Tracy on fact-finding mission as Team Player's runs testing laps on smooth but slick Arizona Motorsports Park raod course source: teamplayers.ca Team
Player's driver Paul Tracy had the Arizona Motorsports Park road course all to
himself Monday for one of the testing sessions allotted Champ Car World Series
teams during the course of the season. The team used the session mainly as an
opportunity to test parts rather than run laps in preparation for a specific
track on the schedule. "Basically,
we're just hunters and gatherers in this testing session," explained
Tracy, who has won three races this season and is currently in second place in
the drivers' standings. "We're looking at data, collecting information
and making changes as we go along." Tracy's
teammate Patrick Carpentier tested on this same track in early April, and his
session provided Team Player's with a good gear-ratio base for the 60-70 laps
that Tracy ran on Monday. By design, there were no long runs and a good deal of
the testing time was spent trying out different front wings and variations on
the differential. Changes to the undertray were conducted in the afternoon
session. "It's
important not to have too much down time when you have just the one-day testing
session," said Team Player's manager Phil LePan. "We wanted to make
sure that we maximized our time and went through everything we wanted to do.
We'll do some work on the car here tomorrow and then head to Laguna Seca on
Wednesday."
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