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| July 01, 2012 News |
| F1600 Championship: Davies Completes Sweep in Series Debut |
 | Shae Davies was a perfect two-for-two in his North American debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park
(Photo: F1600 Formula F Championship Series - Valet) |
Shae Davies continued to impress in his American debut, winning on Sunday (July 1) at New Jersey Motorsports Park to complete a sweep of the F1600 Formula F Championship Series races in the No. 9 Spectrum/Honda combination for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing.
Teammate Matias Koykka finished second in a similar car, after the two traded the lead back and forth throughout the race. Championship leader Brandon Newey finished third, down by almost 20 seconds, in a Mygale/Honda.
Davies, from Australia, struggled on his first-ever rolling start on Saturday, but appeared to learn overnight, starting from pole and not getting shuffled back through the field this time.
“It was close racing there with Matias,” said Davies. “I always want to win, but I know he is in the championship fight and we have to be careful.”
The Australian, who drives a Spectrum in an Australia Formula F series, is headed home for another race next weekend, before the 22 year-old commutes back to the U.S.A in July for the F1600 races at Mid-Ohio.
Teammate Koykka was a close second place, as the two Spectrums checked out on the field for Cape Motorsports to the tune of 20 seconds. Koykka was looking good for a win on Saturday, before accidently shutting his No. 10 Spectrum off while in the lead.
“That was a great race with Shae,” Koykka, from Finland, commented. “It showed the speed in the car and I am not use to this very hot weather, so it was a big change for me.”
Newey rebounded after a rough weekend to finish third for Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb/Agajanian, keeping a careful eye on his championship lead, which dwindled with a rough Saturday race and DNF for the Mygale/Honda.
“We had gearbox issues and barely made race one,” explained Newey. “The guys worked hard all weekend and fixed it during the night.”
It was a rough weekend for the two factory Mygales, with Newey missing qualifying with problems, while teammate Garett Grist failed to start the first race in New Jersey with car gremlins. But, the Herta team rebounded with a reported late night parts delivery that put both cars in good shape for Sunday’s final race.
Grist started last and was picking his way through the field before retiring halfway through the race.
At the conclusion of the F1600 weekend at New Jersey, the standings took a dramatic turn, with Koykka eating into Newey’s points lead, as the Finnish driver is now just four points behind Newey, with Jeremy Grenier just three points out of second place in the championship.
After Newey at the end of the race, it was Grenier in the Eric Langbein-engineered Citation/Honda, who missed out on third by a nose length in a photo finish.
Brazilian Roberta Lorena completed the top-five for Quantum Racing Services in the No. 17 Van Diemen Honda.
Colin Thompson was sixth after a second place effort on Saturday, with Steve Oseth, Art Foster, Ross Devoe, and John McCusker in positions six through 10.
The F1600 Formula F Championship Series continues with Rounds Seven and Eight at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 28-29.
The top-three will be posted following every session on the EFCN Facebook page, and EFCN Twitter page.
F1600 Formula F Championship Series
Round 6 - Race Results
July 1, 2012
New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, New Jersey
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Diff. | Fast Time| 1. | Shae Davies | Cape Motorsports/Wayne Taylor Racing | - | 1:23.369 | | 2. | Matias Koykka | Cape Motorsports/Wayne Taylor Racing | 0.485 | 1:23.224 | | 3. | Brandon Newey | Bryan Herta Autosport | 19.998 | 1:24.198 | | 4. | Jeremy Grenier | Ski Motorsports | 20.031 | 1:24.227 | | 5. | Roberto Lorena | Quantum Mechanic Racing Services | 29.349 | 1:24.198 | | 6. | Colin Thompson | TTO Motorsports | 30.267 | 1:24.635 | | 7. | Steve Oseth | DMB Racing | 40.315 | 1:25.622 | | 8. | Art Foster | Art Foster Racing | 1:01.907 | 1:26.206 | | 9. | Ross Devoe | Red Racing | 1:03.191 | 1:26.382 | | 10. | John McCusker | Company Motorsports | 1:18.597 | 1:27.454 | | 11. | Mike Scanlan | ONP Racing | 1 Lap | 1:27.967 | | 12. | Garett Grist | Bryan Herta Autosport | 7 Laps | 1:26.777 | |
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