Valvoline L93 Chevy V8/C
 
  18    9   20  BUDDY LAZIER/Vail, CO                33.037    217.935
                  Leader Cards Racing L92 Buick V/6
 
  19   10   42  DAVID KUDRAVE(R)/Los Angeles, CA     33.380    215.697
                  Moda-AGIP-Hawaii Trop L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  20   11   29  OLIVIER GROUILLARD(R)/Paris. France  33.594    214.326
                  Eurosport-Marlboro L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  21   11   30  MARCO GRECO(R)/Sao Paulo, BRZ        33.959    212.020
                  Alfa Laval-Team Losi L92 Buick V6
 
  22   12   50  JEFF WOOD/Wichita, KA                34.751    207.188
                  Moda-AGIP-ETI-Marcelo L92 Chevy V8/A
 
  23   12   39  ROSS BENTLEY/Vancouver, CAN          35.042    205.468
                  AGFA-Rain X L92 Chevy V8/A
 
 NOTE:         7  ADRIAN FERNANDEZ(R)/Mexico City      WITHDREW
                  Molson L93 Chevy V8/C
 
 LEGEND: L=Lola
 *New Lap Record
 M=Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000)

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Michigan Results
 
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                              PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE
                      PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES RACE NO.10
                             Marlboro 500 (Michigan)
                                  Brooklyn, MI
                              SUNDAY AUGUST 1, 1993
  
 FIN STR CAR                
 POS POS NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN
               CAR
               QUAL     QUAL    LAPS                                 TOT
               SPEED    TIME    LAPS STATUS           AWARDS   PTS   PTS
 
   1   2   5 NIGEL MANSELL(R)/Clearwater, FL
               Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos
               233.462 30.840    250 188.203           ACS      21   123
   2   1   6 MARIO ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA                                
               Kmart/Texaco-Havoline L93 Ford Cos                       
               234.275 30.733    250 188.018           ACSM     17    97
   3   3  10 ARIE LUYENDYK/Rosmalen, Holland                            
               Target-Scotch Video L93 Ford Cos                         
               229.743 31.339    249 RUNNING           AC       14    57
   4   4   9 RAUL BOESEL/Curitiba, BRZ                                  
               Duracell-Mobil 1-Sadia L93 Ford Cos                      
               229.562 31364     248 RUNNING           DH       12    98
   5   6   2 SCOTT GOODYEAR/Toronto, CAN                                
               Mackenzie Special L93 Ford Cos                           
               227.408 31.661    247 RUNNING           DH       10    28
   6   8   8 TEO FABI/Milan, ITA                                        
               Pennzoil Special L93 Chevy V8/C                          
               225.536 31.924    246 RUNNING           AC        8    47
   7  11  40 ROBERTO GUERRERO/S.J. Capistrano,CA                        
               Budweiser King L93 Chevy V8/C                            
               224.204 32.114    245 RUNNING           AC        6    25
   8  17   3 AL UNSER Jr./Albuquerque, NM                               
               Valvoline L93 Chevy V8/C                                 
               219.370 32.821    245 RUNNING                     5    60
   9  16   1 BOBBY RAHAL/Dublin, OH                                     
               Miller Genuine Draft R/H Chevy V8/C                      
               222.100 32.418    243 RUNNING                     4    74
  10  13  75 WILLY T. RIBBS/San Jose, CA                                
               Cosby-Service Merchdse L93 Ford COS                      
               223.852 32.164    243 RUNNING                     3     6
  11   7  22 SCOTT BRAYTON/Coldwater, MI                                
               Amway-Northwest Air L93 Ford Cos                         
               226.134 31.839    241 RUNNING                     2    18
  12  19  42 DAVID KUDRAVE(R)/Los Angeles, CA                           
               Moda-AGIP-Hawaii Trop L92 Chevy V8/A                     
               215.697 33.380    239 RUNNING                     1     6
  13  15   4 EMERSON FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, BRZ                          
               Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C                            
               222.524 32.356    237 RUNNING                     0   105
  14  12  15 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA                           
               Panasonic Special L93 Ford Cos                           
               224.045 32.136    231 RUNNING                     0     6
  15   9  14 ROBBY GORDON/Orange, CA                                    
               Foyt-Copenhagen Racing L93 Ford Cos                      
               224.815 32.026    229 ENGINE                      0    43
  16  23  39 ROSS BENTLEY/Vancouver, CAN                                
               AGFA-Rain X L92 Chevy V8/A                               
               205.468 35.042    222 RUNNING                     0     1
  17  20  29 OLIVIER GROUILLARD(R)/Paris. France                        
               Eurosport-Marlboro L92 Chevy V8/A                        
               214.326 33.594    184 ENGINE                      0     3
  18  21  30 MARCO GRECO(R)/Sao Paulo, BRZ                              
               Alfa Laval-Team Losi L92 Buick V6                        
               212.020 33.959    163 ENGINE                      0     2
  19   5  12 PAUL TRACY/Scarborough, ONT, CAN                           
               Marlboro Penske 93 Chevy V8/C                            
               227.468 31.653    114 ENGINE                      0    83
  20  22  50 JEFF WOOD/Wichita, KA                                      
               Moda-AGIP-ETI-Marcelo L92 Chevy V8/A                     
               207.188 34.751     52 HANDLING                    0     0
  21  18  20 BUDDY LAZIER/Vail, CO                                      
               Leader Cards Racing L92 Buick V/6                        
               217.935 33.037     43 OIL PRESS                   0     0
  22  10  90 LYN ST. JAMES(R)/Daytona Beach, FL                         
               JC Penney-Nike-Am Woman L93 Ford Cos                     
               224.208 32.113     39 ELECTRICAL                  0     0
  23  14  16 STEFAN JOHANSSON/Monte Carlo, MON                          
               AMAX Energy+Metals Penske Chevy V8/C                     
               223.632 32.196     36 CONTACT                     0    15
 
 CHASSIS LEGEND: L=Lola
 (R) Rookie driver
  M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000)
  S = STP Award
 AC = AC Delco
 DH = Sears Diehard Award
 
 TIME OF RACE: 2:39:24.131
 AVERAGE SPEED: 188.203 mph
 MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9.434 Secs
 
 
 CAUTION FLAGS:
 Lap 38-45, Contact Car #16 (Johansson)
 Lap 119-127, Car #12 blown engine
 Lap 205-211, Car #30 blown engine
 
     LAP LEADERS: 3 lead changes, 3 drivers
 Mario Andretti, 1-27                 27 Laps
 Nigel Mansell, 28-82                 55 Laps
 Arie Luyendyk, 83                     1 Lap
 Nigel Mansell, 84-250               167 Laps
 TOTALS:
 Nigel Mansell           222 laps
 Mario Andretti           27 laps
 Arie Luyendyk             1 laps

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Michigan Notes and Quotes

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 Marlboro Racing News
 Race Quotes
 
NIGEL MANSELL --"I'm just glad we completed the distance. It was
extremely tough the last 100 laps. The last 20 it was even more difficult. But
I mean a great tribute to the Newman/Haas team. The boys just worked fantastic.
To bounce back after what happened in Toronto was just marvelous.
 
"I'd like to congratulate Mario. Because I've driven alongside some great,
great drivers in my career, and Mario is one of the most outstanding ones. It
was a fabulous race. The team just did a superb job. This is one of the
greatest victories in my career. Look, I'm beat. I don't mind telling anybody.
I don't know how to train for a 500. I think you gotta do a few. The hardest
races we've ever had in Brazil - 120 degrees heat - this is tougher. I mean
it's tougher on the machinery, it's tougher on the driver."
 
MARIO ANDRETTI --"The car was really set up quite nicely. I was not
really as balanced as I obviously wanted to be in traffic, and we tried to work
with that. We just couldn't communicate on those radios. I don't know why. I
ran as hard as I could. Didn't spare anything. Obviously both cars ran like
jewels all day. The only mistake that was made was me in the pits there, when I
swung out. I just lost it. And luckily I was just able to keep it running."
 
EMERSON FITTIPALDI --"The car was flying. I went from 15th place at the
start to 4th. Then I got into traffic and had to slow down. The car got loose
and I started picking up rubber on my left rear tire. We had to make several
pit stops to correct the problem. We added downforce to the wings and changed
the cross weight to give the car some push and keep the rubber off the tire.
The car got better after that and we were really trying to get some points. For
sure, I am disappointed, but we are still second in the championship race and
there is still a lot of racing left in the season."
 
RAUL BOESEL --"We didn't have much luck with our pit stops. We did fight
with a push on the car. The car was very good. I think my best lap was at the
end of the race."
 
TEO FABI --"The engine was good the first 10 laps and then I couldn't get
any boost. The engine was misfiring, and when I got in traffic I couldn't
accelerate back up to speed the way I should. It was the same accelerating out
of the corner. It was a good engine all weekend. I just didn't have all the
boost I should have."
 
SCOTT GOODYEAR--"Traffic didn't seem to work in our favor today and we
missed three yellows. I also had a problem with the headrest. A metal bracket
broke, which caused it to move around. At tracks like this one you really count
on the headrest and the side rests. The team did a great job fixing the
headrest but they couldn't fix the side rests. My neck feels like it is two
inches longer on one side. I could run with Nigel in the corners but he had the
speed on the straights. I can't believe we couldn't catch one yellow. The only
thing I could catch today was a headache. We could have stood on the podium
today easily if things had gone our way."
 
ROBBY GORDON --"I was having fun for a while. The car was great after
the first pit stop. Then I had to make an extra stop because I had a problem
with the helmet strap--it broke off. I tried holding my head up and then laying
it against the tub, but it shook so bad I couldn't see. We should have finished
third if our race had been problem-free."
 
OLIVIER GROUILLARD --"The car was running very well and I was in 14th
position for quite a while. At some point the rear anti-roll bar broke and we
lost some lap time there. The engine was giving me trouble, I lost power and
the motor cut out. I guess making it to 198 laps is better than nothing."
 
ROBERTO GUERRERO --"Well, we brought the Budweiser King home and we're
able to see the checkered flag. We just were not able to get any breaks with
the yellow flags. We had to stop under the green flag every time. We just need
to keep finishing in the top ten."
 
STEFAN JOHANSSON --"To be honest, I have no idea what happened. I was
fighting a push and I was going to have them give me some more front wing when
I made my first stop. I had entered turn 3 when the thing just swapped ends."
 
LYN ST. JAMES --"The car just cut out. We tried to pump- start and the
car wouldn't re-start. The crew checked the external electrical parts and
everything checked out OK. It must be an internal electrical problem in the
engine."
 
ARIE LUYENDYK --"This morning I was hopeful of a good race car, but in
the race the front end was washing out. We made many changes during the race
but it didn't seem to help. I could run pretty good towards the end of each
stint, but whenever I got close to another car the front would just wash out.
Finishing third here and second at Indy gives me a couple of good finishes, but
I would trade them both in for a win."
 
HIRO MATSUSHITA --"It was a rough race today. Those bumps are incredible
over the course of 500 miles. The car went from oversteer to understeer with
each new set of tires. The harshness of the track would make the car loose in
one corner and push in another. I couldn't judge before each turn which way the
car would go. We made adjustments during the stop and added more downforce to
the rear wing several times. Nothing helped completely."
 
AL UNSER, JR. --"The team did a great job today. We made our first stop
for fuel and the yellow came out right after that. Then after Stefan's
accident, we cut both right side tires after we ran over something on the
track. So we had to come right back into the pits to change tires. That messed
us up for the rest of the day." Rick Galles: "Any time you finish a 500-mile
race you have to feel good. We were hoping to do a quick stop (for fuel) at the
end of the race and then catch Roberto, but he got out just in front of us. We
almost caught him."t
 
BOBBY RAHAL --"I'm just glad to get out of here in one piece. I don't
look forward to running MIS. It's nice to roll the car back to the trailer and
walk away from here. It's long and rough and they really need to repave this
place. As a car owner, it's very rough on the equipment too. I'm sore, but I'm
ready to play golf tomorrow [in the Rahal charity event]. I think we'll be
tough next week at Loudon."
 
WILLY T. RIBBS --"In the beginning of the race it felt like I was
pulling a house trailer because of the tires. We put on the second set later
and made some aerodynamic changes that made the car feel better. Once we got to
our third set we were strong. I could march forward. We finished our second
500-mile race this year and it feels great. It was my first time ever here.
These types of races seem to intimidate some people, but I love it."

    Parts of the NHIS oval was repaved. NER ran there two weekends ago and
    we couldn't use the lower part of the oval at the end of the
    straightaway due to the NASCAR weekend. The high heat combined with hot
    tires did a number on that section, plus if a yellow comes out and you
    are dragging car parts, you get to go around and do serious damage to
    the track. Ted was NOT pleased.......
    
    jim
    

> Ted was NOT pleased.......

Has his royal highness ever been please about anything, except when
he was able to piss off yet someone else?

    sure, when the stands are filled with paying spectators.....
    
    jim

    	For those of you who are in the New England area, Nigel Mansell
    and/or his car will be at the Londonderry K-Mart from 12:30 PM this
    afternoon till sometime Thursday afternoon. Their phone number is 
    (603) 434-8533
    
    	Emmo/Tracey/Buhel/Bossel/Arie will be at the Granite Street Bar and 
    Grill in Manchester NH this Thursday starting around 6:15 PM till 9:00 PM.
    Penske will bring their $1.2 million dollar simulator, it will be there 
    from Thrusday till Saturday.
    
    								-mike-

Re. 170

Does anyone know when Nigel will be at K-mart?

I've talked to the "manager" at the Londonderry K-mart, and he knew
absolutely nothing.

I'd really like to meet him, but nobody seems to know when he'll be there.

Thanks

Jim

I too would love to get to see/meet Nigel.  Any information on where he 
may be would be appreciated.

It was primarily because of Nigel's participation in Indy this year that
I decided to go to NHIS this sunday (I'm British!).  I nearly went last
year, but am not used to "ovals" and wasn't too keen on spending $50 to
see the cars go round and round.  I've learn't a lot this year though
and am looking forward to it!

Which leads me to a question.  Does anyone have any advice on time to
get to the track based on last year/other Indy events ?  I believe the 
ticket just says "1:15" (could be wrong, it's been a while since I
looked at it!), are there other races earlier in the day ?

cheers!
Martin

I went to the Indy race last year, but spent the weekend in the lakes region,
so I came down to the track from the north. We left in the morning around 9 AM,
and ran into traffic only the last couple of miles. 

I went to the Winston Cup race this year and left my northern Mass home at 8:00AM
The race was to start at 1:15 PM.
It wasn't early enough. At 9:00 on 393 we ran into stop and go traffic, all the rest
of the way.  When we finally arrived about 12:45, all the track parking lots were
full and we got routed to an "emergency" lot up a back road and parked in a
field 3 miles from the track. They ran school busses to shuttle us to the
track. The engines were started as we waited in line to get in. We made it to  our
seats in time for the green flag, but missed the driver introductions etc.

