Bryan Sellers:
On the Grand Prix of Long Beach: “Long Beach is a very special event. It’s a place you grow up wanting to win at. It was my first race with Team Falken Tire in 2009 and we have always been pretty good here. I think we will be strong again this weekend. It is going to be a learning process the whole way through with the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR but I think we are starting with a good platform. That first session on Friday is so critical. We get so little track time at Long Beach, if you can start that session strong it bodes well for a good weekend.
The shorter race length, just two hours, doesn’t really affect how a driver goes about the race. We have to be on full-attack at every race, every stint, every lap. The American Le Mans Series is so tight it doesn’t allow for any mistakes or any time to let down no matter if it is a two-hour or twelve-hour race.”
On Team Falken Tire’s Street Course “Magic”: “As a program we have been strong at street courses and I am hoping that this year is no different for Team Falken Tire. Falken has always given us a great tire for the street circuits and that makes a huge difference. It is a very tough weekend with very limited track time so rolling off the trailer with a good car seems to be most of the ‘magic’ we have here. The guys work hard at the shop so we’re really close from the start. You don’t have time to make too drastic of changes so being good early usually means you’re good at the end of the weekend.”
On being a “favorite” at Long Beach: “I don’t think there are ever any ‘favorites’ in ALMS. The level of competition is so high that anyone can win on any given weekend. Our win in Baltimore may mean we are slightly more prepared for an event such as this, compared to other tracks, but I wouldn’t say we can be considered a favorite any more than any other team.”
On using what was learned at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring: “There is always plenty to learn and apply from previous events. There may not be a lot of crossover as far as the exact setup between Sebring and Long Beach, but we have learned trends and differences about the new car. Every session, no matter what kind of track, we will build on that for the next race.”
Source : Bryan Sellers Media