Tuesday, May 29, 2012

2012 Skip Barber Winter Series Kicks-Off at VIR


Group 4 Race 1: Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Summer Series, Formula Skip Barber

Big pop on the outside in turn one. Jack Mitchell Jr. is looking into the outside. Chris Hawley gets two off in turn two. Adrian Starrantino running in fourth at turn two. No pops in turn three. Two car breakaway running up the hill. Nick Silva moves up to fourth position. Clean through Oak Tree. No pops for the lead but fourth for the pop. Nick Silva trying to get around Greg Strelzoff but it doesn't happen. Lap three, it's the Jake Eidson and Jack Mitchell Jr. show in turn one. Adrian Starrantino five car lengths behind. Best battle on track is for fourth position. Leaders single file into turn one on lap five. Adrian Starrantino is catching the leaders. Greg Holloway makes a pass in turn one. Greg Holloway has pressure from Clark Toppe. Gap between second and third looks bigger. Top three are equally spaced leaving Oak Tree. Adrian Starrantino is closing in turn seventeen, look for a pop for him on Jack Mitchell Jr. into turn one. Clark Toppe goes down on course during lap six and a full course caution is brought out. Lap nine brings back the green flag and Jack Mitchell Jr. and Jake Eidson are leading. Greg Holloway hits Ryan Verra both cars should continue. Jack Mitchell Jr. over Jake Eidson at the hill then Adrian Starrantino. Gap back to Greg Strelzoff and Peter Portante. They are equally spaced through Oak Tree. Leaders remain in order through lap ten. Jack Mitchell Jr. has a run in turn fourteen. Jake Eidson makes the slingshot move and is the winner. 

Group 4 Race 2: Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Summer Series, Formula Skip Barber

In turn one all is clear. Jake Edison followed by Jack Mitchell Jr. into turn three. Single file into turn four. Peter Portante is in turn three. Pop for third and lead—but Jack Mitchell Jr. over Jake Eidson still and Peter Portante still in third into turn seventeen. Jake holds it in turn one on lap three, and Peter Portante holds onto third. The top two have a breakaway. The battle for third looking good in turns five and six. Leapfrogging up front in turn fifteen. Greg Stezloff holding stead in sixth. Nick Silva will have a big run this time. Nick makes a pass over Jack Jr in turn one on lap six. It is the Jake Eidson and Jack Mitchell Jr. show pulling away from the gap. Adrian Starrantino is in third, holding tight. Nick Silva may have a run in turn five. Ryan Verra gets ahead of Tom Goodhart in turn five-good pass. Jack Mitchell Jr. pulls back in front of Jake Eidson and Nick Silva. Adrian Starrantino trying to make a pop on the straight. Jake Eidson makes a pass over Jack Mitchell Jr. on lap eight. Adrian Starrantino is well off Greg Stelzoff. Gus Doppes and Clark Toppe having a good battle. Jake Eidson has a comfortable lead on lap ten and holds onto it until the end.