Indianapolis, IN - Mario Dominguez ran 61 laps today, the second most of any driver in preparation for qualifying for the 2008 Indy 500. Dominguez turned his first laps at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. They were also his first laps in the IndyCar and the first time the PCM team had run the car. Today, the team played catch-up in effort to learn the ins-and-outs of the IndyCar, prior to qualifying.
Earlier today, Dominguez met US Senator Hillary Clinton. Dominguez and Clinton talked about his native Mexico City and the U.S. Hispanic community.
Mario on the day: “Today we really spent the afternoon building up speed and finding the limits, step by step. Every lap I turn, I learn something. Yesterday we had to get out there and pass our three phases so we didn’t have time to really focus on anything but that. So today was our first day finding limits and seeing what the car needs. We are fighting a loose condition, but we are working through it. This racetrack is just phenomenal; it is completely different than any track I have ever run on. I am grateful I have so much oval experience because it helps considerably, but at the same time, this track is different than any other.”
Mario en la dia: “Hoy pasamos la tarde realmente encontrando velocidad así como los límites, paso a paso. Cada vuelta que doy, aprendo algo. Ayer tuvimos que salir y pasar las tres fases de novatos, así que no hubo tiempo como para realmente enfocarnos en cualquier otra cosa que no fuera eso. Hoy en cambio, sí fue un día que pudimos aprovechar para encontrar los límites, buscar lo que el auto necesita y mejorarlo. Hasta el momento estamos batallando con una condición de falta de agarre en la parte trasera del coche que se siente suelto, pero ya estamos trabajando en ello. Esta pista es simplemente fenomenal. Es completamente diferente a cualquier otra pista en la que haya corrido jamás. Estoy agradecido de tener tanta experiencia en óvalos ya que a pesar de que aún me falta, definitivamente ayuda, aunque al mismo tiempo este trazado es diferente a cualquier otro.”
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