|
 |
| November 01, 2009 |
| Walter Hayes Trophy: De Phillippi Wins 2009 Edition at Silverstone |
 | Team USA Scholarship driver Connor De Phillippi scored the 2009 Walter Hayes Trophy win at Silverstone
(Photo: JeffBloxham.com) |
American Connor De Phillippi is the 2009 Walter Hayes Trophy winner, having taking the victory on Sunday afternoon (November 1) on the Silverstone National Circuit. Joining the Team USA Scholarship driver on the podium were Robert Barrable and Felix Fisher. It marks the second consecutive year a Team USA driver has won the prestigious Formula Ford race in England.
The chase for the prestigious Walter Hayes Trophy continued on Sunday morning with those drivers who encountered problems in their Heats seeking to advance into the Semi-Finals and potential birth in the after Grand Final feature. Following the traditional Storm race, six places in the Last Chance race were up for grabs via the Progression race. Marcus Allen (Swift SC92F), having been not been classified in Heat Three, proved the man to beat, leading Tom Bradshaw (Swift SC92F0 and Julian Westwood (Swift SC93) to the checkered flag. Ensuring their pursuit of the WHT would continue, Nelson Rowe (Van Diemen RF99), Cormac O’Neill (Ray GRS08) and Ed Moore (Van Diemen RF99) finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the eight-lap race.
After a short break, 35 Formula Fords were back on-course for the eight-lap Last Chance race, seeking a place in one of the two afternoon Semi-Finals. Former Team USA Scholarship driver Josef Newgarden (Van Diemen RF92), having started P1 and led his Saturday Heat Two race early before an incident, overcame the damp condition to score a comfortable win. Bradshaw, having worked his way from the rear of the field in the eight-lap affair, crossed the stripe in second ahead of fellow Progression race advancees Westwood and Rowe. In finishing fifth and sixth, Jonathan McMullan (Van Diemen RF92) and Moore kept their Walter Hayes Trophy dreams alive, advancing into the Semi-Finals.
As expected, the opening Semi-Final featured plenty of side-by-side action, particularly at the front of the field, were multiple drivers were not only battling for the win, but a front-row starting position in the late afternoon Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Final. Barrable (Van Diemen RF04) continued his recent of run of form on a damp but drying track, having won his Heat Two race on Saturday, by scoring a second win of the weekend by a slim margin of 0.101s over fellow FF1600 standout Neville Smyth (Ray GRS07). Team USA Scholarship driver Brett Smrz (Ray GRS08) ensured he would be in contention for the Grand Final win, with a third place finish, only a few car lengths back of the lead duo when the checkered flag waved. Jordan Skinner (Ray GRS08) crossed the stripe in fourth, while Newgarden continued his charge back into a front-running starting position in the Grand Final with a fifth place result. Fellow American Doug Prendeville struggled in the 12-lap race, eventually crossing the stripe in 18th place, earning the final place in the Grand Final.
With the results setting the final grid order for the Grand Final, the second Semi-Final proved to be just as entertaining, though a more one-sided affair. Team USA Scholarship driver De Phillippi (Ray GRS08) proved to be unbeatable in the 12-lap race, taking a commanding 7.791s victory over Fisher (Swift SC92F). Heat One race winner David Grady (Van Diemen RF02) completed the top-three, leading Matthew Parr (Van Diemen RF01) and Josh Fisher (Reynard 89FF) to the checkered flag. Heat race winners Rory Butcher (Van Diemen RF92) and Stuart Gough (Ray GRS07) chances at the a Walter Hayes Trophy win vanished, as the duo were both not classified after failing to make it to the finish.
The 2009 Gran Final started with the 36-car field lining up on a damp Silverstone National circuit on Sunday afternoon, with De Phillippi and Barrable on the front-row care of their Semi-Final victories. When the 15-lap race got underway, the duo immediately commenced, what would be a race long dual for the win. The duo did not run alone however, as Felix Fisher, Smyth and Grady quickly stated their intentions to challenge for the victory. With Team USA’s Smrz and fellow American Newgarden not far behind, the battle for the win raged lap-after lap. Only decided by the waving of the checkered flag, De Phillippi scored the historic win by 1.035s over Barrable. In doing so, the talented young Californian became the second consecutive American and Team USA driver to win the highly prestigious Walter Hayes Trophy. Fisher joined the duo on the podium with a third place finish ahead of Smyth and Grady. Newgarden crossed the stripe in sixth, three places ahead of Team USA’s Smrz. Prendeville finished 30th in his second running of the famed race.
