Track conditions were a bit slick this morning as the Rocketsports Racing duo of Ryan Hunter-Reay and Timo Glock began preparations for Sunday's Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver Presented by PacifiCare, but they were able to start out the weekend in the top ten
source: Rocketsports Racing Running as high has P2 at the beginning of the morning practice session with a loose car, Hunter-Reay and his #31 Rocketsports crew began to work on finding the perfect setup for the 1.65-mile temporary street course in downtown Denver. A minor incident stopped the American in the tires towards the end of the session, when the rear popped out on him. Some paint was chipped off the front wing, but no major damage was caused during the contact. Hunter-Reay ended the session ninth, overall. His teammate, Glock, also started off strong during the practice session. Despite a stall on his first attempt around the nine-turn course, the German quickly started to learn his way around the track. An incident occurred in Turn One when his brakes locked up on him, causing him to spin 90 degrees and make contact with the wall. Some damage was done to the front nose wing, but the rookie headed back out with a new nose and continued to practice. His session ended as he posted the tenth quickest time of the morning. Encouraged with the morning results, which saw both Rocketsports machines in the top ten, the team geared up for provisional qualifying. A rough warm-up session during the afternoon saw Glock spin and Hunter-Reay back in the tires. A bit of regrouping was done before the green flag began the provisional qualifying session. Four laps into the session, the Rocketsports stablemates were running in the top five. Both drivers were comfortable inside the cockpits of their racecars and just looking for the right opportunity to get in a good run.
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