Race Series Results: Winter Opener - Road Atlanta

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Event Name: Winter Opener - Road Atlanta. Organization: Skip Barber Racing School LLC.

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[KBruSBRS]

Sorry we couldn't send out as many updates or even get the MyLaps info up. We were having MAJOR internet issues at the track. GRRRRRRR

Debbie and I are working on the final details of the race report now and it should be up in the next couple hours, once the photos are done uploading. wooooo!

[GregS]

Originally Posted by KBruSBRS

Sorry we couldn't send out as many updates or even get the MyLaps info up. We were having MAJOR internet issues at the track. GRRRRRRR

Debbie and I are working on the final details of the race report now and it should be up in the next couple hours, once the photos are done uploading. wooooo!

short version - i stunk !!

[KBruSBRS]

haha aw, Greg!! Well here's the long version!

NOTICE!!! With the National going away, we (Me or Debbie) are now going to be tweeting at all of the Winter and Summer Series races moving forward! The new twitter is RaceSkipBarber. (twitter.com/raceskipbarber) We will also be doing a race preview press release and wrap up release before and after each event. Time (and video camera willing), we are going to try to create a short video following each race as well!

Skip Barber Winter Series Kicks Off At Road Atlanta

Braselton, GA. (Nov. 14). The Skip Barber presents the Mazda Winter Series for Skip Barber Formula and MAZDASPEED Challenge commenced this week at Road Atlanta. Despite the chilly autumn weather, the racers started off the season with strong performances all around. Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout runner up Nick Neri finished the weekend at the top of the Formula Skip Barber Championship point standings, and Steve Randall took the MAZDASPEED points lead in the season opener.
The Skip Barber presents the Mazda Winter Series for Skip Barber Formula and MAZDASPEED Challenge next competes at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca December 10-11 for Rounds 3 & 4. Follow all the action on twitter.com/RaceSkipBarber.

Group One, Race One – Formula Skip Barber

MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Driver and the newest Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout winner Danilo Estrela started the race on pole. Lap 1 got off to a disappointing start for Jack Mitchell Jr., who suffered at the hands of a mechanical issue and was forced to retire early. Erickson Shirley and Chuck Whitlock had contact in 10A, causing a four lap yellow flag. Danilo had a strong start, quickly gaining space between himself, Nick Neri and Jake Eidson. However, the three still battled closely through entirety of the race. In lap 8, Neri made a pass in 10A for the lead and succeeded, the first of many passes for race one. In the final lap, Estrela, battling hard for position went four wheels off in Turn 10A. He continued, but suffered a drive through penalty. Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout runner up Nick Neri earned the first win of the winter season, his first Skip Barber Racing School win overall. Jake Eidson came in second and Dr. Michael Edwards in third.
Group Two, Race Two – Formula Skip Barber

Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout runner up Nick Neri started the race on pole. Jack Mitchell Jr. challenges Neri early in Lap 1 for first. In Lap 2, Neri fell to third while Jake Eidson took first position followed by Mitchell Jr. for second. The fight for first resumed as drivers entered Lap 3. Mitchell Jr. overtook Eidson in Lap 3. Meanwhile, newest Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout winner Danilo Estrela, worked his way from ninth position to fourth position. Heading to Lap 4, Mitchell Jr. still held the lead but Neri brought the gap closer. Neri took the lead from Mitchel Jr. in Lap 5 followed by Mitchell Jr. in second position. Estrela moved into third position as he took turn 1 in Lap 6. The back and forth battle for first didn’t stop as Mitchell Jr. overtook first in Lap 6. Estrela continued to make ground as he moves into second in Lap 7. As racers headed into Lap 9, Mitchell Jr. maintained first followed by a determined Estrela. Neri moved into third re-joining the battle for the lead. In Lap 14, Neri continued his move up the pack, moving to second, but not for long as Estrela took second position in Lap 15. Neri fell back to fourth, as Eidson took third. Mitchell Jr. took the win followed by Estrela for second, Eidoson for third, Neri for fourth and Dr. Michael Edwards for fifth.

