Perfect! What a weekend. Round 4 on the FRP schedule marked the midpoint of the season and a return to the track Mateo scored his first win last year. This would be the third FRP race weekend at Pitt for Mateo and his experience showed. It was a weekend sweep with Mateo being fastest inContinue reading “FRP Pittsburg”
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Lime Rock – FRP
Lime Rock Park hosted the TransAm, SVRA, FRP Memorial Day weekend of racing. The park is a beautiful setting for racing but is truly in the middle of nowhere. A 16-hour drive from Peoria or flying to Albany and driving an hour and a half. Then due to local restrictions there is no racing onContinue reading “Lime Rock – FRP”
Road Atlanta, Part 2 – FRP
The opening round of the Formula Race Promotions season is in the books. Qualifying Friday afternoon was wet after several dry practice sessions. Mateo proved to be quick in both wet and dry conditions, putting the Team Pelfrey #80 into P2, just 0.062 seconds off the pole without the benefit of the draft. Race 1Continue reading “Road Atlanta, Part 2 – FRP”
SCCA Mid Ohio
My first trip to Mid-Ohio back in April for the FRP races was a pretty miserable one. It was cold and wet most of the weekend. Practice and qualifying were in the pouring rain, while the sun came out for race 1. On Sunday for race 2 it was wet again and then race 3Continue reading “SCCA Mid Ohio”
2023 FRP Season
It’s been just over a month since the end of the FRP season and my first full season driving cars. In addition to the full season of FRP, I ran 3 Hoosier Super Tour events at Sebring, Road Atlanta and Road America for June Sprints. My primary goals for the season were to 1) run withContinue reading “2023 FRP Season”
SCCA June Sprints
Road America is about as close to a “local track” as I have, although the last 3 years I’ve race mostly on the karting track. I did go watch an FRP weekend a couple of years ago to check in out. And last year did a Mazda Miata school that utilized part of the track.Continue reading “SCCA June Sprints”
FRP Pittsburg
Last year when we were trying to figure out our plans for this year we decided to do the last Formula Race Promotions race of the year at Pittsburgh International Raceway in October. It was my second time racing in F1600 but first in the pro racing series. Overall it was a good experience, runningContinue reading “FRP Pittsburg”
FRP Lime Rock
Located in the Berkshires, Lime Rock Park is a beautiful but remote area. There wasn’t too much in the area except for cute little towns. The track is relatively short but fun. This was the biggest crowd I’ve race in front of to date as it coincided with the TransAm Memorial Day event. People wereContinue reading “FRP Lime Rock”
FRP at Mid-Ohio
My first visit to the iconic MidOhio Sports Car Course was a cold, wet experience. The weather was pretty miserable and changed constantly. We started with a practice day Friday that was completely wet, no dry laps to be had. Not the best way to learn a new track. Fortunately for me, Team Pelfrey hasContinue reading “FRP at Mid-Ohio”
Heartland GP – USPKS Rounds 3/4
Some weekends of racing are unforgettable, and yet others … well, this was one of those others. We ended up having to race our older chassis this weekend and trying to fine tune it to find the speed we needed. On day one, Mateo qualified 19th out of 43, and finish the pre-final in 24thContinue reading “Heartland GP – USPKS Rounds 3/4”