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Graham Rahal disappointed to start 11th but has high hopes for Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg Times)
**Special to the Times**
Saturday, March 24, 2012
_Second in a series of guest columns IndyCar driver Graham Rahal will file
this weekend during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: _
Our adventure at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg started off well
enough. Our lap times in Friday's practice sessions were promising, but we
encountered some trouble with the red tires during qualifying Saturday and
ended up 11th on the starting grid for Sunday's race.
Honestly, we expected better, but we still have high hopes.
In the second practice session Friday, the No. 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi
Racing Dallara/Honda had the fourth-fastest lap, so we were enthused about our
chances to make it into the Firestone Fast Six during Saturday's qualifying.
But the trick with the new Dallara chassis is the red -- or softer compound --
tire. Usually that's the quicker compound, but for some reason we really
struggled with it today. The cars didn't take to the red tires very well. The
same thing happened to my teammates, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Charlie
Kimball. It was frustrating, without a doubt. There's a lot of work to be
done.
It all made ...
St. Petersburg Times
