Pacific Raceways-US Formula 1000

[Mike B]

Rounds 3 and 4 of the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship West are this weekend at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington! JR Osborne comes into the weekend with a two-race winning streak and a 16 point lead over Randy Cook. The battle for second in the points is tight, with Cook, Larry Vollum, Gary Hickman, and Nicholas Ortiz all within 8 points.

This weekend will feature the series first standing start! In addition, the Saturday Feature Race will be Formula 1000 cars ONLY!

The entry list so far:
Randy Cook (2012 JDR), Palo Alto, CA
Gary Hickman (2013 Phoenix ), Santee, CA
John Labrie (2013 Phoenix ), Draper, UT
Nicolas Ortiz (2011 Firman ), Miami, FL
J.R. Osborne (2010 Citation ), Greenwood Village, CO
Larry Vollum (2008 Stohr ), Portland, OR
Ross Wolf (2012 Stohr), Bellevue, WA

Pacific Schedule
Friday May 23rd
Open Test Day
Saturday May 24th
9:30am = 20 minute Practice
12:25pm = practice standing starts, then 15 minute Qualifying for round 3
5:25pm = 20 lap Feature Race (Formula 1000 only)
Sunday May 25th
10:30am = 15 minute Qualifying for round 4
3:10pm = 25 minute Sprint Race

Prizes at Pacific
Hoosier Tires
1st :2 tires
2nd:1 tires
Pole position: 1 tire
Random tire Draw: 2 tires

Sunoco Hard charger - Cash Payout $150

Hyperco Springs
1st: 1 pair springs
2nd: $50 certificate
3rd: $25 certificate

Sprocket Specialists
3rd: $25 discount
5th: $15 discount
10th: $10 discount
Fastest Lap: 50% off sprocket purchase
Random tire Draw: free sprocket

[Mike B]

Larry Vollum is on pole for round 3 coming up later this afternoon!
Final Qualifying grid:
1. Larry Vollum 1:18.606
2. John LaBrie 1:19.747
3. Randy Cook 1:20.801
4. Nicolas Ortiz 1:20.903
5. Ross Wolf 1:27.384
6. JR Osborne 1:28.939
7. Gary Hickman no time

Today's race will be the first standing start in the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship!

[Mike B]

Larry Vollum wins round 3!
2. Randy Cook
3. John LaBrie
4. Nicolas Ortiz
5. Ross Wolf
6. Gary Hickman
7. JR Osborne

Video of the first standing start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3U_...ature=youtu.be

[Mike B]

Rounds 3 of the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship West took place at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington yesterday. Series point leader JR Osborne came into the weekend with two race wins and a plan for two more. Contact during the Friday test day set that plan back a bit and caused an uncharacteristic struggle in the first qualifier.
Round #3 featured the first standing in the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship and the first 10 minutes of Q1 were set aside for the drivers to familiarize themselves with the procedure and practice a few starts. After the uneventful qualifying, it was Larry Vollum that took advantage of Osborne’s problem by scoring pole position with a lap of 1:18.606. John LaBrie was the only other driver to break into the teens and joined Vollum on the front row. Gary Hickman experienced engine trouble in the practice session and was unable to record a time in Q1.

Final Qualifying grid for Round 3
1. Larry Vollum 1:18.606
2. John LaBrie 1:19.747
3. Randy Cook 1:20.801
4. Nicolas Ortiz 1:20.903
5. Ross Wolf 1:27.384
6. JR Osborne 1:28.939
7. Gary Hickman no time

When the green flag flew, all drivers got away cleanly and Osborne took full advantage of the standing start by launching to the lead on the first lap. Vollum had a slow start and dropped to 3rd, giving up second to Randy Cook. Osborne kept the lead for the first 8 laps while Vollum hounded Cook. On lap 6, Vollum made his move around Cook for second but two laps later, Osborne’s engine expired and Vollum took over the lead. By the halfway point, it was Vollum, Cook, and LaBrie. Those three held the top 3 for the remainder of the race and crossed the line in that order, followed by Nicolas Ortiz and Ross Wolf. Gary Hickman’s engine troubles continued and he parked on lap 12, being scored in sixth.

Round 3 Race results:
1. Larry Vollum
2. Randy Cook
3. John LaBrie
4. Nicolas Ortiz
5. Ross Wolf
6. Gary Hickman
7. JR Osborne

Prize payout- round 3
1st Place – Larry Vollum - 2 Hoosier Tires, 1 pair Hyperco Springs
2nd Place – Randy Cook -1 Hoosier Tire, $50 Hyperco Certificate
3rd Place – John LaBrie - $25 Hyperco Certificate, $25 Sprocket Specialist Certificate
5th Place – Ross Wolf - $15 Sprocket Specialist Certificate

Pole – Larry Vollum (1:18.606) - 1 Hoosier tire
Fastest Lap- Larry Vollum (1:18.727) – 50% off Sprocket Specialists
Sunoco Hard Charger Award – Randy Cook - $150.00 cash (moved up 4 positions)
Random drawing – JR Osborne - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing – Nicolas Ortiz - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing- Ross Wolf - free sprocket from Sprocket Specialists

Driver Interviews: http://youtu.be/OM4K8WBqyg0

[Mike B]

Like the previous rounds, the grid for round 4 was set using the fastest lap between qualifying and race 1. Vollum improved his best time in Q2 to a track record lap of 1:17.571 and retained the pole position for round 4. Most drivers went faster during the first race which shuffled the grid. The biggest mover was Nicolas Ortiz who was able to join Vollum on the front row.

