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~t'T..E".;r J'.. C&A 1'ou're an All+uqucrquc hne. aren i rou: Unsert Little .AI, Codv, Shannon, and Little Joe arc the fourth generation of Unsers to call the Duke Cinhome. C&/: Wheres the 6rst place rrou go when eou make it homet Unser Nowhere. C&1: Like a favnritc restaurant or plas like that. Unser Thetr isn't one. C&/: But I thought the Unsers are longtime locals? Unser: We are. CU Then why no favorite place? Unser The CART racing season lasts from the bekinnin>; of March to the end of September. When I'm not racing I'm test driving. When I'm not test driving, I'm travelling. W hen I'm nor eating on the road, I'm eating in a restaurant. BY the time I make it back to New Mexico, my favorite place to eat is at home, and the most exciting thing I can think of doing is to be with my family. C&k When ynu're nor raeing, what do you dtice7 Unser: Anything with get up and go-Polaris. snowmobiles and jet skis, a Hummee and of course, my sports car. CU Tell us what kind of sports car Al Unser drives? Unser. A 45-foot Newell Coach. She's a beauty. CU Mister, that's not a sports car, that's a boat. . Unser: No, it's my home \.,_,..., away from home, and it's ~a great drive, too. C&l: You and your dad and your Uncle Bobbr all own property atound Chama, one of the prettiest towns in northern New Mexico. What do you get into up there? Unser: Everything. Like the time Little Al was six or seven and riding the Cumbres &Toltec Scenic Railroad. It runs from Chama over to Anronito, Colorado. .Anvwav, when ,rou hear that whisdc blow, and the train starts to take ~ off, ir, not long beforc you want to stick txwr head out the window and take it all in. CM: Which hr did2 Unser: Only prohlem is, thox old str.uu engines spii out .t ton of sooi and ctndet'., and Littlo Al ended up with r i.rco tiill of ii. Cowboys and lndians Magazine September 1999 C&/: Thnt's a pretnaurhrnnc tasrc nf thc Old West. Unser. Jurt is. 8ut it's also san,cthing cou learn in racing. CU \1'hat: that? Unser It always pavs to be out in front. CU Speaking of authcntic. Portland vras true ro form todav. Unser It was a littlc wcr our therc. wasrir id C&L• How do you see in the pourinlc: rain when wu're drivinn 150 mph? Unser You don't. C&/: .Arc you telling me it becomes a kind of jedi l:night sort of thing-using The Force instead of driving by sight? Unser: You got it. C&l: What do srou mcan. Obi-Wan Kenobi? Unser: Since you cant see the road, cou watch rhe spray off cars in front of ,ou. The hiqher the sprae, the faster thec4e going, the faster you go. The moment it drops off. trou know thec'rr, slowing down, and ]rou slow down. C&1: What about tailliqhts? Unser What about them? CU Dor t they help? Unsea Not at 150 mph behind a doud of water. C&!: Where to neati Unser•. From Portland we're off to Cleveland, then to Elkhart Lake. Then it's Toronto. Michigan, and Detroit. Next is Mid-Ohio, Chicago, Vancouver, Laguna Seca, Houston, Australia. and Fontana. C&L• One more time, Al. You went a Iittle too fast. Unser. Sorry, irs what I do. THE TAB SI : I TC:(,: Ring Sidr St:ak f lou,c in Rird.md, Orepmn Dt~iwr. ;;1-9.30 llitt~~ti or ef totrc Miller l.iie aud the huu.. rnrd,rt 'fe>I'Ik. OUIf)I U: Lia Ne# l~e.tr: .ntnentobil inN .ratrn O1K Ct.IU: ca 7:rCiC v. at irar.~rF: I:rn,;li.b I'.,rd ntainr:n,nKe til6 ITf_mri BISAJ A': ,11l-tima C.1RT xinning, rcand S,, v ~co~ t i,nt : Sleeping on th: ro.i,i til~Ul'klstl,,: Gnad kanna. great Ia:<r dlinn,mnn bu }wn >i•W