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■AR■U■■ ■■■■T■■■■■■■■■■■■■ MEXIN
SPONSOR, SO EVERYONE HERE IN
FULL FORCE, IT WAS PRETTY
EXCITING.
>> Susan: HOW DID YOU GET
INTO RACING, DID YOU ALWAYS
HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED?
>> Interview: I BLAME MY DAD
AND WE'D GO TO RACES ALL THE
TIME AND FROM MY NINTH
BIRTHDAY I GOT A GO-CART AND
THEN I JUMP INTO CARS AND
HERE WE ARE NOW.
>> Susan: YOU'RE DRIVING
SOMETHING CALLED A FORMULA
ATLANTIC CAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HELP
ME OUT.
HOW IS THAT AT THE IF OTHER
CARS?
>> Interview: THE TOP SERIES
THAT'S HERE IS THE CHAMP
CARS, AND WE'RE THE FINAL
WRUNG IF THE LADDER OF THE
CHAMP CARS, IF YOU WILL.
SO IT'S A SIMILAR CONCEPT,
OPEN WHEEL, SINGLE SEATER
FORMULA CAR, JUST A LITTLE
LESS HORSEPOWER, A LITTLE
LESS DOWN FAR THAN A CHAMP
CAR.
SO JUST A TRAINING TOOL FOR
US TO MOVE UP INTO CHAMP CAR
ONE DAY.
>> Susan: OUR VIEWERS MAY
NOTICE HOW CALM AND COOL
CHECKED YOU ARE WITH A
MICROPHONE.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A
BROADCASTER, TOO?
>> Interview: I GOT CHANCE
TO DIVE INTO BROADCASTING
WITH COMMENT AGENT ON SOME
OF THE CHAMP CAR RACES.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS
HAD AN INTEREST IN DOING BUT
SOMETHING I THOUGHT I WOULD
DO LATER IN MY CAREER AFTER
THE RACING WAS DONE, BUT IF
I GET THE CHANCE TO DO THEM
RIGHT NOW, WHY NOT, RIGHT?
>> Susan: CLEARLY IT'S IN
YOUR BLOOD.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT RACING THAT
YOU JUST LOVE?
>> Interview: THERE'S SO
MUCH.
THERE'S ABSOLUTESLY
EVERYTHING.
OBVIOUSLY THE THRILL OF
DRIVING A CAR FAST, AND THE
EXHILARATION OF WINNING ARE
TWO THING, BUT THE WHOLE
ATMOSPHERE, THE PHILOSOPHIES,
THE LIFESTYLE, IT'S JUST --
IT SUITS MY PERSONALITIES
AND MY WAY OF LIFE SO WELL.
WHETHER I'M BEHIND THE WHEEL
OR BEHIND THE WALL OR BEHIND
THE MICROPHONE, I'LL BE SFD
IN RACING FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE, NO DOUBT.
>> Susan: TALK ME THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND.
I KNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS
WHEN YOU STATISTIC.
WHAT HAPPENS AS THE WEEKEND
GOES ON?
>> Interview: WE WERE ON
TRACK YESTERDAY AND HAD A
FEW PRACTICE SESSIONS
YESTERDAY, ANOTHER WITHIN
THIS MORNING.
AND THIS AFTERNOON WE'LL
QUALIFY.
SO THAT WILL SET THE GRID
FOR TOMORROW'S RACE.
AND IT'S A TOUGH TRACK.
REALLY TRICKY TRACK HERE IN
TORONTO, SO IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO CALL WELL, AND
TRY AND BRING HOME A GOOD
RESULT FOR THE HOMETOWN
CROWD.
>> Susan: WHAT'S TRICKY
ABOUT TORONTO'S RACK IF
>> Interview: ANY STREET
CIRCUIT YOU COME TO, THE
WALLS ARE ALL RIGHT THERE,
AND THE SURFACE IS VERY
SLICK BECAUSE YOU'RE RUNNING
ON PUBLIC ROADS ESSENTIALLY.
SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GRIP
AND ZERO ALMOST FOR ERROR
WITH CONCRETE WALLS LINING
THE WHOLE TRACK.
>> Susan: WHAT ABOUT TEAM
HIFRNL CLIFF, ARE THEY
LINING ROUTE?
>> Interview: MY PARENTS AND
MY FAMILY ACTUALLY SPRUNG
FOR ONE OF THE PIT SUITES UP
HERE, SO I'VE GOT A
FOLLOWING OF WHETHER A
HUNDRED AND SOME ODD PEOPLE
HERE THIS WEEKEND.
SO A LOT OF SUPPORT, AND
EVEN FROM JUST GENERAL FANS
AROUND THE PADDOCK, AND
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MEDIA
ATTENDING.
IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.