Three qualifying sessions and three races for the drivers in the MRTI today. Races which will inevitably eliminate some drivers from championship contention so those who are 4-6th in the Indy lights championship will be looking for nothing short of victory today. Again the schedule for the day has been delayed by fog but this time the Californian sun burned it off pretty quickly.
All live streaming and timing can be found HERE
All live streaming and timing can be found HERE
Qualifying for Pro Mazda Race 1 - Pole position for title contender Aaron Telitz, ahead of rival Pato O'Ward and Nicolas Dapero in third.
The sessions fly by here at MRLS, Indy Lights up next and pole plus the bonus point goes to Kyle Kaiser, second is Ed Jones and third Santi Urrutia. The race starts at 23:10 this evening and will be well worth watching.
USF2000 on track next, and Victor Franzoni takes pole, Anthony martin in second and Park Thompson in third. All three series have their first races of the weekend later today, And again tomorrow with the additional round for Pro Mazda from the cancelled event back at Iowa.
The sessions fly by here at MRLS, Indy Lights up next and pole plus the bonus point goes to Kyle Kaiser, second is Ed Jones and third Santi Urrutia. The race starts at 23:10 this evening and will be well worth watching.
USF2000 on track next, and Victor Franzoni takes pole, Anthony martin in second and Park Thompson in third. All three series have their first races of the weekend later today, And again tomorrow with the additional round for Pro Mazda from the cancelled event back at Iowa.
 | At the track this weekend we have current indycar drivers Max Chilton who is here with Carlin and Spencer Pigot who is the current Indy Lights champion. I Caught up with Spencer who told us about his relationship with Mazda, memories from last years race and his debut season in Indycar |
A reminder the winner of the Indy Lights championship with gain a three race deal in Indycar for 2017 for three races, including the 101st Indy 500.
Max Chilton is at MRLS this weekend supporting Carlin a team he has a history with throughout his career and we had the chance to talk about his time in Indy Lights, the preparation and a reflection on his debut year in Indycar.
One driver making his debut racing in America at MRLS is Joseph Burton-Harris. Racing for World Speed Motorsports in Pro Mazda. Born in Reading, raised in Australia with a New Zealand mother now living in the US, it's been a varied life for the nineteen year who I spoke with earlier today. By the way, he supports the right cricket team!
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An amazing last lap in Pro Mazda, a late FCY for a spinning Enders brought the field together, Telitz passed O'Ward into the hairpin at turn one, before O'Ward got the place back at turn five and held on for the victory.
Onto the main event of the day, race one in Indy Lights, this race could knock a few drivers out of contention, a waved off start resulted in a second attempt in which Urrutia dropped to fifth, Jones remained in second behind leaded Kaiser, Stoneman dropped to tenth after contact with Serralles. Lap 10 and an incident between Stoneman and DeMelo puts Dean down to 12th and further back with a drive through penalty for the incident. Fun fact, top speeds on the front straight with Indy Lights cars, 150mph. In the end no one had the pace for the hometown hero Kyle Kaiser, a second victory of the season, in second, Ed Jones who now takes back the lead of the championship with seven point advantage over Santi Urrutia, and in third, Zach Veach who has had a strong end to the season. From the British perspective, Dean Stoneman had a race to forget, double contact, and a penalty means he finished in thirteenth and out of the title hunt. After the race I caught up with Ed Jones, who finished second but retook the championship lead.
Onto the main event of the day, race one in Indy Lights, this race could knock a few drivers out of contention, a waved off start resulted in a second attempt in which Urrutia dropped to fifth, Jones remained in second behind leaded Kaiser, Stoneman dropped to tenth after contact with Serralles. Lap 10 and an incident between Stoneman and DeMelo puts Dean down to 12th and further back with a drive through penalty for the incident. Fun fact, top speeds on the front straight with Indy Lights cars, 150mph. In the end no one had the pace for the hometown hero Kyle Kaiser, a second victory of the season, in second, Ed Jones who now takes back the lead of the championship with seven point advantage over Santi Urrutia, and in third, Zach Veach who has had a strong end to the season. From the British perspective, Dean Stoneman had a race to forget, double contact, and a penalty means he finished in thirteenth and out of the title hunt. After the race I caught up with Ed Jones, who finished second but retook the championship lead.
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Back in the Carlin truck I caught up with Ed and spoke with him about finishing second and retaking the the championship lead, after not too many races!
Like magic, there is another race just going green, this time USF2000, the winner was Victor Franzoni just under thirteen seconds ahead of Parker Thompson with Anthony Martin in third place, Franzoni has an 18 point lead in the championship.
That's a wrap on day two, its title deciding Sunday tomorrow, someone will be booking their place at an attempt to run the st Indianapolis 500...
That's a wrap on day two, its title deciding Sunday tomorrow, someone will be booking their place at an attempt to run the st Indianapolis 500...
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