"It's a sad day. Any time I can come through the gates at 16th and Georgetown to this facility, it's a wonderful day, but we came up short today, we came up short this month. It has nothing to do with putting probably one of the best drivers I've ever worked with through a very terrible time by not giving him a car that was capable of making the race. It falls squarely on my shoulders that we missed the show. I'm going to be very disappointed next Sunday when the green flag falls and we're not part of the fastest 33, but we weren't and that's what the Speedway is about."
Diatlovich revealed that his goal now was to return PDM to the IndyCar Series on a permanent basis - if only to reward Kite for his efforts.
"We're looking for money so that we can get this programme up and running properly, so that I can put this guy in a proper car and come out and avenge this day," he insisted, "That's where we fall short. We're engineering the car in a day, in two days. These people have had them on the seven-post rigs, they have full staff, crew, so I'm not making excuses. I've had the same opportunity and chances that the other people have, and I really thought I would cover my bets by saying it's not going to be that hard because I've got a gunfighter. Let me tell you what, I'll rue the day that I did this to him because I definitely would like to make it right and make it better."
