Generac 500 at Road America - Live reporting from the VICI Racing pits

5:15 PM It's been a warm and sunny day at Mosport. A couple of minor issues have seen the team staying off the track this afternoon and instead concentrating on preparing for tomorrow's practice and qualifying sessions. Tim is currently applying the swage of mandatory series' official decals that are carried on the car.

11:00 AM Nicky and Francesco are in the garage. "I’m looking forward to Mosport as I believe it is another fast circuit that is good for the driver," says Nicky. "I’m keen to learn this track and I’m getting quite familiar with the RSR now. Road America is the only track on the schedule this year that I have driven on before so it’s back to learning another track. We made another step forward at Road America, especially with the improved durability of the tires, and although we struggled with them a bit in the practice sessions, it all came together for the race for sure and we were able to run quick, consistent lap times. Kumho promises to have new compounds for us to try this week for I hope we will take another step forward.”

10:15 AM The familiar face of Alfred Renauer is a welcome sight in the paddock this morning. The German youngster is very closely linked to the team. Alfred won the first ever round of the IMSA GT3 Cup in 2005 driving for VICI Racing. His brother Robert drove for the team in GrandAm at Daytona last year. Both are very quick and this season Alfred has been driving a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 in the VLN series at the Nürburgring and turning in very good results. This morning though he's helping out cutting vinyl.

9:00 AM Big task for the morning is decaling the #18 car into the new black, white and red livery that the team will be running this weekend. There is a lot of work to be done and most of the crew are involved. Here mechanic Jody Coenen is applying red vinyl to the A-pillar.

8:30 AM Round eight of the 2008 American Le Mans Series kicks off at the Mosport International Raceway in Canada today. The action on track will get underway this afternoon with 90 minutes of running during 'Promoter Test Session', firstly half an hour reserved for the GT1 and GT2 teams (2:25-2:55 PM), to be followed by an hour (2:55-3:55 PM) that will be open to all classes in the series (P1, P2, GT1 and GT2).