Patrick Carpentier
Patrick Carpentier
Patrick Carpentieris a Canadian professional auto racing driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, where he got five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in 2002 and 2004. The long-time Champ Car driver switched to the IndyCar Series in 2005, but moved on Grand Am in 2007 and spent a bit more time running his ranch. After a few NASCAR races in 2007,...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth13 August 1971
canada racing
Racing in Canada would be so much fun.
close coming conditions help quite race testing
Coming here and testing is going to help us quite a bit, especially so close to the race where the conditions are probably going to be very similar.
car challenge consistent due face finding might struggled
We really struggled to find a consistent car today. Some of that might be due to the weather, but we face a challenge finding that consistency.
care cars happens hope indy montreal support
I don't care how it happens but I hope it does. I think Montreal would support a doubleheader of Indy cars and NASCAR.
care cars happens hope indy montreal support
I don't care how it happens but I hope it does, ... I think Montreal would support a doubleheader of Indy cars and NASCAR.
great hearing offer start stay team teams wish
I'd like to stay with this team and in the IRL because I think we made some great improvements from the start of the season, Right now, I keep hearing a lot teams want me, but I wish one of them would offer me something.
race start
The race is going to be competitive, ... It's a long race, you've got to be there at the end. But when you start up front, it's a different game. It's a lot more fun, I'll tell you.
car cars clearly coming entire field fifth five fourth front gear guys hold last leading overall problems shifting tenth today weekend worse
We had a car that was much better than a tenth place finish. Overall the weekend has been great. We had gear shifting problems the entire race. It was a lot of work, and it got a lot worse just before that last yellow. It was not going into fifth gear. I just couldn't hold on to that fourth place once all the cars were packed together. But, I am happy. You look and see where we are coming from and where we are going. There were four of five guys at the front that were clearly leading the field today and we were a part of that. So, overall it's not that bad.
best bit calmed car couple crazy definitely ended far fast fun great guys happened hate race racing sorry stick time wrong
It was a great day for me, but I'm definitely sorry about what happened to Alex. You always hate it when these things happen, and he's just ended up in the wrong place a couple of times this year. For me, it was very fun racing today. Things were a bit crazy at the beginning, but the guys calmed down and made the car a lot of fun to drive. This was by far my best race on one of these fast ovals. It was the first time that we were able to stick with the leaders, but it's not going to be the last.
fun looks project
It looks like a fun project for the whole of Canada.
bit catch contact engine hard improved lacking leaders maintain next order performance power race regular relying testing time toyota week win
Toyota has really improved the performance of their engine lately, ... For the first time this year, I could keep up with the leaders without relying on race cautions to maintain contact with them. We are still lacking a bit of power to go for the win on a regular basis, but we are getting there. Toyota is really working hard to catch up to Honda. We are going to Watkins Glen next week for a day of testing in order to be more competitive for the penultimate race of the 2005 season.
great guys racing season stuff taught understood
They taught me a lot of stuff and I had a great season with those guys. And they understood racing a lot, actually a lot more than a lot of guys I know.
accomplish advantage banking carousel chance definitely fun happy helps last lead learning nicest passing race sustain tracks turns uphill week
This is one of the nicest tracks I've ever been on, but I'm definitely still learning it. The chicane and carousel turns are tricky. It's a high-speed track with banking that helps sustain momentum. The race should be a fun one, with passing on the uphill backstretch. It's long and with drafting, it'll lead to some passing or a chance to take advantage of those making mistakes. We were pretty happy with what we were able to accomplish last week at the test, but I think we can definitely still improve.
bull great maybe perhaps red special
It is like Motocross but on special snowmobiles. It is great training. If I can get enough speed, maybe Skidoo or perhaps Red Bull will put me on their teams.