Power was second fastest on day two, marginally faster than the time that saw
him finish the opening day of testing as fastest in the #8 Aussie Vineyards –
Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine.
Power completed 130 laps
of the 1.66-mile road course over the two days of testing, which was his first
drive of a Honda-powered Dallara IndyCar.
Power and team-mate Oriol
Servia made it a one-two for KV Racing Technology at the historic test, with
Servia topping today’s times after Power was the fastest man on day one.
Fourteen days and 5460 man hours of work after their first IndyCar
Series chassis arrived at the KV Racing Technology shop in Indianapolis, KVRT
passed its first IndyCar test with flying colours.
The test was a
success for Power, Aussie Vineyards – Team Australia and KVRT on two fronts. In
addition to topping the speed charts the squad also logged the most laps of the
three teams participating in the test turning a combined total of 304 circuits
between Power and Spaniard Servia.
This first IndyCar test for Power and
Team Australia will be followed by a further two days of testing on the 1.5-mile
oval of Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 24-25. Power has raced on a oval on
only one occasion, at the Milwaukee Mile in 2006.
The first race of the
2008 IndyCar Series will be held under lights with the Gainsco Auto Insurance
Indy 300 on March 29 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
WHAT THE TEAM
HAD TO SAY …
Will Power – #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team
Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone
“This was a very positive test
for KV Racing Technology Aussie Vineyards – Team Australia,” said Power.
“The main objective was to run as many miles as possible and learn as
much as we could about the car. I understand more about the car now, but I still
have a lot to learn.
“I haven’t been in a race car since Mexico City
last year, so I was able to start getting back into form and get a bit of driver
fitness back.
“I also want to thank the entire crew for their hard work.
These guys put in a lot of hours to get us ready for this test and they did a
great job.”
Jimmy Vasser – KV Racing Technology Co-Owner
“I am just really proud of the entire KVRT organisation,” said Vasser.
“To arrive with the level of preparation that we did with the amount of
time we had, then to run pretty much error free for two days speaks volumes of
this team.
“On top of that we were reasonably quick for the conditions.
The track was very rubbered in, so comparatively it is tough to tell how good we
really are. We were also happy to be able to get as many miles as we did under
our belt.
“We are not overly confident right now. We have our eyes open.
I know we have a great group of people here and we are all focused on working
hard and learning, but certainly we understand that the teams we are going to go
up against have a lot more familiarity with the chassis and the series, that
puts us at a big disadvantage, but we will chip away at it.”
RESULTS: Sebring Open Test – Day Two (20 March 2008)
1. #5 Oriol Servia 52.7035 seconds (78 laps)
2. #8 Will Power 52.9451
(53 laps)
3. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 53.2843 (72 laps)
4. #34 Franck
Perera 53.3159 (66 laps)
5. #18 Bruno Junqueira 53.6552 (16 laps)
6. #19
Mario Moraes 53.9831 (69 laps)
RESULTS: Sebring Open Test – Day
One (19 March 2008)
1. #8 Will Power 52.9685 seconds (77
laps)
2. #18 Bruno Junqueira 53.2339 (61 laps)
3. #34 Franck Perera
53.4917 (23 laps)
4. #5 Oriol Servia 53.5855 (96 laps)
5. #19 Mario
Moraes 54.6123 (15 laps)
6. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 58.7377 (4 laps)
For further information please contact:
Chris Jordan – BAM Media:
+61 412 936 338
Brett Murray – BAM Media: +61 418 760 066
Communications
Managers – Team Australia
Kevin Diamond – KV Racing Technology: +1 415 729
6011
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Will Power steers the #8 Aussie Vineyards -
Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone in day two of testing at Sebring
International Raceway in Florida (Credit: IndyCar Series Media)
Australian driver Will Power at day
two of testing at Sebring International Raceway in Florida (Credit: IndyCar
Series Media)
Team Australia driver Will Power
speaks with his KV Racing Technology team-mate Oriol Servia at day two of
testing at Sebring (Credit: IndyCar Series Media)
The #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team
Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone of Will Power is worked on in the pit lane
during day two of testing at Sebring (Credit: IndyCar Series
Media)
The steering wheel, featuring paddle
gear shifting, of Will Power's #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia
Honda/Dallara/Firestone on day two of Sebring testing (Credit: IndyCar Series
Media)
The crew at KV Racing Technology have worked a
total of 5460 hours over 14 days to prepare two cars for the two-day IndyCar
Series test at Sebring in Florida (Credit: IndyCar Series Media)
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