Introduction The 2009 GP2 Series began burning rubber this year in Bahrain. Covering a gruelling 3 days of races from January 22-24, 2009, Kevin Chen’s racing team was plagued by problems from the very start. Due to sudden changes in the team roster and car setup, Kevin was forced to play a game of catch up from the very beginning of the races. Main Text Problems with the setting and gear ratios for Kevin’s car were only the beginning of the issues that plagued Team Champ Motorsport for the rest of the race. Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the team was forced to replace one of their more experienced drivers with a rookie who, just like Kevin, was also new to the racing car being used, as well as the regulations of the racing series. Compounding the problem during the warm up for the first ace was the fact that Kevin’s car stalled twice due to a computer program error which forced him into the unenviable position of being one lap down from the rest of the drivers. The 2 nd race started with Kevin positioned at the back of most of the drivers in due to his poor showing during the previous race. His 21 st position within the race track was not helped by an error on his engineers part. They failed to inform him about changing the gear ratio so Kevin found himself lagging behind and falling to the 26 th position during the first few laps. This was when Lady Luck finally smiled upon Kevin. Finally getting a feel for the car, he managed to get back into the race and finish in the same position he started out in, 21 st place. Kevin was distraught after finishing in virtually last place during the Bahrain leg of the race. Being the consummate professional that he is, he did not blame anybody on his team for his dismal performance and disappointing finish. Instead, he set everyone to the task of making sure that the problems which plagued them during the race would not find itself repeated during the February 2009 Qatar races. The February 12-14, 2009 races in Qatar were considered to be historical in the sense that it was the first time that the GP2 races would ever take place at night. Held on the Losail International Circuit just outside Doha, in the Persian Gulf State of Qatar, it was built in 2004 at the cost of $58 million. The circuit has been the pride of Qatar ever since it hosted the 2004 Marlboro Grand Prix, and the 2006 Grand Prix Masters. The Musco Lighting designed circuit covered a track area of 4.5 km. In length, with a straightaway spanning 1, 068 meters. Since this was the first time the Losail would be hosting a formula race on its tracks, the relatively new racing circuit posed a problem for the drivers like Kevin, who had never raced on the circuit before. Being all novices on the track proved to be beneficial to Kevin as all the driver’s, both old and new, had to rely in previous experiences and strategies in order to deliver during the race. The well appointed stadium was prepared for all eventualities during the night of the races. Except for one thing, nobody could control the effect of nature on the open air circuit. The racers were plagued by bad weather and vision problems due to the sandstorms that caused fog and deep darkness on the road. Problems which caused the F1 testing in Bahrain to be cancelled as well. According to Kevin, the Losail circuit has proved to be the mo