British Champ Car rookie Katherine Legge finished Sunday's G.I. Joe's Grand Prix of Portland in 13th position after her PKV Racing team only clicked on a competitive set-up in the final two thirds of Sunday's race. source: crash.net The 25-year old Crash.Net columnist never found the same comfort zone with her #20 Bell Micro backed Lola as she did in April's major test session at the picturesque 1.964-mile Portland road course and with a practice spin doing her confidence no favours either she lined up a disappointed 15th for Sunday's 105-lap race. It quickly became apparent in the race that keeping the car on the island was of paramount importance as all 18 starters successfully completed the race and Legge did just that, gaining two positions over the course of the afternoon and finishing ahead of former Forsythe driver Mario Dominguez in a respectable 13th position. "The Bell Micro - PKV Racing team did a good job preparing the car for the race," said Legge, who still sits second in the Rookie of the Year standings. "It was the best it has been all weekend on the last two sets of tyres. I am a little disappointed because I felt we were held up by some other cars that were slower, but overall I think we had a solid race. "We stayed in the hunt for the rookie of the year award, so I feel good about that. I really want to thank my crew for all the hard work this weekend. They did a great job in the pits, as always. It's hard because I know we can do better, but I also know that I am still learning. I just have to keep improving each weekend."
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