Circuit of the Americas Trackside Report Day 1
Circuit of the Americas Trackside Report Day 1
Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)
Thursday, September 15, 2017
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
7:45 a.m. Drivers Meeting Starts
8:00 a.m. F4 Tech & Scales Open
8:15 a.m. Driver Meeting Ends
8:45 a.m. F4 U.S. Tech Closes
9:10 a.m. F4 U.S. Official Practice 1 Starts
9:40 a.m. F4 U.S. Official Practice 1 Ends
10:00 a.m. F4 U.S. Tech Opens
11:35 p.m. Lunch Starts
1:00 p.m. Lunch Ends
1:45 p.m. F4 U.S. Tech Closes
2:35 p.m. F4 U.S. Official Practice 2 Starts
3:15 p.m. F4 U.S. Official Practice 2 Ends
3:30 p.m. Registration Closes
3:30 p.m. Tire Marking Starts
3:45 p.m. F4 Tech & Scales Open
4:30 p.m. Driver Education Seminar Starts
5:00 p.m. Driver Education Seminar Ends
5:30 p.m. Tire Marking Ends
5:30 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 |
|
|
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
DE Force Racing |
Honda |
UAG / Promomin / Repsol |
|
14 |
Dalton Peak |
Taylorsville, KY |
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 |
|
25 |
Pierre Thiriet |
Epinal, France |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
Global Racing Group |
|
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
Burleson, TX |
Crosslink Racing |
Honda |
LVP Powder and Paints / Cross Link Power Coating |
|
28 |
Ben Waddell |
Denver, CO |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
Smithtown, NY |
Group A Racing |
Honda |
|
|
30 |
Russ McDonough IV |
Little Rock, AR |
Group A Racing |
Honda |
|
|
35 |
Nick Andries |
Pinellas Park, FL |
Indy Motorsport 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 |
|
41 |
Braden Eves |
Gahanna, OH |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development / Lucas Oil / Green 1 / Team One Cure |
|
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 |
|
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
Corinth, TX |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
77 |
Kory Enders |
Warwick, NY |
DE Force Racing |
Honda |
MBSugerland |
|
85 |
Dakota Dickerson |
San Diego, CA |
Kiwi Motorsport LTD |
Honda |
|
|
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
Invercargill, New Zealand |
Kiwi Motorsport LTD |
Honda |
ITM / Kiwi Motorsport |
|
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
Fort Worth, TX |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
07 |
Steve Bamford |
Toronto, Ontario |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
Rice Race Prep |
***
Teams started arriving at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, around 7:30 a.m. The temperature was 73 degrees. Shortly after arrival a short pop-up shower moved through the area. It lasted just long enough to dampen the track, however, the asphalt was so warm that it was dry before the first practice session.
***
The F4 U.S. competitors participated in a drivers’ meeting at 7:45 a.m. reviewing flags and race footage.
***
The first morning practice session began at 9:10 a.m. and lasted 30 minutes. Thirty-two of the 34 cars competed. Series newcomer Pierre Thiriet of Epinal, France, did not pass preliminary tech height requirements. Steve Bamford of Toronto did not participate in either practice due to travel delays from Hurricane Irma. Dalton Peak of Taylorsville, Kentucky, participated in the session but did not record time due to a faulty transponder. The session was without yellow or red flags, however Braden Eves of Gahanna, Ohio, ran out gas and required a tow. Kent Vaccaro of Plattsburgh, New York, suffered a flat tire at the beginning of practice but was able to complete the first session after it was changed. Eves completed practice with the fastest lap (2:17.068) with Benjamin Pedersen of Copenhagen, Denmark, finishing just .177 seconds behind him.
