Enge to aid SAMAX at Nashville.

Milka Duno and the SAMAX team are to receive the help of former IndyCar Series driver Tomas Enge as they prepare for the next round of the championship at Nashville.

Enge, currently racing in the American Le Mans Series, is a veteran of the IndyCar Series having competed on and off for three seasons and as such has been enlisted by the team he races for in the Grand-Am Rolex Series to aid their single-seater effort.

Indeed, the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway course is one of the most challenging on the calendar, prompting Enge to offer some friendly advice to Duno, as well as jump into the car to help set the car up for the team.

"I'll try to show Milka some things from a driver's perspective, help her understand more of the car. Milka will run the entire weekend and then continue with her plan."

Enge was one of the drivers in the second SAMAX Motorsport Daytona Prototype entries for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January. Duno teamed with A.J. Foyt Racing's Darren Manning, former IndyCar Series driver Patrick Carpentier and Ryan Dalziel in the sister car that recorded a runner-up finish. He also has represented the Czech Republic in A1GP and competed in ALMS this year.

"When I came to the IndyCar (Series) for the first time, I tested for Panther (Racing) in 2003 at (California Speedway in) Fontana," said Enge, who has made 17 IndyCar Series starts. "That was pretty easy for me because it's an easy track, the car was set up really good and I was alone on the track. Once I started to do the whole series, I kind of knew that it wasn't
going to be easy. Every track, every oval is a little different and you have to set up the car a little different.

"Then you have to act on it in the race in traffic. You just have to do slightly different things on each oval. It takes the whole season to learn, and the next season you can succeed more. I know it is very difficult for her to come from road course racing to IndyCar. The speed that the IndyCar is doing on ovals is just incredible. With all the cars around, it's something you have to get used to."