After finishing a strong third at Lime Rock, the entire Highcroft Racing team was really looking forward to racing at Mid-Ohio.
The track is tough and technical as it has a lot of different corners to it. I like it a lot, as you have to drive the car like it is a qualifying lap every lap to get the times out of it. We tested there a month ago and we were well under the lap record, but we heard the Penske Porsches were as well when they tested.
First practice went really well as we were quickest. I jumped into the car with ten minutes to go and, on my last lap, I put the quickest time down. The car felt in the ballpark, but we needed to get the balance a little better. The track had picked up a lot of grip since last year, as everyone - including the IRL, who we were sharing the weekend with - were well under the lap records.
We made some changes to the car for the next practice and I went out of the pits to start the run. I got to turn three, which they call the Keyhole, and saw a
Ferrari coming up behind me, so I kept left to give him room for the corner. As I turned in, I thought I would give him a little extra room and then BANG, the Ferrari lost control under braking and hit the side of the car hard, before going into the wall. I got on the radio to the team and said 'you are not going to believe this, but..!
![David Brabham - Highcroft Racing Courage-Acura ARZ-01a [pic credit: ALMS]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/346826.jpg)
