Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 2 Notes from Lime Rock

Monday Race 2 Notes from Lime Rock

12:15 PM – The Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship field has begun to form
on the false grid.
12:16 PM – No. 2 Aschenbach will lead the field to the green in very wet
conditions. The track has standing water in several races, as it has rained
all day.
12:17 PM – No. 3 Barber, winner of Rounds One and Two, will start alongside
No. 2 on the front-row.
12:18 PM – No. 23 Bomarito, who won Round Three on Saturday will start
fifth.
12:23 PM – No. 13 Kniffin is the fastest ACC car, starting 16th overall.
12:35 PM – Field given the five minutes to go signal, as it begins to rain
hard
12:41 PM – No. 91 Kimball is unable to start on the grid and pulled into the
pits.
12:42 PM – The field has begun the first of two pace laps.
12:44 PM – No. 58 Chu spins in the entrance to pitlane and continues.
12:44 PM – No. 90 Wright has pulled into the pits and retired
12:46 PM – GREEN, The field makes it through turn one clean.
12:47 PM – YELLOW, Working Lap 3, No. 24 D. Prendeville is blocking the
track in turn three.
12:52 PM – Working Lap 5, Top-five is No. 2, No. 3, No. 8 Baltzer, No. 25 A.
Prendeville and No. 23.
12:53 PM – Working Lap 6, Field given the one to go signal.
12:55 PM – GREEN, Working Lap 7, The leaders all make it through turn one
12:56 PM – Working Lap 8, No. 6 McDonough, who started 14th, is now sixth.
12:56 PM – Working Lap 9, No. 2 has pulled out a four second lead on No. 3.
1:00 PM – Working Lap 12, No. 2 and No. 3 has caught back markers.
1:01 PM – Working Lap 12, No. 13 leads the ACC class.
1:02 PM – Working Lap 13, The top-five remains unchanged, with No. 2 leading
No. 3 by over three seconds.
1:04 PM – Working Lap 15, No. 8 has gone off-course, hitting the tire wall
near the entrance to pitlane.
1:04 PM – Working Lap 15, The top-five is No. 2, No. 3, No. 25, No. 23 and
No. 6.
1:05 PM – YELLOW, Working Lap 16, For No. 8.
1:07 PM – Working Lap 17, No. 27 Fierberg has entered the pits and retired
with broken suspension.
1:13 PM – GREEN, Working Lap 20, No. 2 holds the lead into turn one.
1:14 PM – YELLOW, Working Lap 21, No. 7 Welk spun on the restart and is
off-course on the front straight.
1:14 PM – Working Lap 21, No. 19 Festa has made contact with the tire
barrier.
1:15 PM – Working Lap 22, The top-five is No. 2, No. 3, No. 25, No. 23 and
No. 9 Kasemets.
1:18 PM – Working Lap 24, Field given one to go signal.
1:20 PM – GREEN, Working Lap 25, No. 3 looks to the inside of No. 2, but
unable to make the pass.
1:22 PM – Working Lap 26, The top-three is No. 2, No. 3 and No. 25.
1:23 PM – Working Lap 27, The race has been reduced to 29 laps.
1:24 PM – Working Lap 27, No. 9 is pressuring No. 23 for fourth place.
1:25 PM – WHITE, Working Lap 29, No. 2 leads No. 3 by over six seconds.
1:25 PM – Working Lap 29, No. 23 is all over No. 25.
1:26 PM – CHECKERED, No. 2 Aschenbach wins his first race of 2003.
Completing the top-three is No. 3 Barber and No. 23 Bomarito. No. 13 Kniffin
wins the ACC class.


Allan Craighead
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
303-883-8521 Cell
alcraighead@earthlink.net
www.usf2000.com