My advice is to leave as early as you can. Bring coolers of whatever you'll need
for food and drink. Plan to spend the whole day at the track (or waiting to get there).
I believe there is an Indy Lights race and another supporting race. Check the paper in
the next few days, I'm sure they will have the schedule of events.


	 - Fay

Is ESPN televising the INDY race from NHIS?  Is it going to be on tape delay?
I know ESPN is televising the Winston Cup race live at 1:00...


	 - Fay

    Since the new K-Mart store is only about a mile from my house in
    Londonderry NH...I went over about 9:30 PM (they close at 10 PM)
    and there only a few cars in the lot when I pulled up.
    
    I walked to the stores entrance thinking this is so strange only a year
    ago this store didn't even exist it was an empty field, and Nigel was
    very much involved in F1. Now a year later I'm walking into a K-Mart in
    little old Londonderry NH - looking for Nigel Mansell's Indy car? Yeah
    right...
    
    But as I opened the door to walk in....there it stood...the red 5 Lola
    with Nigel's name on the cockpit! It looked so strange sitting there
    surrounded by all the products sold by K-Mart.
    
    So for 15 minutes I walked around, looked under, and around Nigel's
    car. People walked past, but really didn't seem to care or realize just
    who's car it was...
    
    What a difference a year can make...
    
    								-mike-
    
    PS - I will be cross-posting this note in the racers 
         conference.

RE: .173

Thanks for the advice Fay (or should I say warning!).  Seems like it'll
be an early start for me on Sunday - shame, I thought I was going to get 
a lay-in...

RE: .175  Thanks for the update on Nigel's car - think I'll make a visit
to see that, even if Nigel isn't there!

Martin

RE: .171

I called the Londonderry K-Mart and they said that Nige's car would be there, 
the Newman-Haas drivers would not be there.


RE: .172

When I called NHIS on Monday, this is the schedule of events that they gave me:

Friday:  gates open at 9:00 AM.  Practice for all race events.  This is
	probably a good day to buy an infield pass if you want to meet the
	drivers and collect autographs.

Saturday:  gates open a 9:00 AM.  Practice for all race events.  Qualifying
	for IndyCar and Indy Lights.  They said there would be a supporting
	race on Saturday, but they didn't say what it would be or at what
	time.  I think it might be a Formula Atlantic race.

Sunday:	 7:00 AM - gates open
	 8:00 AM - pace car activities, followed by IndyCar practice
	 9:00 AM - entertainment event (I hope it's not Up with People again)
	11:00 AM - IndyCar driver introductions
	 1:00 PM - New England 200 IndyCar race
	 3:30 PM (or thereabouts) - Indy Lights race

As far as getting to NHIS goes, there isn't any real problem with traffic until 
you get to route 126 (or whatever it is)--the state highway in Loudon that 
leads to the track.  This gets VERY backed up on race day.  I left from 
Merrimack, NH at about 7 and was in my seat at NHIS at 9.  I know of others who 
were a similar distance away and left at 9 and got to  NHIS at 11.  When the 
green flag fell for the race, though, there was still a big line of cars being 
shepherded into the parking lot.  I advise allowing for at least 1/2 hour on 
the stretch of route 126 between Interstate 93 and NHIS.  If you plan to arrive 
at the track by 9 AM, you won't have any problems.  It'll also give you time to 
check out the manufacturer's exhibits, concession and souvenir stands, etc.

--PSW
	

	

RE: .174

ESPN will be broadcasting the race on Sunday afternoon.  3:00 or 3:30 PM, I 
think, which means it'll be on tape delay.

--PSW

You might also want to bring a portable AM radio with an earplug jack.  There's 
an AM station that broadcasts the PA system announcer.  Once the cars get up to 
speed, the roar of the engines drowns out the PA system.  Last year, I found 
this was'nt a problem until the first yellow flag.  Once the cars start pitting 
under yellow, it's awfully hard to keep the running order straight, and the 
scoreboard only shows the top 5.  The track announcer was running down the 
order, but I couldn't hear him.  This year I'm bringing a radio.

--PSW

BTW, it's rt 106 that runs north from 393 into Loudon.

Dave

Re: 943.177 

>Saturday:  gates open a 9:00 AM.  Practice for all race events.  Qualifying
>	for IndyCar and Indy Lights.  They said there would be a supporting
>	race on Saturday, but they didn't say what it would be or at what
>	time.  I think it might be a Formula Atlantic race.

It's a 75-lap Busch Grand National race at 4 p.m. -- I hope the heavy cars 
don't tear up the fresh repaving...
							Mike

If you're bringing a scanner to the IndyCar event, here's a list of 
frequencies that may be interesting.  The second portion of the list is 
from [email protected]'s personal experience at last week's Michigan 
event.
							Mike

From:	US3RMC::"[email protected]" "DAVID REININGER"  

Kris  (Kristine Duffy) [email protected]
 
IndyCar/Indy 500 Frequency List
 
 1 - Bobby Rahal       466.3125  467.9375
 2 - Scott Goodyear    461.0125
 3 - Al Unser Jr.      451.1375  461.5125  462.8125
 4 - E. Fittipaldi     855.7875
 5 - Nigel Mansell     461.2875  468.2250  463.2250  462.1375  468.5125
 6 - Mario Andretti    461.7125  462.6500  468.3625
 7 - Danny Sullivan    452.1375  461.8625  460.7125  473.3125
 8 - Teo Fabi          464.9375  465.7375  467.1875  460.3125  468.8375
 9 - Raul Boesel       462.0875  464.9125
10 - Arie Lyendyk      467.0375  469.8875  464.0375  462.2625
12 - Paul Tracey       859.8375  856.9125  852.1875  856.7875
14 - Robbie Gordon     461.8375  463.9875  457.5875  457.5375
                       461.4375  456.9125
15 - Hiro Matsushita   464.1625
16 - Stefan Johansson  463.5875  463.6625  461.4750
18 - Jim Vasser        467.0875
19 - Robbie Buhl       460.6875
20 - Buddy Lazier      469.2125
22 - Scott Brayton     466.1875  465.0125  462.7250  465.9125
25 - Mark Smith        468.2125  469.9875  468.9875
26 - Mike Gross        461.0125  462.2000  468.8875  464.4125
30 - Marco Greco       468.9875  469.9875
32 - Eric Bachelart    460.6875  461.7375
39 - Ross Bentley      461.7375
40 - Roberto Guerrero  463.7375  468.7375
45 - Scott Pruett      461.2125
50 - Dave Kudrave      460.5875  461.0375  464.0625
69 - Eddie Cheever     466.3375  463.3375
90 - Lyn St. James     461.3875
     USAC Control      463.2125
     USAC "A"          935.1375
     USAC "B"          935.1500
     USAC "C"          936.6375
     Infield Hospital  155.2650
     Spdwy Operations  151.6850
 
     IndyCar 1 - Ctrl  457.0125
     IndyCar 2 - Sfty  464.7500
     IndyCar 3 - PPG   464.5500
     IndyCar 4 - Prvt  463.9375
 
     Indy Radio Net    476.0000
     ABC TV (Director) 455.2125
     ESPN              455.5875
 
Send Corrections/Additions to
[email protected]

From:	US3RMC::"[email protected]" "DAVID REININGER"  

Rather than edit the file I extracted from r.a.s, I'll just list
'em as I identified them at MIS.

467.037 ARIE ARIE ARIE!!!!
461.287 OUR NIGE
455.212 ABC TV
460.587 KUDRAVE (50 Andrea Moda Team)
461.712 Mario
457.012 Race Control
468.362 Newman Haas Intra-team (Mostly someone telling the pitboard 
                                man the numbers each lap)                   
464.937 Hall/VDS Intra-team
463.587 ?
461.062 Scott Goodyear
461.387 Gordon/AJ  good stuff here!
461.387 St James  Gachot@Toronto  ? @NHIS  Car #90
855.787 Emmo  
462.137 My Hiro (better to listen to what others have to say about him)
462.087 Fabi ? (not sure)
451.137 Unser Jr
936.637 Boesel
466.187 Brayton
463.987 Gordon Intra-team ? 
464.412 ?
468.737 ?
461.837 Gordon/AJ good stuff here...typo above, this is it 
From Toronto
855.512 Stephen Johansson
852.187 Emmo
463.737 Roberto G
856.912 Tracy

    Let me emphasize the importance of getting to NHIS early on race day if
    you're coming from the south.  We got to the track at 8 last year and
    had a relatively easy time, but the 106 leg was pretty crowded.  By 9,
    it looked (from the top of the stands) like 106 was at a standstill. 
    At 1:00, when the race was scheduled to start, cars were still
    streaming into the parking lots, and folks in the stands around us were
    grumbling about 3 hours of crawling along 106.  There were a number of
    empty seats in my area that didn't get occupied until well into the
    race.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Boesel, Mansell, Fittipaldi fastest at New Hampshire
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 93 16:47:42 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- Raul Boesel of Brazil has often said that his
countryman, Emerson Fittipaldi, has served as his inspiration in IndyCar
racing.
	Fittipaldi is a two-time Formula One champion and also a two-time
winner of the Indianapolis 500. Boesel was familiar with Fittipaldi's
accomplishments as he was growing up in Curitiba, Brazil.
	But Fittipaldi has found some inspiration from another former Formula
One star -- Nigel Mansell. Although Fittipaldi has always competed with a
full effort, the addition of Mansell to the IndyCar series has given the
Sao Paulo, Brazil, driver some extra motivation.
	Boesel, Mansell and Fittipaldi were the three quickest drivers in
Friday's practice session at New Hampshire International Speedway for
Sunday's New England 200.
	Boesel's fastest lap was 167.914 mph around the 1.058-mile oval in a
1993 Lola-Ford owned by Dick Simon. Mansell drove his Kmart/Havoline
Lola-Ford to a lap at 167.159 followed by Fittipaldi's lap at 166.808
mph in the Marlboro Team Penske Chevrolet.
	``My enthusiasm in racing is always there but Nigel's presence in
IndyCar racing has brought a challenge, also,'' said Fittipaldi, who won
his second Indianapolis 500 this past May. ``Nigel gives me another
challenge, but I would still drive 100 percent of my game.''
	Mansell appeared in good spirits after recovering from a stomach
virus. Despite the illness, he won the Marlboro 500. Mansell drove to an
easy victory in his first race on the 2.0-mile high-banked oval.
	Now, Mansell is preparing for the short oval at New Hampshire.
	``I feel a hell of a lot better than last week,'' Mansell said. ``At
least I'm able to hold my lunch down. It's amazing how much better you
feel after having lunch.
	``It's a great circuit. It's very busy out there. We were lapping
just over 23 seconds a lap and it keeps your attention. I got loose out
there at the end, but we had a good days practice. I'm very impressed
with the facility. This is my third one-mile oval. I'm feeling very
comfortable with it. The track is in first-class condition, very smooth.
When I go into these corners, they are very symmetrical, very
interesting and very demanding.
	``I like it very much.''
	Mansell and Fittipaldi are two of the biggest names in international
motorsports. Winning races is expected from these two drivers, but
Boesel is searching for that first victory. After outstanding runs this
season, including a fourth-place finish at Indianapolis and a second-
place finish at Milwaukee, Boesel is confident that victory isn't far
off.
	``I try not to put pressure on myself,'' Boesel said. ``I think it
needs to come naturally. Of course, it's frustrating to be close so many
times. But as a team, I think we're doing whatever we can to get that
first win. I think I'm doing my best and the team is doing its best.
	``We keep knocking on the door and maybe it will happen.''
	Fittipaldi believes Boesel is ready for a trip to victory lane.
	``Raul is a good friend and is really showing his talent now and the
team has shown the potential to win,'' Fittipaldi said.
	Boesel, Mansell and Fittipaldi will continue their speed battle on
Saturday during qualifications which will set the lineup for Sunday's
race.

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: New Hampshire Friday AM Times
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
========================================================
 
 New England 200
 Loudon, New Hampshire
 August 6, 1993
 
MORNING PRACTICE TIMES
----------------------
 
    POS NO. DRIVER                LAP TIME     M.P.H. 
    -- ---- -------------------   --------    --------
     1   9  Raul Boesel            22.765     167.310 
     2   5  Nigel Mansell          22.976     165.771 
     3   4  Emerson Fittipaldi     23.047     165.260 
     4  12  Paul Tracy             23.153     164.506 
     5  22  Scott Brayton          23.154     164.501 
     6  40  Roberto Guerrero       23.290     163.540 
     7  16  Stefan Johansson       23.324     163.300 
     8  14  Robby Gordon           23.409     162.706 
     9   1  Bobby Rahal            23.456     162.382 
    10   6  Mario Andretti         23.469     162.293 
    11  10  Arie Luyendyk          23.508     162.024 
    12   8  Teo Fabi               23.567     161.619 
    13  18  Jimmy Vasser           23.619     161.263 
    14   2  Scott Goodyear         23.687     160.794 
    15  26  Mike Groff             23.765     160.269 
    16  75  Willy T. Ribbs         23.874     159.536 
    17   3  Al Unser, Jr.          24.140     157.777 
    18   7  Danny Sullivan         24.167     157.601 
    19  99  Brian Till             24.195     157.423 
    20  30  Marco Greco            24.419     155.975 
    21  19  Johnny Unser           24.938     152.728 
    22  15  Hiro Matsushita        24.947     152.673 
    23  29  Olivier Grouillard     25.334     150.346 
    24  20  Buddy Lazier           25.920     146.942 
    25  39  Ross Bentley           No Time    No Speed
    26  42  David Kudrave          No Time    No Speed
    27  50  Andrea Montermini      No Time    No Speed

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: New Hampshire Friday PM Times
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
========================================================
 
 New England 200
 Louden, New Hampshire
 August 6, 1993
 
AFTERNOON PRACTICE TIMES
------------------------
 
     POS NO  DRIVER                 LAP TIME     M.P.H.
     -- ---- ----------------       --------    -------
      1   9  Raul Boesel             22.683     167.914
      2   5  Nigel Mansell           22.786     167.159
      3   4  Emerson Fittipaldi      22.834     166.808
      4  40  Roberto Guerrero        22.914     166.222
      5  22  Scott Brayton           22.953     165.940
      6   4X Paul Tracy              23.002     165.586
      7  16  Stefan Johansson        23.052     165.226
      8   2  Scott Goodyear          23.197     164.196
      9   1  Bobby Rahal             23.248     163.831
     10  14  Robby Gordon            23.253     163.799
     11  18  Jimmy Vasser            23.333     163.236
     12   6  Mario Andretti          23.477     62.237 
     13  10  Arie Luyendyk           23.560     161.662
     14   8  Teo Fabi                23.795     160.064
     15  75  Willy T. Ribbs          23.965     158.934
     16  26  Mike Groff              24.119     157.920
     17  99  Brian Till              24.134     157.816
     18  42  David Kudrave           24.216     157.283
     19   7  Danny Sullivan          24.513     155.376
     20   3  Al Unser, Jr.           24.883     153.070
     21  15  Hiro Matsushita         24.900     152.963
     22  29  Olivier Grouillard      25.063     151.967
     23   1X Bobby Rahal             25.181     151.257
     24  19  Johnny Unser            25.192     151.193
     25  30  Marco Greco             25.290     150.607
     26  50  Andrea Montermini       26.761     142.328
     27  39  Ross Bentley            No Time    No Speed   
     28  20  Buddy Lazier            No Time    No Speed   
     29  12  Paul Tracy              No Time    No Speed   

