After the devastating fire that destroyed the two primary cars of Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske crew members began the huge task of preparing the two back-up cars for the first practice that will take place today in California.
Damages are estimated to be near the $2 millions mark. Besides the two cars, the team lost a tractor and trailer plus all the race equipments and parts that were in the van.
Ryan Briscoe will compete in the same car he used during private testing on the 12-turn, 2.245-mile Infineon Raceway circuit last week, so there is not much work to be put in it.
In the case of Castroneves's car, which doesn't have an engine, all the systems must be inverted to suit the Sonoma track. So the team has begun work on the differential, gears and fuel system.
That is usually a lot of work in a fully equipped shop so we can imagine the importance of the task in a circuit's garage.
Damages are estimated to be near the $2 millions mark. Besides the two cars, the team lost a tractor and trailer plus all the race equipments and parts that were in the van.
Ryan Briscoe will compete in the same car he used during private testing on the 12-turn, 2.245-mile Infineon Raceway circuit last week, so there is not much work to be put in it.
In the case of Castroneves's car, which doesn't have an engine, all the systems must be inverted to suit the Sonoma track. So the team has begun work on the differential, gears and fuel system.
That is usually a lot of work in a fully equipped shop so we can imagine the importance of the task in a circuit's garage.