Watkins Glen!

[Mike B]

The upcoming holiday weekend will be a big one for the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship, with both the East and West Championships holding events!

On the far eastern part of the country, the East Championship visits Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York. Qualifying begins on Friday, July 4 with a races on both Saturday and Sunday. Registration is open until July 4:
http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/...-racing-567064

[Mike B]

Entry list so far:

Anthony Autiello (2007 Stohr), Providence, RI
Glenn Cooper (Star Mazda), Roswell, GA
Jason Bell (2010 Citation), Tampa, FL
Kevin Boeckle (2002 Van Diemen), Norwalk, CT
Dore Chaponick Jr (2014 Stohr), Lutz, FL
Douglas Hertz (2006 Elan), Mount Kisco, NY
Jeremy Hill (2007 Photon VD ), Toronto, ON
Alex Mayer (2014 JDR), Harleysville, PA
Alastair McEwan (2010 Phoenix), Cary, NC
Mike Meyers (2014 Philly), Penfield, NY
Jason Slahor (1998 Van Diemen), Ellicott City, MD

Could we finally hit 10 cars this season?

[glenn cooper]

And Coop makes 9...

[Gary Slahor]

Coop:

Not to criticize, but you're listed on Motorsportsreg.com as entered into the FM class for the weekend.
I assume it might be a mistake ?

Gary

[Jasonrmbell]

FM interesting lol

[Jasonrmbell]

We will have 10 Dore will register today. He had to go thru the courts to race The Glenn

[glenn cooper]

Thanks Pop's Slahor - I will get that changed PRONTO!

(Although I must say, some of my best battles as well as 1st National win were in FM @Da Glen!)

[Jasonrmbell]

Gary you want those Body parts for the citation or no. Let me know

[Mike B]

We're up to 11 entries! Anyone else on the fence?

Anthony Autiello (2007 Stohr), Providence, RI
Glenn Cooper (Star Mazda), Roswell, GA
Jason Bell (2010 Citation), Tampa, FL
Kevin Boeckle (2002 Van Diemen), Norwalk, CT
Dore Chaponick Jr (2014 Stohr), Lutz, FL
Douglas Hertz (2006 Elan), Mount Kisco, NY
Jeremy Hill (2007 Photon VD ), Toronto, ON
Alex Mayer (2014 JDR), Harleysville, PA
Alastair McEwan (2010 Phoenix), Cary, NC
Mike Meyers (2014 Philly), Penfield, NY
Jason Slahor (1998 Van Diemen), Ellicott City, MD

[Mike Holland]

From twitter
1. Jeremy Hill. 1:49.570
2. Alex Mayer. 1:52.221
3. Jason Slahor. 1:53.561
4. Jason Bell. 1:56.184

Q2 is at 2:00 pm Eastern.

[JerryH]

I don't think these times are accurate. I know they are not accurate for Mayer.

Timing and scoring was having some issues.....at least that is the word I got.

Jerry

[Mike Holland]

From Twilter:

Both Hill and Mayer are below the track record. Hill is P1.

Checkered flag @wgi and Hill retains pole with a lap of 1:46.786. Full grid coming up.

[Mike B]

Timing and scoring was having some issues.....at least that is the word I got.

Jerry

Still are. This time Cooper was the victim. Despite having a functioning transponder and consistently running 1:50s, T&S didn't register his times at all. The best they could do was say "sorry". He'll be starting from the back.
On a brighter note, Jeremy Hill retains pole with what we believe is a qualifying record.
1. Jeremy Hill (1:46.786)
2. Alex Mayer (1:47.814)
3. Jason Slahor (1:50.180)
4. Dore Chaponick (1:52.997)
5. Jason Bell (1:53.142)
6. Alastair McEwan (1:57.536)
7. Kevin Boeckle (2:00.496)
8. Anthony Autiello (2:01.865)
9. Douglas Hertz (2:03.311)
10. Glenn Cooper (4:30.733)

Round 7 is at 11:10 am tomorrow morning!

[Zcurves]

You would think they'd let him submit data/video to get his times. Sounds like T&S is giving Coop the business.

[David Ferguson]

Still are. This time Cooper was the victim. Despite having a functioning transponder and consistently running 1:50s, T&S didn't register his times at all. The best they could do was say "sorry". He'll be starting from the back.

Just watched the F1 documentary "1" yesterday. Early in the championship, they didn't have official timing to establish the grids, the WAGs (Wives And Girlfriends), would submit the driver's lap times. If that was good enough for F1, it should be good enough for F1000!

They should at grid him in the position of the average of his fastest two or three laps.

[Richard Dziak]

T&S won't change their decision. Cooper is a great "no fear" driver, and I am sure that he will have plenty of time to test his skills against the field. If he has no mechancial problems, my bet he ends up on the podium.

