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Wednesday, 26th March 2008

Marty Roth heads team 1-2 in final transition test.

“The car felt really good,” Rahal admitted afterwards, “I caught Oriol, overtook him in turn one and was almost past him, [but] I was on a higher line than I had been taking and it was a lot bumpier with a little less grip up there. The rear stepped out on me and I caught it, but then it did it a second time, I couldn't catch it and crashed.”

NHLR also had a problem with its second car, with the 6' 3" Wilson struggling to fit into the #02 Dallara.

“We just have a few more bits to do inside the cockpit to make me feel more comfortable,” the Briton confirmed, "Fitting in these cars is not a straight-forward thing.”

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The converts will meet up with the rest of the IndyCar regulars the next time they take to the track, with practice and qualifying for the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300
taking place at Homestead on Friday [28 March] and the season kicking off, under lights, on Saturday night.


Testing times - Homestead (24-25 March):

Marty Roth Roth 25.1203secs 117 laps
Jay Howard Roth 25.2565secs 170 laps
Oriol Servia KVRT 25.4358 180 laps
Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 25.4472secs 186 laps
Will Power KVRT/Team Australia 25.4839secs 265 laps
Graham Rahal NHLR 25.4918secs 72 laps
Justin Wilson NHLR 25.4929secs 129 laps
Franck Perera Conquest 25.5560secs 172 laps
Ernesto Viso HVM 25.5682secs 134 laps
Bruno Junqueira Coyne 25.6231secs 82 laps
Mario Moraes Coyne 25.8416secs 162 laps

all fastest times set on second day of two

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