Walter Hayes Trophy
Race Results
November 1, 2009
Silverstone Circuit - Silverstone, England
Grand Final
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Diff.| 1. | Connor De Phillippi | Ray GRS08 | - | | 2. | Robert Barrable | Van Diemen RF04 | 1.035 | | 3. | Felix Fisher | Swift SC92F | 1.262 | | 4. | Neville Smyth | Ray GRS07 | 1.758 | | 5. | David Grady | Van Diemen RF02 | 2.146 | | 6. | Josef Newgarden | Van Diemen RF92 | 7.579 | | 7. | Jordan Skinner | Ray GRS08 | 7.730 | | 8. | Ben Norton | Spectrum 011B | 7.905 | | 9. | Brett Smrz | Ray GRS08 | 11.745 | | 10. | Noel Dunne | Mygale SJ08 | 12.732 | | 11. | Matthew Parr | Van Diemen RF01 | 16.291 | | 12. | Ed Moore | Van Diemen RF99 | 16.441 | | 13. | Adam Quartermain | Van Diemen RF99 | 16.881 | | 14. | Mike Edgar | Van Diemen RF90 | 20.318 | | 15. | Benji Hetherington | Ray GRS08 | 22.938 | | 16. | Glynn Geddie | Van Diemen RF92 | 23.674 | | 17. | Jonathan Adam | Van Diemen RF92 | 24.048 | | 18. | Jonathan Hoad | Van Diemen RF90 | 24.241 | | 19. | Paul Dagg | Van Diemen RF91 | 24.741 | | 20. | Rory Farrell | Reynard 89FF | 24.982 | | 21. | Oliver Bull | Swift SC92F | 25.770 | | 22. | Scott Fraser | Van Diemen RF92 | 26.164 | | 23. | Nelson Rowe | Van Diemen RF99 | 27.935 | | 24. | Phil Gynn | Jamun M92 | 28.382 | | 25. | David Quinn | Van Diemen RF99 | 32.649 | | 26. | Michael Mallock | Mallock MK9 | 32.990 | | 27. | Samuel Yates | Van Diemen RF93 | 33.438 | | 28. | Jamie Jardine | Van Diemen RF87 | 33.998 | | 29. | Paul Mason | Swift SC94 | 37.344 | | 30. | Doug Prendeville | Ray GRS08 | 38.046 | | 31. | Mark Donnelly | Ray GRS09 | 41.209 | | 32. | Chris Acton | Ray GRS08 | 42.681 | | 33. | Joey Foster | Van Diemen RF78 | 45.649 | | 34. | Derek M. Daly | Van Diemen RF93 | 51.674 | | NC | Andrew Chesher | Van Diemen RF92 | 3 Laps | | NC | Josh Fisher | Reynard 89FF | 10 Laps | |
Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Diff.| 1. | Robert Barrable | Van Diemen RF04 | - | | 2. | Neville Smyth | Ray GRS07 | 0.101 | | 3. | Brett Smrz | Ray GRS08 | 2.123 | | 4. | Jordan Skinner | Ray GRS08 | 5.270 | | 5. | Josef Newgarden | Van Diemen RF92 | 9.313 | | 6. | Adam Quartermain | Van Diemen RF99 | 14.815 | | 7. | Jonathan Hoad | Van Diemen RF90 | 15.079 | | 8. | Ben Norton | Spectrum 011B | 15.340 | | 9. | Benji Hetherington | Ray GRS08 | 16.174 | | 10. | Paul Dagg | Van Diemen RF91 | 16.289 | | 11. | Oliver Bull | Swift SC92F | 16.639 | | 12. | Mike Edgar | Van Diemen RF90 | 20.107 | | 13. | Samuel Yates | Van Diemen RF93 | 32.552 | | 14. | Michael Mallock | Mallock MK9 | 34.938 | | 15. | Joey Foster | Van Diemen RF78 | 35.307 | | 16. | Derek M. Daly | Van