FB - 2015 Runoffs

[Northwind]

Wow, 20 entrants for F 1000 so far.

[Jasonrmbell]

Should be a blast.

[RussMcB]

I'll be there as a spectator, and very much looking forward to it. With all those cars and top notch drivers, it has to be great. I hope they all have a satisfying and fun Runoffs (but I guess some will leave disappointed ...).

[teddale]

What no one getting excited for the run offs

[glenn cooper]

It's been called the Worlds Largest Dyno, but it more commonly goes by the name Daytona International Speedway.
ALL the greats have raced here, and not just on the oval, going around and around like so many colored socks in a dryer, but on the combined infield/roadcourse, which as we roadracers know, is a true test of a drivers ability.
This place oozes history, hell I still remember the first time I used the bathroom in the paddock...
"Man, I bet at least ONE of the Kings (Richard Petty, Kenny Roberts, Juan Carlos III, Elvis, etc...) sat RIGHT HERE on this same throne! You can't get any closer to greatness than that, no siree...

One thing about Daytona is the INSANE amount of time you are wide open.
NO OTHER track most racers have likely been on will test their piston to valve clearance like this place will (Bonneville/Salt Flats Racers excepted).
Anything can happen and usually does over the course of a race weekend; prepare to be amazed.

The Banking. Heheh, I've gotta laugh because I remember my first time too, fumbling around in the backseat of my Gramps '70 Chevy Nova, ummmm wrong "First Time"!

You get pushed way down in your car, compressed by the G's - Shorter Drivers take note - bring a phone book to slide under your butt for added height!

Any talk of "Who Will Win" is a semi-crapshoot at best.
Oh sure there are favorites, and I have my "Darkhorse" for reasons that will now be left for guessin'
The usual suspects are typically towards the front, but this track is a bit different from anywhere else, and there are tricks to be performed during Qualifying, helium in the tires, "yellow-wall" Hoosiers, movable aerodynamic devices (wait... are we NOT allowed that? O o

We'll have to wait and see, as in a little under 2 weeks from now, 2015 Champs will be in the record books.

Good luck, Gents!

[Mike B]

I believe this is the second biggest Runoffs field ever. Pick your dark horse:

The complete entry list as of 9/14/15:

Driver, Chassis, Hometown
Jason Bell, 2010 Citation, Tampa, FL
Tyler Thielmann, 2014 JDR, Kiel, WI
Rod Rice, 2007 Stohr, Austin, TX
Jason Slahor, 2008 Citation, Ellicott City, MD
Tim Pierce, 2010 Firman, Leland, NC
Kevin Roggenbuck, 2015 Firman,Woodinville, WA
Jose Gerardo, 2015 Galmer, El Paso, TX
Glenn Cooper, 1999 Van Diemen, Roswell, GA
John LaBrie, 2014 Phoenix, Draper, UT
James Michael, 2007 Stohr, Fort Worth, TX
Shane Prieto, 2009 Firman, Lake Worth, FL
Peter Frost, 2012 Phoenix, Villa Rica, GA
Bill Falatick, 2013 Astra, Boynton Beach, FL
Gary Hickman, 2013 Phoenix, Santee, CA
Alex Mayer, 2014 JDR, Harleysville, PA
JR Osborne, 2015 Firman, Greenwood Village, CO
Michael Crowe, 2000 Van Diemen, Jamestown, KY
Joel Haas, 2010 Piper, Jupiter, FL
Jeremy Hill, 2007 Photon, Toronto, ON
George Levien, 2007 Stohr, Hallandale Beach, FL

[glenn cooper]

The Long Distance Award.

[teddale]

not sure but is must be Kevin Roggenbuck

[rick payne_75]

I have been on the road since Sat morning. Bringing a FF and a BSPEC car from British Columbia. Way too long of a drive. BSPEC is in back of E450 cube van pulling my FF behind it.

[rick payne_75]

Just me and my 73 year old dad. He's loving it.

[BLS]

Just me and my 73 year old dad. He's loving it.

Good Luck, I hope that long drive pays off.

[Mike B]

Thanks to our generous sponsors, the 2015 Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Champion will take home $2,000, with the second place finisher clinching $1000! In addition to the cash prize for the champ, US Formula 1000 drivers will be battling for a huge prize package as several series sponsors have stepped up their support for the season finale. The Taylor Fast Lap Award returns for another year and the Sunoco Hard Charger will be worth $500 to the driver that advances the most positions in the race.


