Home  
Site Partners: SpotterGuides Veloce Books  
Related Sites: Your Link Here  

Go Back   TenTenths Motorsport Forum > Single Seater Racing > National & International Single Seaters

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 24 Jan 2011, 17:40 (Ref:2819988)   #1
Valker
Veteran
 
Valker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Finland
Tampere, Finland
Posts: 1,208
Valker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Formula MRF

Two Finns, F2 hope-full Jukka Honkavuori, and experienced FF racer Miikka Mäkelä, will travel to India next week. The plan is to race in Formula MRF series in Chennai. Thirst three races are in Feb. 5–6 and next three Feb 12–13. The last two races of the eight round championship take place in October as F1 support races.

It seems to be hard to find any information on the series, but so far I've found out that the car is a winged Van Diemen designed tube frame car with a 1600cc Duratec engine and a 5 speed Hewland sequential gear box. Slick tyres are made by title sponsor MRF. The series operates on arrive & drive basis.

In addition to the Finns, there may be couple of Brits racing too. I don't, however, know any names.

Can anyone tell more about Formula MRF? They have two versions of a website (flash, html) but neither has much content.
Valker is offline  
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2011, 19:05 (Ref:2820036)   #2
ptclaus98
Veteran
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
United States
Posts: 1,767
ptclaus98 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I dunno much, but I wonder if they'd take Bridgestone Racing Academy grads to wrench on those cars, seeing as they're the exact same cars.
ptclaus98 is offline  
Quote
Old 25 Jan 2011, 08:45 (Ref:2820245)   #3
Valker
Veteran
 
Valker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Finland
Tampere, Finland
Posts: 1,208
Valker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Nerver heard about Bridgestone Racing Academy before, thanks. Their site calls the car "Van Diemen Formula SCCA". So I presume SCCA have a racing series for those?
Valker is offline  
Quote
Old 26 Jan 2011, 01:35 (Ref:2820643)   #4
ptclaus98
Veteran
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
United States
Posts: 1,767
ptclaus98 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Yup.
ptclaus98 is offline  
Quote
Old 1 Feb 2011, 13:09 (Ref:2823828)   #5
Valker
Veteran
 
Valker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Finland
Tampere, Finland
Posts: 1,208
Valker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Entry list:

Vikash Anand
Arjun Balu
Anthony George
Gaurav Gill
Jukka Honkavuori
Jordan King
Miikka Mäkelä
Chrissy Palmer
Vishnu Prasad
Karthik Shankar
Ashwin Sundar
Ameya Walavalkar
Alex Waters
Valker is offline  
Quote
Old 5 Feb 2011, 15:31 (Ref:2826192)   #6
Valker
Veteran
 
Valker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Finland
Tampere, Finland
Posts: 1,208
Valker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Ashwin Sundar won the first round today. Jordan King made a great job finishing second despite a 20 sec penalty (jump start). No idea who was third but Honkavuori finished 4th and Mäkelä was 8th... Two more races tomorrow.
Valker is offline  
Quote
Old 7 Feb 2011, 13:02 (Ref:2827219)   #7
Valker
Veteran
 
Valker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Finland
Tampere, Finland
Posts: 1,208
Valker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by Valker View Post
Jordan King made a great job finishing second despite a 20 sec penalty (jump start).
King was later disqualified ("technical infringement"). Two local drivers disqualified for technical matters too...

King, how ever, had a good weekend. He finished second in race 2 and won the last race. Ashwin Sundar, the reigning champion who won the first two races, received a 30sec penalty for causing an avoidable collision in race three. Otherwise he would have finished second.

Good weekend for King but very unfortunate for Chrissy Palmer. He suffered a broken vertebra in qualifying session: http://twitter.com/#!/bennythebulb/s...98074738958336

I don't know any details about the accident but I sure hope he'll get well soon!

Full results anyone? This is all I've got: FormulaPosti.fi
Valker is offline  
Quote
Old 7 Feb 2011, 14:21 (Ref:2827251)   #8
ptclaus98
Veteran
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
United States
Posts: 1,767
ptclaus98 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
A guy named Chrissy? How does that work?
ptclaus98 is offline  
Quote
Old 7 Feb 2011, 14:35 (Ref:2827256)   #9
brands hatch
Veteran
 
brands hatch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
United Kingdom
Kent
Posts: 520
brands hatch should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by ptclaus98 View Post
A guy named Chrissy? How does that work?

