From Mosport, CA

- A summary of the eight round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

Not much more than 50 years ago the piece of land that we know today as Mosport was a farm. At that time, standing on a hill, looking over the fields and groves of trees, who could have imagined that the best drivers and the fastest cars in the world would come to this pastoral place and race on what would be named as one the most challenging tracks in the world and provide the best excitement and entertainment motor racing can offer.

But they did come: racing legends like Stirling Moss, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren and even stock car king Richard Petty. No fewer than 16 Formula One World Driving Champions - men like Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti and Nick Lauda have raced here. Some 10 Indianapolis 500 winners including Rodger Ward, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock have also raced at Mosport.

I was eager to get back in the car after missing the Road America round a week before due to important business commitments in India And China, This meant for me giving up the chance to win the championship but with Andy Lally standing in second place and myself still in third place, we were seeking a strong result this week end to maintain our chances to finish in the Top 3 in both championships. The forecast for all three days was calling for perfect weather conditions and that added to our enthusiasm to go race.