1,300 miles over two days source: irl.racing-live.com After 1,331 miles of testing over two days, Daytona International Speedway's hosting of the IndyCar Series was deemed a unanimous success by drivers, manufacturer representatives, IndyCar Series officials and track officials. The four-hour second-day session wrapped up with a few bent suspensions from drivers with personal speed tests around the 2.73-mile, 10-turn course that incorporated Turns 3 and 4 (31 degrees of banking) and the front stretch (18 degrees of banking). But the work was effectively and smoothly accomplished. "You can see we're pushing harder today because a lot of people are spinning more," said Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan, one of the four IndyCar Series champions (plus Vitor Meira) participating in the test. "The track guys are having a lot of work with those cones. We're still keeping up the work for Honda with the new engine and evaluating the track." Kanaan's No. 11 Team 7-Eleven car and the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske car driven by reigning IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. were equipped with the 3.5-liter Honda Indy V-8 engine that will be used by the entire field in 2007. They turned more than 600 miles using the engine, which is powered by 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol. The IndyCar Series is the first in motorsports to embrace a renewable fuel source. "We came away from the test pretty satisfied," said Roger Griffiths, race team technical leader for Honda Performance Development. "There still is some 'fine-tuning' to accomplish with the various engine controls, but all in all this was an excellent first test for the 2007 spec Honda 3.5-liter IndyCar engine and 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol.''
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