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During the Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix last weekend, Champ Car driver, Alex Tagliani and Trans-Am driver, Paul Gentilozzi both had opportunity to give select passengers tours on the 2.104 mile permanent road course.

Tagliani shared the exhilaration of open-wheel racing with Monterrey's finest motorsport media in the Champ Car two-seater, while Gentilozzi showed Cosworth's Assistant Track Support Manager what the Ford Mustang Cobra pace car could do.

"A ride in the Two-Seater Champ Car has to be the opportunity of a lifetime for a fan or enthusiast," figured Tagliani. "A Champ Car is more powerful than any vehicle most people have ever experienced and few things can compare to it. It's completely different from a street car because of the design and set-up, and the G-Force involved, so it's rare to ever feel the full effect of an open-wheel car.

"The lateral G-Force, especially in the braking because of the wings, is probably the most impressive element. A Champ Car allows for immediate braking. By the time the passenger realizes we're braking, I'm already back on the throttle and out of the corner. Even the grip and acceleration, from 50-140 mph, blows them away.

"This is the closest I could ever get to sharing the feeling of driving a Champ Car. For the passenger to feel each bump and turn in the track as I have, makes it easier to express how it is to drive a Champ Car," said Tagliani. "Especially with motorsport media, who know the cars and sport well, they gain a better understanding of the driver's experience and they get to share in it."