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Champ Car 2003 Saint Petersburg Grand Prix

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Forsythe Racing’s precision preparation of cars for Pat Carpentier and Paul Tracy

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Roberto Moreno becomes familiar with the multifunction steering wheel in his new Herdez Competition car

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Moreno waits for his Herdez Competition teammates to finish preparing his car

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Roberto Moreno launches from his pit

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Alex Tagliani dons a balaclava then cinches his collar

Tagliani dons his ‘bone dome’ before qualifying for the race

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Tagliani in the turns 11-12 kink that slows racers before the hairpin turn

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Tagliani in his Rocketsports Racing sled

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team co-owner & racer Adrián Fernández watches competitors qualifying

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Fernández looks at rivals’ qualifying times

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… then straps into his car

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ready to start a Fernández Racing car

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Adrián Fernández near turn 2

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Oriol Servia’s hemets are painted in Salvador Dalí-inspired motifs

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Patrick Racing’s Oriol Servia in fire-resistant Nomex suit and balaclava

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Oriol Servia’s tip of the hat to a fellow Catalunyan, the late Salvador Dalí

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Saint Petersburg’s Salvador Dalí Museum is less than a mile from pit lane

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Servia amidst his Patrick Racing teammates

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Servia waits for his turn to qualify

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Oriol Servia at speed in Saint Petersburg

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Servia approaches Saint Petersburg’s notorious turn 10

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