Day 1 Trackside Report from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Day 1 Trackside Report from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Trackside Report
Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)
Thursday August 11th
7:00 a.m. Tech Inspection Opens
7:30 a.m. Driver’s Meeting at Maintenance Building
8:00 a.m. Tech Inspection Closes
9:00 a.m. Promoter Test Session Begins
9:45 a.m. Promoter Test Session Ends
10:00 a.m. Registration open at Registration Building
11:00 a.m. Promoter Test Session Begins
11:45 a.m. Promoter Test Session Ends
Noon- Registration closes
2:00 p.m. F4 US Championship Practice #1 Starts
2:30 p.m. F4 US Championship Practice #1 Ends
3:45 p.m. F4 US Championship Practice #2 Starts
4:15 p.m. F4 US Championship Practice #2 Ends
5:00 p.m. Driver’s Seminar Begins
5:00 p.m. Tech Inspection Opens
5:30 p.m. Crew Chief Meeting
6:30 p.m. Tech Inspection Closes
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Entry List
|
CAR |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
CAR NAME |
ENTRANT |
|
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
Bueno Aries, Argentina |
Momentum Motorsport |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
Augusta, GA |
|
Momentum Motorsport |
|
4 |
Michael Goodyear |
Carmel, IN |
Indy Dental Group |
GMV Motorsport |
|
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
Primus Racing |
|
07 |
Steve Bamford |
Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
Steve Bamford with Rice Race Prep |
Bamford Motorsports/Rice Race Prep |
|
7 |
Blake Mount |
Littleton, CO |
Coca Cola |
JDX Racing |
|
10 |
Davis Durrett |
Indianapolis, IN |
Cortex Safety Technologies |
Primus Racing |
|
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
Primus Racing |
|
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
Guadalajara, MEX |
UAG Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
DirtFish Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
25 |
Darren Keane |
Boca Raton, FL |
Cal Development |
JDX Racing |
|
28 |
Cameron Das |
Brooklandville, MD |
Zero Chroma |
JDX Racing |
|
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
Burleson, TX |
Indy Dental Group |
GMV Motorsport |
|
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
Loxahatchee, FL |
LCA Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
Group A |
Group A |
|
86 |
Jackie Ding |
Shenzen, China |
Huawei Telecommunications |
Group A |
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Teams started arriving at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio around 7am. The temperature was 81 degrees with 56 percent humidity.
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7:30 a.m. Drivers and their crew chiefs attended a meeting reviewing race one material, on-track procedures, a schedule of events and a lighting demonstration.
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The first round of tech inspections ended at 8 a.m. Several teams were non-compliant with their tire usage and received warnings. One team received a clothing citation.
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Mid-Ohio hosted a promoter’s test session. All 16 competitors took advantage of this opportunity. Times were not recorded during the first test session held at 9 a.m.
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The second Mid-Ohio promoter test session started at 11 a.m. and lasted 45 minutes. While 16 cars were on the track, only 12 recorded times due to unresponsive transponders. Cameron Das recorded the fastest lap time of the session at 1:26.40.
|
Pos |
Name |
Laps |
Best Time |
Hometown |
Entrant |
|
|
1 |
28 |
Cameron Das |
25 |
01:26.4 |
Brooklandville, MD |
JDX Racing |
|
2 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
19 |
01:26.8 |
Augusta, GA |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
3 |
25 |
Darren Keane |
26 |
01:26.8 |
Boca Raton, FL |
JDX Racing |
|
4 |
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
23 |
01:27.3 |
Loxahatchee, FL |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
5 |
86 |
Jackie Ding |
25 |
01:27.9 |
Shenzen, China |
Group-A Racing |
|
6 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
23 |
01:28.0 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Bamford Motorsports/Rice Race Prep |
|
7 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
24 |
01:28.0 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
8 |
4 |
Michael Goodyear |
20 |
01:28.1 |
Carmel, IN |
GMV Motorsport |
|
9 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
28 |
01:28.4 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Dirtfish Leading GP |
|
10 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
24 |
01:29.0 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Group-A Racing |
|
11 |
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
19 |
01:29.0 |
Bueno Aries, Argentina |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
12 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
20 |
01:31.2 |
Littleton, CO |
JDX Racing |
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Due to a blown engine during the Trans-Am practice session, the official first practice of F4 U.S. did not start until 2:18 p.m. Because of the delay, the track extended on-track time to finish at 2:48 p.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. All 16 cars practiced, but Cameron Das had an unresponsive transponder and did not record time. Darren Keane finished the session with the most laps at 17 and three-time F4 race winner Konrad Czaczyk left with quickest lap time at 1:27.524. Only .246 of a second separate first position from third.