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: New England 200 IndyCar Notebook
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 93 17:28:27 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- A.J. Foyt announced Friday he will not release
IndyCar driver Robby Gordon from his contract, thwarting an attempt by
several other teams who want to sign Gordon as their driver in 1994.
	Gordon is currently in 10th place in the PPG Indy Car World Series
standings driving A.J. Foyt's Lola-Ford, but has been offered rides with
several teams, including the possibility of driving for a new team owned
by Michael Kranefus, currently the Special Vehicle Operations director
for the Ford Motor Company who is retiring at the end of this season.
	Foyt said he is exercising his option on Gordon's contract to retain
him as driver for his Copenhagen-sponsored car.
	``There's been a lot of talk about where Robby's going next year,''
Foyt said. ``My contract with Robby is for this year, but I have an
option on him for 1994 which I plan to exercise. When I hired Robby I
knew he would have a lot to learn but I accepted that because I felt
like he has what it takes to win.
	``I have invested a lot of my time and money in him this year and I
feel like it will pay off next year.''
	Foyt believes it would be betrayal for Gordon to leave his team after
some of the decisions the racing legend made as a team owner so he could
devote more time to developing Gordon's driving ability.
	``One of the main reasons I retired from driving in the Indy 500 was
my concern for Robby because he was having a hard time adjusting to
Indy,'' said Foyt, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
	``Retiring from racing was the hardest thing I ever did in my life,
but like I said, when Robby crashed on qualifying morning, I knew I had
to concentrate on him and not think of myself.
	``I switched to Ford engines because of Robby,l which was difficult
for me to do because of my personal ties with the people at Chevrolet. I
have a two-year contract with Ford because I assumed I would have Robby
with me next year.
	``As far as I'm concerned, Robby Gordon will be my driver next year
and he has not told me anything different.''
	Gordon said he still intends on leaving the team and questions the
option clause of the contract.
	``I don't know, it's not the end of the year yet, so it's not worth
worrying about,'' Gordon said. ``I'm sure A.J. wants to reach a
financial settlement with whoever I race for next season to buy out the
option, but I don't know what that is. I've had offers from six or seven
teams and I haven't see a contract come to my house from A.J. yet.
	``The option clause is on both parts, I know that much.''
                               ------
	LOOSE LUG NUTS: With rain in the forecast for Saturday's qualifying
session, many of the IndyCar drivers approached Friday's practice session
as a qualifying round. If the session is rained out, the starting lineup
will be determined by Friday's practice speeds. ... The track surface had
to be repaired following the NASCAR Winston Cup race on July 11 because
with temperatures over 100 degrees, the asphalt broke up in chunks. Track
management has repaired the surface, but a sealing compound has been added
to the track, which makes it difficult for the Indy cars to take a low line
in the turns. 

[Personal observations: On my scanner I heard an IndyCar official state that 
the starting order would be determined by points in the event of a rained-out 
qualifying session -- take it for what it's worth.  It sounded to me like he 
was advising a team, so it held considerable weight.

Despite what Mansell says during the New Hampshire stop on his Feel Good
Tour '93... 

>``It's a great circuit. 
>I'm very impressed with the facility. 
>I'm feeling very comfortable with it. 
>The track is in first-class condition, very smooth.
>>I like it very much.''

...the track is in pretty rough shape, courtesy of the Winston Cup race
held a few weeks ago during record-breaking heat.  The low groove at both
ends of the track has been repaved, and some odd-looking spooge has been
applied -- it looks sort of cement-like.  _Nobody_ piloting an IndyCar
drove on the stuff at speed. 

							M.D.]

From: [email protected] (Peter Georgeu)
Subject: Indy: New Hampshire Saturday AM Times
 
Here are this morning's practice speeds for the New England 200
 
1. Boesel                  170.867mph   22.291sec.
2. Mansell                 169.506mph   22.470sec
3. Guerrero                168.196      22.645sec
4. Johansson               168.174
5. Brayton                 167.673
6. Tracy                   167.610
7. Andretti                167.250
8. Goodyear                166.855
9. Fittipaldi              166.519
10. Rahal                  165.643
11. Gordon                 165.494
....
13. Sullivan               164.494
....
16. Al Unser jr
17. Arie Luyendyk

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell wins New England 200 pole
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 93 13:03:06 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell continued his domination on the
IndyCar circuit by winning the pole position for Sunday's New England
200.
	Mansell won the first oval-track pole of his career Saturday when he
drove his Kmart/Texaco Havoline Lola-Ford to a speed of 169.247 miles an
hour (272.369kph) at the 1.058-mile (1.7026km) New Hampshire
International Speedway. It was the fifth pole of the season for the
reigning British Formula One world champion, but his other four poles
came on road or street circuits.
	Mansell is proving he has adapted quickly to oval track racing. He
won his first race short oval race in the June 6 Miller Genuine Draft
200 at Milwaukee and won last Sunday's Marlboro 500 on the superspeedway
at Michigan.
	Although Mansell has mastered the art of oval racing, he still
doesn't feel comfortable on the high-speed ovals.
	``My anxiety level is still too high for my own personal comfort in
the car,'' Mansell said. ``I feel myself holding on to the wheel. Oval
racing in general, you have to do it to appreciate it. I take my hat off
to all these gentlemen who do this series on oval racing.
	``All I've done is road racing all my life. And what they do on oval
tracks is just fantastic. It really is. It's a different science,
setting up the car.
	``I joke and I think a lot of Europeans have come across and said the
car looks like it's been in an accident before you get on the track. And
for us, it's totally alien. But it's a magnificent science, and I take
my hat off to them.''
	Mansell's pole did not come easily. Brazilian Raul Boesel was the
fastest driver of the weekend, but on his first qualification attempt
the driver of Dick Simon's Duracell Lola-Ford did not like the way his
car was handling the race course so he waved off the attempt and came
into the pits to adjust the car. That put Boesel at the end of the
qualifying line and his was among the last cars out to qualify.
	Boesel's warmup lap was fast enough to set a track record at 169.280
miles an hour, which would have been faster than Mansell's 169.247. But
on Boesel's only official qualification lap, the speed dropped to 169.
207, which put him on the outside of the second row next to Mansell.
	``My warmup lap was better than that,'' Boesel said. ``I'm
disappointed at being fast all week and not getting the pole.
	``Our adjustment on the car was good enough for one lap, but not two.''
	Mansell's was the ninth car to make a qualifying attempt, so he had
to agonize during the remainder of the session before he won the pole.
	``I need a new heart after what I just experienced,'' Mansell said. 
``After watching Emerson Fittipaldi, Robby Gordon and Raul Boesel wave
off, it was tough.
	``That is the most exhilirating, frustrating, demanding qualifying
that I've ever gone through, and that takes a while at getting used to.''
	By winning the pole, Mansell also earned one point in the PPG Indy
Car World Series, which increases his hold on first place. Mansell now
leads Fittipaldi by 19 points -- 124-105.
	``That extra point is very important,'' Mansell said.
 
                         New England 200
                    PPG Indy Car World Series
                     At Loudon, N.H., Aug. 9
		         Starting lineup

        1, Nigel Mansell, 1993 Lola-Ford, 169.247 (track record). 
	2, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 169.207. 
	3, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 167.863. 
	4, Paul Tracy, '93 Penske PC93-Chevrolet C, 167.788. 
	5, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 167.089.
        6, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 166.970. 
	7, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 165.507. 
	8, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet, 165.267. 
	9, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 165.209. 
	10, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 165.082.
        11, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 164.937. 
	12, Stefan Johansson, '93 Penske PC93-Chevrolet C, 164.707. 
	13, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 Penske PC93-Chevrolet C, 164.096. 
	14, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 162.550. 
	15, Al Unser, Jr., Lola-Chevrolet C, 162.318.
        16, Mike Groff, Rahal/Hogan-Chevrolet C, 162.264. 
	17, Willy T. Ribbs, '92 Lola-Ford, 161.614. 
	18, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 161.505. 
	19, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 160.056. 
	20, David Kudrave, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 160.050.
        21, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 158.795. 
	22, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 157.784. 
	23, Johnny Unser, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 156.947. 
	24, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 155.617. 
	25, Jeff Wood, '92 Lola-Cosworth, 155.350.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: New England 200 Indy Car Notebook
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 93 15:04:42 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- On the eve of his 40th birthday, Nigel Mansell
of Britain has indicated he feels positive he will return to the IndyCar
series next season.
	Mansell, the reigning Formula One world champion who currently holds
a 124-105 lead over Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi in the PPG Indy Car
World Series standings, said Thursday discussions with team owner Carl
Haas regarding a contract for next season were ``fruitful.''
	Saturday, after winning the pole for Sunday's New England 200,
Mansell addressed the possibility that he will return to IndyCar next
season.
	``I'll answer it this way, as truthfully as I know,'' Mansell said. 
``After six races last year, when I won five of them in that (Formula
One) series, if someone would have said to me, 'Ah, you'll be racing in
IndyCar next year,' I'd have said, 'Give me a break. Don't be silly.'
	``Hey, I'm here.
	``I'm not avoiding your question, we just don't know what happens in
the future. At the moment, it looks real good for staying here, but I
don't know.These things are very confidential.''
	On a lighter note, Mansell was asked about turning 40 years old
Sunday.
	``Perhaps I'll go senile tomorrow,'' Mansell said. ``I really don't
like turning 40. When I was racing in Formula One, when I turned 25 I
stayed 25 for five years, but now they are catching up with me.
	``I'll be happy to have a birthday present tomorrow. I know these
gents (IndyCar competitors) will be glad to cooperate.''
                               ------
	MIAMI RACE STILL POSSIBLE: Ralph Sanchez, promoter of the Miami Grand
Prix who wants to bring an IndyCar race back to Miami, said it is still
possible his race will be added to the 1994 schedule. Last Sunday at
Michigan, the IndyCar board of directors released the 1994 schedule,
which was virtually the same as this season's schedule. But Sanchez said
the schedule could still be changed.
	``IndyCar can add one more race to the schedule without dropping a
current race,'' Sanchez said. ``I believe we are within two weeks of
IndyCar making a final decision on next year's schedule.''
	Miami was on the IndyCar schedule from 1985-88.
                               ------
	FRENCHMAN CRASHES: IndyCar driver Olivier Grouillard of France
crashed in Saturday afternoon's final practice session. Grouillard had
qualified 19th in the 25-car field, but lost control of his 1992 Lola-
Chevrolet A coming off the second turn. After looping the car,
Grouillard made contact with the wall.
	``The car was running very good, we made a few changes that seemed to
work,'' Grouillard said. ``My confidence was high and I was pushing
myself to stay with the traffic. I went too hard, the rear end got
loose, and that was it.''
	Grouillard's car sustained damage to the rear wing and gear box
cover, and slight damage to the suspension, but he indicated repairs
will be made in time for Sunday's race.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell wins New England 200
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 93 15:41:37 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell may have turned 40 years old
Sunday, but the reigning Formula One champion who is an IndyCar series
rookie proved why he is one of the greatest auto racing drivers in the
world.
	Mansell passed Paul Tracy with three laps to go to win the New
England 200 IndyCar event for his fourth victory of the season and
second straight win.
	Mansell defeated Tracy by 0.453-seconds in an extremely close and
competitive race. Two-time Formula One and Indianapolis 500 champion
Emerson Fittipaldi was third, followed by Roberto Guerrero and Robby
Gordon.
	The amazing thing about Mansell is three of his four victories have
come on oval tracks--something that was totally foreign to the driver
from Britain before this season. Not only has Mansell adapted to the
truly American art of racing on oval tracks, but he firmly believes it
is the purest form of racing he has ever experienced.
	``This is pure racing at its best,'' Mansell said. ``I've been in
some races in the past where I've been wheel to wheel at 200 miles an
hour with Ayrton Senna, and that doesn't even come close with what we've
done today. In Formula One, we didn't have this traffic, and in IndyCar
racing, we were racing through traffic all day.
	``You have to have discipline, and all the drivers are a credit to
themselves, whether they came sixth or came in last. Everybody on an
oval has to have discipline, and this is why Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul
Tracy are so good.
	``There are a lot of professional guys out there.''
	When it comes to driving a race car, Mansell has made some of the
best race drivers in the world look like amateurs. On Sunday, however,
he had one of the biggest battles of his season against a young
Canadian, Tracy, and a proven veteran from Brazil who has experienced
not only two Formula One championships, but also two Indianapolis 500
wins--Fittipaldi.
	Even an old pro like Mansell realizes he is still a rookie when it
comes to oval track racing.
	``In certain aspects, yes, I'm still a novice on the oval tracks,''
Mansell said. ``Coming to a new circuit, you have nothing to fall back
on. I learned things out there racing today.
	``This is pure racing right here. You can race in a different way on
ovals than you can on road courses. This is the most thoroughbred racing
I've ever done in my life.
	``I've never enjoyed myself in racing like now. The racing I've done
in the past in Formula One, you're worried about the car technically--
something's going to go wrong with the computer, etc. This is very
refreshing. I think it's a compliment to the rules and the regulations.''
	Mansell's victory was the 42nd for the Newman-Haas Racing team--second
on the all-time IndyCar victory list behind Penske Racing's 76. The
victory also increased Mansell's lead in the PPG IndyCar World Series
standings to 25 points over Fittipaldi. Mansell has 144 points to
Fittipaldi's 119 and Tracy's 100. Brazil's Raul Boesel is fourth with
98.
	Mansell started on the pole and led the first 40 laps. Tracy passed
Mansell for the lead on the 41st lap, where he stayed until the 94th
lap, when the two drivers, along with Fittipaldi, engaged in a spirited
battle for the top three positions. Tracy passed Fittipaldi in a three-
wide duel out of the fourth turn, and then blew past Mansell on the
outside of the third turn on the 95th lap.
	Tracy led the next 102 laps before Mansell took the lead in the first
turn just three laps from the finish and drove on to the checkered flag,
which made a nice birthday present for the Englishman.
	``If you're going to turn 40, this is the way to do it,'' Mansell
said. ``I woke up this morning looking like I was 20, but feeling like I
was 67, so I must be 40.''

