"Having the chance to get out on the track and have a look, while training, is great because while you are working out you can prepare yourself mentally for track. I feel more prepared then ever, and I just can’t wait to get started on Friday morning.”
Tagliani also couldn’t be more pleased to start off the season in his own backyard.
“It has been a busy winter for me, and I have barely spent time at home in Vegas, because I was doing so much travelling trying to secure sponsorship and a solid ride for this season," he explained, "So I look forward to having this first race in Las Vegas so that I can actually stay at home for a little while!
"But all the hard work and travelling has paid off. I have a great ride with RSports, and it is great to be back working with so many familiar faces and Paul Gentilozzi, along with the addition of getting to work with Dan Pettit and Justin Wilson. I have a great engineer, Chris Lerch, in which I have a lot of confidence in and I think we are both on the same page in terms of what we want to accomplish this season I really hope to make him proud, he deserves it. We have a great sponsor in LXN2 and Lexington Energy Services.
"And, along with all of my hard work and the hard work of the Victory Lap programme in my hometown of Montreal, we were able to get support from Procter & Gamble, Wal-MartCanada and their partners. With all of this, I really believe that we can contend for the championship this year, and the support and confidence these people have expressed make me even more motivate to succeed. Being associated to a charity and raising money while driving is definitely a good combination to raise the motivation of everyone at RSports.”
![Alex Tagliani gets an early look at the new Las Vegas street circuit during training [pic credit: RSports]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/306510.jpg)
