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| June 30, 2012 News |
| F1600 Championship: Davies Wins in Series Debut at NJMP |
 | Australian Shae Davies scored the win in his first-ever start in North America
(Photo: F1600 Formula F Championship Series - Valet) |
In his first ever F1600 Formula F Championship Series start on Saturday (June 30) at New Jersey Motorsports, Australian Shae Davies recovered from dropping back on lap one to pick through the field, and inherited the lead for his first win on U.S. soil driving the No. 9 Spectrum/Honda for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Completing the podium were Colin Thompson in a Swift/Honda and Jeremy Grenier in a Citation/Honda.
“I’m not familiar with a rolling start, so I got sort of hung out there,” said Davies. “We were able to fight back, the car was really good, and we took the lead when Matias had his issue.”
More impressively, Davies chassis just arrived in North America last week/ He is headed back to Australia on Monday for a Formula F race in Queensland for the Spectrum team, but is expected back in the U.S.A. for the next F1600 rounds at Mid-Ohio in late July.
Davies’ teammate Matias Koykka led the opening stages of the race and was looking like a lock for the race win, before an incident sent him back through the order to finish sixth for Cape Motorsports.
“It’s of a bummer, I accidently shut off the engine through a corner,” said Koykka. “We were fast today and will be in a good position for tomorrow.”
Thompson finished second for TTO Motorsports after missing the Lime Rock rounds, and coming back from an eighth place starting position.
“I’m glad to be back in a F1600 car,” said Thompson. “Qualifying did not go as planned since we blew the checkered flag, but we made up for it in the race.”
Grenier was third in yet another podium run in the Citation chassis. Grenier also ate into Brandon Newey's championship lead with his third place result, as Newey finished well down the order in 11th.
Championship points leader Newey started last after gearbox problems in practice. Newey, driving a Mygale/Honda for Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb/Agajanian missed qualifying and just barely made the race. Newey had worked his way up to the top-five before more problems left him in the pits with just a few laps to go around the 13-turn circuit.
Meanwhile, teammate Garett Grist missed the race start with reported mechanical issues following a third place qualifying effort in the Mygale.
Completing the top-10, behind the podium finishers were Steve Oseth, Art Foster, Koykka, Roberto Lorena, Ross Devoe, Mike Scanlan, and John McCusker.
The F1600 Formula F Championship Series has changed the race grids set for Round Six, with race one fastest lap times now being used. The race is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. local time.
The top-three will be posted following every session on the EFCN Facebook page, and EFCN Twitter page.
F1600 Formula F Championship Series
Round 5 - Race Results
June 30, 2012
New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, New Jersey
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Diff. | Fast Time| 1. | Shae Davies | Cape Motorsports/Wayne Taylor Racing | - | 1:22.870 | | 2. | Colin Thompson | TTO Motorsports | 6.625 | 1:23.442 | | 3. | Jeremy Grenier | Ski Motorsports | 17.738 | 1:23.980 | | 4. | Steve Oseth | DMB Racing | 32.072 | 1:24.395 | | 5. | Art Foster | Art Foster Racing | 33.132 | 1:25.056 | | 6. | Matias Koykka | Cape Motorsports/Wayne Taylor Racing | 38.218 | 1:23.122 | | 7. | Roberto Lorena | Quantum Mechanics Racing Services | 47.239 | 1:24.810 | | 8. | Ross Devoe | Red Racing | 56.766 | 1:25.792 | | 9. | Mike Scanlan | ONP Racing | 1 Lap | 1:26.830 | | 10. | John McCusker | Company Motorsports | 1 Lap | 1:26.710 | | 11. | Brandon Newey | Bryan Herta Autosport | 2 Laps | 1:24.289 | |
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