Tuesday, November 16, 2010 One week after the Skip Barber Western Race Series competitors began their Winter season, the Formula Skip Barber and MAZDASPEED MX5 drivers of the Skip Barber Southern Race Series gathered at Road Atlanta to start their Winter Race season. With perfect weather conditions all weekend long, the racing was incredibly close. Several drivers raced in both open wheel and MX5, barely catching a break between sessions. Ashley Freiberg and Scott Anderson came away with the most wins of the weekend, with Freiberg winning both of her formula races and Anderson winning one Formula Skip Barber race and one MAZDASPEED Challenge event. As usual, Tyler Cooke stayed at the top of the charts the entire weekend, battling close with Scott Anderson in the MX5s. The two are currently tied for the Championship. The next race for the Skip Barber Southern Formula Series and MAZDASPEED Challenge competitors will be December 17-19 at Sebring International Raceway.
Group 1 Race 1 – Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (4) Thomas McGregor 2. (2) Franco Aragones 3. (6) Jim Booth 4. (5) Chase Patzer 5. (13) Shelby Blackstock 6. (7) Devin Jones 7. (9) Gus Doppes 8. (8) Carl Hober 9. (3) Scott Anderson 10. (11) Alejandro Abogado 11. (10) Douglas Tuttle 12. (1) Dr. Mike Edwards 13. (12) Chip Howell Top Master: Jim Booth Pole Position: Dr. Mike Edwards Fastest Lap: Franco Aragones Most Positions Gained: Shelby Blackstock (8 positions) Laps Led: Scott Anderson 1; Dr. Mike Edwards 2-3; Anderson 4-15; Thomas McGregor 16-17
Thomas McGregor celebrating his win
Group 2 Race 1 – MAZDASPEED Challenge 1. (1) Tyler Cooke 2. (2) Scott Anderson 3. (4) James Lustman 4. (6) Lucas Bize 5. (3) Thomas McGregor 6. (5) David Levine 7. (8) Steve Randall 8. (12) DJ Randall 9. (10) David Steinschraber 10. (11) Scott Panzer 11. (9) Shelby Blackstock 12. (13) Jayson Clunie 13. (16) Jerry Dougherty 14. (7) Brad Randall 15. (15) Brian Kimmins 16. (14) Rod Randall 17. (17) Mark Parris Top Master: Steve Randall Pole Position: Tyler Cooke Fastest Lap: Tyler Cooke Most Positions Gained: DJ Randall (4 positions) Laps Led: Tyler Cooke 1; Scott Anderson 2-4; James Lustman 5; Scott Anderson 6-15; Tyler Cooke 16
Skip Barber instructor Steve Welk congratulating Tyler Cooke
Group 3 Race 1 1. (1) Ashley Freiberg 2. (2) Thomas McGregor 3. (5) Dr. Mike Edwards 4. (3) Franco Aragones 5. (4) Luigi Biangardi 6. (16) Rafe Baskin 7. (13) Scott Anderson 8. (8) Paul Fisk 9. (15) Gus Doppes 10. (14) Shelby Blackstock 11. (7) Jim Booth 12. (9) John Giddens 13. (11) Mike Waters 14. (10) Eric Costamaa 15. (12) Bryan Yates 16. (6) David Libby Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Ashley Freiberg Fastest Lap: Ashley Freiberg Most Positions Gained: Rafe Baskin (10 positions) Laps Led: Ashley Freiberg 1-17
Franco Aragones and Mike Waters leaving Turn One
Group 1 Race 2 1. (9) Scott Anderson 2. (1) Thomas McGregor 3. (12) Dr. Mike Edwards 4. (5) Shelby Blackstock 5. (3) Jim Booth 6. (6) Devin Jones 7. (2) Franco Aragones 8. (8) Carl Hober 9. (10) Alejandro Abogado 10. (7) Gus Doppes 11. (11) Douglas Tuttle 12. (13) Chip Howell 13. (4) Chase Patzer Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Thomas McGregor Fastest Lap: Dr. Mike Edwards Most Positions Gained: Dr. Mike Edwards (9 positions) Laps Led: Thomas McGregor 1-2; Franco Aragones 3; Thomas McGregor 4-5; Franco Aragones 6; Thomas McGregor 7-13; Scott Anderson 14-17
Scott Anderson on the Race 2 Grid One
Group 2 Race 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge 1. (2) Scott Anderson 2. (1) Tyler Cooke 3. (6) David Levine 4. (5) Thomas McGregor 5. (10) Scott Panzer 6. (3) James Lustman 7. (4) Lucas Bize 8. (7) Steve Randall 9. (9) David Steinschraber 10. (8) DJ Randall 11. (14) Brad Randall 12. (11) Shelby Blackstock 13. (12) Jayson Clunie 14. (15) Rod Randall 15. (13) Jerry Dougherty 16. (16) Mark Parris Top Master: Scott Panzer Pole Position: Tyler Cooke Fastest Lap: James Lustman Most Positions Gained: Scott Panzer (5 positions) Laps Led: Tyler Cooke 1-7; James Lustman 8; Cooke 9; David Levine 10; Cooke 11; Scott Anderson 12-17
The field heading into Turn One
Group 3 Race 2 1. (1) Ashley Freiberg 2. (4) Luigi Biangardi 3. (13) Scott Anderson 4. (3) Franco Aragones 5. (16) Rafe Baskin 6. (5) Dr. Mike Edwards 7. (8) Paul Fisk 8. (6) David Libby 9. (14) Shelby Blackstock 10. (7) Jim Booth 11. (2) Thomas McGregor 12. (9) John Giddens 13. (10) Eric Costamaa 14. (12) Bryan Yates 15. (11) Mike Waters Top Master: Dr. Mike Edwards Pole Position: Ashley Freiberg Fastest Lap: Scott Anderson Most Positions Gained: David Libby (7 positions) Laps Led: Ashley Freiberg 1-16
Group 3 Race 2 Podium
2010-2011 Top 10 Skip Barber Formula Winter Southern Series Championship Point Standings 1. 70 pts Ashley Freiberg 2. 67 Thomas McGregor 3. 58 Luigi Biangardi 4. 57 Scott Anderson 5. 65 Franco Aragones -R 6. 56 Jim Booth - GM 7. 54 Shelby Blackstock 8. 51 Rafe Baskin 9. 50 Devin Jones - R 10. 49 Dr Mike Edwards - GM
2010-2011 Top 10 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge Winter Southern Series Championship Point Standings 1. 67 pts Tyler Cooke 2. 67 Scott Anderson 3. 55 James Lustman 4. 55 David Levine 5. 54 Thomas McGregor 6. 52 Lucas Bize 7. 47 Steve Randall - GM 8. 47 Scott Panzer - GM 9. 44 DJ Randall 10. 44 David Steinschraber - M
Photos from the weekend are available
here. Race Results and Championship standings can also be viewed
here. Words and Photos by Kelly Brouillet
