Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Trackside Report Day 1
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Trackside Report Day 1
Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)
Thursday, August 10, 2017
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
8:00 a.m. F4 Tech & Scales Open
9:05 a.m. F4 U.S. Promoter Test Session 1 Starts
9:45 a.m. F4 U.S. Promoter Test Session 1 Ends
11:05 a.m. F4 U.S. Promoter Test Session 2 Starts
11:50 a.m. F4 U.S. Promoter Test Session 2 Ends
12:00 p.m. Lunch Starts
12:35 p.m. Lunch Ends
1:00 p.m. F4 U.S. Drivers Meeting Starts
1:30 p.m. F4 U.S. Drivers Meeting Ends
2:00 p.m. F4 U.S. Ride Along with Driver Coaches Starts
2:30 p.m. F4 U.S. Ride Along with Driver Coaches Ends
3:30 p.m. Registration Closes
3:50 p.m. F4 U.S. Official Practice Session Starts
4:40 p.m. F4 U.S Official Practice Session Ends
5:00 p.m. F4 Tech & Scales Closes
Entry List
|
Car #: |
Driver: |
Hometown: |
Team: |
Engine: |
Sponsors: |
|
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
Augusta, Ga |
Momentum Motorsports |
Honda |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
Delray Beach, FL |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
CPC Inc |
|
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing Team |
Honda |
Primus Race Parts |
|
5 |
Austin McCusker |
Glen Head, NY |
Primus Racing Team |
Honda |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
6 |
Parker Locke |
San Antonio, TX |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
|
7 |
Blake Mount |
Denver, CO |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Jupiter, FL |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
Bogota, Colombia |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
10 |
Davis Durrett |
Carmel, IN |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
|
|
11 |
Colin Mullan |
Danville, CA |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development / Lucas Oil |
|
14 |
Max Peichel |
Edina, MN |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
|
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
Plattsburgh, NY |
Momentum Motorsports |
Honda |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
19 |
Timo Reger |
Houston, TX |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
|
|
22 |
Jacob Abel |
Louisville, KY |
Abel Motorsports |
Honda |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
DirtFish / Alfa Romeo of Seattle / Egrari Non- Invasive Center |
|
26 |
Sam Paley |
Cincinnati, OH |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
|
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
Burleson, TX |
Crosslink Racing |
Honda |
Crosslink Powder Coating/LVP Powder and Paints |
|
28 |
Ben Waddell |
Denver, CO |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
Smithtown, NY |
Group A Racing |
Honda |
|
|
35 |
Chris Archinaco |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
|
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
Durban, South Africa |
Crosslink Racing |
Honda |
Crosslink Powder Coating |
|
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob Marley Foundation |
|
40 |
Jack William Miller |
Westfield, IN |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble |
|
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
Motorola |
|
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
Westlake, OH |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex |
|
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
Montreal, Quebec |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architetcs |
|
65 |
Chandler Horton |
Zionsville, IN |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
Bell Helmets/Stand 21 |
|
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
Corinth, TX |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
85 |
Dakota Dickerson |
San Diego, CA |
Kiwi Motorsport / RJB Motorsports |
Honda |
RJB Motorsports / Metalloid Corporation |
|
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
Invercargill, New Zealand |
Kiwi Motorsport LTD |
Honda |
ITM / Kiwi Motorsport |
|
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
Fort Worth, TX |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
97 |
Christopher Gumprecht |
Stanfordville, NY |
C.G. Racing |
Honda |
|
|
07 |
Steve Bamford |
Toronto, Ontario |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
Rice Race Prep |
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***
Teams started arriving at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, around 6:30 a.m. The temperature was 77 degrees with 89 percent humidity. Wind speeds were at 5 miles per hour.
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The first morning promoter test session began at 9:05 a.m. and lasted 40 minutes. F4 U.S. competes on the 2.25 miles, 12-turn Mid-Ohio road course without the chicane. Thirty of the 32 F4 U.S. competitors tested, and the session was without on-track incidents. Series newcomers Chandler Horton of Zionsville, Indiana, Colin Mullan of Danville, California, and Chris Gumprecht of Stanfordville, New York, were required to successfully complete two standing starts before the end of the two test sessions. All three drivers finished the starts during the first session. Timing and scoring was not recorded because the session was not an official series test. The first session ended at 9:45 a.m.
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The competitors started their final promotor test session at 11:05. Thirty-one drivers participated. Since the session was and unofficial test session, timing and scoring was not recorded.
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12:00 p.m. Competitors and staff broke for lunch
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The drivers attended a mandatory meeting hosted by Chip Robinson at 1:00 p.m. After reviewing the last race and discussing the track, FIA flags and full-track yellow procedures were covered in detail.
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At 2:00 p.m. the F4 U.S. drivers and their coaches drove street cars on the track to study the course for 30 minutes.
