F1000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS SET FOR 2009 JUNE SPRINTS
Two former SCCA National Champions among the good-sized field at Road
America
ELKHART LAKE, WIS. (June 17, 2009) -- When the schedule for the
inaugural F1000 National Championship Presented by George Dean Racing
Engines and Taylor Race Engineering was announced back in January, one
race that every participant was looking forward to was the SCCA Chicago
Region June Sprints. This weekend (June 20-21), that renowned event is
finally here, and the top Formula 1000 drivers from across the nation
will be gathering at the famed Road America road course in Wisconsin.
As the newest junior formula car class to gain SCCA National status,
Formula 1000 (FB) participation numbers have been steadily growing
throughout the year. This is evident by the near record 12-car turnout
for the 2009 edition of the June Sprints, which is just one short of
matching the inaugural F1000 Championship race in 2007.
As expected, the entry list for the 2009 June Sprints race features a
who's who of the F1000 class. Among those worth keeping an eye on
are Mark Jaremko (No. 8 Phoenix F1K 09), Glenn Cooper (No. 43 Novak/Van
Diemen RF99 F1000), Niki Coello (No. 81 Ralph Firman Racing F1000), Kyle
Oberndorf (No. 2 Stohr F1000) and John Stecher (No. 07 Stohr F1000).
Jaremko not only enters the event currently second in the championship
standings, behind David Burkett (Stohr F1000), but is a four-time SCCA
National Champion in the D Sports Racing class. Cooper, currently third
in the yearlong title fight for F1000 supremacy, is the defending June
Sprints race winner. Coello, is a three-time SCCA Formula Continental
National Champion and three-time SCCA Triple Crown winner, and will make
his F1000 debut at June Sprints. Both Oberndorf and Stecher finished on
the podium in the 2008 edition of the race.
The list of different manufacturers is just as impressive. In addition to
the previously mentioned Phoenix F1K 09, Stohr F1000, Novak/Van Diemen
RF99 F1000 and Ralph Firman F1000, the Speads FB (Chris Waterman),
Citation F1000 (Brandon Dixon) and Formula Continental conversion cars
will be attendance.
While the June Sprints trophy and bragging rights are what the majority
of the FB drivers will be seeking come race time, prize money is also up
for grabs. The winner of the race will receive $300 and be one step
closer to completing the Riltech Racing/Speads Hat Trick - win the June
Sprints, their SCCA division title and the F1000 Champion Race at the
ARRC -- earning $1,000. Points earned at the June Sprints will also
assist drivers in winning the F1000 National Championship Presented by
George Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race Engineering title, which has a
$5,000 points fund.
The on-track action for the F1000 National Championship Presented by
George Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race Engineering competitors
commences on Friday morning (June 19), with a practice session, followed
by the first of two qualifying sessions later in the day. Saturday will
feature a second qualifying session in the morning, prior to the 13-lap
June Sprints race in the mid-afternoon. Live timing of all the F1000
action will be available at
www.livetiming.net/SCCA/club/livetiming.asp
For more information or to register for the 2009 F1000 National
Championship Presented by George Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race
Engineering, please contact series organizer Mike Beauchamp via
gyrodynamics@new.rr.com or by visiting www.formula1000.com.
About F1000 National Championship:
Formed in 2009, the F1000 National Championship Presented by George Dean
Racing Engines and Taylor Race Engineering is a yearlong SCCA Club Racing
National competition. The series features high-performance tube-frame
Formula 1000 race cars that are powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines. One
of the newest SCCA National classes, it features both purpose-built cars
and Formula Continental conversions cars, with top speeds in excess of
130 mph. Thanks to backing from George Dean Racing Engines, Taylor Race
Engineering, Hurley Racing Products, NovaRace, Quicksilver RacEngines,
Williams Racing Developments, Fast Forward Components/Piper Race Cars/Zat
Graphics, eFormulaCarNews.com, Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies, GyroDynamics
and Slick Eyewear, F1000 National Championship competitors will not only
be fighting for class bragging rights, but also $5,000 prize fund and
season-ending awards.
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