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
In Lap |
Hometown |
Team |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
41 |
Braden Eves |
2:17.068 |
|
9 |
Gahanna Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
2 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
2:17.245 |
0.177 |
10 |
Copenhagen DNK |
Global Racing Group |
Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In |
|
3 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
2:17.601 |
0.533 |
12 |
Montreal Qué. Can. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects |
|
4 |
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
2:17.689 |
0.621 |
12 |
Buenos Aires ARG |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Motorola |
|
5 |
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
2:17.712 |
0.644 |
12 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
6 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
2:17.742 |
0.674 |
6 |
Guadalajara MEX |
DE Force Racing |
UAG/Promomin/Repsol |
|
7 |
77 |
Kory Enders |
2:17.793 |
0.725 |
10 |
Warwick N.Y. |
DE Force Racing |
MBSugerland |
|
8 |
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
2:18.150 |
1.082 |
9 |
Corinth Texas |
Global Racing Group |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
9 |
85 |
Dakota Dickerson |
2:18.163 |
1.095 |
11 |
San Diego Calif. |
Kiwi Motorsport |
Kiwi Motorsport |
|
10 |
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
2:18.237 |
1.169 |
9 |
Durban ZAF |
Crosslink Racing |
Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Mo |
|
11 |
35 |
Nick Andries |
2:18.500 |
1.432 |
11 |
Pinellas Park Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
12 |
28 |
Ben Waddell |
2:18.551 |
1.483 |
10 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
13 |
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
2:18.569 |
1.501 |
11 |
Bogota COL |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
14 |
22 |
Jacob Abel |
2:18.674 |
1.606 |
11 |
Louisville Ky. |
Abel Motorsports |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
15 |
19 |
Timo Reger |
2:18.765 |
1.697 |
12 |
Houston Texas |
JDX Racing |
JDX Racing |
|
16 |
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
2:19.066 |
1.998 |
9 |
Invercargill NZL |
Kiwi Motorsport |
ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport |
|
17 |
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
2:19.315 |
2.247 |
12 |
Kingston JAM |
Global Racing Group |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M |
|
18 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
2:19.322 |
2.254 |
10 |
Augusta Ga. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
19 |
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
2:19.425 |
2.357 |
9 |
Burleson Texas |
Crosslink Racing |
LVP Powder and Paints/Crosslink Powder Co |
|
20 |
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
2:19.449 |
2.381 |
9 |
Westlake Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay |
|
21 |
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
2:19.605 |
2.537 |
11 |
Smithtown N.Y. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
22 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
2:19.892 |
2.824 |
10 |
Carmel Ind. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag Heu |
|
23 |
40 |
Jack William Miller |
2:19.930 |
2.862 |
12 |
Westfield Ind. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble |
|
24 |
6 |
Parker Locke |
2:20.129 |
3.061 |
11 |
San Antonio Texas |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
25 |
5 |
Austin McCusker |
2:20.285 |
3.217 |
7 |
Glen Head N.Y. |
Primus Racing Team |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
26 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
2:20.429 |
3.361 |
9 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
27 |
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
2:21.087 |
4.019 |
9 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Primus Racing Team |
Primus Race Parts |
|
28 |
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
2:21.214 |
4.146 |
10 |
Fort Worth Texas |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Marc Samuels Jewelers |
|
29 |
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
2:21.406 |
4.338 |
6 |
Delray Beach Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Counter Pressure Casting Machines |
|
30 |
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
2:21.754 |
4.686 |
10 |
Plattsburgh N.Y. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
31 |
30 |
Russ McDonough IV |
2:23.847 |
6.779 |
8 |
Little Rock Ark. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
32 |
14 |
Dalton Peak |
|
|
0 |
Taylorsville Ky. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
***
11:35 p.m. Competitors and staff broke for lunch
***
The second F4 U.S. practice session started after lunch at 2:45 p.m. Thirty-two cars participated, with Thiriet and Bamford withdrawing for the day. Peak did not record practice times. His transponder problem is anticipated to be resolved by qualifying tomorrow. Some off-track activity caused area yellows and several in-session drive through penalties were issued due to competitors exceeding track limits. Track officials issued a memo after the practice ended to inform drivers that the penalty for exceeding track limits is a removal of the driver’s fastest lap for each infraction. Enforcement of the rule will start tomorrow during qualifying. Austin McCusker of Glen Head, New York, turned the most laps with 12. Pedersen secured the F4 U.S. fastest lap (2:17.1) with Eves just .36 off his time.
