Cars race into the hairpin turn at dusk during March's 12 Hours of Sebring in March. Photo credit: Rick Dole for Michelin North America

This is the third part of a two-page centerfold on Racing in America in the the Road America issue of The Alley, Michelin’s trackside publication, which can be picked up around the paddock at the track. Stay tuned for additional sidebar posts from the story on michelinracingusa.com.

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Circuits

“The combination of big grids, wild tracks and passionate fans makes racing here feel somehow ‘bigger and better’ if that makes sense. Some of the tracks, like Sebring and Road Atlanta, are massive tests for both car and driver and have not been diluted over the years. You know you face the same challenges that drivers did 40 years ago. I like that.”

Paul Drayson (U.K.), Drayson Racing

“In Europe a lot of the modern tracks have lost their original shape due to the new F1 configurations. It’s not so in the U.S. Over here, there are still a lot of corners where you separate the boys from the men!”

Klaus Graf (Germany), Muscle Milk Team CytoSport

“The tracks we visit have character and are real challenges, from Road America to Sebring to Laguna Seca, or as I would call them, ‘real men’s’ tracks.”

Allan McNish (Scotland), Audi Sport

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The full issue of The Alley for Road America can be downloaded as a PDF from the “The Alley: In Print” section of michelinracingusa.com.