Tracy Trips Up Over Kerbs

The Canadian had been second fastest in the morning's free practice session but found himself stone last on the overnight grid after his qualifying faux pas

Tracy was struggling with the balance of his Forsythe Championship Racing Lola when he got caught out at one of the chicanes and took an airborne trip over the Fundidora Park circuit's notorious kerbs, sidelining him from the rest of the session.

"On one of my first hot laps I turned into the chicane and the rear end just jumped out," related the 2003 series champion. "I saved it but it made me go over the kerbing and I got launched in the air. We did some damage to the car as a result and that pretty much ended our afternoon.

"It's too bad because the car was pretty good - good enough to be quickest in the practice session just before qualifying - but we've been fighting a bit of oversteer all day and it happened again on that lap. It's too bad for the Forsythe team because we could have threatened for the pole, but we know we're on the pace and we get another chance tomorrow."

Tracy's teammate Mario Dominguez had a more productive day and wound up fifth fastest. But he could have been higher had he not had to forfeit his best lap for causing a red-flag stoppage two-thirds of the way through qualifying when his car ran out fuel and left him stranded on the circuit.

"We had a radio problem and I didn't hear the team calling me in so I ran too many laps and ran out of fuel," explained the Mexican. "But the car was good so I think we'll be in strong shape for final qualifying tomorrow."