Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 1 Notes from Lime Rock

Saturday Race Notes from Lime Rock

2:53 PM – The field is given the five-minute start signal.
2:53 PM – Starting on pole of Round Three of the 2003 season is No. 23
Bomarito, who set a lap record in qualifying on Friday.
2:55 PM – Starting alongside on the front-row is No. 2 Aschenbach.
2:56 PM – Winner of Rounds One & Two No. 3 Barber will start third.
2:58 PM – No. 37 Dona is the fastest ACC competitor, starting 16th.
2:58 PM – The 26-car field will do pace laps prior to the start of the
30-lap race.
3:00 PM – Cars roll on course. It is overcast but dry.
3:02 PM – Working Lap 1, GREEN, The field goes three-abreast into turn one,
with No. 23 holding the lead.
3:04 PM – Working Lap 1, No. 25 A. Prendeville has moved into third.
3:04 PM – Working Lap 3, The top-three have begun to build a gap on fourth
place.
3:05 PM – Working Lap 3, Top-five is No. 23, No. 2, No. 25, No. 3 Barber and
No. 9 Kasemets.
3:05 PM – Working Lap 4, No. 23 has pulled out a 1.1 seconds lead over No.
2.
3:06 PM – Working Lap 5, Second through fourth are running nose-to-tail.
3:08 PM – Working Lap 7, No. 23 is fast approaching lapped traffic.
3:09 PM – Working Lap 9, No. 3 Gue went off-course, but rejoined the field.
3:10 PM – Working Lap 10, the top-five remains unchanged.
3:11 PM – Working Lap 10, No. 97 Hodges has made contact and is blocking the
course.
3:12 PM – Working Lap 11, YELLOW.
3:18 PM – Working Lap 14, GREEN, No. 23 holds the lead into turn one.
3:19 PM – Working Lap 15, No. 9 passes No. 25 in turn one for fourth place.
3:21 PM – Working Lap 17, No. 23 has built a lead of over one second on No.
3.
3:21 PM – Working Lap 18, No. 2 in the pits.
3:21 PM – Working Lap 18, The top-five is No. 23, No. 3, No. 9, No. 25 and
No. 24 D. Prendeville.
3:23 PM – Working Lap 20, No. 91 Kimball has passed No. 24 for fifth place.
3:24 PM – Working Lap 21, No. 37 leads the ACC, in 12th place overall.
3:25 PM– Working Lap 22, The leaders are in heavy traffic.
3:26 PM – Working Lap 23, No. 9 and No. 25 are involved in a good battle for
position.
3:26 PM – Working Lap 24, YELLOW, For No. 90 Wright into the tire barrier in
turn seven.
3:30 PM – Working Lap 26, Field given one to green signal.
3:31 PM – Working Lap 27, No. 23 gets another great start and maintains the
lead.
3:32 PM – Working Lap 27, No. 8 Baltzer has moved into fifth.
3:32 PM – Working Lap 28, Top-five is No. 23, No. 3, No. 9, No. 25 and No.
8.
3:33 PM – Working Lap 29, No. 9 warned for blocking.
3:34 PM – Working Lap 30, WHITE.
3:35 PM – CHECKERED, No. 23 Jonathan Bomarito leads flag-to-flag to win his
first career Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship race. No. 3 Westley Barber
and No. 9 Tonis Kasemets complete the top-three. No. 37 Chris Dona won the
American Continental Class.


Allan Craighead
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
303-883-8521 Cell
alcraighead@earthlink.net
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