Seen in Las Vegas

It's a beautiful day here in Las Vegas, although the afternoon temperatures are slated to hit 90 degrees F. Having walked the 'completed' track for the first time this morning we can safely say that from a racing standpoint this is the best street circuit in the world. It is extremely wide in most places and for a street circuit it will be fast. Chris Kneifel must be commended for the excellent job he has done.

The paddock for both Atlantic and Champ Cars are indoors and air-conditioned as can be seen to the right.

The media center is on the 16th floor of the World Market Center overlooking the track. We were stunned when we walked in this morning to see the large number of media who have registered for this event. It appears to be the largest media turnout in Champ Car history so new PR chief Sid Priddle must be doing something right.

Coming down under this bridge out of Turn 2 is going to take the drivers breath away. It's blind and the vertical grade is fairly steep. We wonder if the cars might tend to bottom out through this section, which is one of the narrowest areas. More later…….