If you are feeling bad, then feel worse, as it happened again later in the race. We fought like hell and drove the car to the limit, but it wasn't enough and we finished third. The Saleen won and the other Aston in the race finished second, so Antonio finished second in the drivers' championship. If we had started up front, then it would have been a different result for sure. Still, Team Modena should be proud of what they have achieved this year, and I was pleased to be part of the team. Well done guys.
After that, it was on to Atlanta for Petit Le Mans, and the second last race for the ALMS. It's a good race, and one that I won back in 1999. The funny thing is that I can remember winning a trophy that was no bigger than your mobile phone...! I think I was so disgusted at the size of it, that I threw it into the crowd. I am pleased that things have changed in that area, as a big race needs big trophies...!
I was looking forward to Petit as it is a long race and the Multimatic Panoz team had a chance to do well. When we hit the track for the first time, however, the car was undriveable. It felt like the car was broken - we chased it for two days and were really worried, as we couldn't race like it was. The team did eventually find the problem, and was pleased that it was just a quick fix, but it didn't leave us much time to get the car sorted for the race and we had to throw on a set-up from our other car for qualifying.