                         New England 200
                    PPG Indy Car World Series
                     At Loudon, N.H., Aug. 8
                          Final Results

        1, Nigel Mansell, 1993 Lola-Ford, 200, 130.148 mph. 
	2, Paul Tracy, '93 PenskePC93- Chevrolet C, 200, 130.138. 
	3, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 200, 129.953. 
	4, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 199. 
	5, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 199.
        6, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 198. 
	7, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet, 197. 
	8, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 197. 
	9, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 194. 
	10, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 194.
        11, Mike Groff, '93 Rahal/Hogan-Chevrolet C, 194. 
	12, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 192. 
	13, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 191. 
	14, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 190. 
	15, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 190.
        16, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 185. 
	17, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 183. 
	18, Johnny Unser, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 163.
	19, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 140. 
	20, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 137.
        21, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 20. 
	22, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet, 94. 
	23, David Kudrave, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 63. 
	24, Jeff Wood, '92 Lola-Cosworth, 55. 
	25, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 32.

        Time of Race: 1 hour, 37 minutes, 33.033 seconds. Average Speed:
130.148. Margin of Victory: 0.453 seconds. Lead Changes: 4 Among 2
Drivers. Caution Flags: 4 For 35 Laps. Attendance: 43,000 (Est.).

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Auto Racing Notebook
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 93 16:42:33 PDT
 
	LOUDON, N.H. (UPI) -- In just his first full season as a driver on the
IndyCar circuit, Paul Tracy has made some outstanding progress by
recording three victories for Marlboro Team Penske. But because the 24-
year-old from Toronto drives for Roger Penske, he is expected to win,
and his remarkable progress is often overlooked.
	Although Tracy finished second to race winner Nigel Mansell Sunday in
the New England 200, he has become a regular podium finisher, joining
the likes of Mansell and teammate Emerson Fittipaldi on a regular basis.
	``I think the progress that I've made is a testament to how Roger has
brought me along,'' Tracy said of Penske. ``I think he has tried to do a
lot of the things that teams in Europe do with test drivers.
	``You see a lot of test drivers come through, do a lot of miles and
learn the cars and learn what it's all about. Then when they get the
opportunity to race with a team, like a guy like Damon Hill, he's ready
to win races and do well.
	``I know (Bobby) Rahal is doing it with Mike Groff, but a lot of
other teams should do it with the younger drivers and give them the
opportunity to learn in a lot easier way to do it than going on the
track and battling 28 guys on an oval.''
	Mansell and Tracy staged a dramatic duel in the closing laps of the
race before Mansell took the lead in the first turn three laps from the
finish.
	``I don't think we would have been able to regain the lead unless we
caught some traffic, but I think we were evenly-matched,'' Tracy said. 
``Once Nigel got by me in the turn, it was just equal all the way
around.
	``The last 10 laps were white-knuckle, let's get it on racing. It was
serious racing.''
                               ------
	MANSELL ADDRESSES FORMULA ONE RUMORS: Despite his success in IndyCar
racing, Great Britain's Nigel Mansell continues to be the focus of
rumors that say he is talking to several Formula One teams for next
season.
	``Talk is cheap and you can't stop people talking to you,'' Mansell
said. ``You'd be very rude if you didn't answer them. Formula One has
been my whole career and my whole life. If people want to phone me up
and have a chat, I will speak to them. That is the situation at the
moment, but I'm very comfortable and very happy here.''
                               ------
	DEFENDING CHAMPION FINISHES SEVENTH: Bobby Rahal dominated last
season's New England 200, but on Sunday he finished in seventh place,
three laps down in his Miller Genuine Draft Lola-Chevrolet.
	``For the ovals, we're behind the eight-ball a little bit, that's
all,'' said Rahal, the defending PPG Cup champion. ``My problem was the
car had a push. It was good, but not quite good enough. I couldn't get
around traffic as well as I would like, not like we were as quick as
Nigel or Emmo, but we could have run better in traffic. We could have
run higher up. I'm just glad we got Al Unser Jr. at the end on the start
finish line.
	``Scott Brayton held me up. The guy was a lap ahead of me and I'm
trying to get a run at Al Jr., I go to pass Brayton, and the guy is
blocking me when he's a lap ahead of me. It's not like I'm going to
catch him for position.''
	Rahal also nearly crashed into race-winner Nigel Mansell, who had to
slow up after Japan's Hiro Matsushita got in his way coming out of the
second turn in the closing laps of the race.
	``Nigel was passing Matsushita and he got right out of the throttle
and I almost hit him,'' Rahal said. ``That was really close.
	``Those Fords have so much power, you can't outdrag the guy and Hiro
really got in our way.''

Some on-site observations:

-  The repaved groove that I mentioned earlier _was_ used at speed on 
Sunday.  It appeared to cause no problems.

-  From listening on the scanner:  A.J. is a wonderful driver's coach.  
Gordon was repeatedly hot under the collar, and A.J. would get on the radio 
and smooth his feathers.  Good race finish for the team.  A.J. is known 
for his tire knowledge, and when Gordon complained that he may have a tire 
going down A.J. said "If you develop an understeer, it's the right rear 
going down.  Remember that!"

-  Another scanner hit -- I _think_ Mansell was in dire need of a restroom 
at mid-race.  I have no idea how that problem was dealt with.

That was a very good automobile race.  I am very glad I was there...

							Mike

    Wow!!!
    
    What a race...what can you say. The previous notes described the race
    very well, but you really had to be there.
    
    To have thousands of people singing happy birthday to Nigel, the
    weather turned out to be great...and of course that battle between
    Nigel, Tracey, and Emmo right to the end!
    
    I was very glad to be there.
    
    								-mike-

I definitely agree with the last two notes.  The race was excellent!  
Mansell winning was the icing on the cake for me, but either Tracy or Emmo
could have one (and may have done with a few laps more or less!) and it
still would have been an excellent day for me.

As I mentioned a few notes back, I'm new to ovals, but this dispelled any
concerns for me and I'll be back there next year.  

Martin

PS.  Traffic control was great - took me 1 hour 10 minutes to get there
early morning, and 1 hour 15 mins to get back to Nashua after the Indy
(didn't stay for the last race of the day).

I was there for pretty much the whole weekend.  On Friday, I bought an infield 
pass and spent that day and most of Saturday taking in the garage area and 
collecting driver's autographs.  I watched all the IndyCar practice sessions 
from right near the gate from the paddock area onto the pits, near the turn 4 
end of pit lane.  Got to see all the drivers and most of the owners as they 
went to the pits. The ESPN camera crew were stationed there, and I got to see 
Gary Gerrold, Jan Beekuis, and Derek Daly doing interviews and filming various 
bits (including a couple of the infamous "Track Facts" segments).

I was impressed by two things:  First, how approachable and willing to sign 
autographs the drivers were, and, second, how courteous the fans with paddock 
passes were in staying out of the way and not mobbing or pestering the drivers 
when it was clear that they were busy or otherwise not inclined to sign 
anything just now.  We got all the autographs we were after, except for Emmo 
and Mario, who with long practice are very adept at avoiding the fans when they 
want to.  Stefan Johansson was riding around the paddock area on a bike that 
said "Steve Johnson" on the front.  Not too many people knew who he was.  
Little Al apparently isn't content unless he's either riding or tinkering with 
something that has wheels and goes "vroom".  He spent a good 1/2 hour on 
Friday morning before first practice trying to get a Toyota motor scooter 
working, while his mechanics were trying to get his race car working.  He 
finally got the scooter going (round of applause from the fans) and seemed to 
spend nearly all his free time that weekend riding the thing around in the 
infield.  On race day, his mechanics had to walk him over to the far pit wall 
where he could watch the pace cars on their parade laps to keep him from trying 
to "help out" with final setup on the race car.  Little Al sulked for a while 
and then got on the radio and arranged a ride with Johnny Rutherford in the 
lead pace car.  It wouldn't surprise me if his mechanics had intentionally 
broken the motor scooter after Michigan, so that Al would have something to do 
and wouldn't be in their hair on Friday morning.

Raul Boesel dominated all the practice sessions on Friday and Saturday morning, 
but then developed a handling problem on his warm-up lap for qualifying that 
ruined his attempt.  It was a shame that he was't on pole, after his 
performances during practice.  The team never did get a really satisfactory 
race setup.

The Penske team had a LOT of trouble setting up the cars for qualifying.  They 
were in and out of the pits constantly during first practice, and Tracy spent 
second practice shaking down Emmo's 4X car.  Emmo didn't qualify well at all, 
but in Saturday afternoon's final practice, they latched onto a good race day 
setupfor both cars.  Both were faster than Mansell on race day on the front 
straight and in turns 1 and 2.  Mansell was a tad faster than the Penskes on 
the back straight and through 3 and 4.  Mansell's setup was best on full tanks 
and deteriorated a bit as the fuel load lightened.  The Penskes were the 
opposite--they got faster and faster as the fuel load lightened and were worst 
right after a fuel stop.

The Newman-Haas team had mixed results.  Mansell was fast both in practice and
qualifying (and the race).  Mario was slow all weekend.

The Galles drivers seemingly couldn't find a good setup.  Danny was faster 
during practice and qualifying, but the car developed handling problems during 
the race.  Both had a rather disappointing weekend, over all. 

Arie Luyendyk did really well during the practice on Friday, but then the car 
developed an oil leak during Saturday morning practice and he had to switch to 
his backup car.  The team never did find a good setup for that car.  He 
qualified poorly, was slow in final practice, and retired from the race because 
of the handling problems.  It was interesting to see both Arie and Danny retire 
from the race when they realized that the incurable handling problems of their 
cars meant they would finish out of the points.  I'm glad they did that, rather 
than stay in as mobile chicanes.

Rahal also had a frustrating weekend, particularly after the magnificent 
performance he put on in this race last year.  The lack of development on their 
Lola is really hurting them.  Mike Groff did pretty well with the RH-1 car.

Scott Goodyear was strong in practice and qualifying, but fell apart during the 
race, even before being taken out by Mario.  Mario apparently has forgotten how 
to stay out of the way when you're a backmarker.

Robby Gordon was strong all weekend except during qualifying, when his first 
attempt was ruined due to an engine problem.  He came back really well in the 
race, though.

I was very impressed by the performances by Scott Brayton and Roberto Guererro.

The patches in the turns, put down after last month's NASCAR Winston Cup race 
(run in incredibly hot weather) tore up the track, were a factor on Friday and 
Saturday, but not during the races.  The patches themselves were seamless, but 
lime had been put down to accelerate the curing process, and this made the 
patches more slippery than the rest of the track.  Everybody avoided the low 
line through the turns until the Bush Grand National supporting race on 
Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday, all the racers, including the IndyCars, were 
running low with impunity through the turns.

And what a race!!  The TV coverage didn't do justice to the battle amongst the 
top 3.  Mansell's setup was best on full tanks, while the Penskes got better as 
their load got lighter, and that is what led to Tracy and Emmo getting past the 
first time.  Tracy was generally slower than either Emmo or Mansell in traffic, 
or else he would have run away with the race completely.  But he did show a 
deft hand at taking advantage of traffic when he made what I thought was THE 
pass of the race, when he was lurking behind Mansell and Emmo (who were 
duelling for the lead) and then, while they were trying to use a couple of 
slower cars to get an advantage, swooped down from the high line, went between 
them into the turn, and passed both of them at the same time to take the lead.

--PSW

    	I had to salute the decision by Luyendyke and Sullivan to
    	get off the course. Both mentioned on TV that they were 
    	just in the way.
    
    	Scott

re: .196, .197

When I watched the tape of the race and saw the telemetry from Danny's car, I
thought there was something wrong with the data.  However, it turns out that
the data was consistent.  Danny was down to 110-114 mph in the steady state
part the corners with 2.0 G's sideload and reached 168-170 mph on the
straights.  His lap times were ~27.7 sec, equal to ~137mph.   A well hooked up
Indycar will pull 3.5 g's at NHIS (~ 150 mph at the slowest part of the
corners) and reach ~180 mph on the straight to turn a 23.0 sec lap at an 
average of ~165 mph.  At this speed differential, Danny was getting lapped
every 5 laps.   It was a very professional of Danny and Arie to park it.

It's amazing how sensitive an Indycar is to the setup and how slow it can
become when it goes off.  Danny was actually turning slower laps than the
front-running FAtlantic cars were in their race!  With his top speed advantage
over the FAtlantics he was substantially slower in the steady state part of 
the corner than the FAtlantics. 

For reference, the telemetry from Mark Martin's car at the Winston Cup race
last month indicated that his steady state corner speed was 92 mph, equivalent
to 1.35 g's.  Well set up street cars on soft compound tires do
85-90 mph, corresponding to 1.15-1.29 g's, in the south end oval turn.

Bjorn. 

   

			New England 200 - 1993

First, I'd like to say a couple of things:

	- The race is way to short. 300 laps would be a winner! 
	- Having access to the corporate hospitality tents makes
          for a better and *less* expensive day at the races!

Yup. The ol' Uncle pulls through with free tickets and access to the
Firestone hospitality suite. Bridgestone/Firestone is slowly working 
their way back into Indy racing, target is 1995. Right now they are
sponsoring the Indy Lights. Unc owns one of the highest volume
Firestone stores on the east coast so he scored big time on tickets
and such.  BTW, they had an Indy light 89 March chassis in their
tent. It's a major tight squeeze into those beasts! 

While lazing around at the tents before the action starts who pulls in?
Mario. No S**T. He came around to pump up the folks at the Texaco
Havilone tent. Let me tell you this guy is small! Highlight of the day,
as he's pulling out he nearly runs over my toes on his scooter! This
is great. What, Oh no, here comes Bobby Rahal to the Shell Zone
tent. This is to much. OH, excuse me for bumping into you Mr. Simon,
hope Raul kicks butt today...

OK. I'm pumped now, lets go watch some racing.  It was around 1983
when I last saw the Indy cars. Hmmm, sounds just like I remembered
them, totally awesome! What a race. I hear ESPN did it no justice. Well,
the tape machine will be whirring again at 3:30 AM just in case they
decide to do a little better job on the rebroadcast. 

These guys were flying. Had the stopwatch with me. I was timing them
at anywhere between 24.5 to 23.3 seconds a lap. Paul Tracey had the
fastest lap that I timed, 23.3 translates to about 163 mph on the one
mile oval. Had the scanner to. Impossible to hear, except during the
yellows. Confirmed Gordon getting hyper about Guerrero and AJ
calming him down.

So what happened to Mario? Beats me, even though it happened right in
front of us. My cousin went down to the platform at the bottom of the
stands to snap some shots. I spot him and procede to reach down for
my camera to join him. I look up and its a yellow flag. Missed the entire
incident!

I run down anyway and my cousin is nearly hyperventalating. Some
guy not five feet away got clocked on the nogging with debris. Knocked
him out cold on the tarmac. The guy recovered on his own and walked
away. My cousin and I start searching for whatever hit him, but don't
find anything.  We snap some shots of the carnage. Boy these cars
shatter into itsy-bitsy pieces when they get together at 160+!

