Trackside Report
Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)
Friday, August 26, 2016
7:30 a.m. Crew Chief Meeting Location Starts
8:00 a.m Driver’s Meeting Location Starts
8:30 a.m. Tech Inspection Open
9:00 a.m. Tech Inspection Closes
9:00 a.m. Registration Opens
9:45 a.m F4 US Championship Test Session Starts
10:25 a.m. F4 US Championship Test Session Ends
11:00 a.m Tech Inspection Open
11:45 a.m. Driver Development Session
12:15 p.m. Drivers/Team Owners/Crew Chief Meeting
12:30 p.m. Tech Inspection Closes
1:35 p.m. F4 US Championship Test Session Begins
2:10 p.m. F4 US Championship Test Session Ends
2:45 p.m. Tech Inspection Open
3:45 p.m. Tech Inspection Closes
4:15 p.m. F4 US Championship Test Session Starts
4:45 p.m. F4 US Championship Test Session Ends
5:00 p.m. Tire Marking Starts
6:00 PM Tire Marking Ends
Entry List
|
CAR |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
CAR NAME |
ENTRANT |
|
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Momentum Motorsport |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
Augusta, GA |
Momentum Motorsport |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
3 |
Quinlan Lall |
Ringwood, NJ |
Momentum Motorsport |
Momentum Motorsport |
|
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
Primus Racing |
|
07 |
Steve Bamford |
Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
Steve Bamford with Rice Race Prep |
Bamford Motorsports/Rice Race Prep |
|
7 |
Blake Mount |
Littleton, CO |
Coca Cola |
JDX Racing |
|
10 |
Davis Durrett |
Indianapolis, IN |
Cortex Safety Technologies |
Primus Racing |
|
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing |
Primus Racing |
|
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
Guadalajara, MEX |
UAG Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
DirtFish Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
25 |
Darren Keane |
Boca Raton, FL |
Cal Development |
JDX Racing |
|
28 |
Cameron Das |
Brooklandville, MD |
Zero Chroma |
JDX Racing |
|
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
Burleson, TX |
Indy Dental Group |
GMV Motorsport |
|
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
Loxahatchee, FL |
LCA Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
|
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
Group-A Racing |
Group-A Racing |
|
86 |
Jackie Ding |
Shenzen, China |
Huawei Telecommunications |
Group-A Racing |
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Teams started arriving at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey around 7 a.m. The track was damp from the rain the night before but did not affect racing conditions. The temperature was 92 degrees with 54 percent humidity.
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7:30 a.m. Crew chiefs attended a meeting reviewing race one material, on-track procedures, a schedule of events, supplemental materials and penalties from the last event.
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8:00 a.m. Drivers attended a meeting reviewing race one material, on-track procedures, a schedule of events and a lighting demonstration.
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The first round of tech inspections ended at 9 a.m. Minor infractions were noted but no team received penalties or reprimands.
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The first morning test session began at 9:45 a.m. All 16 competitors tested. No accidents involving yellow or red flags were involved during the test. However, JDX team members, Blake Mount of Littleton, Colorado, and Darren Keane of Boca Raton, Florida, both ran out of gas on the track during the last minutes of the session. Baltazar Leguizamon of Buenos Aires tested his new Honda engine for the first time during this practice session. Leguizamon’s team replaced the number 1 car’s engine between the series’ events. Times were not recorded during the first test.
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11:45 a.m. Competitors attended a driver developmental seminar where they learned how to brand themselves as an athlete on different social media platforms.
