Comments from HVM Racing Driver E.J. Viso:
 
We are now going to be joined by IndyCar Series driver E.J. Viso.

E.J., all you have to do is drive and win, right?  Kind of tell us how important tests like that are to your program and the transition and just how it all fits in as you progress through your first year here in the IndyCar Series. 

E.J. VISO: Well, it's really important to have some base of testing. That was our first testing day of the season, and it's really important for me as a driver and for the team. The team had time to try different parts on the car that they wouldn't take the risk of doing during a normal test day or a race weekend. So it was great. Yeah, it was nice to try the spot, and I think right now we're in a better position for this coming race. 

E.J., I wanted to ask you, with the oval event coming up you finished as good or better than where you started on all the ovals you've competed on this year. Do you feel more and more confident with each oval race as you transition? 
E.J. VISO: Yeah, for sure. Every time we go out in an oval, I think I'm learning every time. So for sure these races I have a bit more experience, and we develop the car every time more, and yeah, I feel more comfortable in position. Yeah, I think we should do better for this one. 

MODERATOR: And you've got, counting Kentucky this weekend, two ovals and two street courses left to finish out the season. Which of the courses remaining on the schedule do you feel gives you the best shot at capturing a strong finishing position? 

E.J. VISO: Well, it's going to be Australia and Infineon. I mean, that's what I know to do best, and for sure the team has experience, as well. I think we're going to be in a better position. 

Q. E.J., you've gotten some heat from your competitors this year because of your very competitive driving style. Do you think it has more to do with the fact that the U.S. way of racing is a little bit different than what you're accustomed to in Europe? 

E.J. VISO: Well, it's very strange. I mean, it's a question that for sure I've asked myself a couple of times. But I don't know. There are many drivers here that drive like that, and at the same time they go and complain. So I don't know, I just try to be as clean as possible, just do one maneuver on the track, and that's what I do. 

Yeah, maybe coming from Europe, over there the kind of driving is a bit more  maybe a little bit more risky and aggressive because the races are shorter and it's more a sprint race. Maybe the races here are a bit longer and you're able to take it a bit easier. Yeah, that's my point of view. 

Q. Do you think that you've gotten more toward the American style as your season has gone on, and do you think it's going to take anything away should you go back to Europe? 

E.J. VISO: Well, I think it's little by little. For sure if I'm going to be racing here in the States I need to adapt to the system. Yeah, at the moment, if I ever go back to Europe, I just need to focus on the European way. I really like being here, and hopefully I change to the American way of driving. 

MODERATOR: E.J., I would ask, I know last week the IndyCar Series released its 2009 schedule. Have you had a chance to see it, and what were your impressions? 

E.J. VISO: Well, I had a quick look at the card, and for sure it looks much better to me. There are more road and street courses. That's what I love to do. I think, yeah, I'm going to be in a better position for next year. 

MODERATOR: Is there a particular race next year that stands out as the one you're most looking forward to, or are there any that maybe you're not looking forward to? 

E.J. VISO: Well, I like all of them. Maybe Long Beach is a great race where we're going to be racing. Just all of them. I mean, Toronto is going to be a good one; Edmonton, I really like Edmonton, just all of them. I think it's going to be a great calendar. We're going to miss Australia, but it's okay.

MODERATOR: I know it's your first season competing in the IndyCar Series. Do you feel you've learned a lot this season that will pay off for you and the team next year as you guys start fresh in 2009? 

E.J. VISO: Yeah, for sure I've learned a lot. When I did my first race in Homestead, that was my first time ever in IndyCar and on an oval, so it was pretty challenging. I just jumped in the car, and my first thoughts of the oval, I thought it was crazy stuff. But little by little, I got used to it. 

Yeah, now it's just going with the flow. Everything is getting is coming together, just working hard with the team, and just being focused and trying to get some points. 

Q. You've got a long off season ahead of you starting in September. What are you going to do during the off‑season, any racing in mind? 

E.J. VISO: Well, it's early to know for sure. I might do a race that I love, it's my favorite one, one of my favorite races, is the 24 Hours of Spain in Barcelona. So I might do that one for fun with my friends over there. And other than that, it all depends on what I'm doing for next year. For sure if I'm going to be here in the States, I'm going to be testing. If I go back to Europe, I'm going to be testing. I hope the first option is the one that is going to be happening."