Diemen RF93 | 36.740 | | 17. | Chris Acton | Ray GRS08 | 40.600 | | 18. | Doug Prendeville | Ray GRS08 | 53.239 | | 19. | Nathan Ward | Swift SC95 | 1:06.102 | | 20. | Ashley Clifford | Van Diemen RF88 | 1:06.200 | | 21. | Matthew Dean | Reynard 88FF | 1:07.431 | | 22. | Steve Mellish | Van Diemen RF89 | 1 Lap | | 23. | Kieron Blake | Van Diemen RF92 | 1 Lap | | NC | Peter Barrable | Mygale SJ03 | 2 laps | | NC | Ivor McCullough | Van Diemen RF00 | 3 Laps | | NC | Michael Moyers | Van Diemen RF87 | 5 Laps | | NC | Peter Daly | Van Diemen RF89 | 6 Laps | | NC | Jeremy Unsworth | Swift SC93 | 6 Laps | | NC | Jim Morris | Van Diemen RF05 | 8 Laps | | NC | Andrew Xavier | Van Diemen RF87 | 11 Laps | | NC | Ken Finneran | Reynard 89FF | 11 Laps | | NC | Julian Westwood | Swift SC93 | 12 Laps | | NC | Mark Davies | Mygale SJ01 | 12 Laps | | NC | Gaius Ghinn | Van Diemen RF00 | 12 Laps | | NC | Nigel Thompson | Van Diemen RF88 | 12 Laps | |
Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Diff.| 1. | Connor De Phillippi | Ray GRS08 | - | | 2. | Felix Fisher | Swift SC92F | 7.791 | | 3. | David Grady | Van Diemen RF02 | 8.108 | | 4. | Matthew Parr | Van Diemen RF01 | 8.318 | | 5. | Josh Fisher | Reynard 89FF | 8.916 | | 6. | Noel Dunne | Mygale SJ08 | 12.175 | | 7. | Scott Fraser | Van Diemen RF92 | 16.199 | | 8. | John Ferguson | Ray GRS07 | 16.367 | | 9. | Jonathan Adam | Van Diemen RF92 | 16.796 | | 10. | Glynn Geddie | Van Diemen RF92 | 18.764 | | 11. | Rory Farrell | Reynard 89FF | 19.013 | | 12. | Ed Moore | Van Diemen RF99 | 30.318 | | 13. | Phil Gynn | Jamun M92 | 32.710 | | 14. | Nelson Rowe | Van Diemen RF99 | 33.409 | | 15. | Andrew Chesher | Van Diemen RF92 | 33.601 | | 16. | Jamie Jardine | Van Diemen RF87 | 34.262 | | 17. | Mark Donnelly | Ray GRS09 | 34.332 | | 18. | David Quinn | Van Diemen RF99 | 34.438 | | 19. | Paul Mason | Swift SC94 | 34.760 | | 20. | Douglas Crosbie | Van Diemen RF00 | 35.149 | | 21. | Lawrence Denne | Van Diemen RF92 | 35.530 | | 22. | Martin Short | Van Diemen RF00 | 41.169 | | 23. | Andrew MacGregor | Van Diemen RF86 | 50.894 | | 24. | Amanda Whittaker | Swift SC93 | 52.095 | | 25. | Carl Hemming | Ray GRS08 | 52.226 | | 26. | Ian Ashley | Elden Mk8 | 59.510 | | 27. | Chris Needham | Van Diemen RF90 | 1:06.239 | | 28. | Paul McMorran | Crossle 25F | 1:07.139 | | 29. | Chris Porritt | Royale RP24 | 1:07.729 | | 30. | John OWEN | Swift SC92F | 1 Lap | | 31. | Kevin Donnelly | Van Diemen RF88 | 1 Lap | | NC | Rory Buthcher | Van Diemen RF92 | 1 Lap | | NC | Tom Bradshaw | Swift SC92F | 1 Lap | | NC | John Murphy | Van Diemen RF99 | 1 Lap | | NC | Patrick McKenna | Ray GRS08 | 7 Laps | | NC | Stuart Gough | Ray GRS07 | 12 Laps | |
