Murray Walker Quotes

Portland is a permanent road course built in a beautiful state, which is for me a fantastic area for many reasons. The downside is that the weather is so unpredictable that it's not uncommon to start the race on the dry and end with the rain as it happened to me in 1996 when I won my first Champ Car race.

The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander.

Jenson Button is in the top ten, in eleventh position.

I didn't see the time, largely because there wasn't one.

And he's done that in a whisker under 10 seconds, call it 9.7 in round figures.

Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna's Lotus sounding rough?

Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.

That's the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.

And there's no damage to the car. Except to the car itself.

Alboreto has dropped back up to fifth place.

Mansell is slowing it down, taking it easy. Oh, no he isn't! It's a lap record.

Michael Schumacher is leading Michael Schumacher.

And there's the man in the green flag!

Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

Look up there! That's the sky!

Frentzen is taking, er, reducing that gap between himself and Frentzen.

And he's lost both right front tires.

And Damon Hill is following Damon Hill.

And the first five places are filled by five different cars.

Let's stop the startwatch.

I was there when I said it.

And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn't surprising as this is an all Escort race.

Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.

And this is the third place car about to lap the second place car.

With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.