I seem to recall he won the Brands Hatch formula ford festival in 2009, and was going to contest the Formula renault UK championship in 2010 but injured his wrist in a testing accident
brands hatch is offline  
__________________
Take every opportunity with both hands...Make the most of it
Quote
Old 7 Feb 2011, 21:45 (Ref:2827451)   #10
FFfan
Racer
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 280
FFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by brands hatch View Post
I seem to recall he won the Brands Hatch formula ford festival in 2009, and was going to contest the Formula renault UK championship in 2010 but injured his wrist in a testing accident
He hasn't had a lot of luck at all actually since winning the Festival. He started 2010 in Formula Renault with Fortec but injured his wrist in practice after a couple of rounds at Brands. He made a comeback in Formula Ford with Century (Juno) but had a big off at Castle Combe and suffered concussion. Then did Ginetta G50 at Donington - I seem to remember he finished 2nd but was disqualified. Very goood driver if a tad unlucky!
FFfan is offline  
Quote
Old 8 Feb 2011, 00:48 (Ref:2827525)   #11
jondownunder
Veteran
 
jondownunder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
United Kingdom
England
Posts: 1,965
jondownunder should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridjondownunder should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Yeah, I remember the first I knew of him was when he had a big shunt at Oulton Park in '08 that sent him to hospital for checks. At the time I assumed it was a girl too. Showed a lot of promise afterwards. Hope he gets better soon.
jondownunder is offline  
Quote
Old 9 Feb 2011, 14:14 (Ref:2828443)   #12
ss_collins
Veteran
 
ss_collins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Nigeria
Mooresville, NC
Posts: 6,704
ss_collins should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridss_collins should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridss_collins should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridss_collins should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
Has anyone heard who is taking over from Palmer?
ss_collins is offline  
__________________
Chase the horizon
Quote
Old 9 Feb 2011, 20:24 (Ref:2828699)   #13
Ian Sowman
Veteran
 
Ian Sowman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location:
Birmingham
Posts: 5,968
Ian Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridIan Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridIan Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Yes, I have Sam
Ian Sowman is offline  
Quote
Old 10 Feb 2011, 20:22 (Ref:2829287)   #14
Ian Sowman
Veteran
 
Ian Sowman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location:
Birmingham
Posts: 5,968
Ian Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridIan Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridIan Sowman should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
The 2007 Formula Vee Champion, 2009 FF1600 Midlands and South Class B Champion, double IST winner and former Autosport #1 Club Driver of the year Martin Galpin has arrived in Chennai to replace the unfortunate Chrissy Palmer.

He's had his first test today ahead of the races this weekend, and will have had much less time in the car than the majority of his rivals (who raced last weekend). Martin is adapting to the car, which is more powerful than what he has raced before, and is bewinged, and it will be interesting to see how he fares this weekend.

He is hoping to return to the subcontinent for the final rounds, supporting the Indian GP, in October.

I am sure he will keep everyone updated via his twitter feed - @66laps.
Ian Sowman is offline  
Quote
Old 10 Feb 2011, 21:38 (Ref:2829336)   #15
FFfan
Racer
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 280
FFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFFfan should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian Sowman View Post
The 2007 Formula Vee Champion, 2009 FF1600 Midlands and South Class B Champion, double IST winner and former Autosport #1 Club Driver of the year Martin Galpin has arrived in Chennai to replace the unfortunate Chrissy Palmer.

He's had his first test today ahead of the races this weekend, and will have had much less time in the car than the majority of his rivals (who raced last weekend). Martin is adapting to the car, which is more powerful than what he has raced before, and is bewinged, and it will be interesting to see how he fares this weekend.

He is hoping to return to the subcontinent for the final rounds, supporting the Indian GP, in October.

I am sure he will keep everyone updated via his twitter feed - @66laps.
Very best of luck to him! Go Galpin Go!!

Dominic Malvern
FFfan is offline  
Quote
Old 11 Feb 2011, 09:38 (Ref:2829544)   #16
Flavio Galtieri
Veteran
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
European Union
Modena
Posts: 1,027
Flavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
The MRF series is broadcast live on Neo Sports, the Indian TV channel.