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
In Lap |
Hometown |
Team |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
2:17.110 |
|
8 |
Copenhagen DNK |
Global Racing Group |
Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In |
|
2 |
41 |
Braden Eves |
2:17.470 |
0.360 |
9 |
Gahanna Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
o3 |
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
2:17.529 |
0.419 |
6 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
4 |
85 |
Dakota Dickerson |
2:17.653 |
0.543 |
8 |
San Diego Calif. |
Kiwi Motorsport |
Kiwi Motorsport |
|
5 |
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
2:17.663 |
0.553 |
8 |
Durban ZAF |
Crosslink Racing |
Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Mo |
|
6 |
35 |
Nick Andries |
2:17.665 |
0.555 |
5 |
Pinellas Park Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
7 |
77 |
Kory Enders |
2:17.753 |
0.643 |
6 |
Warwick N.Y. |
DE Force Racing |
MBSugerland |
|
8 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
2:17.781 |
0.671 |
10 |
Guadalajara MEX |
DE Force Racing |
UAG/Promomin/Repsol |
|
9 |
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
2:18.080 |
0.970 |
8 |
Corinth Texas |
Global Racing Group |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
10 |
28 |
Ben Waddell |
2:18.121 |
1.011 |
5 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
11 |
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
2:18.193 |
1.083 |
7 |
Bogota COL |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
12 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
2:18.388 |
1.278 |
6 |
Montreal Qué. Can. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects |
|
13 |
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
2:18.429 |
1.319 |
9 |
Invercargill NZL |
Kiwi Motorsport |
ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport |
|
14 |
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
2:18.430 |
1.320 |
8 |
Buenos Aires ARG |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Motorola |
|
15 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
2:18.435 |
1.325 |
8 |
Augusta Ga. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
16 |
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
2:18.627 |
1.517 |
4 |
Kingston JAM |
Global Racing Group |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M |
|
17 |
19 |
Timo Reger |
2:18.765 |
1.655 |
3 |
Houston Texas |
JDX Racing |
JDX Racing |
|
18 |
5 |
Austin McCusker |
2:18.779 |
1.669 |
12 |
Glen Head N.Y. |
Primus Racing Team |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
19 |
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
2:18.875 |
1.765 |
7 |
Smithtown N.Y. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
20 |
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
2:19.146 |
2.036 |
9 |
Burleson Texas |
Crosslink Racing |
LVP Powder and Paints/Crosslink Powder Co |
|
21 |
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
2:19.172 |
2.062 |
9 |
Westlake Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay |
|
22 |
22 |
Jacob Abel |
2:19.208 |
2.098 |
6 |
Louisville Ky. |
Abel Motorsports |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
23 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
2:19.562 |
2.452 |
9 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
24 |
6 |
Parker Locke |
2:19.717 |
2.607 |
5 |
San Antonio Texas |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
25 |
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
2:20.098 |
2.988 |
10 |
Plattsburgh N.Y. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
26 |
40 |
Jack William Miller |
2:20.412 |
3.302 |
8 |
Westfield Ind. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble |
|
27 |
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
2:20.486 |
3.376 |
10 |
Fort Worth Texas |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Marc Samuels Jewelers |
|
28 |
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
2:20.538 |
3.428 |
2 |
Delray Beach Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Counter Pressure Casting Machines |
|
29 |
14 |
Dalton Peak |
2:20.764 |
3.654 |
9 |
Taylorsville Ky. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
30 |
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
2:20.993 |
3.883 |
4 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Primus Racing Team |
Primus Race Parts |
|
31 |
30 |
Russ McDonough IV |
2:21.112 |
4.002 |
7 |
Little Rock Ark. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
32 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
2:32.153 |
15.043 |
1 |
Carmel Ind. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag Heu |
***
4:30 p.m. The educational portion of the event was canceled by series director Chip Robinson. The guest‘s flight was delayed.
***
Tech closed for the day at 5:30 p.m. Minor infractions were found besides the height restrictions for GRG.
***
Quotes from Practice Results
Benjamin Pedersen, Global Racing Group- It was really nice to end the day with a P2 in Official Practice 1 and P1 in Practice 2! I look forward to carrying the speed over into qualifying and to hopefully be at the front again! I know we have the speed to do it and qualifying can't come soon enough!
Blake Mount, JDX Racing- Today was a great day, COTA has proven to be my favorite track on the 2017 F4 line up. I spent FP1 learning and then beginning to set the car up on the track. Minor changes in between sessions allowed me to dial in my personal best lap for the day in FP2. I wasn't able to stack up against the competition as well as I would have liked however ending the day on a purple sector one amongst my teammates left me content with my performance. We have made some minor changes and will attack the track tomorrow morning for qualifying.
Austin Kaszuba, Crosslink Racing- Today was a learning experience for us. Our pace was off but we recovered enough at the end of the second practice to put together a solid qualifying run for tomorrow