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The official F4 U.S. practice session started after lunch at 3:50 p.m. Thirty-one cars participated. Dakota Dickerson of San Diego withdrew from the weekend prior to the official practice. Dickerson also did not participate in the promoter test day. Since F4 U.S. was only scheduled for one practice session, track officials extended it to 50 minutes, 20 minutes longer than the typical practice. Four red flags were thrown during the prolonged period; however, all incidents were minor individual accidents. Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, claimed the fastest lap of the session with a 1:25.997, breaking Konrad Czaczyk’s track record (1:26.463) set during the inaugural event. On the last lap of the session, Jacob Loomis of Corinth, Texas, turned his fastest time of a 1:26.464. Skylar Robinson of Augusta, Georgia, and Raphael Forcier of Montreal made F4 U.S. history during practice, turning the exact same fast-lap time, down to the thousandth of a second. Fast times from practice determines the order of qualifying tomorrow.
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
In Lap |
Hometown |
Team |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
1:25.997 |
|
22 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
2 |
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
1:26.464 |
0.467 |
25 |
Corinth Texas |
Global Racing Group |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
3 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
1:26.546 |
0.549 |
22 |
Augusta Ga. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
4 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
1:26.546 |
0.549 |
22 |
Montreal Qué. Can. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects |
|
5 |
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
1:26.720 |
0.723 |
11 |
Buenos Aires ARG |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Motorola |
|
6 |
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
1:26.773 |
0.776 |
23 |
Durban ZAF |
Crosslink Racing |
Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Mo |
|
7 |
22 |
Jacob Abel |
1:26.885 |
0.888 |
22 |
Louisville Ky. |
Abel Motorsports |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
8 |
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
1:27.035 |
1.038 |
11 |
Burleson Texas |
Crosslink Racing |
LVP Powder and Paints/Crosslink Powder Co |
|
9 |
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
1:27.047 |
1.050 |
22 |
Invercargill NZL |
Kiwi Motorsport |
ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport |
|
10 |
65 |
Chandler Horton |
1:27.060 |
1.063 |
24 |
Zionsville Ind. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
|
|
11 |
28 |
Ben Waddell |
1:27.110 |
1.113 |
11 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
12 |
40 |
Jack William Miller |
1:27.426 |
1.429 |
22 |
Westfield Ind. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble |
|
13 |
19 |
Timo Reger |
1:27.464 |
1.467 |
22 |
Houston Texas |
JDX Racing |
JDX Racing |
|
14 |
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
1:27.594 |
1.597 |
22 |
Delray Beach Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Counter Pressure Casting Machines |
|
15 |
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
1:27.603 |
1.606 |
9 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Primus Racing Team |
Primus Race Parts |
|
16 |
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
1:27.631 |
1.634 |
14 |
Smithtown N.Y. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
17 |
5 |
Austin McCusker |
1:27.638 |
1.641 |
20 |
Glen Head N.Y. |
Primus Racing Team |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
18 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
1:27.654 |
1.657 |
12 |
Copenhagen DNK |
Global Racing Group |
Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In |
|
19 |
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
1:27.680 |
1.683 |
13 |
Kingston JAM |
Global Racing Group |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M |
|
20 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
1:27.776 |
1.779 |
12 |
Carmel Ind. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag Heu |
|
21 |
14 |
Max Peichel |
1:27.802 |
1.805 |
14 |
Edina Minn. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Green1 / Minnesota International Medicine |
|
22 |
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
1:27.825 |
1.828 |
9 |
Bogota COL |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
23 |
11 |
Colin Mullan |
1:27.885 |
1.888 |
21 |
Danville Calif. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
24 |
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
1:28.133 |
2.136 |
22 |
Fort Worth Texas |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Marc Samuels Jewelers |
|
25 |
35 |
Chris Archinaco |
1:28.279 |
2.282 |
24 |
Pittsburgh Pa. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
|
26 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
1:28.462 |
2.465 |
20 |
Toronto Ont. Can. |
Cape Motorsports |
Rice Race Prep |
|
27 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
1:28.619 |
2.622 |
21 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
28 |
6 |
Parker Locke |
1:28.792 |
2.795 |
11 |
San Antonio Texas |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
29 |
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
1:29.119 |
3.122 |
19 |
Plattsburgh N.Y. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
30 |
97 |
Christopher Gumprech |
1:30.382 |
4.385 |
6 |
Stanfordville N.Y. |
C.G. Racing |
C.G. Racing |
|
31 |
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
1:31.083 |
5.086 |
2 |
Westlake Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay |
***
5:00 p.m. Tech inspections end. All cars passed tech with only minor infractions issued.
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Quotes from Practice Results
Chandler Horton, Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports- Overall, I was quite happy with how today turned out. It was a lot of fun trying to learn a new car and track all in one day. I owe a big thanks to Dr. Jack Miller, Mitch Davis and the rest of the MVL crew for their commitment and guidance today. It also helped to have good, reliable teammates to shorten my learning curve. Hopefully, we can continue our progress throughout the weekend.
Colin Mullan, Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development- I’ve been having a great first, race weekend so far. The car is a blast to drive. I was able to improve and felt confident throughout the day. The last session I was chasing setup as the track changed, but I have no doubt we’ll get it resolved before tomorrow. I am looking forward to some close racing.