Does anyone know an Internet feed for this? It's not on a Sky satellite but Nilesat 102 at 7.0°W and I'm sure it will be encrypted.

I'll post this in the Armchair thread too.
Flavio Galtieri is offline  
Quote
Old 11 Feb 2011, 09:50 (Ref:2829547)   #17
ivanalesi
Veteran
 
ivanalesi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Bulgaria
Posts: 1,137
ivanalesi should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Are these free drives? Besides Palmer, Waters & Makela(though not this one!), I've never heard of the others...
ivanalesi is offline  
Quote
Old 16 Feb 2011, 19:22 (Ref:2832281)   #18
Flavio Galtieri
Veteran
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
European Union
Modena
Posts: 1,027
Flavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Last weekend's race report is here: http://www.sify.com/news/gulf-oil-sw...nsajihhjg.html

Aswin Sunder leads the points from Jordan King, with the final round supporting the Indian GP in October.
Flavio Galtieri is offline  
Quote
Old 20 Feb 2011, 20:55 (Ref:2834341)   #19
Flavio Galtieri
Veteran
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
European Union
Modena
Posts: 1,027
Flavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFlavio Galtieri should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Quite an interesting video on the series here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awX5EGLC0B
Flavio Galtieri is offline  
Quote
Old 20 Feb 2011, 23:00 (Ref:2834399)   #20
jondownunder
Veteran
 
jondownunder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
United Kingdom
England
Posts: 1,965
jondownunder should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridjondownunder should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Think you missed the last letter off the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awX5EGLC0BA

Great vid!
jondownunder is offline  
Quote
Old 21 Feb 2011, 00:14 (Ref:2834420)   #21
ptclaus98
Veteran
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
United States
Posts: 1,767
ptclaus98 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Good stuff. I hope the Indian GP supports get televised.
ptclaus98 is offline  
Quote
Old 5 Aug 2011, 07:33 (Ref:2936049)   #22
MRFracing
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
India
Posts: 13
MRFracing should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
MRF Racing Series GP Support

We have now met drivers from or based in the UK. Our entry list will be confirmed next month which will include most of the drivers that competed in Chennai plus new drivers that have recorded good results and wins this year.

The Championship will be over the 2 support races at the new Buddh International Circuit, New Delhi, India on the weekend of 29/30 October 2011. Prize money on offer is $50,000 (US) for 1st, $30,000 (US) for 2nd and $20,000 (US) for 3rd. There will be other prize money and trophies for the two races.

Please feel free to ask me any questions regarding the MRF Racing Series.
MRFracing is offline  
Quote
Old 5 Aug 2011, 07:42 (Ref:2936053)   #23
MRFracing
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
India
Posts: 13
MRFracing should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by ptclaus98 View Post
Good stuff. I hope the Indian GP supports get televised.
We hope so as well. The rights for the New Delhi races are owned by FOM. The Chennai races were televised by NEO Sports and the races were called by Ben Edwards.

However I am sure that NDTV and CNBC networks will cover the races as they did in Chennai.

The races will be televised live in India and Asia. We will let you know the details when arrangements are announced.
MRFracing is offline  
Quote
Old 5 Aug 2011, 07:46 (Ref:2936054)   #24
MRFracing
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
India
Posts: 13
MRFracing should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by jondownunder View Post
Think you missed the last letter off the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awX5EGLC0BA

Great vid!
Shereen will be back with Overdive reporting the Chennai shakedown of the cars.
MRFracing is offline  
Quote
Old 5 Aug 2011, 07:49 (Ref:2936055)   #25
MRFracing
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
India
Posts: 13
MRFracing should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
NDTV coverage

You might also like to see this which feaatures Alex Waters and Jordan King from the UK.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/it-...an-this/191462
MRFracing is offline  
Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Driver looking to do testing (2003) and race Formula Renault or Formula BMW in 2004. mrinvader National & International Single Seaters 1 24 Feb 2003 02:26


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:22.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Original Website Copyright © 1998-2003 Craig Antil. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2004-2021 Royalridge Computing. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2021-2022 Grant MacDonald. All Rights Reserved.