The Edmonton circuit really rewards you for driving the car at the limit. And what makes it exciting for the fans is that you can see the whole track from the pit-lane.
The crowd has been huge there from the inaugural race last year. I remember, the first year we ran. We were rained out during practice. We couldn't even go on the track it was raining so hard. And there was 50,000 people sitting in the stands waiting for us to run in the pouring rain. So definitely a great crowd and a great venue to run at.
Q:
Paul and Tony, if you think back to Paul's last appearance in Indy 500 and kind of subsequently Paul your role as sort of the villain in Champ Car, do you guys find it at all surprising or surreal that you're coming together to work together?
PT:
Well, I think the last time I set foot in the Speedway was the day I was told I had no Indy 500 trophy, and that was the last time I've actually been to the track. A lot of water has passed under that bridge for me. I was over it the next week, winning at Milwaukee and a lot of time has passed since then. I've been able to win a championship and do a lot of other great things in my career. And now the series is one.
And, with that merger, there's been some people that have been left to the side. I don't want to speak for Tony, but I think it's his intention that he wants to have the best of both sides competing and just had to wait for the opportunity for that to happen.
TG:
Well, I think there's little question that last time Paul left here he left feeling great disappointment. And that was many years ago. It had been many years since he was here. It's been many years since he's been back. We welcome him back and are happy he's here and happy to be a part of giving him the opportunity to participate this year.
My sincere belief is that this whole year has been about looking forward. We spent a great deal of time over the past 10-12 years looking backward. And this whole season has been about looking forward.
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