The Walker Racing Team completed a successful day of testing at Sebring International Raceway in Florida with 2004 Euro F3000 Champion, Nicky Pastorelli source: champcarworldseries.com The driver from The Netherlands took to the track for his first laps in a Champ Car and his first time at the famous Sebring track. The 2005 Champ Car season will be the 16th consecutive season for the Walker Racing team, and the test may provide a glimpse of things to come for Walker Racing as it expands to a two-car effort. Derrick Walker, team owner of Walker Racing, said "We had a good, productive test with Nicky as his clear feedback and smooth, tidy driving style allowed him to adapt to the Champ Car quickly and post some very good lap times in spite of the cool Florida conditions." Derrick Walker added "the Champ Car World Series continues to be one of the best formulas in the world. When you consider the car, the engine, and the racing cost versus value, Champ Car is second to none in my opinion, and I think it is a great option for European drivers in their quest for Formula One." Driver Nicky Pastorelli adapted quickly to the 750 horsepower Champ Cars, and was quite surprised by the power of the Ford-Cosworth engine "the power was huge, but very controlled. It is a fun car to drive, but a very serious race car, it is almost an F1 car". Pastorelli added "I was very happy with the team, they are very professional like teams in Europe. The engineers and I worked very well together, as we made changes we went faster each time, I felt very comfortable with the team".
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