Back to racing. I guess there were 30 laps to go. Talk about excitement
Mansell, Tracey and Fittipaldi are really dicing. Personal observation, I've
been watching every Indy race since they piped ESPN into my adobe in
1979 and I have never seen anyone *DRIVE* the ovals like Mansell does,
but with one exception - Paul Tracey. I think Paul has picked up a thing
or two from Nige and will be a credible challenge in the months ahead.
Mansell drives around fast cars, slow cars, spinning cars you name it.
I think most of the drivers out their are looking for the safe and easy pass
on the ovals. They've all got to click it up a notch to run with Mansell.

I can't say it enough times. I had a super day. Traffic was a breeze both in
and out. Probably due to the really disappointing turn-out. I hope the hell
we don't loose this race because of attendance. I for one will be there next
year even if I have to *pay* for the privelege!

Ken

    What's the speculation for the poor turn out?  What was the attendance?
    You almost had me salavatating about the hospitality tent, until
    I think back to me and the Winston VIP tent at Atlanta, Daytona... :')

    Does anyone have a tape of the New Hampshire 200. I missed the
    re-broadcast this morning. I work in Spitbrook...if possible maybe
    you could inter-office mail a vhs tape or maybe I could drive over to
    you facility and pick the tape up.
    
    I thought I set my timer on my VHS recorder, but I guess I screwed up
    8-(
    
    								Thanks
    								-mike-

Re: Note 943.200 by VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK 

>    What's the speculation for the poor turn out?  What was the attendance?

I read where the attendance was estimated at 43,000.

I'd speculate that the economy has a lot to do with it.  When I stop and 
think that I spent $65 for one ticket I wonder if I'm all there.  That is a 
_lot_ of money for one afternoon's entertainment.

I'd also suggest that many folks had their racing budgets blown by the 
Winston Cup race just 4 weekends previous.  As much as I like technically 
sophisticated cars, I can say beyond a doubt I'd choose to go to the 
Winston Cup event if I were forced to choose between one or the other.

They won't lose the race -- 43,000 is a fine turnout (Nazareth filled to
capacity isn't that many), and I'd expect it to gradually go up in the
coming years.  Word of mouth from this year's fantastic event will help a
lot... 
							Mike

>think that I spent $65 for one ticket I wonder if I'm all there.  That is a 
>_lot_ of money for one afternoon's entertainment.

This was CLEARLY posted by someone who has not paid for a F1 ticket for
a very long time.

A friend of mine in France said that a reasonable ticket for any of the
F1 races near him were in the $US 250 range.  And that was for only Sunday.
A weekend ticket was more like $US 350-400.

>>think that I spent $65 for one ticket I wonder if I'm all there.  That is a 
>>_lot_ of money for one afternoon's entertainment.

>This was CLEARLY posted by someone who has not paid for a F1 ticket for
>a very long time.

No...I'm afraid I _have_ bought an F1 ticket recently...and in every year
back to the mid-80s save for one.  And it makes me wonder if I'm all there...

I clearly _do_ enjoy it...but the cost!
							Mike

    
     It's a wonder that F1 manages to keep running with such extreme costs
    for both the fan and the race teams. Geez.
    
    

Attendance at NHIS was 43,000 vs. over 50,000 last year.  I attribute the drop 
to a combination of factors:

1) Last year's race was the first IndyCar race in New England in over 5 
decades.  This year, the novelty's gone.

2) Many fans with only budget for one major race per season probably went to 
the NASCAR Winston Cup event this year.

3) The economy in New England is still very sour.


Attendance is still very good and the teams seem to love the track, so I'm 
hopeful they'll renew the event when the three year contract expires at the end 
of next year.

--PSW

    
    
    RE: A few
    
    Not to mention burgers going for $4.95. They were OK about our
    assortment of camera bags, coolers and gym bags, so you could probably
    truck in a days worth of serious eats and save some $...
    
    The race got alot of attention, even Hobbs and ? doing the F1 race
    Sunday felt it worth mentioning.
    
    One way around these expenses is to become a flagger/timer scorer etc.
    big time commit, but many of us are committing the time already as
    spectators....
    
    I've been helping out with the Mt. Washington road race the past few
    years and not only do you get *real* close to the action, but you get
    alot of bennies, like getting to ride with the safety steward at speed.
    
    BTW, how do I get the job riding round and round NHIS in some IROC Z
    for laps on end with no helmet?
    
    Ken
    

    Not only for laps on end, but have you seen the who drives those cars?

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Paul Tracy knocks Mansell off Road America Pole
 
	ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (UPI) -- Paul Tracy of Marlboro Team Penske
Chevrolet overcame a violent crash in practice to knock Great Britain's
Nigel Mansell off the provisional pole Saturday and grab the top
starting position for Sunday's Texaco/Havoline 200 IndyCar race at Road
America.
	Tracy, who hails from Toronto, drove to a fast lap at 134.072 miles
an hour around the 4.0-mile road course near Lake Michigan.
	This came after Tracy survived a hard crash on Friday, when he
slammed into a concrete wall at 180 miles an hour during practice at
Road America. The impact registered 44 G-forces, and Tracy's neck
stretched so far, he bent the steering wheel in half with his head. He
also suffered bruised legs and ankles, forcing him to use crutches to
get around.
	But those injuries haven't slowed down the IndyCar star, denying
Mansell of his sixth pole position of the season.
	``There is no doubt the Penske car is good, but I just want to say
that Paul did a great job, especially with what he went through
yesterday,'' said Mansell, who made a strong run at the pole late in the
qualifying session, but fell just short at 133.516 mph. ``He did a
marvelous time, and I'm just sorry I got beat.''
	Tracy and Mansell will be followed by Mario Andretti of the United
States, Raul Boesel of Brazil, Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil, Al Unser,
Jr. of the United States, Scott Goodyear of Canada and American's Robby
Gordon, Mark Smith and Bobby Rahal.
	``I like the track and I enjoy driving here,'' said Tracy, a three-
time winner this season in the PPG Indy Car World Series. ``This is one
of the tracks where being physical doesn't mean you are going to go
fast. If you are smooth and consistent, that is where you can get time
out of this place, not being physical and throwing the car around like
you would at a street course to get extra time.''
	Mansell made a tremendous attempt at the pole, stalking the track
like a predator after its prey. When Mansell, the reigning Formula One
champion, got an open track, he made his run at Tracy, who was kept
abreast of Mansell's efforts by his crew.
	Tracy was in tremendous discomfort Friday night and went to bed at
8:30 p.m., only to wake up at 2 a.m. from the pain in his neck. After
having his neck and feet iced, Tracy was able to return to bed and
arrived at the track in good condition for his qualifying run.
	``The swelling hasn't been too bad because we got on it and looked
after it right away,'' Tracy said. ``My neck is sore. I have to use two
straps on my helmet and cinch them right down so I can't move my head
because it's really sore to move them back and forth, side to side.
Normally, I would use straps, but they are not that tight. Right now, I
have to keep them tied down so my head doesn't move.''
	By knocking Mansell off the provisional pole, Tracy is a bit
surprised the Formula One champion has mastered the art of oval racing,
but is still chasing the IndyCar drivers on the road courses. ``It is a
little bit surprising, I didn't think he would take to the ovals as
quick as he did,'' Tracy said of Mansell. ``When you are set up and
everything is working, you can really keep the throttle down on those
ovals and Nigel is good at that.
	``There is no fear of keeping the throttle down. But on the road
courses, we have a little bit more knowledge than he does in terms of
knowing the tracks and knowing what to expect coming in, I think that
has helped today and the car is working really well.''
 
                       Texaco/Havoline 200
                 At Elkhart Lake, Wisc., Aug. 21
                         Starting Lineup

        1, Paul Tracy, 1993 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 134.072. 
	2, Nigel Mansell, '93 Lola-Ford, 133. 516. 
	3, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 133.118. 
	4, Raul Boesel, '92 Lola-Ford, 133.059. 
	5, Emerson Fittipaldi, '92 PenskePC93/Chevrolet, 132.985. 
	6, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 132.331. 
	7, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 131.836. 	
	8, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 131.703. 
	9, Mark Smith, '92 Lola-Chevrolet B, 131.515.
	10, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 131.450.
        11, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 131.419. 
	12, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 131.357. 
	13, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 131.293. 
	14, Christian Danner, '92 Lola-Cosworth DFS, 130.538. 
	15, Eddie Cheever, '93 Lola-Ford, 130.536. 
	16, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 130.386. 
	17, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 130.145. 
	18, Mike Groff, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 130.007. 
	19, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 129.7740. 
	20, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92/Chevrole  B, 129.401.
        21, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 129.199. 
	22, Willy T. Ribbs, '92 Lola-Ford, 128.266. 
	23, Robbie Buhl, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 126.381. 
	24, Adrian Fernandez, '92 Lola-Chevrolet C, 125.332. 
	25, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 124.362. 
	26, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 123.787. 
	27, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 123.635. 
	28, Buddy Lazier, '92 Lola-Buick, 121.196. 
	29, Jeff Wood, '91 Lola-Cosworth DFS, 120.059.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Tracy rides pole to victory
 
	ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (UPI) -- Paul Tracy of Canada is setting a trend
in IndyCar racing that mixes the good with the bad. It seems that Tracy
drives his best when he is either sick or injured.
	Tracy continued that trend on Sunday when he started on the pole and
led all 50 laps to win the Texaco/Havoline 200 IndyCar race at Road
America in front of 65,000 fans.
	Tracy's body is battered from a serious crash he suffered on Friday,
when he slammed his Marlboro Penske Chevrolet into a retaining wall at
180 miles an hour.
	When Tracy's car made contact with the wall, on-board telemetry said
Tracy's body suffered 44 G-forces, causing badly bruised ankles and
legs, and a stretched neck.
	That didn't keep Tracy from leading all 50 laps on the 4.0-mile
course to defeat reigning Formula One champion Nigel Mansell of Great
Britain by 27.459 seconds.
	Tracy's victory continues a trend that began in Long Beach, when he
won his first IndyCar race with a chipped bone in his ankle on April 18.
His second IndyCar win came on July 11 when the 24-year-old Canadian won
with a sore throat. The following week, Tracy became the first Canadian
to win an IndyCar race in his home country by capturing the Molson Indy
Toronto, but the sore throat had developed into tonsilitis.
	It seems that Tracy drives his best when he is feeling his worst.
	``I don't like that statistic very much,'' said Tracy in the winner's
interview as he had his right foot wrapped in ice and his neck
reinforced with a brace. ``Hopefully, we will be better next week at
Vancouver. But it really helps your confindence level to win under these
conditions.''
	Tracy is beginning to surpass Mansell in the ``aches and pains''
department of IndyCar racing. Even though he has to use crutches to get
around, that hasn't slowed his powerful Marlboro-Penske Chevrolet. On
Sunday, he averaged 118.408 miles an hour around the 4.0-mile, 14-turn
road course.
	Mansell had one chance at passing Tracy, and that came on the first
green flag lap. Tracy led the field to start the race, but had a three-
car length lead, forcing IndyCar chief starter Jim Swintal to throw a
yellow flag, starting the race under caution conditions.
	The green flag flew on the following lap, and a brief mistake by
Tracy coming off the third turn nearly allowed Mansell to surge past him
on the long backstretch. Tracy was able to retain the advantage and sped
away from the field in the lopsided race.
	``On the first green lap I went off the track a bit in turn three,
but I gathered it up for the rest of the race,'' Tracy said. ``My goal
was to be very smooth.''
	The only question that remained for Tracy was whether he could
physically make it through the 200-mile race without any further
problems.
	``My foot began to feel numb because we had it wrapped so tight and I
had to be very careful every time I touched the brake pedal because of
the numbness,'' Tracy said. ``My neck did not bother me, because I had a
helmet strap on like we use on the ovals, which really helped me.''
	With Tracy running away from the field, there was little Mansell
could do to catch the young driver from Toronto, Canada. But Mansell
continued his lead in the PPG Indy Car World Series. Mansell has 160
points to lead by 31 points over Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi, who has
129.
	``I don't mind Paul winning the next four races if I come second or
third,'' Mansell said. ``Having those points will be OK. We are going to
pay special attention with what we have to work with, it's just that we
weren't quick enough and we weren't competitive.
	``I think winning the championship would be important to any race car
driver. We want to win races and ultimately win the championship. I have
my eyes are very focused and I'm trying to be consistent and pick up
points. That's why I'm pleased with second.
	``First would have been better, but that wasn't for us today.''
 
                      IndyCar Road America
                 At Elkhart Lake, Wisc., Aug 22
                          Final Results
        1, Paul Tracy, 1993 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 500, 118.408 mph.
	2, Nigel Mansell, '93 Lola-Ford, 50, 117.875. 
	3, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 50, 117.643. 
	4, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 50, 117.408.
	5, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 Penske PC93/Chevrolet C, 50, 117.248. 
	6, Eddie Cheever, '93 Lola-Ford, 50, 116.270. 
	7, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 49, 115.903. 
	8, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 49, 115.871. 
	9, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 49, 115.902. (Includes 25-second 
penalty for pit rule infraction). 
	10, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 49, 114.976.
        11, Christian Danner, '92 Lola-Cosworth, 49, 114.531. 
	12, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 48, 113.003. 
	13, Hiro Matsushita, '93 Lola-Ford, 48, 112.607. 
	14, Buddy Lazier, '92 Lola-Buick, 48, 111.472. 
	15, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 47. 
	16, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 47, 113.598. 
	17, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 47, 110.280.
	18, Mike Groff, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 44. 
	19, Robbie Buhl, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 44. 
	20, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 43.
        21, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93- Chevrolet C, 39. 
	22, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 34. 
	23, Roberto Guerrero, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 33. 
	24, Mark Smith, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 30. 
	25, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 21. 
	26, Danny Sullivan, '92 Lola-Chevrolet C, 21. 
	27, Jeff Wood, '91 Lola-Cosworth, 12. 
	28, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 
	6. Adrian Fernandez, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 3.

Time of race--1 hour, 41 minutes, 20.698 seconds. Average speed--118.408. 
Margin of victory--27.459 seconds. Lead changes-- None. 
Yellow flags--Two for five laps.

That race was a little on the boring side,  don't you think.

Re: .211

Yes, I agree... I almost fell asleep.  The last 5 laps woke me up though!
What happened to Mario ?

martin

Mario is listed as a DNF due to engine failure, after 47 laps.

