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Indy 500 Pole Rainout Quotes -- Saturday, May 10
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05-09-2003 11:00 PM |
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 Indy 500 Pole Rainout Quotes -- Saturday, May 10 GREG RAY (No. 13 TrimSpa Special Panoz G Force/Honda/Firestone): "I'm pleased so far. After running a Dallara chassis here for so many years and running a different type of setup, I was very uncomfortable the first day and a half here. I kind of dialed the car in, and I understand how this car works a little bit different than my old cars. I think there were some opportunities where we threw away some laps that were quicker than we had, but I'm still feeling around the edges. We might be at a little bit of a discount on qualifying because we don't have all the parts that some teams have, but we have a solid car. It's very nice at 229 (mph). I think we're capable of running in the 230 range, if the weather is right. Small team, no testing, but some great individuals, and if we can get the financial partners to go along with the quality of the team, we'll be in great shape. Certainly, if you look at qualifying at the other races, it's the best of two laps. You can always go out there and warm up quick and put in a good, solid run on the first lap. If you have something you want to try that you learned on the first lap, you can gamble that. Here it is 16 corners, and while this track seems to be, to the spectator, an easier track to qualify because the turns are so much shorter, they are different. The wind, the sun, everything changes it. For one lap you can make the car a little quicker, but for 16 corners, it seems like a long time sometimes. It's very exciting. It's great for the drivers and great for the fans." (Does a little bit of sun or other changes really change the track that quickly?): "It does if you get your car on the edge. To be fast you really have to get it on the edge, and wind direction, tire temperature, the sun, the barometer, all those things make a difference. To be quick you have to be a little bit edgy, which hurts my feelings a bit to hear Scott (Dixon) talked about doing 232s and having a little push in the car. They obviously have it hooked up pretty well. But yes, little things can change and certainly, even over years past, there's so many guys and teams that can push the envelope and get right out there on it. The car has to beat the conditions. Like Tony (Kanaan) said earlier, you may have a great car, but the conditions change, and you're going to be a couple miles an hour off."SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone): (About qualifying here compared to other tracks): "Obviously, it's very unique from what we normally do. It's just hard to get sort of a mindset, I think, around doing one good lap. Basically what we we've been working on is getting a car that will do a very good effort." (What changes did you make to pick up speed today?): "We were fairly decent yesterday, as well. We did our time in the heat of the day by ourselves. The car was very good today. Obviously, the weather conditions this morning when we first went out were a little better, which is probably when we picked up the speed. Once again, we trimmed out the car a little more. We were just playing it safe, getting some good laps and making some decent changes. Now is the time sort of at the end of the week when you start to show your hand." (About your mom's feelings): "I think it's like everybody's parents. They just want you to do well. I don't think she's even looked at the speeds, to be honest." Read Full Story 
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