Halliday ready for second Le Mans test.

Intersport Racing's Liz Halliday will make her second appearance at Le Mans this weekend for the official test, ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hour on the 17, 18 June in the LMP2 AER powered Lola.

Halliday will join team mates Clint Field, who she competes with in the American Le Mans Series, and Duncan Dayton, and the professional equestrian and most successful woman in American sportscar racing is relishing the prospect of returning to the prestigious race and is still buzzing from her debut race their last year.

"It was truly amazing," enthused Halliday, "really the most spectacular event I have ever been a part of. I remember the awe of taking to the track for the first time and thinking, 'Wow, I'm actually here!' Also the fans were incredible. It was totally unbelievable to be around the hundreds of thousands of people who come to watch the race. I really can't wait to be there again."

Despite leading the LMP2 class for a considerable number of laps in last year's race, it ultimately wasn't to be for the Intersport team as the car succumbed to mechanical problems, however, Halliday sees the team's strong showing in the ALMS this year as a good omen for Le Mans.

"I think that we were a strong team last year," added Halliday, "but since then they have had more time to get to know the car, and AER has done more work on the engine reliability as well, so in theory we are even better prepared this time.

"Last year's Le Mans was also my first race ever in this car," confirmed Halliday," and since then, I have had many more races and wins with the team and the car. It's great to go into a big race like Le Mans knowing that you have had a strong start to the year. The win at Sebring is especially important because the car ran almost flawlessly for the twelve hours, that's a big boost for the team."

Although the Intersport squad will be among the favourites for the LMP2 honours at Le Mans, Halliday admits the first and foremost priority is to last the distance and she is not underestimating the class opposition.

"Most importantly there must be reliability from the car and the drivers," said Halliday, "we need to be quick and consistent without taking too many risks. Also, a good race strategy from the team must be in place so as to keep the car running in the best condition possible. It's all a team effort, and the main goal has to first be to finish.

"I think our main competitors will be the RML car, which won last year, the Belmondo cars, as they tend to be very reliable, and there are many more competitors this year who we need to be wary of such as Synergy, Rollcentre and Binnie Motorsports."