Kevin Kalkhoven may have made the headlines for his part in the unification of US open-wheel motorsport, and again when Will Power and Team Australia was plucked away from Walker Racing, but his team did the talking on day one of the first transition test at Sebring.
Power and Oriol Servia combined to turn more laps - 77 and 96 respectively - than any of the other drivers in the first test of equipment the Champ Car converts only took delivery of two weeks ago, with the Australian posting the fastest lap of the day in a time of 52.9685secs, around half a second on Ryan Briscoe's pacesetting 52.4secs best from the regular teams' test at Sebring.
"It was good to go run around today and get back into form, because I haven't driven for five or six months since Mexico City," Power said, "It's good for fitness, [and] it's really good to have a run like this before I get on the oval, which I've never done before.
"[The car] is pretty similar to the Champ Car. They run on the same tyre, at a similar weight, with a similar wheel base, a little less horsepower and not as much grip, but it's a car and therefore you try to make it go as quick as you can."
Servia vied for second overall with fellow US open-wheel veteran Bruno Junqueira for much of the day, before the Brazilian secured the spot, and was ultimately pipped to third spot by rookie Franck Perera, who underlined Conquest Racing's faith in him by vaulting up the order in the closing stages of the day.
![Will Power - Team Australia/KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda [pic credit: IRL/Payne]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/418437.jpg)
