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| April 06, 2008 News |
| 45th FV Birthday Party - Race Winners Crowned at Roebling Road |
 | Jeremy Grenier captured the win over Brad Stout in a superb Brundage Cup
(Photo: Mark Weber) |
Showcasing why Formula Vee is a premier formula car class, race day at the 45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration featured some of the most entertaining racing in recent memory. At the end of the day, Don Pepperdene (Monposto), John Petrush (Super Vee), Ray Caldwell (Historic), Greg Rice (Formula First) and Jeremy Grenier (Brundage Cup) had emerged as victors.
After enduring a mixture of overcast skies and heavy rain in qualifying, race activities for the 45th FV Birthday Celebration commenced on Sunday morning in ideal spring conditions. Getting the action off to superb start, the opening race of the event featured the large Monoposto class.
Setting the stage for what would be a race long battle for top honors, Pepperdene and Steve Oseth both passed the polesitter Mike Jackson for the lead on the opening lap, with Garrett Van Camp in hot pursuit. Despite the lead trio trading positions around the 2.02-mile road course, the top-three soon had a multi-car advantage over the rest of the field. The order up front suddenly shuffled on lap six, when Van Camp spun his Lynx B off-course, losing numerous positions.
Greatly entertaining the fans and the fellow FV drivers watching the race, the second half of the 15-lap affair, not only witnessed Pepperdene’s Leech Mk1 and Oseth’s Zink Z5 battling for the lead, but Jackson in a Shawdowfax and Frank Newton, piloting a Lynx B, engaged in a good scrap for third place. Additionally, Fred Clark, in a Lynx B, and Ricky Del Rosario, driving a Zink Z5 ran nose-to-tail in fifth and sixth.
Out front, lap after lap Pepperdene and Oseth fought for the win, with the outcome undecided until the final lap. Utilizing lapped traffic to full advantage, Pepperdene captured the victory, taking the checkered flag ahead of Oseth and Newton. Jackson and Del Rosario completed the top-five in the Monoposto Formula Vee race.
Next on track at Roebling Road was the historic class. Featuring assorted Formula Vee cars and the lone Super Vee in attendance, the race witnessed two strong runs at the front of the field. Petrush, led every lap in his Ralt RT5, capturing the overall win as expected. Among the FV contingent, Robert Miller in a Caldwell D13 led the majority of the race, but it was Caldwell, piloting a Caldwell D13, who led the way when the checkered flag waved. Gary Koop, driving a Zink C4, and Keith Treseder, behind the wheel of a Beach, finished fourth and fifth.
Following the lunch break, the on-track action resumed with the first of three Formula Vee heat races to determine the grid for the Brundage Cup at the end of the day. With 15 positions available in the Cup race up for grabs, Rick Shields and William Cooper III led the field to the green flag. As expected the opening stages of the 15-lap heat race featured a group of drivers, including Cooper III, Shields, Ray Carmondy and Laura Andrade dicing for the lead. Thanks in part to a full-course caution, for James Vaseff flipping his Citation XTC41, the battle for the win lasted until the closing stages. Holding off the advances of Shield’s VDF-2, Cooper III captured the win in his Protoform P3. James Brookshire, in an Agitator, finished third, leading Sandy Thalheimer’s Caracal D and Bob O’Connor’s Vortech to the stripe.
Featuring widely regarded as the deepest field among the three current FV groups, the second heat race, witnessed some very intense and entertaining racing. Running three and four wide down the front-straight lap after lap, Stephen Oseth, Bill Davis and Brad Stout each took turns leading, with Donnie Isley and Gary Blanarik also involved in the mix.
While the fight for top spot proved great entertaining, the driver to watch in the first half of the 15-lap race was Grenier. The Ski Motorsports driver, having elected not to run in the wet qualifying session on Saturday, started last, but was among the top-10 by lap five. Turning the fastest laps of the race in his Womer Ev-3, he continued his charge, joining the lead pack in the closing stages.
With the leaders routinely changing positions around the Georgia road course, the win was only decided on the final lap. Avoiding Stout spinning his Vortech and Oseth going off-course in avoidance behind the wheel of his Vortech, Davis emerged as the victor in his Racer’s Wage entry. Grenier finished second, taking the checkered flag ahead of Blanarik’s Caracal SB, Oseth and Stout.
Completing the grid for the Brundage Cup, the third current FV heat race witnessed Ed Womer and Charlie Rogers leading the field into turn one. With Jim Oseth, in a Zink Z12 slotting into third place, the lead trio quickly established a multi-car advantage on the rest of the field. The trio diced for the top-spot for several laps, before Oseth suddenly fell back, just prior to sliding off-course when his left front-wheel came loose.