We have seen this before with Lawrence Loshak winning the National Championship from starting in the rear in 2013.

[Richard Dziak]

WGI race #1 7-5-2014

Top 4 FB.......Race data Not official.

[Mike B]

Full results for round 7 at Watkins Glen International:

1. Jeremy Hill
2. Alex Mayer
3. Glenn Cooper
4. Jason Bell
5. Alastair McEwan
6. Douglas Hertz
7. Kevin Boeckle
8. Jason Slahor
DNS-Dore Chaponick
DNS-Anthony Autiello


Hill lead every lap and set a new track record of 1:47.569.
Mayer passed Hill on the start but gave back the spot in the Bus Stop. He faded toward the end but also had a large gap back to Cooper.

Cooper went from P8 to P3 on the first lap. There was full course caution for a stranded P1 care. Cooper hounded Mayer after the restart but then dropped back for the remainder of the race.

Slahor ran in P4 for a couple laps but dropped out with a broken ground wire.

Bell inherited P4 and stayed there for the entire race.
Hertz ran in 5th for the entire race but ran out of gas on the last lap, giving the spot to McEwan.
Chaponick crashed in Q2 and was sent for ankle x-rays before medical would clear him to race. He received clearance but the team didn't the car finished in time. They expect to make the grid tomorrow.
Autiello broke a diff in Q2 and has packed up.


Driver podium interviews: http://youtu.be/anbZn7uIGlM


Cooper's opening lap: http://youtu.be/KHv3-s73JqE

We have lots more Replay XD video to process so stay tuned!

[Mike B]

Hill sweeps the weekend! Two poles, two fast race laps, and two wins.
Full results of round 8:
1. Jeremy Hill
2. Glenn Cooper
3. Doug Hertz
4. Alastair McEwan
5. Dore Chaponick
6. Alex Mayer
7. Kevin Boeckle
8. Anthony Autiello
DNF- Jason Bell
DNS- Jason Slahor

Slahor broke a diff in round 7 and didn't have a spare.
Bell blew up on lap 1.
Autiello and Boeckle got together in T1.
Mayer's camber shims came loose, ending his day.
Chaponick's car shut off on the last lap, dropping him one spot.

Full report tomorrow.

[stonebridge20]

Coop's first lap video.

[Mike B]

Today's race was even better so we should have even better Replay XD video! Once I get home I'll start sorting through it all.

[Mike B]

The Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship East traveled to Watkins Glen International for rounds 7 and 8. Alex Mayer entered the weekend with a 7 point lead over Glenn Cooper and a full 27 point lead over Jason Bell. Jeremy Hill was still playing catch-up after missing the Road Atlanta rounds and was back in 5th place. Qualifying took place on July 4th and conditions were near ideal and both Jeremy Hill and Alex Mayer were below the qualifying track record. At the end of the day, Hill was on pole with a lap of 1:46.786. Due to a timing and scoring problem, Glenn Cooper's times were not logged and he was forced to start at the back of the field. Dore Chaponick crashed hard toward the end of Q2. After x-rays on his ankle he was cleared to race while the crew worked on repairs.


Final Qualifying grid for Round 7
1. Jeremy Hill-1:46.786
2. Alex Mayer-1:47.814
3. Jason Slahor-1:50.180
4. Dore Chaponick-1:52.997
5. Jason Bell-1:53.142
6. Alastair McEwan-1:57.536
7. Kevin Boeckle-2:00.496
8. Anthony Autiello-2:01.865
9. Douglas Hertz-2:03.311
10. Glenn Cooper-4:30.733

At the start, Mayer got a great jump and lead the field into turn 1. His lead only lasted half a lap when Hill made a pass in the Bus Stop. From there Hill never looked back, leading the rest of the race. Meanwhile, Cooper launched from 8th on the grid to 3rd on the first lap but his charge was cut short on the lap 2 when the full course caution came out for a stranded sports racer. This bunched up the field and at the restart both Cooper and Mayer pressured Hill but were unable to get around him and they settled back into the same order for the remainder of the race. Up front, Hill took the easy win and set a new race record of 1:47.569.

Full results for round 7 at Watkins Glen International:
1. Jeremy Hill
2. Alex Mayer
3. Glenn Cooper
4. Jason Bell
5. Alastair McEwan
6. Douglas Hertz
7. Kevin Boeckle
8. Jason Slahor
DNS-Dore Chaponick
DNS-Anthony Autiello


Prize payout- round 7
1st Place – Jeremy Hill - 4 Hoosier Tires, 1 pair Hyperco Springs
2nd Place – Alex Mayer -2 Hoosier Tires, $50 Hyperco Certificate
3rd Place – Glenn Cooper - 1 Hoosier Tire, $25 Hyperco Certificate, $25 Sprocket Specialist Certificate
5th Place – Alastair McEwan - $15 Sprocket Specialist Certificate

Pole – Jeremy Hill (1:46.786) - 1 Hoosier tire
Fastest Lap- Jeremy Hill (1:47.569) – 50% off Sprocket Specialists
Sunoco Hard Charger Award – Glenn Cooper - $150.00 cash (moved up 7 positions)
Random drawing – Doug Hertz - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing – Alastair McEwan - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing- Jeremy Hill - free sprocket from Sprocket Specialists

As usual, the grid for round 8 was set using the fastest lap between qualifying and round 7. Several drivers went faster in the race so the grid was shuffled a bit behind Hill and Mayer.

