The fans were here to support it. We've got a new package of events, the drifting was a huge hit with the fans. The support series are strong, the fans love it. There's not much else that Champ Car can do. I mean, they put their best foot forward and did everything -- they've done everything they can do to try to keep this race.
Now it's not up to the fans. It's not up to the drivers or Champ Car; it's up to the media to help us and print positive things about this event because it was a great event, I think it's probably one of the best that has ever been here, and plead our case to the city and to Dover. It's going to turn into a political fight now, which isn't what it should be about. It should be what the fans want. But that's a fact of life, it's going to turn into a political money fight. That's what the whole thing has been over since the split with the IRL. We just hope that we're going to be back. I would feel very ashamed if this was my last time here.
Q:
Bruno, any thoughts?
BJ:
I think, like Tracy said, he explained everything. I would like to add a couple things. First is the lap that we did after the race, the top three drivers lap that you do in every racetrack, today was the most exciting top three lap around the track in my Champ Car career. How many poles do I have, Eric?
Q:
22.
BJ:
From the 22, 23 times that I did that, today by far is the most exciting. The fans were still in the grandstands and cheering for us. I think that means that the race today was very exciting, a lot of passing. And another thing is, like I had dinner last night, I was trying to return from the restaurant to the hotel, and took me more than half an hour to get a cab. The people in the city were all saying how good the race is, how many people, all the restaurants, the hotels, the taxis, how much employment the race generates for the Long Beach Grand Prix.