Out-front. Rogers held off repeated advances from Womer’s Womer Ev-3, scoring the win in his Protofrom P2. Having been part of a very entertaining multi-car fight for position the entire race, Paul Tucker finished third in a Caracal D, edging Russ Stalvey in a Caracal D, and Tom Stephani in a Caracal D.
Contesting Round One of the FormulaCar Magazine Formula First Challenge Cup, the FST cars were next on-course. Having posted the fastest times in qualifying one day prior, Scott Meyer, piloting a Mystique M5, and Robert Clark, driving an Evolution, led the way early in the 15-lap affair. The lead duo, however were soon joined by two-time defending series champion Greg Rice. Piloting the Problemchild SM2, Rice battled the duo for the top spot for a couple laps, before finding a way past into the lead. Once out front, he built an advantage with each successive lap. Never coming under any challenge of note, Rice captured the win at Roebling Road, leading Meyer and Clark to the stripe. Dimitri Mariuto, piloting a BRD, and Matt Gordon, behind the wheel of a Campbell Evolution, completed the top-five.
With top-15 driver’s fast time from the three heat races determining the race order for the 10-lap Brundage Cup, Grenier and Davis started on the front-row. This was of little importance however, as once the green flag waved, the lead group of cars, which included Grenier, Davis, Stout, Oseth and Blanarik, immediately went four wide into the first turn. Repeated this lap after lap, no driver held the top spot for more than a lap during the early stages of the race. That however changed entering the second half, as Stout moved into the lead and established a multi-car advantage on the following pack, which had now expanded to include Womer. Just it appeared as Stout was headed towards an comfortable victory, Grenier closed up on the four-time SCCA National Champion. Running nose-to-tail the entire final lap, the win came down to a drag race from the final turn to the start/finish. Crossing the stripe side-by-side, Grenier provided Ski Motorsports with the victory in a photo finish. Not far adrift, Davis completed the top-three, leading Oseth and Womer to the checkered flag.
FormulaCar Magazine and eFormulaCarNews.com were in attendance at Roebling Road, providing extensive coverage of all the action. Live news, notes and results from the track are available on the official 45th FV Birthday Party discussion thread HERE
Interview with Brundage Cup winner Jeremy Grenier (1.5 Mb)
Interview with Formula First winner Greg Rice (1 Mb)
Interview with Brundage Cup winner Don Pepperdene (1 Mb)
On-board video of race winner Jeremy Grenier during the final three laps (18 Mb)
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Monoposto Formula Vee – Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | Don Pepperdene | Leech Mk1 | 1:26.809 | | 2. | Stephen Oseth | Zink Z5 | 1:26.875 | | 3. | Frank Newton | Lynx B | 1:27.996 | | 4. | Mike Jackson | Shadowfax | 1:28.068 | | 5. | Ricky Del Rosario | Zink Z5 | 1:28.741 | | 6. | Fred Clark | Lynx B | 1:28.810 | | 7. | Garrett Van Camp | Lynx B | 1:26.916 | | 8. | Butch Deer | Formcar Mk1 | 1:30.246 | | 9. | Mike Kitzmiller | Lynx B | 1:29.644 | | 10. | Paul Meis | Zink C4 | 1:30.222 | | 11. | John Harkness | Formcar | 1:30.179 | | 12. | John Gaither | Zink C4 | 1:31.501 | | 13. | Guy R. Dennehy | Lynx B | 1:30.950 | | 14. | Mark Silverberg | Zink C4 | 1:29.995 | | 15. | Marcus Jones | Zink C5 | 1:29.276 | | 16. | Eric Dean | Asp MkIII | 1:28.851 | | 17. | Randall Yow | Lynx | 1:28.012 | | 18. | Jon Belanger | Autodynamics MkV | 1:31.280 | | 19. | Paul Buttrose | Zink C4 | 1:29.223 | | 20. | Doug White | Zink Z5 | 1:30.344 | | 21. | John White | Beach | 1:30.459 | | 22. | John Wiley | Zink C4 | 1:30.104 | | 23. | F M Lemmon | Formcar | 1:31.945 | | 24. | Keith Ennis | Zink C4 | 1:31.382 | | 25. | Rod Bolhous | Autodynamics MkV | 1:31.851 | | 26. | Charles Oldfather | Zink C4 | 1:31.824 | | 27. | Fred Storer | Formcar | 1:35.499 | | 28. | Barry Heuer | Shark P69 | 1:37.138 | | 29. | Charles Wilson | Formcar MkII | 1:39.908 | | 30. | Bob Shedd | Zink | 1:39.297 | | 31. | David Hertzberg | Autodynamics | 1:43.148 | | 32. | Beau Gabel | Formcar MkIII | 1:33.434 | | 33. | John Fuchs | Kellison | 1:33.022 | | DNF | Wanda Cecil | Beach 5C | 2:07.345 | | DNF | Hyler Craft | Formcar MkI | 1:46.381 | | DNF | Dick Ryan | Ringwraith | 3:50.027 | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Historic Formula Vee – Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | John Petrush | Ralt RT5 | 1:20.526 | | 2. | Ray Caldwell | Caldwell D13 | 1:27.306 | | 3. | Robert Miller | Caldwell D13 | 1:26.961 | | 4. | Gary Koop | Zink C4 | 1:30.439 | | 5. | Keith Treseder | Beach | 1:28.518 | | 6. | Lynn Fangue | Caldwell D13 | 1:28.499 | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Formula Vee Group 1 – Heat Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | William Cooper III | Protoform P3 | 1:23.292 | | 2. | Rick Shields | VDF | 1:23.605 | | 3. | James Brookshire | Agitator | 1:23.901 | | 4. | Sandy Thalheimer | Caracal D | 1:23.463 | | 5. | Bob O'Connor | Vortech | 1:23.366 | | 6. | Ray Carmody | Mysterian M2 | 1:23.635 | | 7. | Laura Andrade | Caracal D | 1:23.356 | | 8. | William Ross | BRD | 1:24.567 | | 9. | Richard Styczynski | Mysterian | 1:24.623 | | 10. | Joseph Brown | Agitator III | 1:23.843 | | 11. | Ray Qualls | Protoform P3 | 1:25.094 | | 12. | Christine Gurley | Caracal CR | 1:26.149 | | 13. | Nick Ashley | Caracal D | 1:26.120 | | 14. | Matthew Guzowski | Caracal C | 1:27.158 | | 15. | David Harris | Caracal D | 1:27.564 | | 16. | Mark Rothermel | Caracal C | 1:26.785 | | 17. | Jack Maloney | Womer Ev-3 | 1:27.923 | | 18. | Al Olinger | Catamount Oth | 1:28.124 | | 19. | Mike Schiffer | Mysterian M2 | 1:30.454 | | 20. | Malcolm Sharpe | Caracal | 1:27.730 | | 21. | John Giordano | Lazer Mk2.5 | 1:32.009 | | DNF | James Vaseff | Citation XTC41 | 1:28.452 | | DNF | Derek Harding | HC5 | 1:34.207 | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Formula Vee Group 2 – Heat Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time Race| 1. | Stevan Davis | Racer’s Wage | 1:20.964 | | 2. | Jeremy Grenier | Womer Ev-3 | 1:20.629 | | 3. | Gary Blanarik | Caracal SB | 1:21.604 | | 4. | Stephen Oseth | Vortech | 1:21.573 | | 5. | Brad Stout | Vortech | 1:21.774 | | 6. | Arnold Carbaugh Jr. | Protoform P1 | 1:22.537 | | 7. | Sherman Engler | Protoform V | 1:22.264 | | 8. | Stephen Ira | Fastech 06 | 1:22.232 | | 9. | Ray Phillips | Protoform P3 | 1:22.178 | | 10. | Doug Sontag | Rhino DS3 | 1:23.010 | | 11. | James D. Hannum | Caracal D | 1:23.204 | | 12. | Albert Spadin | Protoform P2 | 1:24.025 | | 13. | Robert De Palma | Mysterian M2 | 1:24.405 | | 14. | Warren Holcomb | Mysterian | 1:25.049 | | 15. | Lee Wagner | Lynx B | 1:25.757 | | 16. | Donnie Isley | Agitator 016 | 1:21.688 | | 17. | Ron Wake | Mysterian M4 | 1:21.528 | | 18. | Harry Schneider | Adams Aero | 1:27.685 | | 19. | John Maloney | Womer Ev-3 | 1:28.105 | | 20. | William Coursey | Caracal D | 1:33.044 | | DNF | Michael Leonard | Caracal D | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Formula Vee Group 3 – Heat Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | Charlie Rogers | Protoform P2 | 1:22.902 | | 2. | Ed Womer | Womer Ev-3 | 1:22.409 | | 3. | Paul Tucker | Caracal D | 1:23.548 | | 4. | Russ Stalvey | Caracal D | 1:22.936 | | 5. | Tom