Final grid for Round 8
1. Jeremy Hill-1:46.786
2. Alex Mayer-1:47.814
3. Douglas Hertz-1:49.367
4. Jason Slahor-1:49.440
5. Glenn Cooper-1:49.912
6. Jason Bell-1:51.185
7. Dore Chaponick-1:52.997
8. Alastair McEwan-1:55.396
9. Kevin Boeckle-1:59.352
10. Anthony Autiello-2:01.865

When the green flew for round 8, Cooper blasted from 5th to 1st while Mayer also got around Hill and settled into second. Almost as soon as the race started it went full course caution when Bell blew an engine entering the Bus Stop. While track crews cleaned up the running order was Cooper, Mayer, Hill. At the restart Mayer took a look to the inside of Cooper in turn 1 but couldn't pull it off. This allowed Hill to close on both of them and by the time they completed the lap Hill had regained the lead. Behind them Chaponick had gotten around Hertz for 4th. With 8 laps to go, Anthony Autiello and Kevin Boeckle got together in T1 and brought out the 2nd full course caution. This allowed Cooper and Mayer to close up on Hill in anticipation of the restart but Mayer was forced onto pit lane with a faulty left front upright. The crew attempted to fix it and get him back out but the problem was terminal and Mayer's day was done. This promoted Chaponick to 3rd at the restart. Hill once again took off from the rest of the field while Cooper built a gap back to Chaponick, who was being pressured by Hertz. A lap later Chaponick's car shut off, leaving him stranded on course. Officials decided to end the race 2 laps early and Hill cruised to another victory. Cooper came home second and Hertz took the 3rd step on the podium.

Full results for round 8 at Watkins Glen International:
1. Jeremy Hill
2. Glenn Cooper
3. Douglas Hertz
4. Alastair McEwan
5. Dore Chaponick
6. Alex Mayer
7. Kevin Boeckle
8. Anthony Autiello
DNF-Jason Bell
DNS-Jason Slahor

Prize payout- round 8
1st Place – Jeremy Hill - 2 Hoosier Tires, 1 pair Hyperco Springs
2nd Place – Glenn Cooper -1 Hoosier Tire, $50 Hyperco Certificate
3rd Place – Doug Hertz - $25 Hyperco Certificate, $25 Sprocket Specialist Certificate
5th Place – Dore Chaponick - $15 Sprocket Specialist Certificate

Pole – Jeremy Hill (1:46.786) - 1 Hoosier tire
Fastest Lap- Jeremy Hill (1:49.062) – 50% off Sprocket Specialists
Sunoco Hard Charger Award – Alastair McEwan - $150.00 cash (moved up 4 positions)
Random drawing – Doug Hertz - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing – Alex Mayer - 1 Hoosier tire
Random drawing- Jason Bell - free sprocket from Sprocket Specialists

[Mike B]

Round 8 post-race interviews are live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJgixoMWFOM

[Mike B]

The first two laps of Sunday's race are now up on the US Formula 1000 Youtube channel. Taken from Jeremy Hill's Replay XD onboard camera:
http://youtu.be/Cd34IG5jBVA

[Bob Wheless]

Coop's first lap, Awsome , a repeat post, but on u tube as " cooper lap 1 race 1". I only wish I were that good......loved racing with you man,,,,,,,,, good luck at the runoffs,,,,,bobo the large

[Jasonrmbell]

Horse Power Helps I was Flat

[Mike B]

The highlight video of round 8 from Watkins Glen is finally uploaded. Apologies for the lack of good forward video toward the end of the video but there was a lot of oil dry on the track that made for some messy cars and cameras. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/waBrokPqyC8

[DonArm]

Great work Mike ! Thanks

[Rick Kean]

Great Production!

[mario_zgb]

i assumed Mike was too busy so I took up on myself to edit Saturday race highlights from footage I had access to... sorry about hit and run ... hope you enjoy it

http://youtu.be/R52z4SBIgS0

[Northwind]

Nice job Mario. You and Mike should start up M&M Race Video Productions. for both your efforts.

[mario_zgb]

Thank You Dan

do you realize that every shift in that video is shorter thanks to your efforts and support?

great system... thank you again from Photon00 team

[mario_zgb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lca3a0dV_HA