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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">INDY CARS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">09/07/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Rocketsports Champ Car Qualifying Report</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Alex Tagliani Provisional 6th Place On Grid</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"><B>Rocketsports Champ Car Qualifying Report</B><BR> <BR> Alex Tagliani, driver of the No.8 Johnson Controls Lola, qualified sixth (provisional) with a time of 59.754 (105.734 mph, 170.161 km/h) in the first qualifying session for the Molson Indy Toronto. Tagliani, who started fourth in Toronto in 2003, worked closely with the Rocketsports crew to improve the speed and grip of the No. 8 Lola, in order to secure a better starting position for Round Six of the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered By Ford on Sunday.<BR> <BR> “We’re okay with the time we have, but want a few more tenths, which are in reach,” said Tagliani. “The car is okay, but it needs more bite. It’s difficult to find grip with the surface with the various concrete changes. <BR> <BR> “We have good people on board, on the team and we’re looking at adjusting the new dampers to what we need for qualifying tomorrow. The Rocketsports engineers are looking at the data, but there’s a tight margin for change and we need to catch up.<BR> <BR> “Drivers can make moves on the back straight-away, but it’s tough to pass here (on the Toronto course). We expect to be quicker tomorrow and need a good position on the grid, which is important on the Toronto track,” concluded Tagliani, who currently ranks fourth in the Champ Car World Series with 86 points.<BR> <BR> Tagliani gets back on the Toronto street course at 1:45 PM (ET) Saturday, July 10, 2004 for the second qualifying session for the 19th annual Molson Indy Toronto.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>