Group 1 Skip Barber Formula Southern Series, Starting Position in Parenthesis

Group 1 Race 1		Group 1 Race 2
1. (3) Nick Neri		1. (2) Jack Mitchell Jr.
2. (6) Jake Eidson		2. (9) Danilo Estrela
3. (5) Dr. Mike Edwards - GM		3. (3) Jake Eidson
4. (4) David Libby - GM		4. (1) Nick Neri
5. (9) Jeff Relic - M		5. (4) Dr. Mike Edwards - GM
6. (18) Azim Gandhi		6. (6) Jeff Relic - M
7. (7) Gus Doppes - GM		7. (8) Gus Doppes - GM
8. (1) Danilo Estrela		8. (11) Jose Montiel
9. (12) Greg Strelzoff - M		9. (10) Greg Strelzoff - M
10. (8) Jose Montiel		10. (15) Bobby Eberle - M
11. (15) Maurizio Uribe		11. (12) Maurizio Uribe
12. (16) Greg Holloway - M		12. (5) David Libby - GM
13. (17) John Schauerman - GM		13. (16) Matt McMurry
14. (10) Bobby Eberle - M		14. (17) Chuck Whitlock - M
15. (14) Erickson Shirley - GM		15. (14) John Schauerman - GM
16.(11) Matt McMurry		16. (7) Azim Gandhi
17. (2) Jack Mitchell Jr.		17. (3) Greg Holloway - M
18. (13) Chuck Whitlock - M
Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Danilo Estrela Fastest Lap: Jake Eidson (1:37.950 /93.354 mph) Most Improved: Azim Gandhi, 12 positions Laps Led: Danilo Estrela 1-5; Nick Neri 6-7; Estrela 8; Neri 9; Estrela 10-15; Neri 16 Track Conditions: Sunny, dry and cold		Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Nick Neri Fastest Lap: Danilo Estrela (1:37.395 /93.886 mph) Most Improved: Danilo, 7 positions Laps Led: Nick Neri 1; Jake Eidson 2; Jack Mitchell, Jr. 3-4; Eidson 5; Mitchell 6-9; Estrela 10-12; Mitchell 13-16 Track Conditions: Sunny, dry and cold

Group Two, Race One – MAZDASPEED Challenge

Dr. Michael Edwards, Skip Barber Grand Master, started the race on pole. Lap 1 started with Nelson Canache having a strong start, taking the first position in the turn. Keiron O’Rourke, Skip Barber Master, who started sixth, also had a solid start, jumped to second in the lap 1. The action continued in lap 1 with Jay D. Rowley, Skip Barber Grand Master, spinning in Turn 5. He recovered and was able to resume. In lap 4, Skip Barber newcomer, Maria Canizales, fought hard for tenth position, held by Maurizio Scala. In lap 5, lap leader Nelson Canache goes four off in Turn 5. Despite going four wheels off, Canache manages to stay in fifth position. Lap 6 showed Keiron in the lead followed by Brad Randall, DJ Randall and Steve Randall. Maria finally passes Scala in lap 6.

Group Two, Race Two – MAZDASPEED Challenge

After taking home the previous day’s win, Master Kieron O’Rourke started Race Two from the pole position, and maintained his lead for the first eight laps of the race. DJ Randall and Steve Randall stayed close behind, attempting to pass in lap 3, going three wide into Turn 1. Grand Master Gus Doppes had unfortunate contact with the wall in lap 4, turn five, escaping unharmed. At the restart, O’Rourke had another strong lead, but spun and went four wheels off track in Turn 1, forcing him to come into the pits for a safety check. DJ Randall grabbed the lead, followed by Master Bryan Hixon and Brad Randall. Grand Master Dr. Mike Edwards remained close behind in fourth, with Steve Randall in fifth. In lap 14, Hixon started to struggle, and B. Randall took the lead only to have contact with DJ Randall in the same lap. Dr. Edwards took the lead with B. Randall nipping at his heels. Because of his contact with DJ Randall, B.Randall had to complete a four-off safety check, allowing Dr. Edwards to take the lead and win the race followed by Steve Randall and Master Greg Strelzoff.

