F2000: VIR Practice: Cole Morgan Leads the Way
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April 9 2010
=VIR PRACTICE: COLE MORGAN LEADS THE WAY=
Alton, VA – 2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan turned in fast lap of 1:55.6 to
top the time sheets on Friday during practice for the opening rounds of the
2010 F2000 Championship Series season this weekend at VIR. With 30 cars
taking to the track, traffic and local yellow flags played a big role.
Following Morgan on the time sheets in the second practice session were
rookie Daniel Erickson, less a tenth off Morgan, Remy Audette and Alegra
Motorsports teammates Fabio Orsolon and Victor Carbone. Last year’s pole
time was 1:54.708.
“It was a good session since we were able to get out first and had five
clear laps,�?? commented Audette, who set the track record here last season.
“The team is doing a great job. We made some changes on the car to make it
better and now we have to find some more time.�??
Andy Greene, who oversees Alegra’s F2000 program, commented: “Today is
practice, we’ll have to see tomorrow. We had debris on the track take
Victor’s front wing off and damage the rear wing as well. Now it’s time to
get ready for tomorrow, talk to the drivers, debrief and try to find a few
more tenths.�??
Rounding out the top ten in the second practice session were Rob Nicholas,
2008 Masters Class Champion Tim Minor, Tim Kautz, Jonathan Scarallo and Tom
Fatur.
Rob Nicholas set the fast time in the first session at 1:56.785, in a
practice split up by black flags. He was closely followed by newcomer Daniel
Erickson, Cole Morgan, Canadian Remy Audette and returning 2009 Masters
Class Champion Tom Fatur.
It was Erickson’s second day ever in an F2000 car. His #02 is being fielded
by Primus Racing and he is driving the same chassis that took the 2007 F2000
title with Cole Morgan, and finished second in last year’s title fight with
Matthew Inge at the wheel.
“The track was pretty green from the rain last night,�?? said the Australian,
Erickson. “There wasn’t so much grip so we didn’t get the setup perfect, and
the session was also split up a bit with the black flags.�??
The first practice session saw the throttle stick on Al Guibord Jr’s #95 Van
Diemen, sending him in a spin that took off the front wing. Jonathan
Scarallo went off as well, losing his rear wing.
Additionally, Chirs Gumprecht continued to battle fuel pickup issues in his
St. Clair #97. SMR will not field the #14 for Blake Teeter after losing an
engine yesterday.
Chris Livengood, the only Pinto powered car at VIR, was 12th fastest in the
first session, out of 33 cars. Livengood has John Walko engineering his Van
Diemen this weekend.
The F2000 Championship Series at VIR continues tomorrow, Saturday April 1
with a morning qualifying session followed by race one of the 2010
championship. Sunday has a similar schedule with a morning qualifying
session followed by an afternoon 30-minute or 14-lap race. Fans and
competitors can follow live updates, news and photos on
www.F2000ChampionshipSeries.com or on Twitter @F2000.
_Practice 2 Results:_
Pos No. Name Best Tm Best Spd In Lap Diff Gap
1 1 Cole Morgan 1:55.651 101.789 4 - -
2 02 Daniel Erickson 1:55.746 101.705 5 +0.095 +0.095
3 21 Remy Audette 1:55.939 101.536 9 +0.288 +0.193
4 26 Fabio Orsolon 1:56.211 101.299 6 +0.560 +0.272
5 23 Victor Carbone 1:56.345 101.182 8 +0.694 +0.134
6 89 Rob Nicholas/M 1:56.583 100.975 4 +0.932 +0.238
7 88 Tim Minor/M 1:57.156 100.481 4 +1.505 +0.573
8 36 Tim Kautx 1:57.289 100.367 6 +1.638 +0.133
9 22 Jonathon Scarallo 1:57.440 100.238 6 +1.789 +0.151
10 70 Tom Fatur/M 1:57.622 100.083 4 +1.971 +0.182
11 7 Brent Gilkes/M 1:57.699 100.018 7 +2.048 +0.077
12 57 Billy McLaughlin 1:57.756 99.969 7 +2.105 +0.057
13 97 Chris Gumprecht 1:57.936 99.817 3 +2.285 +0.180
14 80 Bobby Caldwell 1:57.950 99.805 6 +2.299 +0.014
15 11 Jesse Yorio 1:58.151 99.635 9 +2.500 +0.201
16 95 Al Giubord, Jr. 1:58.497 99.344 7 +2.846 +0.346
17 3 Phil Lombardi/M 1:58.589 99.267 2 +2.938 +0.092
18 37 Chris Livengood 1:58.924 98.988 4 +3.273 +0.335
19 27 Craig Clawson/M 1:59.231 98.733 10 +3.580 +0.307
20 8 Mark Defer/M 1:59.418 98.578 9 +3.767 +0.187
21 25 Jeff McCusker/M 1:59.549 98.470 3 +3.898 +0.131
22 16 Peter Gonzalez/M 2:00.248 97.898 5 +4.597 +0.699
23 90 Robert Wright/M 2:00.257 97.890 9 +4.606 +0.009
24 42 Bill Jordan/M 2:00.563 97.642 6 +4.912 +0.306
25 83 Charles Finelli/M 2:00.947 97.332 8 +5.296 +0.384
26 06 Tim Paul 2:01.046 97.252 6 +5.395 +0.099
27 67 Dave Weitzenhof/M 2:01.635 96.781 2 +5.984 +0.589
28 03 Tim Walsh 2:01.757 96.684 3 +6.106 +0.122
29 33 Len Amato/M 2:03.195 95.556 4 +7.544 +1.438
30 28 Ardie Greenamyer/M 2:03.553 95.279 6 +7.902 +0.358
31 69 Paul Farmer/M 2:03.815 95.077 9 +8.164 +0.262
32 94 Al Guibord,Sr./M -.--- - 0 - -
33 5 Keith McCrone/M -.--- - 0 - -
--ENDS--
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