Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
Qualifying 1Notes from Sebring
Wednesday Qualifying 1 Notes at Sebring
1:56 PM – Qualifying for Thursday’s 14-lap race will be 30-minutes long and
be run under cloudy, but hot and humid conditions.
1:57 PM – 27 cars will take the green.
2:00 PM – Cars get one minute to go.
2:01 PM – Cars roll on to pitlane.
2:02 PM – Several cars wait in pitlane to find a gap in traffic.
2:04 PM – It will take a three to four laps to get the tires up to
temperature.
2:06 PM – No. 12 Gue has gone off track in turn one and gone across track
and impacted the guardrail. The driver has exited the car.
2:08 PM – Early in the session the top-five is No. 3 Barber, No. 25 A.
Prendeville, No. 91 Kimball, No. 23 Bomarito and No. 9 Kasemets. The fast
time is 2:05.6
2:10 PM – Several cars have pitted to make minor changes.
2:11 PM – No. 9 has spun and continued in turn five.
2:12 PM – No. 38 Rose has gone off course, but continued, leaving extensive
dirt on course.
2:14 PM – Halfway through the session the top-five is No. 2 Aschenbach, No.
3, No. 23, No. 25 and No. 91. Fast time is now 2:05.2.
2:16 PM – No. 3 is running by himself on track, while No. 2 is running a
limited number of laps.
2:19 PM – With 10-minutes remaining the top-five is No. 3, No. 2, No. 25,
No. 23 and No. 9. No. 3 has a fast lap of 2:05.1
2:21 PM – No. 37 Dona is the top ACC car, 24th overall, with a fast time of
2:10.7.
2:22 PM – Betters his fast time with a lap of 2:04.7
2:23 PM – An unknown car spins in turn 13 and continues.
2:24 PM – Top-five is No. 3, No. 2, No. 9, No. 91 and No. 86 Brumbaugh. Fast
time is 2:04.5.
2:26 PM – No. 22 Loniewski spins and continues.
2:27 PM – RED
2:27 PM – No. 25 A. Prendeville has gone off course impacted the tire wall
and flipped upside down in turn 17. The driver is reported to be moving and
okay.
2:30 PM – CHECKERED, No. 3 Barber captures his first career pole position.
Completing the top-three is No. 2 Aschenbach and No. 23 Bomarito.
Allan Craighead
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