Last Chance
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Diff.| 1. | Josef Newgarden | Van Diemen RF92 | - | | 2. | Tom Bradshaw | Swift SC92F | 7.920 | | 3. | Julian Westwood | Swift SC93 | 17.291 | | 4. | Nelson Rowe | Van Diemen RF99 | 18.079 | | 5. | Jonathan McMullan | Van Diemen RF92 | 22.964 | | 6. | Ed Moore | Van Diemen RF99 | 24.372 | | 7. | Peter Dally | Van Diemen RF89 | 26.680 | | 8. | Jon Davis | Van Diemen RF92 | 37.785 | | 9. | Andy Powell | Royale RP26 | 46.768 | | 10. | Pete Booker | Swift SC95 | 48.409 | | 11. | Peter Clarke | Swift SC95 | 48.705 | | 12. | Jillian Shedden | Van Diemen RF92 | 56.920 | | 13. | Kevan McClurg | Van Diemen | 58.419 | | 14. | Colin Wright | Merlyn Mk17 | 59.678 | | 15. | Jeff Hodgson | Van Diemen RF02 | 1:00.005 | | 16. | Stuart Kestenbaum | Van Diemen RF79 | 1:00.389 | | 17. | Lorna Vckers | Van Diemen RF89 | 1:08.172 | | 18. | Rob Smith | Van Diemen RF99 | 1:12.120 | | 19. | Mike Devoy | Van Diemen RF81 | 1:13.497 | | 20. | Rebecca Dean | Reynard 88FF | 1:17.190 | | 21. | Alan Fincham | Van Diemen RF80 | 1:17.392 | | 22. | Matthew Sturmer | Macon MR8 | 1:21.259 | | 23. | Terry Kavanagh | Van Diemen RF92 | 1 Lap | | 24. | Adrian Hamliton | Van Diemen RF96 | 1 Lap | | 25. | David Tansley | Van Diemen RF99 | 1 Lap | | 26. | Roy MacGregor | Van Diemen RF85 | 1 Lap | | 27. | Richard Hall | Van Diemen RF92 | 1 Lap | | 28. | Nick Tart | March 708 | 1 Lap | | 29. | Gaz Oijeh | Jamun T2 | 1 Lap | | NC | Martin Pieraccini | Van Diemen RF9 | 3 Laps | | NC | Andrew Ames | Jamun T2 | 6 Laps | | NC | Marcus Allen | Swift SC92F | 6 Laps | | NC | Craig Curie | Van Diemen RF91 | 7 Laps | | NC | Derek S. Daly | Van Diemen RF92 | 7 Laps | | NC | Steve Chapman | Van Diemen RF95 | 8 Laps | |
Progression
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Diff.| 1. | Marcus Allen | Swift SC92F | - | | 2. | Tom Bradshaw | Swift SC92F | 2.642 | | 3. | Julian Westwood | Swift SC9 | 3.133 | | 4. | Nelson Rowe | Van Diemen RF99 | 14.672 | | 5. | Cormac O’Neill | Ray GRS08 | 15.041 | | 6. | Ed Moore | Van Diemen RF99 | 20.753 | | 7. | Jonathan McMullan | Van Diemen RF92 | 22.112 | | 8. | Stuart Thorburn | Van Diemen RF92 | 23.148 | | 9. | Graham Leslie | Royale RP24 | 33.162 | | 10. | Josh Barnett | Van Diemen RF88 | 40.858 | | 11. | John Whelan | Van Diemen RF90 | 43.612 | | 12. | Bernard Baxter | Crossle 32F | 1:10.115 | | 13. | Dane Christison | Van Diemen RF90 | 1 Lap | | NC | Kaiser Razzaq | Ray GRS98 | 4 Laps | | NC | Benjamin Hpoton | Van Diemen RF80 | 5 Laps | | NC | Darren Houldcroft | Van Diemen RF88 | 6 Laps | |
|
|
|
|
Go Top
|
|
|
|
|
