Test in the West

[Dr. Austin]

Here is Miles Nelson's very complete review of the IRL tests at Fontana and Pheonix.


http://www.openwheelracing.com/html/FEB15nelson.html

[The Beer Baron]

Miles Nelson, is he the anti -Robin Miller

[Dr. Austin]

Nah, he is just a mega-insider. He has been around so long that he just wandersw from garage to garage, is welcome in all of them, and gets some great scoops. He can tell you things that are going to happen 4-5 years donw the road, and he has always been right. In 1992 he told me the brickyard 400 and the IRL were both going to happen, even before they were openly talked about. If Miles says something is going to happen, you can count on it.

[The Beer Baron]

I saw that at trackforum , it's a very well written peice, so he has a few contacts at the speedway then

he's an insider you trust then!?

[Dr. Austin]

There are very few of them, but I have known Miles a long time. He's been a student longer than anyone I know.

I guess the biggest surprise of the testing was how good Tomas scheckter ran. As good as the Infinity motor looks, Tomas could really upset the balance of power. Cheever and Jody were teammates at one point, but father says he hasn't talked to Eddie about his son at all. Tomas got this ride all on his own. Not nepitism, no big sponsors, just speed, maturity and skill. He will really be one to watch.