Not even paralysis can black-flag those racing Unsers.
Cody Unser, 21, a paraplegic since contracting a rare degenerative spinal-cord disease nine years ago, gets around in a car equipped with special hand controls in much the same fashion her father Al Jr., grandfather Al and great-uncle Bobby did in winning the Indianapolis 500 nine times. As in: fast.
“I always tell the officer when he pulls me over that it’s in my blood,” she told the Indianapolis Star. “The only difference is, I don’t have a lead foot. I have a lead hand.”
The Unsers are royalty in Albuquerque.
“New Mexico is proud to honor a family which has served as such great ambassadors. In racing the name Unser is synonymous with Albuquerque and New Mexico.” — Governor Bill Richardson
Ken, you’ve got to be kidding. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I’ll remind you of this blog’s subtitle — “Half Wisdom • Half Whimsy • Half Wit.”
So which do you think it was for this post?