FST Videos

Figured a sigle thread with multiple links to Formula First videos would be a good idea.

These are "in-car" FST videos over the past few years at various tracks in various cars/drivers........ enjoy


Nelson Ledges '09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oikkuiWgmY (Carl Middelegge)

Milwaukee Mile '09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGKNUCkbm2o (Carl Middelegge)

Mid-Ohio '09 http://www.vholdr.com/node/43806 (Jim Nash)

Mid-Ohio '09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mI6sa-A3TY (Carl Middelegge Part 1)

Mid-Ohio '09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZHWxFPn8Q (Carl Middelegge Part 2)

Brainerd '10 http://vholdr.com/video/one-lap-bir-...first-july3-10 (Jim Nash)

Road America '10 http://vimeo.com/13718600 (Rob Clark)

Road America '10 http://vimeo.com/13746072 (Rob Clark)

Road America '10 http://vimeo.com/13744905 (Rob Clark)

Road America '10 http://vimeo.com/13787780 (Scott Meyer)

Road America '10 http://vimeo.com/13803997 (Scott Meyer)

Grattan '10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUTaDSob-No (Doug Seim)

Grattan '10 http://vimeo.com/14226570 (Jason Steeb)

Mid-Ohio '10 http://www.vimeo.com/14764496 (Rob Clark)

Mid-Ohio '10 http://www.vimeo.com/14751385 (Rob Clark)

ARRC Road Atlanta '10 http://www.vimeo.com/16630640 (Rob Clark)

Nelson Ledges '11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CgRf_egBcQ (Jason Steeb)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterfordhills_6_26_ffst (Bill Wise)

Waterford Hills '11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLqYCtW5C4 (Jason Steeb)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterfordhills_6_25_ffst--3 (Bill Wise)

Waterford Hills '11 http://vimeo.com/25783018 (Rob Clark)

Waterford Hills '11 http://vimeo.com/25837689 (Rob Clark)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterford...eature-race--5 (Bill Wise)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterford...e-race-1-part1 (Bill Wise)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterford...-race-1-part-2 (Bill Wise)

Waterford Hills '11 http://contour.com/stories/waterford...-race-1-part-3 (Bill Wise)

Grattan '11 http://www.vimeo.com/26825710 (Rob Clark)

Grattan '11 http://vimeo.com/26893556 (Rob Clark)

Road America '11 http://vimeo.com/27720605 (Rob Clark - Race 1)

Road America '11 http://vimeo.com/27763777 (Jason Steeb - Race 2)

Nelson Ledges ‘12 https://vimeo.com/45066295 (Robert Clark - Round 1)

Nelson Ledges ‘12 http://vimeo.com/45091493 (Robert Clark - Qualifying 2)

Nelson Ledges ‘12 https://vimeo.com/44675902 (Reece Everhard - Round 2)

Nelson Ledges ‘12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRW8zw06vYo&feature=plcp

(Jonathan Mader - Round 2)

Waterford ’12 https://vimeo.com/45802261 (Bill Wise - Round 4)

Waterford ’12 http://vimeo.com/45944287 (Jason Steeb - Round 4)

Grattan ’12 https://vimeo.com/47497449 (Robert Clark - Round 5)

Grattan ’12 https://vimeo.com/47509298 (Robert Clark - Round 6)

Grattan ’12 http://vimeo.com/47397590 (Bill Wise (in Jim Nash’s Mission) - Round 5)

Road America ’12 http://vimeo.com/48918963 (Robert Clark - Round 7)

Road America ’12 http://vimeo.com/49016143 (Robert Clark - Round 8)

Watkins Glen ’12 http://vimeo.com/49889468 (Robert Clark - Round 9)

FV 50th '13 http://vimeo.com/65870885

Grattan '13 http://vimeo.com/75836757 (Rob Clark - Round 5)

Watkins Glen '13 http://vimeo.com/75730554 (Rob Clark - Round 10)

Mid-Ohio '13 http://vimeo.com/77565239 (Rob Clark - Round 12)

Mid-Ohio '14 https://vimeo.com/104261123

Grattan '14 https://vimeo.com/104371239

Grattan '14 https://vimeo.com/104791229

Nice race, except for the CFF.

