Photo : DAN-R-BOYD - ALMS

The current ALMS leader with his French team mate Simon Pagenaud, the Australian talks about the race track and stakes of the 4th round of the 2010 season.

“The boys have just done Le Mans, which was a fantastic experience that will just make them come back stronger for the remainder of the year. The Salt Lake City circuit is physically the most demanding track we go to, even accounting for Sebring. Running anti-clockwise it's got a lot of high g-force corners and the slow turns have a lot of grip, so there's a high load on the car and the transmission really gets a battering. It's also tough on the driver as your neck gets quite a pounding. Due to the high altitude the turbo powered cars will definitely have an advantage. It's amazing how dead the engine feels at that altitude but the HPD ARX-01c should be quick through the corners. I wouldn't say Salt Lake City is one of our luckiest tracks as we've had issues every time we've been there. We know this will be one of our toughest races but we've won the last two rounds.”

David Brabham will be reunited with his regular team mate Simon Pagenaud at the wheel of the Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01c. The Frenchman was a Peugeot driver at the Le Mans 24 Hours, while the Aussie teamed up with Marino Franchitti and Marco Werner in La Sarthe.

Jean-Philippe Doret