Final grid for Round 4
1. Larry Vollum 1:17.571
2. Nicolas Ortiz 1:19.621
3. John LaBrie 1:19.747
4. JR Osborne 1:19.780
5. Randy Cook 1:19.882
6. Gary Hickman 1:22.899
7. Ross Wolf 1:26.830

[Mike B]

Round 4 turned out to be a very different race but with similar results. The engine problems experienced by both Hickman and Osborne were terminal and they were forced to sit out. Ortiz had a damaged axle driveline from Q2 which was not repairable, also keeping him out of the race. Rain earlier in the day made for a slick track and a treacherous race to come. With last minute tire choice decisions from drivers, many went out on dry tires, with rain to follow during their race. Vollum led from the start, followed by LaBrie, who was being chased by Cook. However, after only three green flag laps, a P1 car in another class slid off the track and brought out a full course caution. The cars circulated behind the pace car for five laps while crews removed the damaged cars and the race finally went green on lap 8. Because it was a timed race, there were only two laps remaining. Cook made the most of it, passing LaBrie on the last lap. He didn’t have time to challenge Vollum for the win and settled for 2nd ahead of LaBrie. Wolf ran an uneventful race and came home 4th.

Round 4 Race results:
1. Larry Vollum
2. Randy Cook
3. John LaBrie
4. Ross Wolf
dnf Nicolas Ortiz
dns JR Osborne
dns Gary Hickman

Prize payout- round 4
1st Place – Larry Vollum - 2 Hoosier Tires, 1 pair Hyperco Springs
2nd Place – Randy Cook -1 Hoosier Tire, $50 Hyperco Certificate
3rd Place – John LaBrie - $25 Hyperco Certificate, $25 Sprocket Specialist Certificate

Pole – Larry Vollum (1:17.571) - 1 Hoosier tire
Fastest Lap- Larry Vollum (1:32.008) – 50% off Sprocket Specialists
Sunoco Hard Charger Award – Randy Cook - $150.00 cash (moved up 3 positions)
Random drawing – John LaBrie - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing – Ross Wolf - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing- Ross Wolf - free sprocket from Sprocket Specialists

[Thomas Copeland]

Congrats Nicholas for putting together the standing start. A whole lot of work went into this and Nicholas deserves all the credit. Great job!

[ghickman]

Thanks Nicholas for putting together the standing start. I know it wasn't any easy thing to organize but it went off without a hitch.

This West Coast group of drivers are awesome, they all did the standing start as if they'd been doing this for years.

I sure hope this is something we can do more often, it adds a whole new dimension to the series and I'm confident the spectators enjoyed it.

Special thanks to my crew Dustin Wright and Tony Moore for at least getting me out for the first race. You guys worked your butts off. We had engine issues early on Saturday morning but we will bounce back from this and be back at it in Portland.

Another special thanks to JR Osborne for sharing some tips with me, we were P2 in the first warm up before our engine let go. JR you are a classy dude.

[scanworks1]

hey guys - when can we expect the on board video with the replay cameras? or are they some where else im not looking?

chris

[ghickman]

Our Replay camera was running for the Saturday race. Fairly certain Nicholas downloaded all the video before the weekend was over.

The standing start video from our car came out great.

[Mike B]

hey guys - when can we expect the on board video with the replay cameras? or are they some where else im not looking?

chris

Nicholas is working feverishly to get the video edited and uploaded to the US Formula 1000 Youtube channel. The first video from JR Osborne's car is now up: http://youtu.be/4eAjdYrw4gA

More to come!

[Nicholas Belling]

Sorry for the late Video uploads.

I will do my best to get them all up within the next day.

JR Standing start race here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eAjdYrw4gA

The standing start was awesome! for the competitors as well as fans. Many majors officials from scca head office were present as well as officials from the the west coast region watching the big show. the stands actually had spectators watching and excited !

Thanks Butch for the great commentating over the PA!

The US Formula 1000 championship has been blessed by scca majors to continue further standing starts for portland and the ridge with our own standalone run group.

It was a lot of work to get to this point. Mike Beauchamp, Thomas copeland, and myself and all the drivers and owners of F1000 cars have made this all such an exciting and growing class with cool events like this. It will only get better....

[Jnovak]

J.R. Was having a great race, with a magnificent start. What happened?

[Nicholas Belling]

J.R. Was having a great race, with a magnificent start. What happened?

Crew guy for jr said it was an injector issue.

[Nicholas Belling]

Standing start only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3U_...ature=youtu.be

High res standing start with sequences of FB drivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVvWH1LQvRo

On-board Front View camera with Larry Vollum - Stohr - 1st place finish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sEhT...ature=youtu.be

On-board Front View camera with Randy Cook - JDR - 2nd place finish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbY6y0Uo7E

On-board Front View camera with John Labrie - Phoenix - 3rd place finish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJRx25WiFWg

On-board Front View camera with JR Osbourne - Citation - DNF - technical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eAjdYrw4gA

Driver interviews Race #3
http://youtu.be/OM4K8WBqyg0

Driver interviews Race #4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcObSgBU1mg

[rickb99]

....JR Standing start race here....

Yes, JR looked really fast BUT

At least on laps 3 and 4 he had MASSIVE Blend Line violations. I quit watching after that but if they continued, he should have been Black Flagged and reminded of the Blend Line rules

[Nicholas Belling]

Added the following Video Links in Post # 15

Added : John labrie On board camera footage
Added : Race #4 interview with top 4 drivers

[scanworks1]

any chance there is video from larry volums car?

[Nicholas Belling]

Added Larry's Video link to POST #15 - it is still processing but link will be active shortly.

[scanworks1]

WOW - larry is absolutely FLYING once he gets in his groove - this track looks like a hoot - very fast flowing and the deal thru the trees is so cool - sorry my buddy JR had problems - he was hooked up and gone till the injector deal - I think larry and JR would have had a good duel for sure

[Albatross]

Sure looked like great racing that weekend at Pacific Raceways, the youtubes are excellent.