Complete Prize Breakdown:

Cash (for points championship)
1st $2,000
2nd $1,000
3rd: $500

Taylor Race Engineering
Taylor Fast Lap Award: $250 cash for fastest lap of the week

Sprocket Specialists
4th place: one free sprocket in the "Sprocket Specialists 'Geared Up For the Podium'" award

Sunoco Hard charger
Cash Payout: $500

[Northwind]

10 drivers were signed up for testing today.

Jason Bell
Rod Rice
Jason Slahor
Kevin Roggenbuck
Dr. Glen Cooper
John Labrie
Shane Prieto
Alex Mayer
JR Osborne
Jeremy Hill

Oh I wish I was there this week.

Does anybody have any news from the event other than Twitter?

[ghickman]

We took the day off today. Super fun track awesome facility. Heard Roggenbuck blew his Kawasaki up. Looking forward to q1 tomorrow

[Jasonrmbell]

Track was fast today. Looking forward to tomorrow. Should be a great race Saturday.

[sprocketmensch]

Any idea what speeds the cars are hitting?

[Brandon Dixon]

169 mph

[old 59]

169 mph

Wow...that's nuts!

[Mike B]

Provisional grid after Q1:
1. JR Osborne-1:50.838
2. Alex Mayer-1:51.200
3. Jason Bell-1:52.342
4. Gary Hickman-1:52.420
5. Kevin Roggenbuck-1:53.247
6. Tyler Thielmann-1:53.389
7. Joel Haas-1:54.026
8. Jose Gerardo-1:54.163
9. Jeremy Hill-1:54.204
10. Shane Prieto-1:54.229
11. John LaBrie-1:54.661
12. Rod Rice-1:55.521
13. Peter Frost-1:56.192
14. Glenn Cooper-1:57.064
15. Bill Falatick-1:57.769
16. Jason Slahor-1:58.222
17. James Michael-1:58.459
18. Michael Crowe-1:58.532
19. Tim Pierce-1:59.595
20. George Levien-no time


Three more to go!

[Northwind]

Is Coop running Jake's Stohr?

Jason Bell doing 169 mph. I think I can hear him with a sinister laugh every time he pulls out on a straight stretch all the way up here in Michigan. Very impressive.

[cjahn]

Anyone have a report of the motors?

Cj

[John LaRue]

FWIW IMSA Prototype Challenge cars (the spec prototypes) qualified at 1:42... in January. Negri was overall pole at 1:39.

[Jasonrmbell]

Very True It is Nuts but it feels so good.
Thanks for the help this weekend Brandon !

[Mike B]

Is Coop running Jake's Stohr?

Yes.

[Mike Holland]

1. JR Osborne-1:50.758
2. Kevin Roggenbuck-1:50.819
3. Alex Mayer-1:51.200...
4. Jason Bell-1:51.811
5. Gary Hickman-1:51.849
6. Glenn Cooper-1:52.188
7. Jeremy Hill-1:52.283
8. John LaBrie-1:53.096
9. Jose Gerardo-1:53.239
10. Shane Prieto-1:53.365
11. Tyler Thielmann-1:53.389
12. Joel Haas-1:53.906
13. Rod Rice-1:54.125
14. Peter Frost-1:55.811
15. Tim Pierce-1:56.045
16. James Michael-1:56.098
17. Jason Slahor -1:56.504
18. Bill Falatick-1:57.769
19. Michael Crowe-1:58.532
20. Geroge Levien-no time
Q3 is tomorrow at 5:00 pm

[Purple Frog]

Holy moly!
These guys are hauling the mail!

Watching them accelerate out of the hairpin is impressive. To me, more impressive than the 170 though the "D".
Most impressive showing since ARRC in 2008.

Mayer has gotten numerous hardship laps during the day. Don't know the full story behind that.

[carnut169]

Been out of pocket for a bit (no, not in jail) but it seems some things never change...

These two were dicing it out back when I was turning laps!

6. Glenn Cooper-1:52.188
7. Jeremy Hill-1:52.283

[sprocketmensch]

Those speeds are crazy. In a tube frame car! Congrats to all. I am am jealous up here in NY.

