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19 May 2009, 05:30 (Ref:2464921)
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I see Mazda has inked a new 3-year deal to sponsor & supply engines for the championship, thats good news for the atlantic championship continuing on...
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19 May 2009, 15:52 (Ref:2465220)
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I'm surprised the field is lacking in entries considering the prize for the champion. Great tracks, great cars, some very competitive drivers...I would have thought entries would be picking up. Yet Star Mazda seems to be thriving...
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20 May 2009, 10:22 (Ref:2465604)
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Think Atlantics is lost in the ladder system - Star Mazda to Indy Lights, why would you go Atlantics
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20 May 2009, 11:23 (Ref:2465636)
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Because of the 1.5 million dollar prize for the champion, perhaps?
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23 May 2009, 09:12 (Ref:2467498)
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Points after 2 rounds...
1 John Edwards - 36 2 Simona De Silvestro - 31 3 Frederic Vervisch - 30 4 Jonathan Summerton - 23 5 Tonis Kasemets - 17 6 Frankie Muniz - 17 7 James Winslow - 13 8 Harald Schlegelmilch - 12 9 Borja Garcia - 8 10 Max Lefevre - 7 |
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12 Jun 2009, 20:39 (Ref:2481247)
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I finished my Junior Formula 101 write-up on the Atlantic Championship. If interested, you can view it here.
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12 Jun 2009, 20:44 (Ref:2481250)
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NJMP Qualifying- Round 3 (Top-Five)
1. Jonathan Summerton 1:11.417 2. Simona de Silvestro 1:11.592 3. Frederic Vervisch 1:12.098 4. Markus Niemela 1:12.291 5. Borja Garcia 1:12.726 Full Results |
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12 Jun 2009, 23:07 (Ref:2481305)
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John Edwards in 8th
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13 Jun 2009, 22:57 (Ref:2482337)
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Jonathan Summerton took a relatively comfortable win in race 1 at New Jersey...
Grid fro race 2 (Round 4)... 1. Simona De Silvestro 1:10.388 2. Jonathan Summerton 1:10.798 3. Frederic Vervisch 1:10.837 4. Markus Niemela 1:11.025 5. Borja Garcia 1:11.100 6. John Edwards 1:11.180 |
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15 Jun 2009, 00:20 (Ref:2483444)
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Simona De Silvestro wins race 2 from Jonathan Summerton & Frederic Vervisch in New Jersey & now leads the championship...
Points after 4 rounds... 1. Simona De Silvestro - 68 2. Jonathan Summerton - 60 3. John Edwards - 55 4. Frederic Vervisch - 52 5. Borja Garcia - 32 6. Tonis Kasemets - 32 7. Markus Niemela - 31 |
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15 Jun 2009, 21:18 (Ref:2484059)
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Simona will be raising a few eyebrows then. Yes, it's her 3rd season in it, but she's beating some very established junior names there
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15 Jun 2009, 22:48 (Ref:2484115)
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19 Jul 2009, 05:09 (Ref:2504011)
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Simona De Silvestro became the most winningest female driver in Atlantic history after winning at Lime Rock...
Points after 5 rounds... Simona De Silvestro - 89 John Edwards - 72 Jonathan Summerton - 72 Frederic Vervisch - 60 Borja Garcia - 46 Tonis Kasemets - 42 Markus Niemela - 36 |
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1 Aug 2009, 07:13 (Ref:2512957)
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John Edwards won both races at Joilet last weekend...
Points after 7 rounds... Simona De Silvestro - 119 John Edwards - 114 Jonathan Summerton - 92 Frederic Vervisch - 84 Tonis Kasemets - 66 Borja Garcia - 64 Next round is at Mid Ohio on August 8... |
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7 Aug 2009, 10:53 (Ref:2517293)
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Mid Ohio this weekend as a support to the Indy Car Series - will be interesting to see the difference in lap times between the Atlantics & Indy Lights cars...
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8 Aug 2009, 00:04 (Ref:2517632)
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Jonathan Summerton smashed AJ Allmendinger's 2003 qualifying record by some 4 seconds at Mid Ohio...
Starting Line Up... 1. Jonathan Summerton Newman Wachs Racing, 1:12.970 2. John Edwards Newman Wachs Racing, 1:13.150 3. Simona De Silvestro Team Stargate Worlds, 1:13.243 4. Borja Garcia Condor Motorsports, 1:13.384 5. Markus Niemela Jensen MotorSport, 1:13.849 6. Frederic Vervisch Genoa Racing, 1:13.857 7. Frankie Muniz Team Stargate Worlds, 1:14.040 8. Tonis Kasemets Polestar Motor Racing, 1:14.102 9. James Winslow Genoa Racing, 1:14.187 10. Max Lefevre Condor Motorsports, 1:15.243 |
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8 Aug 2009, 07:25 (Ref:2517715)
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The car count is getting pretty sad - down to 9 or 10 real entries (not considering the C2 cars). I fear this is likely the last season of the Atlantic championships without a major series for the drivers to graduate to. Much like how the Champ Car DP01 was a superior machine to the IRL's Dallara, I firmly believe the Atlantic car is superior to the Indy Lights machines - I can't think of any notable drivers to have come out of the Indy Lights series (the rebadged IndyPro series that is - not the old CART Indy Lights series, which was actually a good formula). Even after the IRL started the IndyPro series, the teams still seemed to prefer to pick Atlantic drivers over IPS drivers. Now that several IRL teams have IPS teams as well, the incdentive to run in the IPS series is all about connections and trying to get "in" with an IRL team. That is the biggest problem Atlantic has - there is no series to get "in" with. And ALMS is suffering as well...
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8 Aug 2009, 08:54 (Ref:2517740)
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True, a point i made in the Indy Car series forum - instead of bringing back older proven drivers who are past there used by date, blood some Indy Lights drivers
 , F1 brings in young talent ala Jaime Alguersuari...As for the ALMS, #'s are short, yet Grand Am has good fields , go figure...
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8 Aug 2009, 10:56 (Ref:2517787)
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Maybe somehow closing american f-bmw will help.
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8 Aug 2009, 11:30 (Ref:2517797)
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It should, means those 15/16/17 year olds would go to Skip Barber or Star Mazda - which, mind you, do have good #'s... Would be a shame though that such a "historically" speaking championship like Formula Atlantic ceased to exist!
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8 Aug 2009, 21:40 (Ref:2518121)
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Was this expected
Formula Atlantic Pole Time : Jonathan Summerton 1:12.970 Indy Lights Pole Time : James Davison 1:14.867 |
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8 Aug 2009, 22:17 (Ref:2518160)
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The Indy Lights cars are made for ovals more than road courses, that's probably the reason for that gap.
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I'll be going to Trois Rivieres in 1 weeks time for the most historic of the Atlantic races - dating back to Gilles Villeneuve wowing the crowd. It will be very sad if the field is as small as it has been the last two races. That event looks to be turning into a NASCAR event primarily - with Jacques Villeneuve, Andrew Ranger, Alex Tagliani and a former Montreal Canadien starting that race. All of those guys are Atlantic grads, except for the hockey player. |
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9 Aug 2009, 08:30 (Ref:2518265)
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What NASCAR category is racing at Trois Rivieres?
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9 Aug 2009, 09:29 (Ref:2518292)
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Jonathan Summerton won at Mid Ohio from Simona De Dilvestro...
Points after 8 of 12... Simona De Silvestro - 135 John Edwards - 119 Jonathan Summerton - 113 Frederic Vervisch - 94 Borja Garcia - 78 Tonis Kasemets - 70 Trois Rivieres is up next on August 16... |
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