|
Pos |
Name |
Laps |
Best Tm |
Hometown |
Entrant |
|
|
1 |
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
15 |
01:27.5 |
Loxahatchee, FL |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
2 |
86 |
Jackie Ding |
15 |
01:27.7 |
Shenzen, China |
Group-A Racing |
|
3 |
25 |
Darren Keane |
17 |
01:27.8 |
Boca Raton, FL |
JDX Racing |
|
4 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
16 |
01:28.2 |
San Antonio, TX |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
5 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
10 |
01:28.4 |
Augusta, GA |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
6 |
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
16 |
01:28.4 |
Burleson, TX |
GMV Motorsport |
|
7 |
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
10 |
01:28.5 |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
|
8 |
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
10 |
01:28.5 |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
|
9 |
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
14 |
01:28.7 |
Bueno Aries, Argentina |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
10 |
4 |
Michael Goodyear |
15 |
01:28.8 |
Carmel, IN |
GMV Motorsport |
|
11 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
12 |
01:28.9 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Primus Racing |
|
12 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
15 |
01:29.0 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Dirtfish Leading GP |
|
13 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
14 |
01:29.1 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Bamford Motorsports/Rice Race Prep |
|
14 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
16 |
01:29.4 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Group-A Racing |
|
15 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
13 |
01:31.3 |
Littleton, CO |
JDX Racing |
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The second practice started at 3:49 p.m. The teams received a full 30 minutes of on-track time. All the competitors practiced. Davis Durrett pulled off the track after five laps having throttle sensor problems. Crawford Composites looked into the issue and will be fixing the part before qualifications on Friday. Darren Keane also retired from second practice early with engine complications. Only .086 seconds separate first from sixth place.
|
Pos |
Name |
Laps |
Best Tm |
Hometown |
Entrant |
|
|
1 |
28 |
Cameron Das |
16 |
01:27.1 |
Brooklandville, MD |
JDX Racing |
|
2 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
16 |
01:27.7 |
Augusta, GA |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
3 |
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
20 |
01:27.8 |
Burleson, TX |
GMV Motorsport |
|
4 |
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
17 |
01:27.8 |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
|
5 |
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
12 |
01:27.9 |
Loxahatchee, FL |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
6 |
86 |
Jackie Ding |
16 |
01:27.9 |
Shenzen, China |
Group-A Racing |
|
7 |
4 |
Michael Goodyear |
20 |
01:28.1 |
Carmel, IN |
GMV Motorsport |
|
8 |
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
17 |
01:28.1 |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
|
9 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
17 |
01:28.4 |
Guadalajara Mexico |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
10 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
19 |
01:28.4 |
Copenhagen Denmark |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
11 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
18 |
01:28.7 |
Montreal Quebec |
Group-A Racing |
|
12 |
25 |
Darren Keane |
8 |
01:28.8 |
Boca Raton FL |
JDX Racing |
|
13 |
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
13 |
01:29.2 |
Bueno Aries Argentina |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
14 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
14 |
01:29.9 |
Littleton CO |
JDX Racing |
|
15 |
77 |
Steve Bamford |
16 |
01:30.2 |
Toronto Ontario |
Bamford Motorsports/Rice Race Prep |
|
16 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
5 |
01:31.4 |
Indianapolis IN |
Primus Racing |
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Quotes from Practice Results
Jackie Ding, Group-A Racing- We had a pretty positive day. Coming to a circuit where most others already had plenty experience, we held our own in a tight and extremely competitive grid. Hopefully, tomorrow will be even better for us and maybe we will even take home a win or two.
Jeremy Dale, JDX Team Owner- There was a lot of compact track time today, but it was good. I feel we made progress from a month ago when we were here last time at Mid-Ohio. Drivers are happier and that really reflects in their lap time.