[formulasuper]

Been out of pocket for a bit (no, not in jail) but it seems some things never change...

These two were dicing it out back when I was turning laps!

6. Glenn Cooper-1:52.188
7. Jeremy Hill-1:52.283

A few new names have been added to the list since "back in your day"!

[reidhazelton]

Found on Facebook.

[BURKY]

I'm impressed with how far Joel has come this week. Looks like all the hard work has paid off.

[BURKY]

Georgie and Hanu on pit lane.

I will try and take more pics tomorrow.

[Mike B]

Updated grid after Q3:
1. JR Osborne-1:50.758
2. Kevin Roggenbuck-1:50.819
3. Alex Mayer-1:51.200
4. Jason Bell-1:51.682
5. Gary Hickman-1:51.849
6. Glenn Cooper-1:52.188
7. Jeremy Hill-1:52.283
8. Joel Haas-1:52.802
9. John LaBrie-1:53.096
10. Jose Gerardo-1:53.239
11. Shane Prieto-1:53.365
12. Tyler Thielmann-1:53.389
13. Rod Rice-1:54.125
14. Jason Slahor-1:55.364
15. Peter Frost-1:55.462
16. Tim Pierce-1:55.508
17. James Michael-1:56.098
18. Bill Falatick-1:57.769
19. Michael Crowe-1:58.409
20. George Levien-2:01.164

Q4 is tomorrow at noon.

[billwald]

Thanks for the pic Mikey! George is very happy to be there. A real gentleman driver, experienced, and just having fun. We're pleased to have him in the car.

Good luck to everyone. Hope it's a safe close race for the leaders and everyone has a great time. The speeds and lap times are amazing. Incredible work by all the teams.

Go Georgie and Hannu!

[Purple Frog]

The haas car is the very same Piper that won the first ever big F1000 shootout at Road Atlanta (ARRC) in 2008. The car has been through many iterations since then.
Greg Rice is wrenching.

[billwald]

And we finished second. Third the following year. Great times.

[Purple Frog]

Wasn't that wild Morgan kid driving your car the year Justin won in the Piper?

Cole came by and visited us this week in the paddock. Amazing how well he turned out considering he was raised around Jim, Chinky, and JR2.

[billwald]

Great kid and unbelievable driver. Following year we had Shane Lewis drive. Cole should be driving his old man's car at Daytona now.

Still, I am amazed at how hard teams have worked on Daytona. It is awesome for the class. Glad to have 4 Florida drivers in the race. Wish I were too.

Wasn't that wild Morgan kid driving your car the year Justin won in the Piper?

Cole came by and visited us this week in the paddock. Amazing how well he turned out considering he was raised around Jim, Chinky, and JR2.

[Jnovak]

The haas car is the very same Piper that won the first ever big F1000 shootout at Road Atlanta (ARRC) in 2008. The car has been through many iterations since then.
Greg Rice is wrenching.

Don't forget that Brian won the Runoffs in this car in 2011. We made some changes but a totally brilliant design by Don Sievenpiper.

[Mike B]

After four days of qualifying, the grid is now set for the 2015 finale of the Hoosier Tire US Formula 1000 Championship Fueled by Sunoco! J.R. Osborne took the provisional pole in Q1 and never relinquished it, only bettering his own time in Q2 and Q4. Series newcomer Kevin Roggenbuck shocked the field by joining Osborne on the front row.

Final grid:
1. JR Osborne-1:50.711
2. Kevin Roggenbuck-1:50.819
3. Alex Mayer-1:51.061
4. Jason Bell-1:51.682
5. Gary Hickman-1:51.849
6. Glenn Cooper-1:52.188
7. Jeremy Hill-1:52.283
8. Joel Haas-1:52.802
9. John LaBrie-1:53.096
10. Jose Gerardo-1:53.239
11. Shane Prieto-1:53.365
12. Tyler Thielmann-1:53.389
13. Rod Rice-1:54.125
14. Jason Slahor-1:55.364
15. Peter Frost-1:55.462
16. Tim Pierce-1:55.508
17. Michael Crowe-1:56.069
18. James Michael-1:56.098
19. Bill Falatick-1:57.769
20. George Levien-2:01.040