Basically the rear grip is the main problem for all the Honda riders. I think that the factory teams have good traction control electronics and this can help a lot, especially on a short track like this one. My starts also compromised both races... I am really disappointed with how the weekend went. It wasn't what I expected. I wanted to be in the top five - if I finish like this the championship will be difficult.

There's other teams that have riders that show on the 'A' circuit year-round.

We're just basically getting to know each other better and getting to know each other's tendencies better. The main thing is the chemistry . . . but we're executing our plays better. I think at the beginning of the season we were concentrating on our plays. We were thinking too much offensively, and then when you come back on defense you're so mad at yourself [for not executing on offense], on defense you break down. You're letting everybody else get shots. Now we're executing better on offense and it's carrying over on defense.

A wheel bearing went in the rear suspension, which I think is the same problem as Tony (Kanaan). It almost put me into the wall and almost put Tony in the wall as well. It's unfortunate and the ArcaEx team deserves better. It's the same problem we had at Nashville.

I'm very happy. The team did a very good job, I'm starting to understand how the machine works and I believe we can fix a few small problems tomorrow, we need to have a little bit more improvement to be with the top guys.

The main problem is I don't think it does anything to produce a gallon of gas,