Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race 1 Notes from Road America

Race 1 Notes from Road America

3:32 PM – The drivers have been instructed to get into their cars on the
false grid.
3:33 PM – No. 32 Barber will lead the 28-car field to the green.
3:34 PM – The Zetec Championship will do 12 laps of the 4.0-mile road
course.
3:35 PM – No. 91 Kimball will start alongside No. 32 on the front-row.
3:41 PM – The field rolls on to the track for the commencement of the pace
lap.
3:43 PM – No. 88 Gluckin will not start due to engine problems.
3:45 PM – The lights go out in the pace car, as the field enters Canada
corner.
3:46 PM – GREEN, Working Lap 1, Three-wide into turn one, multiple cars
off-course.
3:47 PM – Working Lap 1, No. 2 Aschenbach and No. 18 Byers are stuck in the
gravel trap and No. 24 D. Prendeville has stalled on course.
3:48 PM – YELLOW, Working Lap 1, it has begun to rain.
3:49 PM – Working Lap 2, The top-three is No. 91, No. 23 Bomarito and No. 9
Kasemets.
3:50 PM – Working Lap 2, No. 19 Festa and No. 28 Pecorari completes the
top-five.
3:53 PM – Working Lap 2, Several corners are reporting debris on course.
3:57 PM – Working Lap 3, No. 32 has pulled behind the wall.
3:57 PM – GREEN, Working Lap 4, No. 91 and No. 23 get a good jump on No. 9.
3:58 PM – Working Lap 4, No. 9 passes for second place in turn five.
3:58 PM – Working Lap 4, No. 3 Fickling spins in turn three and continues.
4:00 PM – Working Lap 5, The top-five is No. 91, No. 9, No. 23, No. 28 and
No. 12 Gue.
4:00 PM – Working Lap 5, No. 2 has rejoined the race.
4:02 PM – Working Lap 6, No. 91 has established a multi-car gap on No. 9.
4:04 PM – Working Lap 7, No. 9 has begun to close on No. 91, while No. 23
has a very large lead over No. 28.
4:05 PM – Working Lap 7, No. 73 Carlson leads the ACC class.
4:06 PM – Working Lap 8, The top-five remains No. 91, No. 9, No. 23, No. 28
and No. 12.
4:07 PM – Working Lap 8, No. 91 has posted the fastest lap, 2:13.
4:08 PM – Working Lap 8, No. 49 Bass has spun and become stuck in turn five.
4:09 PM – Working Lap 9, No. 91 has a lead of just under one second.
4:09 PM – Working Lap 9, No. 49 has continued.
4:10 PM – Working Lap 9, No. 9 has posted a new fast lap of 2:12.288, better
than the fastest lap in qualifying.
4:11 PM – Working Lap 10, Top-five remains unchanged.
4:11 PM – Working Lap 10, the times continue to drop, with a fast lap of
2:12.151.
4:13 PM – Working Lap 11, No. 9 has run on No. 91 on the front straight.
4:14 PM – Working Lap 11, No. 91 holds the position into turn one.
4:14 PM – Working Lap 11, No. 9 goes off and on turn eight.
4:15 PM – Working Lap 11, No. 9 has lowered the fast lap to 2:11.800
4:15 PM – WHITE, Working Lap 12, No. 91 now has a sizeable lead on No. 9.
4:16 PM – Working Lap 12, No. 34 Rodney leads the ACC.
4:17 PM – CHECKERED, No. 91 Kimball wins Round Seven of Zetec Championship.
Completing the top-three is No. 9 Kasemets and No. 23 Bomarito. No. 34
Rodney wins the ACC class.


Allan Craighead
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
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