A taste of Indy.

Another beast!

 

Tricky Dickey on it!

 

Amazing lap from Dixon, that looks tough to beat. Significantly quicker than anyone else.

 

It was superb!

 

Track is getting quicker though…

 

Sato using the walls to stay on it.

 

Yeah.. Dixon was still superb though.

 

Agreed. He may still keep Pole. It'll take some beating.

 

I reckon Carpenter will take P2. Dixon Pole.

 

Nobody was going to beat Tricky Dicky on that one. That was perfection!

Alosno 5th. That's an absolutely outstanding result!

 

Alonso should be stronger in the race.

 

He's in with a genuine shout. Regardless of what happens now, he's already proved himself.

 

Bring on next weekend now! Not been this excited since our Nige was at it.

 

Yep. Early running for Qualifying didn't help at this time of day when the track changes quickly. P5 is still a stunning performance in only his second qualifying session ever. Congrats to him.

 

That was fun to watch

 

I knew my mission would succeed eventually!

Forget Alonso, I'm claiming credit.

 

So there we have it. When was the last time Alonso qualified top 5? 3 years ago?

 

I'm going to be selfish guys. I hope he falls in love with the racing, with the very close knit Indy family and commits full time.

 

The way Alonso has approached this race and his performance so far has made me look at him in a whole new light. It's been said that he's one of the most complete drivers, but with this excursion he is totally proving that. To just rock up and land in 5th among some seasoned oval racers is mighty impressive.

I think there's a lot more to come from him and the car next weekend. I'm really hoping for a fairytale end to this foray.

 

He certainly looks happy. I don't think I've seen him interviewed and being so cheerful in a long time.