Dan Harper: I'm focused and ready to go again in SportsCar Championship bid
The Hillsborough native has not had the easiest of introductions, with time penalties at both Laguna Seca and Detroit denying him a shot at a podium result.
A moment for Hesse at July's Canadian Tire Motorsport Park round, where the German was momentarily punted off the track, also cost them precious points in the GTD Pro class.
There have been some positives, however, notably at the Six Hours of the Glen back in June where the young duo co-drove their BMW M4 GT3 Evo to a first-ever victory.
It was a remarkable outcome considering Harper picked up a one-minute stop-and-go penalty for crossing the red pit-exit light following a pit stop, dropping him to last place.
'From the high of Watkins Glen, we went to Canada hoping to battle for another podium finish but sadly it just did not click for us,' he reflected. 'However, we just had to try and make the best of the situation and salvage as many Championship points as possible.
'It was a strange one for us, but you have those weekends every so often. The focus now is all about resetting and going again.'
As part of their preparations for tomorrow's two-hour, 40-minute sprint race, Paul Miller Racing tested at the track last month and both Harper and Hesse deemed it a very worthwhile exercise.
'It was great to get to grips with the circuit for the first time and that knowledge and experience means we can hit the ground running,' said Harper.
'The BMW felt really good around the high-speed circuit, so we have no reason to think that we cannot go there and get a good result this weekend. After a pretty tough round in Canada, we are even more determined to be back fighting at the front in the GTD Pro class.'
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