Finding grip on the concrete surface that makes up a significant portion of the Denver champ car street circuit proved to be a tough challenge for the Aussie Vineyards-sponsored Team Australia Lolas of Alex Tagliani and Marcus Marshall in qualifying today.
source: bammedia.com.au While Tagliani celebrated his 100th race in the Champ Car World Series when Team Australia presented him a commemorative cake to mark the occasion before qualifying - his on track pace was not as sweet, the Canadian stopping the clocks at 61.257 seconds to be 11th fastest. Team-mate and Aussie rookie Marcus Marshall was a little over 7/10ths of a second slower until the final moments of the session, when he spun into the tires and took off the rear wing. The penalty for bringing out the red flag unfortunately dropped Marshall to the bottom of the timesheet when he lost his fastest lap. Despite making several adjustments during practice and qualifying, both Tagliani and Marshall continued to suffer from a lack of grip. Raced upon the streets surrounding the Pepsi Center - the home of the NBA Denver Nuggets - the mile high Colorado temporary circuit utilizes local roads as well a parking lot of the basketball stadium. Invesco Field, the home of the NFL Denver Broncos football team, also overlooks the track. Paul Tracy set the fastest time of the day at 59.759 - the only driver to break the one minute barrier. ALEX TAGLIANI - CAR #15 POSITION: 11th TIME: 1:01.257 "We are struggling a little bit right now and the car really isn't good under brakes. The stability of the car isn't as nice as I would like. "We have a lot of work ahead of us, but it is certainly not impossible to bridge the gap.
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