HVM Racing Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County:
PDVSA HVM Racing is off to a solid start to the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County at the Infineon Raceway after running over 35 laps on Friday. E.J. Viso clocked the 12th and 16th times of the two practice sessions, but the team was more impressed with their added knowledge of the track and car.
Making their first start at Infineon, the team tested last week in preparation. They took the data learned and were able to establish a base to improve on this weekend. Friday, the team continued to try new setups to the car and find additional speed to compete for the win Sunday.
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“We are making a lot of progress with the car. We are pretty close and just need a few tenths of a second to be capable of running up front. This is not a forgiving track and just one-tenth of a second is a big difference here.
“Right now, we have more data to look over and E.J. gave a lot of positive feedback about the car. This is one occasion this season where we can really apply a lot of data and improve as the weekend goes along.”
“Today was another good day for us because we didn’t have any problems and were able to get a lot of time with our car and the track. There is a lot of data to look through and figure out what worked and what didn’t.
“I don’t have any major concerns now. We were close to the top 10 earlier in the day, but the speeds don’t matter too much. Today, the goal was to keep trying different setups and then have a fast car for Saturday and Sunday.”
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Contact:
Jeff Dennison; HVM Racing Press Office 57A, Gasoline Alley, Indianapolis, Indiana
Phone: 317-241-3955 Cell: 704-252-3356 E-mail: press@hvminc.net
For more information on HVM Racing visit www.hvm-racing.com
HVM is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In its 7 years of competition in the Champ Car World Series, the team has earned 6 wins, 2 pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums since 2001 when Keith Wiggins took over Bettenhausen Motorsports. They finished 4th and 3rd, respectively, in Championship standings in 2006 and 2007 and drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos were named Rookie of the Year in 2002 and 2007, respectively.
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