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CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports completes three days of testing

16 March 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Bettenhausen Motorsports driver Michel Jourdain Jr. (Herdez Mercedes Lola) completed three days of testing on the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval Sunday, his final test before the season-opening Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota.

"I am very happy with all the improvements we've made today, despite running under windy conditions," he said afterward. "I think we still need more laps before the season opener, and it was very good to test on the same track where we are going to have the first race of the 2000 championship. Now, I am just looking forward to racing here."

Bettenhausen Managing Director/Chief Engineer Tom Brown said Sunday was a particularly good day for the team.

"We lost some track time the first couple of days, but today we got some good quality track, working basically on race setups instead of qualifying setups because this was our last day and we were trying to get ready for the race. We worked with Lola with the cooling system and I am very pleased with the engine. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but we are very confident."

Text provided by T.E. McHale

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