So, you know, I go out there and I'm just like I said, I'm trying to go and do my best, and I think that we've got a great base setup for these Champ Cars, and you know, I don't know I don't think it's going to take too long to adjust really.
Q:
You alluded earlier to the strengths of your car at Long Beach; what are they?
GR:
I think certainly over time when we were there last year, the car was pretty good from my memory banks. And I will say I am young and I have a tough time remembering what happened yesterday, so probably not saying too much.
I think the biggest thing is that over the last year of running the Champ Car, from the time that we were in Long Beach, you know, we had adjusted and changed the setup quite a bit from that point, and really developed the car into at end of the year, I think we were really a force in the series. Of course, Sebastien [Bourdais] was still winning a lot, and pretty much all the races, but we were much closer than at the start.
I think going back to Long Beach, the car ought to be even better than it was last year, and I ought to be a lot better than I was last year.
Obviously that was my first Champ Car race and we had some issues. We were running really well in the race there, we were running fourth and then we had fueling issues because of the fact the cars were so new.
So I think we ought to have a good shot this weekend.
:
You've gone to a lot of tracks with your dad; did you ever come up to Vancouver?
GR:
Absolutely. I was there many times, actually. I think that's certainly a place that I miss going to and you know, it's one of those things that it would be great to have that event back, because you know, you look at the successful venues and certainly Vancouver was a great event. Any time you're in Canada, you get a huge following, and I think that's obviously exciting.
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