FormulaF - Runoffs 2015

[Tom Valet]

I hope Bill knows the correct start time. Good luck.

Thanks Lou. Good thing we weren't the first class out. Apparently I was the only one who misread it though. Forecast was lousy but getting better as we get closer.

[Jon Jeffords]

Any updates on this?

Biggest news of the day is that someone who qualified near the top with a good chance to win will not race on Sunday. That is all I will say, except that I hope he will change his mind.

[Garey Guzman]

It's like they're all too busy to respond! C'mon guys, don't you have a social media person to handle this stuff! ????

[reidhazelton]

Rumor I heard was Robinson was angry about some on course conduct, accidental by one driver, and decided to take his ball and go home rather than race 'with a bunch of kids'. Just a rumor, but heard from two sources.

[Garey Guzman]

I hope someone records and posts this because my computer seems to be having issues....

[Jon Jeffords]

keep trying Garey; it took me ten minutes to make connection.

Rats; Marc Blanc wasn't ready to leave grid. Now bringing up the rear. Can he pull a "Loshak"?

[Mike Scanlan]

Slow to load for me too

[Dave Woodmancy]

Same problem here, nothing on the computer, but I did get it up on my phone.

Also looks like JR2 was indeed a DNS.

[Jon Jeffords]

Grenier and Mallinen touch wheels and both hit infield wall hard.

Someone inform the broadcast crew that the Vestals are not new.

[Mike Scanlan]

Pace car, Hendrickson and Saurino wreck in T1, 0 laps green, pace car, Grenier and Mallinen wreck in T2. Mallinen tried an outside pass in 1 on restart, got side by side with Jeremy into 2 and they both ran out of room, touched and hard into the wall. Both drivers out and ok. No opinion in this, just a report for those without video.

[Steve Bamford]

Grenier and Mallinen touch wheels and both hit infield wall hard.

Someone inform the broadcast crew that the Vestals are not new.

That was a big hit. Glad to see both get out by themselves.

[stonebridge20]

Anybody got a video feed. I got nothing

[Mike Scanlan]

Drafting is on with the ft 4

[Jon Jeffords]

Anybody got a video feed. I got nothing

I got a feed, but it took ten minutes of refreshing to finally hit.

Great battle for lead. Top 4 bumper to bumper.

[Peter Olivola]

The Vestal chassis are, in fact, brand new this season.

Grenier and Mallinen touch wheels and both hit infield wall hard.

Someone inform the broadcast crew that the Vestals are not new.

[Jon Jeffords]

Nooooo, Kautz hits wall on driver's right going into bus stop.

Holy fook, what a finish.

Rick Payne: tenth to first!
Bill Valet second,
Generotti third (DB1!)

[ccoffin]

wow! Big congrats to rick payne!

[Mike Scanlan]

Payne, Valet and Generitti's DB1 at the checker. Payne with a great slingshot on last lap into the chicane

[teamwisconsin]

Way to go Rick! Can't wait to hear that accent on the podium, eh...

[Mike Scanlan]

Looked like something broke on Kautz when he went to the brakes at the chicane.

[reidhazelton]

Whoa eh der Rick Payne!!! Nice run der 'ey! Valet just aboot gotcha but ya pulled er oot!!!

(Google translate Canadian to English if needed).

Nice job buddy, very happy for you!

Hats off to Jason and EJ, seeing those guys makes us realize what important. Well deserved!

[marshall9]

Great race. Thanks to all the competitors for a great show!

[alangbaker]

Congratulations, Rick!

Scoring one for the Pacific Northwest, and Canada!

We are a little short on car counts up here at the SCCBC in FF, and so having Rick away chasing the Runoffs hasn't helped...

...but after a run like that, it's pretty hard to fault him for not coming out to club race this year.

And it helps my ego that the guy who regularly beats me at Mission can beat a Runoffs champ.

[John LaRue]

Great job to everyone! Hated to see the carnage.