--PSW

From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Unser stays out of pits, wins Vancouver Indy title
 
	VANCOUVER, British Columbia (UPI) -- The 1993 Vancouver Molson Indy
title came down to a battle of the pit crews Sunday with Al Unser Jr.'s
Valvoline racing team giving their driver the edge he needed to register
his first victory of the season.
	Bobby Rahal took over the lead on the 15th lap of the 1.648-mile (2.
652 km)Pacific Place temporary road course and held off the hard
charging Unser until the 64th lap, avoiding the problems that prevented
a total of 11 drivers from completing the 102-lap race.
	When Rahal hit the pits, Unser stayed on the course and took over the
lead. Unser waited until the 66th lap before heading into the pits,
emerging after just 13.5 seconds with an almost perfect pit stop that
kept him six seconds ahead of Rahal.
	``All I could do was just wait for the pit stop,'' Unser said. ``When
I saw his pit board come out I was hoping my guys wouldn't show his when
I was coming in.''
	Unser took advantage of the situation to put some valuable distance
between himself and the pack.
	``Al was able to make some hay, going quickly with a light tank, good
tires and very little traffic,'' said Rahal.
	A record crowd of 69,612 were on hand to see Unser win his 19th
career Indy Car victory.
	Pole sitter Scott Goodyear's day almost didn't get started as his
Mackenzie Special failed to ignite when the instructions to start
engines was issued by Canadian Prime Minster Kim Campbell. Goodyear had
to get some help from Rahal's crew as they lent them a portable starter,
allowing Goodyear's crew to get their L93 Ford Cosworth fired up.
	Goodyear beat Rahal to the first turn and led the race through the
first 13 laps, before both Rahal and Paul Tracy snuck past him on turn
10, relegating the fastest qualifier to third spot. Goodyear managed to
stay clean the rest of the way for a fourth place finish, his best of
the year.
	Tracy held the lead briefly, holding Rahal's Miller Genuine Draft car
off for two laps before the veteran snuck past him on the straightaway
to lead the pack.
	Seven laps later Tracy, who had won four races already this season,
dropped right out of contention when an electrical failure forced him to
be towed into the pits. The Marlboro Penske crew had to remove some
electrical components from Tracy's backup car and transplant them,
forcing the Canadian to fall eight laps behind Rahal before re-entering
the race.
	Neither Tracy or Emerson Fittipaldi were able to gain ground on
Britain's Nigel Mansell for the overall Indy points title. With just
three races remaining, Mansell holds a 33-point lead over Fittipaldi in
second and is up by 46 points on Tracy. Mansell finished the race in
sixth place, one lap behind Unser, but one spot better than Fittipaldi.
	Four of the 26 cars that started the race were out by lap two, with
Holland's Arie Luyendyk and France's Olivier Grouillard hitting the wall
on lap one and leaving the race. Scott Brayton and Robby Gordon left the
race on the second lap due to mechanical problems.
	The Indy Car series moves on to Lexington, Ohio, for the Pioneer
Electronics 200 on September 12.

                    $1M Molson Indy Vancouver
             At Vanouver, British Columbia, Aug. 29
                          Final Results

        1, Al Unser, Jr., Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 102 laps, 91.794 mph. 
	2, Bobby Rahal, Lola T9300/Chevy V8C, 102, 91.638. 
	3, Stefan Johansson, Penske PC93/Chevy V8/C, 102, 91.318 . 
	4, Scott Goodyear, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 102, 91.205. 
	5, Mario Andretti, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 102, 91.143. 
	6, Nigel Mansell, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 101, 90.820.
	7, Emerson Fittipaldi, Penske PC93/Chevy V8/C, 101, 90.801. 
	8, Teo Fabi, Lola T9300/ Chevy V8/C, 101, 90.755. 
	9, Raul Boesel, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 101, 90.374. 
	10, Danny Sullivan, Lola T9300/Chevy V8/C, 100, 89.882.
        11, Roberto Guerrero, Lola T9300/Chevy V8/C, 100, 89.175. 
	12, Hiro Matsushita, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 96, 86.069. 
	13, Paul Tracy, Penske PC93/Chevy V8/C, 93, 83.422. 
	14, Domenic Dobson, G92/Chevy V8/A, 85, 80.269. 
	15, Jeff Wood, Lola T9100/Cosworth DFS, 74, 80.440. 
	16, Willy T. Ribbs, Lola, T9300/Ford Cosworth, 49, 43.877. 
	17, Ross Bentley, Lola T9200/Chevy V8/A, 46, 78.403. 
	18, Jimmy Vasser, Lola T9200/Ford Cosworth, 40, 81.173. 
	19, Andrea Montermini, Lola T9200/Chevy V8/A, 32, 67.535. 
	20, Marco Greco, Lola T9200/Chevy V8/A, 32, 60.909.
        21, Johnny Unser, Lola T9200/Chevy V8/A, 24, 70.826. 
	22, Mark Smith, Penske PC 92/Chevy V8/B, 16, 70.058. 
	23, Robbie Gordon, Lola T9200/Ford Cosworth, 2, 68.812. 
	24, Scott Brayton, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 2, 107. 054. 
	25, Arie Luyendyk, Lola T9300/Ford Cosworth, 1, 54.204. 
	26, Olivier Grouillard, Lola T9200/Chevy V8/A, 1, 53.524.

                    IndyCar points standings
        1, Nigel Mansell, 168 pts. 
	2, Emerson Fittipaldi, 135. 
	3, Paul Tracy, 122. 
	4, Raul Boesel, 114. 
	5, Bobby Rahal, 111. 
	6, Mario Andretti, 107. 
	7, Al Unser Jr., 85. 
	8, Arie Luyendyk, 61. 
	9, Teo Fabi, 57. 
	10, Robby Gordon, 53.

Subject: Indy car; Mid Ohio practice

1. Tracy      1.09.095           117.23mph
2. Boesel     1.09.369                    
3. Mansell    1.09.770
4. Johansson  1.10.153
5. Till       1.10.465
6. Luyendyk   1.10.603
7. Fabi       1.10.734
8. Unser      1.10.824
9. Fittipaldi 1.10.882
10. Sullivan  1.10.893
11. Andretti  1.10.918
12. Vasser    1.10.966
13. Rahal     1.10.922
....
17. Cheever   1.11.286

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Tracy has provisional pole; Mansell goes airborne
 
	LEXINGTON, Ohio (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell discovered Friday during
qualifying for the Pioneer Electronics 200 IndyCar race that his
Texaco/Havoline Lola-Ford would make a good airplane if it gets the
proper wind current under it.
	Mansell got into turn one too fast and the car went up in the air
before landing on all four wheels. The flight did little damage to the
car, except for a minor fluid leak, and Mansell was able to finish with
the third-fastest speed in the provisional qualification session.
Mansell drove to a fast lap at 117.443 miles an hour (189 km per hour)
around the 2.25-mile (3.62-km), 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
	Canada's Paul Tracy was the quickest at 118.085 miles an hour (190.
034 km per hour), which exceeded the previous track record of 117.790
(189.559) set by Michael Andretti last year. Tracy's Marlboro Team
Penske teammate, Emerson Fittipaldi, went 117.617 mph (189.281 kph).
	But Mansell's near mishap in the first turn of his first qualifying
lap provided the highlight of the day.
	``It was very exciting,'' said Mansell, the reigning Formula One
champion who is closing in on the PPG Indy Car World Series title in his
rookie season. ``I found out one thing, the car is very stable when it
is airborne. The Lola chassis goes airborne real well, but it doesn't
land very good. I scored a one out of 10 on the landing.''
	Mansell's ride was similar to several that Tracy has made in his
brief IndyCar career. But the young Canadian has the top speed in
qualifications, and if he is able to retain that position in Saturday's
final round, he will win his fourth pole of the season.
	``This morning, we struggled with the setup,'' Tracy said. ``I went
out in both cars and got it fairly well sorted out, and then was able to
run fairly quick at the end of the morning session. We made some changes
between practice and qualifying. The car is working very well and I was
able to use just one set of tires for qualifying, so we are looking good
for Saturday.''
	If Mansell scores 12 points more than Fittipaldi, his nearest
challenger, he will win the PPG Indy Car championship. That puts all the
pressure on the Brazilian, who is a two-time Formula One champion.
	``The pressure is on,'' Fittipaldi said. ``In the last five races,
Nigel has improved a lot. Going into the Michigan, I was leading the
championship. Now, five races later, he's a long way ahead in points.
	``With three races to go there is nothing left. I have to go banzai.''
	Tracy, who is third in the points -- 46 behind Mansell, is in a
desperate position if he wants to win the championship.
	``I think for both Emerson and myself, we both have to win races and
see how Nigel does,'' Tracy said. ``And Nigel has to falter or have
something happen or bad luck. So that's my mindset.''
	But Mansell is not ready to celebrate the championship, which is so
close, but has not yet been clinched.
	``There are 66 points left in the three races and it's a question of
reliability,'' Mansell said. ``Not only do we have to run well, we have
to finish.''
 
                      Pioneer Electronics 200
                      PPG Indy Car World Series
                     At Lexington, Ohio, Sept. 10
                      Provisional Qualifying
	1, Paul Tracy, 1993 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 500, 118.085 mph (190.034
kph-track record). 
	2, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 117.617 (189.281). 
	3, Nigel Mansell, '93 Lola/Ford, 117.448 (189.009).
	4, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola/Ford, 116.987 (188.267). 
	5, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 116.601 (187.645). 
	6, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola/Ford, 116.477 (187.446). 
	7, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 116.459 (187.417). 
	8, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola/Ford, 116.152 (186.923). 
	9, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 116.116 (186.865). 
	10, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 116.068 (186.788).
	11, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 115.942 (186.585). 
	12, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola/Ford, 115.846 (186.430). 
	13, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola/Ford, 115.546 (185.948). 
	14, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola/Ford, 115.438 (185.774). 
	15, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola/Ford, 115.156 (185.320). 
	16, Mike Groff, '93 Rahal/Hogan, 115.036 (185.127). 
	17, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92/Chevrolet B, 114.959 (185.003). 
	18, Eddie Cheever, '93 Lola/Chevrolet C, 114.277 (183.905). 
	19, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola/Ford, 114.266 (183.888). 
	20, Mauricio Gugelmin, '93 Lola/Ford, 114.149 (183.699).

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Auto Racing Notebook
 
	LEXINGTON, Ohio (UPI) -- Bobby Rahal and Carl Hogan talked on Friday
about Honda's decision to enter the PPG Indy Car World Series beginning
in 1994. Rahal, the defending PPG Cup champion, tested the Honda engine
this season and will have two cars campaign the engine next season.
	Rahal believes it will be an important addition to the racing series.
	``This elevates IndyCar racing because this is a manufacturer that is
involved, not a marketing program,'' said Rahal. ``The option for the
owners is good. Now, you have three choices to make instead of two or
one is good. We are seeing that this year with Reynard supplying
chassis. All of a sudden, teams are being courted for chassis and I
don't see why that won't happen in the engine program. If Chrysler
comes, great and the same with Toyota.
	``I've maintained all along the more choice we have as owners, the
better off we will be as a series. I think Honda's commitment initially
goes a long way toward that point.
	``The difference is it gives the series further credibility,
particularly worldwide.''
	The decision won't come without some politics because according to an
IndyCar rule, any engine design new to IndyCar racing must be made
available to a minimum of three different cars on two different teams in
its first year of competition and to a minimum of six cars on three
different teams in the second year and any successive years of
competition.
	Two of the major forces in the IndyCar series are Roger Penske, who
is 25 percent owner of the company that manufactures the Chevrolet
engines for IndyCar racing, and Carl Haas, who owns the chief
development team of the Ford-Cosworth engine. Those owners are expected
to uphold the afformentioned IndyCar rule.
	``I think this rule shows a lot of people what has been going on in
this series for a long time,'' Rahal said. ``At Vancouver, we had a
meeting and a lot of people put their foot down and said, 'No more.'''
	Hogan said Honda and his team has done everything to make sure they
operate within the rules, and indicated there are several other IndyCar
teams interested in obtaining the Honda engine.
	``We were trying to work above board, which seems unusual in IndyCar
racing,'' Hogan said. ``We were trying to be honest with everybody, we
were trying to be honest with the board and try to express Honda's
opinions in what we thought was a fairness issue, actually. All we were
asking was the same thing Ford, Chevrolet or Alfa-Romeo received in the
past. This ruling was passed and it took some time before we ever saw it
in writing.
	``As far as politicking went, it was an above board situation trying
to see what the rule really was. It was only until recently, anbody saw
this in writing and that is when this new quirk came out.''
                               ------
	CHEEVER REPLACES GUERRERO: Eddie Cheever has replaced Roberto
Guerrero in the Budweiser King Lola/Chevrolet for the remainder of the
��season. Team owner Kenny Bernstein was disappointed in the team's
performance and relieved Guerrero of his driver earlier this week.
	``Roberto has made important contributions in developing and racing
our cars, especially on ovals,'' Bernstein said. ``He is a solid race
car driver and ranks as one of the nicest people I've ever met.''
	Cheever, a former Formula One driver, took his first drive in the new
ride Friday at Mid-Ohio -- site of Sunday's Pioneer Electronics 200.
	``The car was pretty loose around most of the track,'' Cheever said.
``I had to make a lot of extra adjustments with the steering wheel to
keep it going where it needed to go. The crew should be able to make
some changes that will help in that area. They will be making some
substantial chassis adjustments before we go out again.''
	Cheever had the 18th fastest speed in Friday's provisional pole
qualifications at 114.277 miles an hour (183.905 km an hour).
                               ------
	TOO BIG TO FIT: John Paul Jr., who was supposed to drive the Pro
Formance Lola for Sunday's Pioneer Electronics 200, said he felt too
uncomfortable in the tiny cockpit of the car and was replaced by Scott
Pruett. Paul stands more than 6-feet-3, while Pruett is 5-8.
	``I'm very disappointed that I can't run the car, but it's really set
up for someone closer to Scott's size, and in the best interest of the
team, I decided to get out of the car,'' Paul said. ``I really want to
see Pro Formance do well, and it's best if they run Scott.''
	Said team owner Tim Duke, ``It wasn't until the first test session
this morning that we realized JP was simply too tall for the car. Since
Scott is still part of our team, we put him back into the car.
	``This is not a driver search contest.''

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell wins sixth pole of season
 
	LEXINGTON, Ohio (UPI) -- Nigel Mansell took another major step toward
clinching the PPG Indy Car World Series title by winning the pole on
Saturday for Sunday's Pioneer Electronics 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course.
	Mansell drove his Lola-Ford to the pole with a record speed of 118.
372 miles an hour around the 2.25-mile, 23-turn road course located
between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. It was Mansell's sixth pole of the
season, which clinches the most poles for any IndyCar driver this
season. Canadian's Paul Tracy and Scott Goodyear have two poles each.
	Mansell's pole puts the reigning Formula One champion from Great
Britain in a position to clinch the series championship in his rookie
season if he finishes 11 points ahead of Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi,
who will start third. The pole was worth one point toward the
championship.
	``I just hung it all out there on that qualifying lap,'' Mansell
said, ``It was a very interesting qualifying session.''
	In the final minutes of qualifications, Fittipaldi briefly had the
pole at 118.113 mph before his Marlboro Penske teammate Paul Tracy
surged past him at 118.138. But near the end of the session, Mansell
drove a wild lap, driving over the curb in several corners, to win the
pole.
	``If I can use that curb in the race, it makes the track a little
wider,'' Mansell said. ``If I have to touch the curb it the race to run
fast, I will touch it.''
	Mansell will start alongside Tracy in the front row followed by
Fittipaldi, Brazil's Raul Boesel and Canada's Scott Goodyear.
	By scoring one additional point with the pole, Mansell now has 169
points for a 34-point lead over Fittipaldi. But Fittipaldi, a two-time
Formula One champion and two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, sees
his shot at a second IndyCar title rapidly slipping away.
	``More important than Nigel getting the point is that it's difficult
to pass him in the race,'' Fittipaldi said. ``He will be very tough to
pass.
	``I don't think the extra point he earned is as critical as where he
starts in the race.''
	If Fittipaldi falls out of the points position, which are the first
12 spots, and Mansell wins the race, the championship would be decided
with two races remaining. Otherwise, Mansell is still in a good position
to clinch the title in next Sunday's Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at
Nazareth, Pa. or the Oct. 3 Toyota Monterey Grand Prix at Monterey,
Calif.
	``Even at this point, I'm pleased at what we've done already, but
things haven't been easy this year,'' said Mansell, who has been plagued
with various injuries to his back and wrist. ``I feel stronger today
than I have in recent races.''
	Tracy's best lap came to a premature end when his Penske-Chevrolet C
ran out of fuel on the lap. After he came into the pits for refueling,
the checkered flag flew, ending the practice session.
	``The car stumbled twice on that lap, and by the time I got back out,
it was too late,'' Tracy said.
 
