MOLSON INDY TORONTO PRE-RACE QUOTES
source: champcarworldseries.com Paul Tracy #3 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "Toronto is the biggest race of the year for me. The Canadian races are always very important to me on a personal level, and Toronto in particular. We're looking good for the event coming off wins at Milwaukee and Cleveland. Team morale is high and we want to get everyone geared up for this event. I tend to have good weekends at the Canadian races so I'm hoping to have another strong event and take my third hometown win." Sebastien Bourdais, #1 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "We've had two very different races in Toronto. McDonald's wasn't involved with us the first season in Toronto and we didn't really succeed all that well there. We finished fifth; we had a tough day, it was just difficult. Last year we had a great event; we unloaded the McDonald's car and it was balanced and I was feeling comfortable. We were flying all weekend and the McDonald's car won the race and it was my first street course win so I was very happy with the things went last year. Last year there was lots of devastation going on behind me on track. It was crazy; I don't know what happened. I guess everybody got really excited. It was the first time with Ford's Push to Pass button in Toronto with the big back straight and everybody was trying hard, perhaps a bit too hard, and it put on a really awesome show for the fans but a lot of cars were stuffed in the walls for sure. Championship-wise it was an okay start but it is not really satisfying for the McDonald's team. We will continue to work hard to get back on top beginning in Toronto. I think the races in Canada are successful because the Canadian fans are really knowledgeable and they always show up in big numbers. It's always awesome. We've got three Canadian races. The Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal races were awesome. Now Edmonton is replacing Vancouver since we can't race there due to construction, and I'm sure it's going to be a great race too." Jimmy Vasser #12 Gulfstream PKV Racing Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "I really enjoy racing in Canada because the fans are so knowledgeable about Champ Car and motorsports in general. I think it is going to be a very exciting two weeks of racing in Canada with Toronto and Edmonton as back-to-back races. I have always enjoyed racing on the Toronto circuit. It has a good mixture of high speed and tight corners. I am very curious to see how the PKV Racing team does on a true street circuit. This is the first street circuit we have raced on since Long Beach where we did not fair as well as we had hoped. We have done well in Toronto in the past and are coming off a good showing last year. I think it will be a good challenge for the team and a good barometer of where we are as a team. Hopefully, the PKV Racing team can build on our second place showing in 2004 and get to the top of the podium this year.'
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