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The second F4 U.S. testing session started after lunch at 1:41 p.m. and lasted 35 minutes.Quinlan Lall of Ringwood, New Jersey, was red flagged early in the test after going off-track in turn 5. A tow was needed and Lall did not return. Leguizamon left the track 9 laps into practice after his team found that his sway bar was broken. Lull and Austin Kaszuba of Burleson, Texas, did not record lap times due to faulty transponders. Jackie Ding of Shenzen, China, captured the best lap time at 1:21.434. Less than six thousandths of a second separated Ding and Round 6 pole sitter and champion Cameron Das of Brooklandville, Maryland.
|
Position |
Car No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Team |
Hometown |
|
1 |
86 |
Jackie Ding |
1:21.434 |
Group -A Racing |
Shenzen, China |
|
2 |
28 |
Cameron Das |
1:21.489 |
JDX Racing |
Brooklandville, MD |
|
3 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
1:21.676 |
Momentum Motorsports |
Augusta, GA |
|
4 |
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
1:22.020 |
Primus Racing |
Jupiter, FL |
|
5 |
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
1:22.107 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Loxahatchee, FL |
|
6 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
1:22.230 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
|
7 |
25 |
Darren Keane |
1:22.609 |
JDX Racing |
Boca Raton, FL |
|
8 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
1:22.748 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Guadalajara, MEX |
|
9 |
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
1:22.968 |
Primus Racing |
Jupiter, FL |
|
10 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
1:23.058 |
JDX Racing |
Littleton, CO |
|
11 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
1:23.177 |
Group -A Racing |
Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
|
12 |
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
1:23.297 |
Momentum Motorsports |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
13 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
1:23.353 |
Bamford/Rice Race Prep |
Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
|
14 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
1:24.439 |
Primus Racing |
Indianapolis, IN |
|
15 |
3 |
Quinlan Lall |
- |
Momentum Motorsports |
Ringwood, NJ |
|
16 |
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
- |
GMV Motorsports |
Burleson, TX |
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The final practice of the evening started at 4:15 p.m. Lall did not participate in the final practice after a faulty clutch was found during practice two. The part will be replaced before qualifications tomorrow. Das and Raphael Forcier of Montreal retired to the pits early with complications. Forcier blew an engine and his team plans on replacing it before Race 1 tomorrow. Before Das exited to the pits, he broke the F4 U.S. Championship lap time record, recording a best time of 1:03.699. James Goughary Jr of Jupiter, Florida completed the most laps of the session finishing with 20.
|
Position |
Car No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Team |
Hometown |
|
1 |
28 |
Cameron Das |
1:03.699 |
JDX Racing |
Brooklandville, MD |
|
2 |
5 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
1:21.122 |
Primus Racing |
Jupiter, FL |
|
3 |
25 |
Darren Keane |
1:21.126 |
JDX Racing |
Boca Raton, FL |
|
4 |
86 |
Jackie Ding |
1:21.216 |
Group-A Racing |
Shenzen, China |
|
5 |
11 |
James Goughary Jr. |
1:21.361 |
Primus Racing |
Jupiter, FL |
|
6 |
12 |
Moises de la Vara |
1:21.364 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Guadalajara, MEX |
|
7 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
1:21.936 |
Bamford/RiceRace Prep |
Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
|
8 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
1:22.003 |
Momentum Motorsports |
Augusta, GA |
|
9 |
1 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
1:22.273 |
Momentum Motorsports |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
10 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
1:22.590 |
Primus Racing |
Indianapolis, IN |
|
11 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
1:22.704 |
JDX Racing |
Littleton, CO |
|
12 |
47 |
Konrad Czaczyk |
1:22.753 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Loxahatchee, FL |
|
13 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
1:23.016 |
Leading Edge Grand Prix |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
|
14 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
1:24.048 |
Group-A Racing |
Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
|
15 |
3 |
Quinlan Lall |
- |
Momentum Motorsports |
Ringwood, NJ |
|
16 |
34 |
Austin Kaszuba |
- |
GMV Motorsport |
Burleson, TX |
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Quotes from Practice Results
Quinlan Lall, Momentum Motorsports- Today was very positive. Every lap I turned, I was learning about the car building on the pace. As we went through the day, we were also fine tuning the setup and balance. Sadly, we couldn’t maximize our performance due to a clutch issue. Tomorrow’s practice will yield very useful before I head into my first ever F4 U.S. qualification.
Baltazar Leguizamon, Momentum Motorsports- I was impressed with my new motor’s performance. I could really tell a difference from Mid-Ohio to today’s practice. We had some complications with the sway bar breaking but overall I’m happy with my practice today.
Photo Credit- Vaenessae Bryson