[Frank C]

Congratulations to all who finished and particularly the top 3! I was glad to see a safe but exciting finish to the race. I think all of us with DB1s owe Jason and E.J. a beer.
Frank

[a. pettipas]

Whoa eh der Rick Payne!!! Nice run der 'ey! Valet just aboot gotcha but ya pulled er oot!!!

(Google translate Canadian to English if needed).

Nice job buddy, very happy for you!

Hats off to Jason and EJ, seeing those guys makes us realize what important. Well deserved!

A Cheesehead poking fun at the way we talk?... Ok

Congratulations Rick!

[BURKY]

Rumor I heard was Robinson was angry about some on course conduct, accidental by one driver, and decided to take his ball and go home rather than race 'with a bunch of kids'. Just a rumor, but heard from two sources.

Reid,

Your post reminds me of a bunch of gossiping school girls.

[reidhazelton]

Reid,

Your post reminds me of a bunch of gossiping school girls.

If you know more feel free to correct. Tom Valet mentioned it, others asked so I answered with what I heard, stating it was a rumor but from two people. It was a main story line and many were interested in the reasoning.

[Latebraker]

Great job Rick you had us on the edge of our seats nice finish.

I hope we are able to get you threw the door when you get back so we have decided have the party out doors.

Alan McColl

[problemchild]

Lots of heartbreak but great job by those left standing.

[John Merriman]

Where are Vestal cars built and by whom? Is there a website?

[reidhazelton]

Where are Vestal cars built and by whom? Is there a website?

Bill Kephart owns them and had them built. Where I don't know. They were designed by Dan Campbell (also the guy engineering for Rick Payne). There is no website as they are not really for sale. You'd have to ask Bill Kephart about that.

[Jim Nash]

For what it's worth....Hurley Racing Products (Mike Devins) did the original bodywork for the Vestal cars. Having met Bill K. and Dan Campbell, and worked with Mike on my MRC car, I can see how such a nice car was built as a result of the guys behind it.

Jim.

BTW...Great showing for the FF class. Congratulations Rick!! Dramatic stuff!

[John Robinson II]

Big congrats to Rick Payne and Dan Cambell Dan told me they have been working towards this since last years runoffs (actually guy I figured I had to watch since Sundays test)

Even bigger congrats to Jason and EJ. EJ had to split the car as soon as he arrived and they worked their butts off from the beginning. good job and excellent race, Jason!

The vestal is built by Kephart. The 2 cars are different, I think bill is in version 4 and Mike Lewis is in version 3. There are differences, I just can't tell you what they are.

I left after qual on Thursday because I was not mentally prepared for the event. Way to much happening in personal and business life. I never made the comment about racing with kids. If this race had been anywhere ther then my backyard, I would have called it off 2 weeks before the start. Losing the brakes 4 different times during the last qual was my wake up call that things were not right with the car, being late to the grid and losing my starting spot put me in the situation on the track that I should not have been in and was my wake up call that I was not mentally ready.

John

[reidhazelton]

Thank you for setting the record straight John. My personal apologies to you. Like I said, just a rumor. Sorry to hear about the car issues, you had a good chance to take the win. best-

[flagman]

To Rick and his Dad. Those two have put in lots of hours and thousands of miles all toward this event. Well done and enjoy the moment and memories.
Guess Hoosier is off the hook for supplying Rick with the new radials next year.

Congrats to Tom and Jason also and for racing hard and clean

[jim morgan]

Really close racing through the field. Congrats to the podium well deserved. Special congrats to Jason and EJ on top of their game all week in a DB1

[BEL]

Congratulations Rick. Much deserved and it puts you into a league joined by very few. I look forward to saying congratualtions in person next time you make your way to Mission raceway.

Brad Law - adopted FF gang member.

[Mike Scanlan]

Just got off with some people down there and heard that the winning engine wasn't torn down. Nor was there anyone in impound able to pull the map off a Honda ECU. I know Jeremy's Honda was torn down last year. Any reason for such a light tech for a National Championship race? I know this might've happened in other classes but has the Ff winner ever escaped a tear down partial or otherwise?

[TimH]

So what was the highest finish for a 21st Century car? Seems like the old hardware did just fine..