Patrick Carpentier qualified in 5th position at Road America

Forsythe Racing Driver quotes today after qualifying session

source: champcarworldseries.com

Paul Tracy - #1 Indeck Forsythe Racing - Lola/Ford

Paul Tracy finished the second qualifying session in the tires having tried a little too hard to improve on his 6th place time of 63.933 seconds / 140.213 mph.

"I missed my 3rd/4th gear upshifts in the early session a couple of times and that was very frustrating. Then the track went red, and so again I missed getting my quick time early like in Toronto. Second time out I was pleased to be moving up the field and I knew I could do better than 6th. That's when I had the accident - when I was pushing hard getting ready to put in my flying lap ... just before coming up the hill and along the main straightaway to cross the start line I'd gone a touch wide in turn thirteen and put ½ a tire onto the curb entering 14 - and that's what took me off. The car is okay, and I'll be chasing a finish right up front tomorrow".

Patrick Carpentier - #7 Indeck Forsythe Racing - Lola/Ford

Patrick qualified in 5th position with a lap time of 63.753 / 140.457 mph. "My Indeck Forsythe car has been a bit loose all weekend, and I think I got everything out of the race car that was possible today. I split my first tires, that is I did two half session on them because of the track going red and so I never got to use my second set - so I'm pleased to have a brand new set of Bridgestones to use for the race tomorrow! It's always a long hard race here at Elkhart and starting in 5th place will put me well in contention".

Rodolfo Lavin - #3 Corona Forsythe Racing - Lola/Ford

Rodolfo qualified 10th with a time of 64.663 seconds / 139.235 mph. "My car has been pushing mid to exit all the time and we've been struggling to get rid of the understeer ... that's something we will work out and get right. Today, I missed my best lap with traffic; Bruno Junqueira I think - but tomorrow the race will be different: with the pit stops, the length of the race and the car we have we will be good".