That would make me mental. :rolleyes:

great video - thanks for posting. the FST class looks like a lot of fun!

Wow! That is some really neat video. Are ALL your races like that?

Two things come to mind:

1 - I had planned to talk about the "etiquette" of class racing at the drivers' meeting but didn't have it as a separate bullet point on my list and missed it. It seems intuitive that you shouldn't screw up somebody else's race if you're not involved in one yourself, but unfortunately common sense isn't common. Obviously some people need a reminder (assuming they actually come to the meeting and pretend to listen).

2 - I'm sure it wasn't as bad in person as the video shows, but the November sun at Road Atlanta is absolutely brutal first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon. I plan to order a full overcast for 2009, but just in case that doesn't happen we will be rotating the run groups each year so everyone has the same chance of not being able to see.

Split starts (or split grids) are a double-edged sword, and we've had the same issues in GTA/SPO. Yes the entire class is together, but it also means you catch the "corner challenged" drivers of the faster class that much sooner.

Looking forward to helping you guys grow FST, and I'd LOVE to see 20+ coming down the hill in 2009!

BK

So Butch, I take it ya didn't like my idea of parking a 30' Ryder rental truck on the T5 hillside with a few sheets of plywood along the bottom to (quite affordably) prevent what has the potential to be a real nasty situation.
If my group had to race at the affected times, I woulda sprung for it myself.
My guess is the region ought to react proactively to this very dangerous situation before it becomes an issue.
Too simple?
GC

Coop - besides the logistics of setting up something like this, a 30' truck won't cut it except for a very narrow section of the track. And even if you DID place in the perfect place to block the sun at turn-in to Turn Five (for example), what about when the sun is just above the truck?

Since I can't be assured my order of overcast will be delivered next year, going back to eight run groups will give a better chance of finishing before the sun sets over Spectator Hill.

Hey BK,

The Formula First Series has had a number of great races this year. Its not unusual to hear we put on the best show of the weekend.

The sun angle was definitely a factor but it was better than the video suggested. A clean visor and clean sunglasses solved the problem for me.

The race was a ton of fun to run. I hope to see you next year.


Doug FST 5

I thought the sun added an element of challenge without being dangerous. I certainly had no concerns. Corner 2 at Nelson Ledges is totally blind with the sunset at times .... 5X as bad as we experienced at the ARRC.
Cheers!
Ps .... Overcast? Can we stick with the same 79 degrees and sunny that 08 had?

Bill,

Thanks for the update links to some of the great FST action captured on video (and a big thanks to all the videographers). It‘s a hoot watching it all action on the big screen. With that being said I was wondering if a common naming convention could be adopted for posting the videos on YouTube. This would make searching (and hopefully finding) videos a bit easier. As I’ve never posted anything to YouTube’s site, I’m not certain of all the issues involved. Anyway, here’s what I was thinking. Plain old FST and FFST turn up all sorts of unrelated stuff to wade through, that I don’t think they’d be of much help. So, how about using the initials FST (or FFST) followed by the year of the race (i.e. FST09 for races in 2009) as part of the posting title/info. This would make general searching for new video fare a bit easier and still leave room for some descriptive information. Also, if a standard naming convention could be found and followed, the information on it could be posted on the Formula First site. That way people interested in seeing the racing the class has to offer could more readily find the video evidence of it. Again, this is just an idea, and there may be better ways of accomplishing this.

George

P.S. My reasons for bringing this up are not altogether altruistic. Having just acquired 58” of plasma splendor (better than sex, or at least that’s what my wife keeps telling me) that has direct YouTube access, an easier way of searching for new video fare would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi All! I´m new on this board but i watching Formula Vee since 1969 on the nürburgring Helmut Marko and Niki Lauda was the fastest Fvee driver! Unbelievably. I would thank you for first class Videos and especially Bill Bonow thank you for your tireless efforts! It´s your series and withouth your efforts.... for this in my mind with the southafrican Fvee and australian Ffirst best series in all open-wheeler ( Think the relative small budget, nobody can touch this!) ! Your cars are fast like hell! How much power generate the cars on the crankshaft and how many rebuilt you have to do? I love this series with all my heartblood. And Mister Bonow you are a rocket!!!!! Thanks in advance

thomas from Germany Düsseldorf

Thomas,

Thank you for the kind words, but most of those videos were made by Carl Middelegge, one of our competitiors and last years series champion. As for the rocket claim, again thanks, but as you can see in the videos we are ALL very close in speed and talent. I will say that our formula seems to be very economical, sensible and competitive.

