F2000: Morgan Leads Friday at Mosport
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June 11 2010
=F2000: MORGAN LEADS FRIDAY PRACTICE AT MOSPORT=
Cole Morgan paced Friday for Liberty Motorsports. (click for high-res).
(photo: Janice Eakin).
Bowmanville, ONT – Cole Morgan paced Friday practice at Mosport setting the
fastest lap of the day at 1:21.6 early in the first official session of the
weekend. The American 2007 F2000 title holder, who is driving for Liberty
Motorsports for this event, had never been to the famed Canadian road course
until today. Championship points leader Victor Carbone followed along with
Remy Audette, Jonathan Scarallo and Phil Lombardi.
“This has to be the top track in North America, the car was good and we were
just getting used to the track while running a specific testing program with
Liberty,�?? commented Morgan.
With rain in the forecast for the rest of the weekend, today might have been
the only dry action the F2000 drivers will see in Canada. Quebec’s Remy
Audette paced the afternoon practice session with a lap of 1:21.9, followed
by Victor Carbone, Tim Minor, Fabio Orsolon and Keith McCrone.
Audette said: “We worked a lot on our setup to make the car better and made
a big change during a black flag that made the car even faster, the team did
a great job. If it rains tomorrow it is going to be tons of fun.�??
Victor Carbone, who started to gain momentum at Mosport last season,
commented that: “The car is not where we need it to be yet, luckily we have
another session tomorrow morning but I am planning to fight for pole and the
points that go with it.�??
American Jonathan Scarallo was fourth fastest in the morning session in his
R-Sport #22 before a suspension failure put him off course in the afternoon.
“It was a decent start, we’re making some changes for more high speed grip
but overall I’m happy with the result with the way the car felt on old
tires,�?? Scarallo said. Additionally, Scarallo is being coached by his old
brother, Joey Scarallo, a former Trans-Am Series driver.
Meanwhile, Chris Livengood completed his first official day in Zetec-power,
having recently converted from the Pinto power plant. Livengood was a solid
top-ten in the morning session. He said: “We ran good, the Zetec is pretty
quick and there is a lot more torque, now we have to put the right gears in
it. This place is wild, pretty rough and just really fast.�??
Phil Lombardi posted a top five time in the morning practice to back it up
with a top ten in the afternoon session. “The GTP car rolled off the trailer
perfect, we made some small changes and ran a decent lap with old tires and
no draft,�?? commented Lombardi.
The break between morning and afternoon sessions saw most teams changing
gears and ride-height as most in the paddock are expecting a lot of rain for
the rest of the event.
Zach Craigo, in his return to the Series for the first time since 2008, had
a hard impact into the turn nine wall in the afternoon practice session.
Craigo emerged uninjured but it will be a late night for the Liberty
Motorsports crew. “I tried to do turn eight flat, like the fast guys,�??
Craigo commented. “I looped it and it went straight into the wall.�??
The weekend continues tomorrow, Saturday June 12 with a 9:25am practice
session followed by a 11:30am qualifying for the 2:50pm race start. Sunday
sees a 9:40am qualifying session for round two of the weekend, at 11:45am.
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Practice 1 Times:
Pos No. Name Best Tm Best Spd In Lap Diff Gap
1 1 Cole Morgan 1:21.676 108.384 12 - -
2 23 Victor Carbone 1:21.819 108.195 20 +0.143 +0.143
3 21 Remy Audette 1:21.891 108.100 13 +0.215 +0.072
4 22 Jonathon Scarallo 1:22.366 107.476 26 +0.690 +0.475
5 3 Phil Lombardi/M 1:22.727 107.007 15 +1.051 +0.361
6 26 Fabio Orsolon 1:22.811 106.899 17 +1.135 +0.084
7 37 Chris Livengood 1:23.158 106.453 22 +1.482 +0.347
8 27 Craig Clawson/M 1:23.225 106.367 27 +1.549 +0.067
9 5 Keith McCrone/M 1:23.563 105.937 18 +1.887 +0.338
10 80 Bobby Caldwell 1:23.764 105.683 20 +2.088 +0.201
11 51 Dan Denison/M 1:23.765 105.681 17 +2.089 +0.001
12 67 Dave Weitzenhof/M 1:24.132 105.220 10 +2.456 +0.367
13 88 Tim Minor/M 1:24.137 105.214 21 +2.461 +0.005
14 90 Robert Wright/M 1:25.053 104.081 11 +3.377 +0.916
15 85 Zach Craigo 1:25.258 103.831 22 +3.582 +0.205
16 69 Paul Farmer/M 1:26.212 102.682 22 +4.536 +0.954
17 28 Ardie Greenamyer/M 1:26.321 102.552 15 +4.645 +0.109
18 94 Al Guibord,Sr./M 1:26.579 102.247 21 +4.903 +0.258
19 73 Vaughn Horvath 1:28.132 100.445 12 +6.456 +1.553
20 7 Brent Gilkes/M 1:28.358 100.188 5 +6.682 +0.226
21 11 Jesse Yorio 1:28.663 99.843 20 +6.987 +0.305
22 95 Blake Teeter 1:33.314 94.867 21 +11.638 +4.651
23 70 Peter Gonzalez 1:37.842 90.476 2 +16.166 +4.528
24 17 Felix Serrales -.--- - 0 - -
Practice 2 Times:
Pos No. Name Best Tm Best Spd In Lap Diff Gap
1 21 Remy Audette 1:21.924 108.056 14 - -
2 23 Victor Carbone 1:21.954 108.017 10 +0.030 +0.030
3 88 Tim Minor/M 1:22.340 107.510 19 +0.416 +0.386
4 26 Fabio Orsolon 1:22.370 107.471 19 +0.446 +0.030
5 5 Keith McCrone/M 1:22.767 106.956 19 +0.843 +0.397
6 1 Cole Morgan 1:23.120 106.501 8 +1.196 +0.353
7 22 Jonathon Scarallo 1:23.182 106.422 12 +1.258 +0.062
8 3 Phil Lombardi/M 1:23.348 106.210 5 +1.424 +0.166
9 7 Brent Gilkes/M 1:23.391 106.155 19 +1.467 +0.043
10 80 Bobby Caldwell 1:23.439 106.094 12 +1.515 +0.048
11 37 Chris Livengood 1:23.632 105.849 5 +1.708 +0.193
12 27 Craig Clawson/M 1:23.915 105.492 21 +1.991 +0.283
13 51 Dan Denison/M 1:24.141 105.209 12 +2.217 +0.226
14 85 Zach Craigo 1:24.920 104.244 10 +2.996 +0.779
15 70 Peter Gonzalez 1:25.051 104.083 20 +3.127 +0.131
16 67 Dave Weitzenhof/M 1:25.061 104.071 10 +3.137 +0.010
17 69 Paul Farmer/M 1:25.880 103.079 21 +3.956 +0.819
18 90 Robert Wright/M 1:26.073 102.848 9 +4.149 +0.193
19 94 Al Guibord,Sr./M 1:26.131 102.778 16 +4.207 +0.058
20 28 Ardie Greenamyer/M 1:26.418 102.437 10 +4.494 +0.287
21 73 Vaughn Horvath 1:27.959 100.642 16 +6.035 +1.541
22 11 Jesse Yorio 1:29.018 99.445 6 +7.094 +1.059
23 95 Blake Teeter 1:30.485 97.833 19 +8.561 +1.467
24 17 Felix Serrales -.--- - 0 - -
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