Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Qualifying 1 Notes from Mid-Ohio

Saturday Qualifying 1 Notes at Mid-Ohio

9:36 AM – Qualifying for race one, Round Five, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course will be run under sunny skies.
9:43 AM – Field given 10 minutes to commencement of qualifying signal.
9:44 AM – Qualifying will be 20 minutes long.
9:46 AM – In practice on Friday No. 9 Kasemets posted the fastest time,
1:23.678. Fastest in the ACC class was No. 37 Dona, with a time of 1:27.262.
9:50 AM – Cars roll on course.
9:51 AM – Several cars are on sticker tires.
9:53 AM – It will take a few laps to get the tires up to temperature.
9:54 AM – No. 53 Langbein is making his series debut this weekend, having
previously worked with Andersen Walko Racing.
9:57 AM – Current top-five is No. 86 Brumbaugh, No. 91 Kimball, No. 28
Pecorari, No. 25 A. Prendeville and No. 8 Baltzer.
9:58 AM – No. 2 Aschenbach enters pitlane to make setup changes.
9:59 AM – No. 32 Barber is now quickest with a time of 1:24.2
10:00 AM – Top-five is No. 32, No. 86, No. 9, No. 91 and No. 23 Bomarito.
10:01 AM - No. 53 has pitted to make adjustments to the car.
10:02 AM – No. 32 has posted a new fast lap of 1:23.5
10:02 AM – Top-five now No. 32, No. 91, No. 23, No. 9 and No. 86.
10:03 AM – No. 27 has pulled into the pits with a damaged front-wing.
10:04 AM – No. 11 Rubenzer has pulled off-course with a gearbox failure.
10:04 AM – Several cars have pulled into the pits to make changes.
10:05 AM – No. 23 is now quickest with a lap of 1:23.4
10:06 AM – Top-five is No. 23, No. 32, No. 91, No. 9 and No. 8.
10:06 AM – No. 5 Haynie has returned to the paddock.
10:07 AM – No. 58 Chu is reported to have a damaged diffuser.
10:09 AM – The leaders are getting clean laps.
10:10 AM – No. 58 is off-course in the gravel trap.
10:11 AM – No. 3 now quickest with lap of 1:23.3
10:11 AM – Top-five No. 32, No. 23, No. 91, No. 8 and No. 9.
10:12 AM – No. 3 lowers the fast lap to 1:23.0
10:14 AM – CHECKERED, No. 32 Barber captures third pole position of 2003.
Completing the top-five is No. 9 Kasemets, No. 23 Bomarito, No. 86 Brumbaugh
and No. 91 Kimball. The top ACC car is No. 37 Dona in 17th place overall.


Allan Craighead
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
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