Our engines are making around 85 hp at the flywheel and figure the engine will need rebuilding at 50 hours. I say figure because the farthest we have pushed to date has been 40 hours and the parts still look like brand new.

Dusseldorf is a beautiful city. I visit every 4 years for Schweissen & Schneiden (International Welding Show) just up the road in Essen.

Carl took some more video from our first event this year at Blackhawk. I'll pester him about posting some of that footage.

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Originally Posted by Bill Bonow

Thomas,

Thank you for the kind words, but most of those videos were made by Carl Middelegge, one of our competitiors and last years series champion. As for the rocket claim, again thanks, but as you can see in the videos we are ALL very close in speed and talent. I will say that our formula seems to be very economical, sensible and competitive.

Our engines are making around 85 hp at the flywheel and figure the engine will need rebuilding at 50 hours. I say figure because the farthest we have pushed to date has been 40 hours and the parts still look like brand new.

Dusseldorf is a beautiful city. I visit every 4 years for Schweissen & Schneiden (International Welding Show) just up the road in Essen.

Carl took some more video from our first event this year at Blackhawk. I'll pester him about posting some of that footage.

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Hi Bill!
wow, 50 hours for rebuilt that is more as one year of racing! And than this tyres! Very,very cheaper than original Fvee. This is the Fvee of the future!Yes i was at the first Jochen Rindt Show 1970 in Essen. I saw the Lotus 49 and all the other dreams of my childhood and yet. It´s a shame that in Germany don´t give that Formula first like ours!!! It´s in my mind the best of racing and fast like hell! Forget the "Schickimicki" formula 1! Fvee races was every time more excitig than f1. I saw that myself and all the others around the tracks! Please give not up and make the dream possible!!! (Irish Formula 1600 is a good series too, they have most double caburetors and mild tuning with around 80 hp on the flywheel, very good and exciting races!
With the best regards and wishes
Thomas

Thanks in advance

OK,

Put all the links I could find up on post one (up top). Got a new one? Post it here and I'll move it onto the top post.

Enjoy!

Oh man, seeing Jason Steeb getting taken out on the final laps at the Gratten race.
Jason you were doing so well to.
Gosh those videos bring back some great FV memories.
I had better get the heck out of this forum before I get into real trouble
and try buying something. ;)

Come on Tom, you know you want to do it again.
Something missing in your life, maybe it's a FST !

You stay away from me Keith! :D

Any new FST videos???

Lovin New England right now...

Lost power for over a week for the Hurricane... and now with this Beaut of a Oct winter storm they are saying we'll be lucky to get it back in a week this time, its only 30 degrees out. :ha:

Went through all the posts from various race meetings of this season and posted all of the 2012 season video links here for your viewing entertainment.

(scroll up to the top of the thread)

Thanks to all of the contributors of these 2012 season videos:

Robert Clark
Reece Everard
Bill Wise
Jason Steeb
Jonathan Mader

Enjoy!

Nice group of videos.

Nice to have so many videos in one place. Betting my head against the wall trying to track them down on Youtube. Just at that point when getting back into FV is an option again. Thinking FST makes much more sense. Learning, learning, learning... :)

I wasn't aware of this thread. Wish I would have watched Rob Clark's of Mid Ohio before we ran it.

Race 4 was pretty good after we got ahead of the slower cars. You know, the Fords......;)


Doug FST 5

Now Doug be nice, you know that particular FFord was REALLY fast....until it encountered a corner.....:D

Nice work and great videos. Love the helmet paint, me too:thumbsup:

When I try to play most of the videos I get sound but no picture, just a green screen. is this a personal problem or is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks

Dave

A few minutes of a busy qualifying race at Mid-Ohio!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4_O6ir4Pw


Enjoy!

Doug FST 5