| The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) debuted in the | | | | the pits late and he had to drive through. We lost |
| streets of St. Petersburg last Saturday to prove a real | | | | some ground there. Overall, we'll take third to the |
| street fight among racers. One of the participants that | | | | Porsches right now. We are developing this team and I |
| lived up to expectations is the new Highcroft Acura | | | | think we can run with the leaders in the streets and on |
| team with many lead changes and some racing | | | | the permanent circuits." |
| incidents that battle back through the racing field. | | | | Johansson, Brabham's teammate, has this to say: "The |
| Acura teams finished third and fourth in the LMP2 | | | | car felt good in the middle of the stint. We just had a |
| class during the wild ALMS event. The new Highcroft | | | | radio problem late that really cost us. I thought I needed |
| Acura team has David Brabham and Stefan | | | | to pit and the team wanted me to stay out on the |
| Johansson as drivers. The team scored its first podium | | | | track. So I drove through the pits and we got a |
| finish with a third place in the darkness at the | | | | penalty. We were leading the P2 class at that point. I'm |
| checkered flag. The Penske Porsches, who started | | | | not sure I could have held off the Porsches but the car |
| first and second on the grid, placed one to two after | | | | is coming around for a new chassis. We are making |
| coming back from an assortment of mishaps. | | | | some very good progress with this new car." |
| "We ran a good pace today. I am very proud of the | | | | Some slam-bang action around the 1.8-mile circuit was |
| Highcroft team and the progress they have made with | | | | contributed by Adrian Fernandez team, also from |
| the new Acura car and engine. We had a pretty | | | | Acura. "It was a great race for us. We have to learn |
| strong car in the race. The start was very interesting | | | | about some drivers and certain situations. But that is |
| and I was just looking for a safe place. Gee, it was a | | | | part of sports car racing. We have to know about |
| twohour, 45-minute race. It is crazy to get too excited | | | | cars that are in lapped position. Luis got caught in that |
| in Turn One. I got a good start and our Acura felt | | | | type of situation and we got a penalty. So we learned |
| good," said David Brabham. | | | | and we will move on. I am pleased with the pace we |
| He added, "In the middle of the race, we were picking | | | | were able to run with the Lowe's Acura. We didn't |
| them off one at a time. We were in position to win the | | | | have that at Sebring. But here at St. Pete, we found a |
| LMP2 class today and that is a tremendous feat for | | | | good race pace. We scored some points and look |
| this young team. It was unfortunate that late in the | | | | towards the whole season," said Fernandez. |
| race we had a problem. Stefan [Johansson] came in | | | | |