                      PPG Indy Car World Series
                     At Lexington, Ohio, Sept. 11
                        Qualifying Results
	1, Nigel Mansell, 1993 Lola-Ford, 118.372 mph (190.496 kph). 
	2, Paul Tracy, '93 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 118.138 (190.119). 
	3, Emerson Fittipaldi, '93 PenskePC93/Chevrolet C, 118.113 (190.079). 
	4, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 117.209 (188.624). 
	5, Scott Goodyear, '93 Lola-Ford, 117.117 (188.476). 
	6, Al Unser, Jr., '92 Lola-Chevrolet C, 117.177 (188.572). 
	7, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet, 116.601 (187.645). 
	8, Arie Luyendyk, '92 Lola-Ford, 116.582 (187.615). 
	9, Jimmy Vasser, '92 Lola-Ford, 116.477 (187.446). 
	10, Mario Andretti, '92 Lola-Ford, 116.464 (187.425).
	11, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 116.459 (187.417).
	12, Mauricio Gugelmin, '93 Lola-Ford, 116.403 (187.327). 
	13, Mark Smith, '92 PenskePC92/Chevrolet B, 116.390 (187.306). 
	14, Bobby Rahal, '92 Lola-Chevrolet C, 116.274 (187.119). 
	15, Robby Gordon, '93 Lola-Ford, 116.084 (186.813). 
	16, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 116.068 (186.788). 
	17, Mike Groff, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 115.918 (186.546). 
	18, Scott Brayton, '93 Lola-Ford, 115.458 (185.806). 
	19, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 115.142 (185.298). 
	20, Scott Pruett, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 114.494 (184.255).

Fittipaldi
Gordon
Goodyear
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Mansell (12th, 1 point)

    
    Hi guys,
    
    	is anyone interested in typing in all those points standings again?
    The last time I can find them is in .145 after Portland.
    
    	I think they will show that Nige has been pretty consistant throughout
    the season....but I've a nasty feeling his fortune is on the turn (witness
    last Sunday). I would now make Fittipaldi odds on to win the championship
    in the last race as Nigel's left rear tyre bursts on the last lap with him
    in a safe 4th place!! Well, now I've said it, so it can't happen, can it??
                                                        
    JBG
    

From: [email protected] (Jay Smith)

                       PPG IndyCar World Series Standings
 
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                        |  |  | L| D|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A|  |  |  | A|
                        | A|  | O| I| M|  |  | C|  |  | H| D| V|  |  | G|
                        | U|  | N| A| I|  | P| L|  | M| A|  | A| M| N| U|
                        | S| P| G| N| L| D| O| E| T| I| M| A| N| I| A| N|
                        | T| H|  | A| W| E| R| V| O| C| P| M| C| D| Z| A|
                        | R| O| B| P| A| T| T| E| R| H| S| E| O|  | A|  |  T
                        | A| E| E| O| U| R| L| L| O| I| H| R| U| O| R| S|  O
                        | L| N| A| L| K| O| A| A| N| G| I| I| V| H| E| E|  T
                        | I| I| C| I| E| I| N| N| T| A| R| C| E| I| T| C|  A
Driver                  | A| X| H| S| E| T| D| D| O| N| E| A| R| O| H| A|  L
------------------------|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|---
 1. Nigel Mansell       |21|  |15|14|20| 1|17|14|  |21|21|16| 8| 2|  |  |170
 2. Emerson Fittipaldi  |17|  |  |20|14|  |21|16|17|  |14|10| 6|21|  |  |156
 3. Raul Boesel         | 5|16| 1|12|18|16| 6| 6| 6|12|  |12| 4|12|  |  |126
 4. Paul Tracy          |  | 1|21|  |  | 4|14|22|21|  |17|22|  |  |  |  |122
 5. Bobby Rahal         | 8|  |16|  |12|10|12|  |12| 4| 6|14|17| 8|  |  |119
 6. Mario Andretti      |12|20|  |11|  |14| 8|10| 5|17|  |  |10| 6|  |  |113
 7. Al Unser, Jr.       |  |12|  | 5|10| 8|10|  |10| 5| 5|  |20| 5|  |  | 90
 8. Arie Luyendyk       |10| 8| 2|17|  |  | 3| 3|  |14|  | 4|  |10|  |  | 71
 9. Robby Gordon        |14|  |  |  | 3| 5| 5| 8| 8|  |10|  |  |16|  |  | 69
10. Scott Goodyear      | 3| 1|  | 6|  | 3| 1|  | 4|10|  | 3|13|14|  |  | 58
11. Teo Fabi            | 4|10|12| 4| 4|  |  | 5|  | 8|  | 5| 5|  |  |  | 57
12. Danny Sullivan      |  |  | 5|  |  |21|  |  |14|  |  |  | 3|  |  |  | 43
13. Roberto Guerrero    |  |  |10|  | 6|  |  |  | 3| 6|12|  | 2|  |  |  | 39
14. Scott Brayton       |  |  |  | 8| 8|  |  |  |  | 2| 8| 6|  | 4|  |  | 36
15. Jimmy Vasser        |  |14|  |  | 5|  | 2|  | 2|  | 4|  |  | 3|  |  | 30
16. Stefan Johansson    | 1|  |  | 2|  |  |12|  |  |  |  |  |14|  |  |  | 29
17. Eddie Cheever       | 6|  | 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  | 18
18= Andrea Montermini   |  |  |  |  |  |12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
18= Scott Pruett        |  | 6| 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
20. Willy T. Ribbs      |  |  |  |  | 2| 1|  |  |  | 3|  | 1|  | 2|  |  |  9
21= Robbie Buhl         |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8
21= Mike Groff          |  |  |  |  |  | 2| 4|  |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  8
23= Hiro Matsushita     | 2| 3|  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  7
23= Mark Smith          |  | 4| 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  7
23= Brian Till          |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4|  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  7
26= Adrian Fernandez    |  |  |  |  |  | 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  6
26= Dave Kudrave        |  | 5|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  6
28. Olivier Grouillard  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  | 2|  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  4
29. John Andretti       |  |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
30= Christian Danner    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  2
30= Marco Greco         |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
32= Ross Bentley        |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
32= Bertrand Gachot     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
32= Al Unser            |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1

    
	Thanks for the quick response Mike.
    
    	Just as I thought!!! If you look closely, you'll see that Nige
    grabbed his 14 points lead over Emmo in the first half of the season.
    Since then, ie. in the last 6 races, they've scored equal points.
    Emo has to score 15 more points than Nige in the last 2 races. 
    	Nige has been in this position twice before in F1. Last year he
    had so much time to finish it off it was easy. But the first time
    around, Prost stole the championship with a few laps to go when Mansel
    was sitting pretty and his tyre blew.
    	Then there was nothing more Mansel could do. He had put himself in
    a comfortable position. Prost couldn't win the championship even if he
    won the race. All the pressure was on Prost.
    	This time the pressure is on Mansel. A third or forth place last
    week at Mid Ohio would have more or less sealed it. Now its wide open,
    and with only two races to go. Will it go right to the wire, or will
    Mansel clinch it on Sunday?
    	Do team orders play a role in Indy? I mean, would Tracy be told to
    move over and let Fittipaldi through and hold Nigel off if the need
    arose? If the last two went to form, I make it Fittipaldi / Tracy /
    Mansel taking 1-2-3. That really would be close for the championship.
    	Will Mario make any effort to support his team-mate? Would he be in
    a position to do so in any case (unlikely unless Emo's trying to lap
    him!)? Will little Al's promise to Nigel be fulfilled (what goes around
    comes around.....)? Will Michael be racing in the next two - he would
    definitely be out to get Nigel, wouldn't he?
    	Boy, this is so exciting....I think I'll just give up watching F1
    and stay with Indy. If only Senna, Schumacher, Hill, Hakinnen, Brundle,
    Blundel and Herbert were there too!
    
           JBG
    

From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)

from Compu$erve:
 
    Nazareth, PA-(RIS)- Chip Ganassi and Michael Andretti were joined by Ron
    Dennis, Managing Director of McLaren International, at a press
    conference today to announce Michael's plans to join Chip Ganassi Racing
    Teams for the 1994 season.  Ganassi will be the factory team for the new
    Reynard chassis, and plans are for Michael to head what will be a
    one-car effort for most of the 1994 season.
 
    Ganassi made the announcement.  "Over the years, I've tried to piece
    together...  the proper package.  Two years ago, I got involved with the
    Ford Cosworth program, which I think is the engine of dominance here in
    Indy Car racing, especially in light of some announcements this past
    week.  Earlier this year, I got involved with a man named Adrian Reynard
    on the chassis front...  Today, we're here to complete the loop, with
    the announcement of Michael as our 1994 driver."
 
    Ron Dennis commented, "I quite feel like the father giving away the
    bride...  Michael is one of the most professional racing drivers that
    I've ever had the pleasure to work with.  He's jolly expensive, but he's
    very professional...  In different circumstances, I think he would have
    had a great deal more success than he's been able to achieve this year
    to date."
 
    Asked about those circumstances, Michael said, "When I signed my
    contract in September of last year, things were much different at that
    time.  At that time, you were allowed as many laps as you wanted at
    practice, you were allowed to test anywhere at all the circuits, you
    were allowed as many sets of tires...  also at that time we thought we
    were going to get a good shot at a more powerful engine...  It was just
    a lot of things that went against us."
 
    Dennis echoed the sentiment, "Our respective governing bodies are just
    stripping away from the driver the ability to test.  I for one just
    don't support the moves...  It's all very well to push for cost savings,
    but sometimes it's to the detriment to the performance of the driver and
    the team...  they are systematically taking away the performance
    advantages that the top teams are able to develop.  Michael is perhaps
    one of the first casualties of this strategy."
 
    On the same topic, Dennis later said, "When you look at the car we
    produced, we were fighting hard to have the Renault engine for the
    better part of last year.  In fact, as difficult as it may seem to
    believe, it was government intervention that saw us not get the engine,
    it was not anything to do with Renault.  That left it very late for us
    to build a car." Asked if his appearance at the press conference implied
    an interest in going Indy Car racing, Dennis explained that he had a
    full slate at present, with McLaren's F-1 effort, the McLaren road car,
    and other business interests, but added, "I think we'll be here one day,
    and it might be sooner rather than later if the right governing body
    doesn't get things together."
 
    Ganassi explained that his team expected to take delivery of the first
    Reynard chassis in about five weeks, and that Michael would be doing the
    development driving.  He also explained that the Reynard chassis would
    be available to other teams, and implied that the planned production was
    already spoken for.  "There will be more teams with the car.  It's not
    for me to say who." When pressed, Ganassi reluctantly said that "I think
    there will be five teams with the chassis next year."
 
    Ganassi explained that he felt that a one car team was the best route
    for him for the bulk of the season, but added, "I'd like the opportunity
    to discuss with Arie the possibility of Indianapolis in 1994, I think
    he's done a great job for us there."
 
    Michael was asked why he isn't planning to race in either of the two
    remaining Indy Car events of this season.  "I don't think there's any
    advantage to it.  Chip has obligations to Arie, and me coming into the
    middle of it, I don't think there's anything to achieve." As to why
    Michael will not run in any of the remaining Formula One races of the
    season, Dennis explained that after Michael had decided to return to
    Indy Car racing, he asked Michael to voluntarily step down, and Michael
    had agreed.  Said Dennis, "It was the best decision for me...  We intend
    to make some very, very radical changes to bring up the performance of
    the team...  I felt it was not the right thing to exercise our option
    and to put him into another season where he was taking a risk with the
    car and equipment."
 
    Andretti and Dennis both felt that Michael's decision to commute to
    Europe this season was not a major factor contributing to his problems
    in F-1.  Though Dennis did not approve, he emphasized that he "did not
    feel strongly about it."
 
    So the stage is set for Michael's return to Indy Car racing at next
    season's Surfer's Paradise event.  Dennis hinted at some major upheavals
    at McLaren, and the Reynard chassis appears to be coming into Indy Car
    racing to stay.  Stay tuned as the silly season continues to unfold.