Stephani | Caracal D | 1:22.812 | | 6. | Lisa Noble | Vortech | 1:22.239 | | 7. | Anthony Henderson | Caracal C | 1:22.834 | | 8. | Harold Johnston | Caracal D | 1:23.778 | | 9. | Eugene Grimes | Mysterian M2 | 1:22.967 | | 10. | Bill Roche | Citation XTC41 | 1:23.273 | | 11. | Shannon Jones | Caracal B | 1:24.403 | | 12. | Doug Kyr | Womer Ev-3 | 1:25.395 | | 13 | William Poehlman | Citation 84V | 1:26.105 | | 14. | Greg Davis | Lazer MrkII | 1:25.147 | | 15. | Stuart Delaney | Caldwell D13 | 1:26.024 | | 16. | Ray Burford | Caracal C | 1:25.700 | | 17. | Jim Oseth | Zink Z12 | 1:22.410 | | 18. | Hugh Maloney | Womer Ev-3 | 1:28.940 | | 19. | Robert Frassetti | Zink C4 | 1:28.876 | | 20. | David A. Taube | Lynx C | 1:28.646 | | 21. | John Pitman | Vector GB2 | 1:30.557 | | 22. | Thomas Vlasak | Lynx | 1:40.384 | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Formula First – Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | Greg Rice | Problemchild SM2 | 1:20.134 | | 2. | Scott Meyer | Mystique M5 | 1:20.728 | | 3. | Robert Clark | Evolution | 1:20.543 | | 4. | Dimitri Mariutto | BRD | 1:22.417 | | 5. | Matt Gordon | Campbell Evolution | 1:22.978 | | 6. | Dwight Sontag | Protoform P2 | 1:22.435 | | 7. | Asa Candler | Evolution | 1:24.882 | | 8. | Garry Sharp | Campbell Citation | 1:27.644 | | 9. | Robert Van Dyke | Womer Ev-3 | 1:31.301 | | DNF | Mike Ohanlon | Evolution | 1:22.529 | | DNF | Dave Blevins | Caracal MTV1 | 1:24.279 | |
45th Formula Vee Birthday Celebration
Formula Vee – Brundage Cup Race Results
April 6, 2008
Roebling Road Raceway – Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Fast Time| 1. | Jeremy Grenier | Womer Ev-3 | 1:21.379 | | 2. | Brad Stout | Vortech | 1:22.202 | | 3. | Stevan Davis | Racer’s Wage | 1:22.136 | | 4. | Stephen Oseth | Vortech | 1:22.370 | | 5. | Ed Womer | Womer Ev-3 | 1:21.752 | | 6. | Lisa Noble | Vortech | 1:21.477 | | 7. | Gary Blanarik | Caracal SB | 1:21.942 | | 8. | Eugene Grimes | Mysteriam M2 | 1:21.578 | | 9. | Tom Stephani | Caracal D | 1:22.397 | | 10. | Douglas Sontag | Rhino DS3 | 1:22.314 | | 11. | Rick Shields | VDF-2 | 1:21.908 | | 12. | Arnold Carbaugh Jr. | Protoform P1 | 1:22.110 | | 13. | Sherman Engler | Protoform V | 1:22.102 | | 14. | Paul Tucker | Caracal D | 1:22.915 | | 15. | Anthony Henderson | Caracal C | 1:22.882 | | 16. | Ray Phillips | Protoform P3 | 1:23.055 | | 17. | Charlie Rogers | Protoform P2 | 1:22.138 | | 18. | Albert Spadin | Protoform P2 | 1:23.313 | | 19. | Sandy Thalheimer | Caracal D | 1:23.302 | | 20. | James Brookshire | Agitator | 1:23.615 | | 21. | Bob O'Connor | Vortech | 1:23.364 | | 22. | Bill Roche | Citation XTC41 | 1:23.217 | | 23. | Harold Johnston | Caracal D | 1:23.220 | | 24. | William Ross | BRD | 1:24.107 | | 25. | Laura Andrade | Caracal D | 1:23.164 | | 26. | Robert De Palma | Mysterian M2 | 1:24.441 | | 27. | Greg Davis | Lazer MrkII | 1:25.063 | | 28. | Lee Wagner | Lynx B | 1:25.159 | | 29. | Christine Gurley | Caracal CR | 1:25.796 | | 30 | Shannon Jones | Caracal B | 1:24.251 | | 31. | Matthew Guzowski | Caracal C | 1:26.271 | | 32. | Richard Styczynski | Mysterian | 1:24.259 | | 33. | Doug Kyr | Womer Ev-3 | 1:27.148 | | 34. | Nick Ashley | Caracal D | 1:26.111 | | 35. | Stuart Delaney | Caldwell D13 | 1:27.117 | | 36. | William Cooper III | Protoform P3 | 1:21.709 | | 37. | James D. Hannum | Caracal D | 1:23.181 | | 38. | Ray Qualls | Protoform P3 | 1:24.061 | | 39. | Stephen Ira | Fastech 06 | 1:21.748 | | 40. | Ray Carmody | Mysterian M2 | 1:22.785 | | 41. | Warren Holcomb | Mysterian | 1:25.433 | | 42. | Joseph Brown | Agitator III | 1:23.951 | | DNF | Russ Stalvey | Caracal D | 1:25.307 | |
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