James Weaver has won two straight overall poles at the Grand Prix of Mosport and recorded a victory last year with Butch Leitzinger

Courtesy Alex Thompson, American Le Mans Series, Media Relations Manager

EAGER WEAVER: Dyson Racing's James Weaver has had his fair share there. Weaver owns two LMP2 track records, is the defending race champion along with Butch Leitzinger and has won two straight pole positions.

Do tell, James, what's the secret?

"Mosport is an exciting place to both watch and drive an ALMS car," Weaver said. "The Lola is very good on fast corners, and we think our car is better aerodynamically than the Audi. As a team, our preference is for the traditional high-speed circuits. They allow these types of cars to 'stretch their legs,' and really show them at their best."

Leitzinger and Weaver again will team up in one of the two Dyson entries, the No. 16 Lola. They won last year by 16.319 seconds over Champion Racing's JJ Lehto and Marco Werner. The pole-sitting Weaver also posted the race's fastest lap.

In 2003, Weaver qualified the AER/MG-powered No. 16 Lola (then an LMP675 car) on the overall pole with a lap of 1:07.906 (130.363 mph). Before the car developed alternator problems, Weaver set the class' track record for fastest race lap - 1:09.479 (127.411 mph).

"We treat Mosport with enormous respect as there is no room for error either in driving or for mechanical failure," Weaver said. "Small changes in set up also make a big difference so you have to be on top of your game here to get a good lap time."