From: [email protected] (BRUCE MARTIN)
Subject: Mansell wins race and Indy car title
 
	NAZARETH, Pa. (UPI) -- After winning Sunday's Bosch Spark Plug Grand
Prix at Nazareth Speedway, Nigel Mansell found himself in a most unique
position.
	He became the first man ever to hold the Formula One world
championship and the PPG Indy Car World Series titles at the same time.
	By dominating Sunday's race, Mansell clinched the PPG Cup in his
rookie season and became the first British native to win an Indy car
title since Dario Resta won the AAA championship in 1916. Because the
Formula One world championship has yet to be decided, Mansell is still
the reigning champion of that series, defending a title he won last
season. Alain Prost has a large lead in Formula One, but has not
clinched the title yet.
	Mansell became the first true rookie to win the championship in the
82-year history of the Indy Car series. Italy's Teo Fabi was the most
successful rookie before Mansell, finishing second to Al Unser by five
points in the 1983 PPG Indy Car World Series standings.
	Mansell, who maintains residences in both the Isle of Man and in
Clearwater, Fla. is also the third driver to win both the Formula One
world championship and the Indy Car title. Mario Andretti, who won Indy
Car championships in 1965, '66, '69 and '84, was the 1978 Formula One
champion. Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi was the Formula One champ in 1972
and '74 and won the PPG Indy Car World Series in 1989.
	Ironically, Fittipaldi was the only driver left in contention for the
the series championship and Mansell's victory, combined with
Fittipaldi's fifth place finish, gave Mansell a 25-point lead with one
race remaining, clinching the title for the native of Great Britain.
	For Mansell, clinching his second major racing championship in a row
has put him in a unique position.
	``It makes you feel so proud,'' Mansell said. ``In the 82-year
history of the sport, winning the world championship last year and then
winning in Indy Car, the feelings are exactly the same, if not better
than the feelings when I won the world championship.
	``Last year, I had a lot of things going my way. I didn't have a
major accident at the second race like I did at Phoenix this year. I
didn't undergo an operation during the course of last year (back surgery
as a result of his crash at Phoenix). There is no question we had some
great backing and some great machinery behind us last year.
	``What makes it so special is how close it was.''
	When Mansell won the Formula One championship last season, he won a
record nine races and 14 poles. This year, however, he had to battle
Fittipaldi before finally clinching the title in Sunday's race in
dominant fashion.
	Mansell finished ahead of Scott Goodyear of Canada by 19.042 seconds.
Rounding out the top five were Paul Tracy of Canada, Robby Gordon of the
United States and Fittipaldi of Brazil.
	When Mansell entered the race, all the Brisith native needed to
capture the PPG Cup in his rookie season was to finish 14 points ahead
of Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi.
	Mansell averaged 158.685 miles an hour in his Kmart/Havoline Lola-
Ford around the one-mile Nazareth Speedway. He led 155 laps in his
Kmart/Havoline Lola-Ford and took the lead for good on the 47th lap when
he passed Fittipaldi in the third turn.
	``The car was just very loose,'' Fittipaldi said. ``The back end
wanted to swap ends. It was really loose. I did a great start,
everything was working fine until it got loose.
	``I was very disappointed what happened. It was like spinning wheels
in the sand. I knew I couldn't go quick. Every pit stop, we changed the
car a little bit to improve. The car was better, but every time I hit
traffic, the back end of the car broke loose and I was not very quick.
	``Nigel did a great job. I want to congratulate him. He is a great
champion and deserves the championship.''
	Mansell was able to weave his way through the traffic and win his
fifth race of the season, including four on oval tracks.
	``I just think these one-mile ovals are so much fun,'' Mansell said.
``It's pure racing at its best, as long as you don't get in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
	``With the traffic, you just didn't have a minute's peace. It was the
greatest race, and the most thrilling race, I've ever been in, from the
point of view of pure racing.''
	Mansell compared winning the IndyCar title with the feeling he had
when his three children were born and when he won last season's Formula
One championship. To celebrate, Mansell said he received permission from
car owners Carl Haas and Paul Newman to drive a race in Great Britain
after the IndyCar finale at Laguna Seca on Oct. 3.
	``After Laguna Seca, I'm going back to England and I'm going to drive
in the touring car championship at Donington Park, in a Mondial, which
is Ford-powered,'' Mansell said. ``That will be for my country and the
fans.
	``It will be great to drive back there in my homeland.''
 
                     Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
                 At Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19
                           Final Results
	1, Nigel Mansell, 1993 Lola-Ford, 200, 158.685 mph (255.371 kph). 
	2, Scott Goodyear, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 200, 158.015 (254.293).
	3, Paul Tracy, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 198, 157.1092 (252.836). 
	4, Robby Gordon '93 Lola-Ford, 198, 155.605 (250.415). 
	5, E. Fittipaldi, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 198, 154.272 (248.269). 
	6, Bobby Rahal, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 196, 153.084 (246.358). 
	7, Stefan Johansson, '93 PenskePC93-Chevrolet C, 196, 154.796 (249.113)
	8, Arie Luyendyk, '93 Lola-Ford, 195, 152.008 (244.626). 
	9, Raul Boesel, '93 Lola-Ford, 194, 151.455 (243.736). 
	10, Eddie Cheever, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 152.515 (245.442). 
	11, Teo Fabi, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 191, 149.214 (240.130). 
	12, Mark Smith, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 189, 147.214 (236.911). 
	13, Mario Andretti, '93 Lola-Ford, 188, 147.332 (237.101). 
	14, Scott Brayton, '92 Lola-Ford, 186, 144.640 (232.769). 
	15, David Kudrave, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 186, 147.493 (237.360). 
	16, Brian Till, '92 PenskePC92-Chevrolet B, 185, 144.768 (232.975). 
	17, Robbie Buhl, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 184, 145.768 (234.584). 
	18, Olivier Grouillard, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 183, 143.276 (230.574). 
	19, Willy T. Ribbs, '93 Lola-Ford, 181, 144.172 (232.015). 
	20, Danny Sullivan, '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 179, 139.087 (223.832). 
	21, Hiro Matsushita, '92 Lola-Ford, 176, 139.087 (223.832). 
	22, Ross Bentley, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 170, 134.423 (216.326). 
	23, Marco Greco, '92 Lola-Chevrolet A, 163, 129.090 (207.744). 
	24, Mauricio Guglemin, '93 Lola-Ford, 145, 136.587 (219.809). 
	25, Al Unser, Jr., '93 Lola-Chevrolet C, 75, 144.150 (231.980). 
	26, Buddy Lazier, '92 Lola-Buick, 57, 125.591 (202.113).

	Time of Race; 1 hour, 15 minutes, 37.273 miles an hour (59.98 kph).
Average Speed: 158.686 miles an hour (255.373). Margin of Victory: 19.402 
seconds. Lead Changes: Three among two drivers. Total Laps Led:
Nigel Mansell (155), Emerson Fittipaldi (9), Paul Tracy (36). Yellow
Flags: One for one lap.

    
    Mansell goes for it.....
    ========================
    
    Boy was that scarey. The tv producer made plenty of use of in-car shots
    to take us along for the ride. Personally I was very thankful that my
    armchair has ABS! Although the race settled down after the early
    overtaking excitement, there were plenty of nerve-racking moments to
    hold one's attention. It was another demonstration of Mansell's class
    in overtaking traffic. No wonder the Italian Ferrari fans call him "the
    Lion" - he just went for it.
    
    So, after a brilliant rookie season, next year looks likely to be even
    more exciting. Mansell is essentially still a "boy-racer" at heart. I
    very much doubt that he'll go back to F1 - Indy racing is quite simply
    more exciting. As Gugelmin said over the weekend"....its like being in
    a video game...." and Mansell just love to play it.
     
    
    Here comes Mikey....
    ====================
    
    re -.2
    
    A bit of a wag is our Mr Dennis,....
    
>   Said (Ron) Dennis, "It was the best decision for me...  We intend
>   to make some very, very radical changes to bring up the performance of
>   the team...  
    
    ......he simply means he's putting a real driver in the cockpit!
    

    	I personally think Mike blew it. Commuting to races was a mind 
    bogglingly stupid thing to do. All this crap about not being allowed
    to practice.....he simply went home between races and let Senna and
    Hakinnen do the testing. Granted Mike didn't have the experience on
    individual race circuits, but then neither did Nigel! I think it a
    real shame that Mike spurned his opportunity, esspecially give that
    a driver of Hakinnen's quality was kept on the side-line. I also think
    Ron Dennis' remarks about Mike being "one of the most professional
    racing drivers I've ever had the pleasure to work with" is bull. Ron's
    just trying to keep in with you Indy guys. Staying at home between
    races isn't professional....its amateur (sorry, no critisism of you
    amateurs meant!). Given the amount of testing put in by Senna over the
    years, Ron's comments must be a bit galling for Ayrton.
    	Still, I for one am really looking forward to next year's Indy
    season. F1 is lost to the dirty dealing / politics what ever you want
    to call it. But Indy is where its at (Am I, a hardened F1 fan,
    really saying this?). Mike can't have won 27 Indy racers unless he's a
    very, very good driver. So next year is going to be a cracker.....if
    only Senna would come and join US!
     
    JBG

    re: .223
    
    Ron Dennis; "I think we'll be here one day, and it might be sooner
    rather than later......"
    
    Consider McLaren's about to buy a big share of Lambo, thus drawing
    Chrysler closer to a big team. Then 2+2=McLaren/Lambo/Chrysler 1995????
    Possible????
    
    Gabriel
    

    Great drive from Tracy, nice to see him keep it on the island. This
    time it was Emmo who cracked under pressure, but was lucky to second.
    Mansell was very off form, disappointing to say the least. He ran into
    two cars. Did he have brake (brain?) fade?  
    
    Gabriel
    
    

From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: IndyCar: Driver Performance Chart
 
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
 
         1993 PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES DRIVER PERFORMANCE CHART
               FOLLOWING THE EVENT OF SUNDAY OCTOBER 3, 1993

                                       RUN
                                        AT TOP TMS LAPS LAPS   MILES
 RANK DRIVER                   PTS STS FIN FIN LED LED  COMP   COMP    
                                                       (2112)(3658.902) 
 ---- ------------------------ --- --- --- --- --- ---- ----  -------- -
   1 NIGEL MANSELL            191  15  12   1  21  602 1839  3320.632  
   2 EMERSON FITTIPALDI       183  16  14   1  15  270 2024  3511.484  
   3 PAUL TRACY               157  16   9   1  22  757 1657  2754.145  
   4 BOBBY RAHAL              133  15  13   2   2   58 1673  2792.404  
   5 RAUL BOESEL              132  16  14   2   4  103 2013  3543.352  
   6 MARIO ANDRETTI           117  16  13   1  10  139 1995  3518.445  
   7 AL UNSER Jr.             100  16  12   1   2   55 1877  3278.285  
   8 ARIE LUYENDYK             90  16  11   2   4   15 1681  3075.022  
   9 SCOTT GOODYEAR            86  16  11   2   5   53 1832  3331.380  
  10 ROBBY GORDON              84  15   9   2   3    7 1764  3085.111  
  11 TEO FABI                  64  16  13   4   0    0 1909  3265.666  
  12 DANNY SULLIVAN            43  15   9   1   1   30 1216  1973.524  
  13 STEFAN JOHANSSON          43  15   7   3   0    0 1219  2208.079  
  14 ROBERTO GUERRERO          39  13   6   4   0    0 1382  2283.167  
  15 SCOTT BRAYTON             36  16  11   6   0    0 1643  2969.495  
  16 JIMMY VASSER              30  12   8   3   0    0 1305  2131.238  
  17 EDDIE CHEEVER             21   9   6   6   0    0  777  1562.898  
  18 ANDREA MONTERMINI         12   4   1   4   0    0  128   257.391  
  19 SCOTT PRUETT              12   6   3   7   0    0  482   756.640  
  20 WILLY T. RIBBS             9  13  10  10   0    0 1485  2608.714  
  21 ROBBIE BUHL                8  10   5   6   0    0  871  1369.510  
  22 MARK SMITH                 8  12   5   9   0    0  872  1470.273  
  23 MIKE GROFF                 8   6   2   9   1    1  599   956.302  
  24 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ           7   5   2   7   0    0  322   527.638  
  25 BRIAN TILL                 7   8   5   9   0    0  777  1286.951  
  26 HIRO MATSUSHITA            7  16  15  10   0    0 1979  3444.550  
  27 DAVID KUDRAVE              6   7   3   8   0    0  859  1191.504  
  28 OLIVIER GROUILLARD         4  11   8  11   0    0 1167  1937.962  
  29 JOHN ANDRETTI              3   1   1  10   1    2  200   500.000  
  30 MARCO GRECO                2  13   5  11   0    0 1083  1681.850  
  31 CHRISTIAN DANNER           2   3   1  11   0    0  138   398.471  
  32 ROSS BENTLEY               1  11   9  12   0    0 1219  1994.059  
  33 AL UNSER                   1   1   1  12   2   15  199   497.500  
  34 BERTRAND GACHOT            1   1   1  12   0    0  101   179.780  
  35 KEVIN COGAN                0   4   3  13   1    4  398   902.279  
  36 LYN ST. JAMES              0   6   3  13   0    0  632  1145.932  
  37 MAURICIO GUGELMIN          0   3   1  13   0    0  296   465.098  
  38 BUDDY LAZIER               0  10   4  14   0    0  786  1318.234  
  39 DOMINIC DOBSON             0   3   3  14   0    0  358   799.700  
  40 GARY BRABHAM               0   1   1  14   0    0   62   173.290  
  41 JEFF WOOD                  0   8   2  15   0    0  373   682.796  
  42 DIDIER THEYS               0   2   2  15   0    0  274   661.834  
  43 DAVY JONES                 0   1   1  15   0    0  197   492.500  
  44 JOHNNY UNSER               0   4   2  17   0    0  367   548.216  
  45 GARY BETTENHAUSEN          0   1   1  17   0    0  197   492.500  
  46 STEPHEN GREGOIRE           0   1   1  19   1    1  195   487.500  
  47 TONY BETTENHAUSEN          0   1   1  20   0    0  195   487.500  
  48 SCOTT SHARP                0   1   1  22   0    0   78   172.692  
  49 JIM CRAWFORD               0   1   1  24   0    0  192   480.000  
  50 GEOFF BRABHAM              0   1   0  26   0    0  174   435.000  
  51 BRIAN BONNER               0   1   0  26   0    0   17    40.273  
  52 ANDREA CHIESA              0   1   0  26   0    0    2     5.590  
  53 JEFF ANDRETTI              0   1   0  29   0    0  124   310.000  
  54 STAN FOX                   0   1   0  31   0    0   64   160.000  
  55 NELSON PIQUET              0   1   0  32   0    0   38    95.000  

    	I finished watching the last Indy car race last night.
    	What amazed me was how "off form" Nigel seemed to be. I
    	mean, he knocked the wing off one car and ran into the
    	side of another. And, his wrist looked like it paid the
    	price.
    
    	Scott

	Went to the Laguna Seca race (Makita 300).  Mansell didn't do that 
badly.  LS is a difficult track for passing.  Most drivers learned that the
best place to pass was on turn 2, a near-hairpin.  Not much Mansell could do 
when he spun out.  The rookie Mark Smith turned right in front of him on
turn 2.  Did a number on NM's wrist.
	Can't realy say that Emmo choked on his spin out either.  Matsushita 
went to the outside after Tracy passed him which was right in Emmo's path.  
When Fittapaldi swerved to avoid him, he lost the back end.  Credit Fittapaldi 
with keeping the engine running after bouncing through a sand pit, and then 
gettin the car out with racing tires!
	Tracy's safety belts unbuckled for the last 13(?) laps.  He decided 
to finish anyway, without a pit stop!  Can you imagine going 180mph in an
Indy Car on a track that has an elevation change of 14 stories and a downhill
run with a corkscrew (ie. zigzag) -- with NO seatbelts!!!  Got to hand it to 
the "Flying Canadian", he should be nicknamed "Crash", but he won his 5th race 
that day.  Probably gives Roger Penske ulcers!

By the way, a person on the Penske team told me that (I believe) Al Unser Jr. 
will be joining Emmo and Tracy next year on the Penske team.  Should be 
interesting!

Highlight of the day for me -- went to the bathroom just before the race.  In
walks Bobby Rahal and Scott Brayton needing to use the facilities.  The race was
about to start but they weren't ready because they were waiting for your truly.
Never had so much pressure on me when taking a leak!  
     Epilogue to the story -- managed to get their autographs anyway!

Larry C.