But I think we proved in the end that no one there had the speed to contend with us. And it felt a lot like my Atlantic days when we were winning a lot of races, because it just felt so good to finally be in a car that was that good and that you could just you felt like you felt like you were the quickest car and that no one could keep up with you. You know, to have that feeling of power, it was just an awesome day.
Q:
I know you're new to this series, but certainly not new to the sport, been around with it your dad for a long time; what kind of feeling do you kind of take into this weekend of this being the last Champ Car race? What do you think the mood is going to be, and what does it mean to you? And on top of that, what would it mean to you to win the last race of the CART/Champ Car era?
GR:
Obviously, I think it's going to be a little different than the past, but I think it's a great thing we are capping off such a fantastic history by going to Long Beach or ending it in Long Beach, because obviously Long Beach over the last, you know how long has Long Beach been around, 33 years or something? It's been around forever.
So I think you know, it's good that we are finishing it there, because that has been one of the most successful races in all of auto racing, and of course, you've got a huge fan support there, and you know, of course to win there would be so nice, because obviously since dad never won it, you know, it would be great to win there from that perspective.
But also just to say I've won a Champ Car race. You know, I think that it's one of those things I don't know if it would be another record of youngest ever winner in a Champ Car event, but I think we finished that one off last weekend. It would just be it would be great to go and do it again. Of course, like I said, points in mind here, that's the maximum points, so of course it would be great for us
Q:
How much of an adjustment is it, or is it much at all; you're just kind of getting the hang of the IRL car and now you go back to the Panoz for a race, is that going to take a while to adjust or are they so much the same that it's six of one, half a dozen of the other?
GR:
Well, I think they are pretty similar actually. Of course, every little car has got its own little features that are different from one another, but a good car is a good car, and I think we found that at St. Pete. When I was going quick, the car felt to me a lot like my good Champ Car would have in the past.
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