Group 2 MAZDASPEED Challenge, Starting Position in Parenthesis

Group 2 Race 1		Group 2 Race 2
1. (6) Kieron O'Rourke - M		1. (6) Dr. Mike Edwards - GM
2. (4) DJ Randall		2. (3) Steve Randall - GM
3. (5) Steve Randall - GM		3. (5) Greg Strelzoff - M
4. (12) Bryan Hixon - M		4. (4) Bryan Hixon - M
5. (7) Greg Strelzoff - M		5. (11) Maurizio Scala - M
6. (1) Dr. Mike Edwards - GM		6. (9) Brad Randall
7. (8) Greg Holloway - M		7. (10) Jay D. Rowley - GM
8. (2) Nelson Canache - M		8. (1) Kieron O'Rourke - M
9. (3) Brad Randall		9. (8) Nelson Canache - M
10. (10) Jay D. Rowley - GM		10. (7) Greg Holloway - M
11. (9) Maurizio Scala - M		11.(12) Maria Canizales
12. (11) Maria Canizales		12. (2) DJ Randall
		13. (13) Gus Doppes - GM
Top Master: Kieron O'Rourke Pole Position: Dr. Mike Edwards Fastest Lap: Kieron O'Rourke (1:46.648 / 85.740 mph) Most Improved: Bryan Hixon, 8 positions Laps Led: Nelson Canache 1; Kieron O'Rourke 2; Canache 3-5; Kieron O'Rourke 6-16 Track Conditions: Sunny, dry and cold		Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Kieron O'Rourke Fastest Lap: Steve Randall (1:46.071 / 86.206 mph) Most Improved: Maurizio Scala,6 positions Laps Led: Kieron O'Rourke 1-8; Dr. Mike Edwards 9; DJ Randall 10-13; Brad Randall 14; Edwards 15; B.Randall 16 Track Conditions: Sunny, dry and cold

2011-2012 Top 10 Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Winter Series
Formula Skip Barber, Championship Point Standings
1. 63 pts Nick Neri
2. 62 Jake Eidson
3. 56 Dr. Mike Edwards
4. 55 Danilo Estrela
5. 51 Jeff Relic
6. 49 Jack Mitchell Jr.
7. 48 Gus Doppes
8. 47 David Libby
9. 44 Greg Strelzoff
10. 44 Jose Montiel

2011-2012 Top 10 Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Winter Series
MAZDASPEED Challenge, Championship Point Standings
1. 62 pts Steve Randall
2. 60 Dr. Mike Edwards
3. 58 Kieron O'Rourke
4. 56 Bryan Hixon
5. 56 Greg Strelzoff
6. 51 DJ Randall
7. 47 Brad Randall
8. 46 Maurizio Scala
9. 45 Greg Halloway
10. 45 Nelson Canache

[Magical Trevor]

Any idea what happened to Greg Holloway in Group 1/Race 2?

[Drice]

Below you will find the points standings from the 2011-2012 Winter Series Opener at Road Atlanta:

Formula:

Nick Neri	35	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63
Jake Eidson	32	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	62
Dr. Mike Edwards	30	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56
Danilo Estrela	23	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	55
Jeff Relic	26	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	51
Jack Mitchell Jr.	14	35			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	49
Gus Doppes	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	48
David Libby	28	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	47
Greg Strelzoff	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	44
Jose Montiel	21	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	44
Azim Gandhi	25	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40
Mauricio Uribe	20	20	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	40	40
Bobby Eberle	17	21			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	38
John Schauerman	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	34
Greg Holloway	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	33
Matt McMurry	15	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	33
Chuck Whitlock	13	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	30
Erickson Shirley	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16

[Drice]

And now the MAZDASPEED Challenge points standings:

MAZDASPEED Challenge:

Steve Randall	30	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	62
Dr. Mike Edwards	25	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	60
Kieron O'Rourke	35	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	58
Bryan Hixon	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56
Greg Strelzoff	26	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56
D.J. Randall	32	19			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	51
Brad Randall	22	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	47
Maurizio Scala	20	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	46
Greg Holloway	24	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	45
Nelson Canache	23	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	45
Jay D. Rowley	21	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	45
Maria Canizales	19	20	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	39	39
Gus Doppes	0	18			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18

[Sz28r]

Thank you for the point standings