Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Lakeville, Conn. (Jan. 26). On January 15 and 16th, the racers of the Formula Skip Barber Western Race Series kicked off the first race of the New Year at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, now marking the halfway point in the 2011 winter race season. Thomas McGregor started the event off with a bang, capturing both Group 1 wins, and also earning a podium finish in Group 2 Race 2. Kyle Kaiser was the second winner of the weekend, taking home the Group 2 Race 1 win while also finishing on the podium twice more. Scott Anderson had an impressive weekend, gracing the podium in each of the four races, including one race win in Group 2 Race 2. Thomas McGregor extended the championship lead over Scott Anderson to a now seventeen-point lead. Group 1 Race 1 – Skip Barber Formula Western Series Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (1) Thomas McGregor 2. (2) Scott Anderson 3. (5) Shelby Blackstock 4. (3) Kyle Kaiser 5. (4) Jake Eidson 6. (7) Randy Sturgeon 7. (9) Neal Agran 8. (6) Ross Jaffe 9. (10) Blake Teeter 10. (11) John Schauerman 11. (12) Darrin Teeter 12. (8) Gus Doppes Top Master: Randy Sturgeon Pole Position: Thomas McGregor Fastest Lap: Scott Anderson (1:41.069 / 79.787 mph) Most improved: Shelby Blackstock and Neal Agran, 2 positions each Laps lead: Thomas McGregor 1-14; Scott Anderson 15; Thomas McGregor 16-17 Group 1 Race 2 – Skip Barber Formula Western Series Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (1) Thomas McGregor 2. (4) Kyle Kaiser 3. (2) Scott Anderson 4. (5) Jake Eidson 5. (3) Shelby Blackstock 6. (6) Randy Sturgeon 7. (12) Gus Doppes 8. (11) Darrin Teeter 9. (10) John Schauerman 10. (7) Neal Agran 11. (9) Blake Teeter 12. (8) Ross Jaffe Top Master: Randy Sturgeon Pole Position: Thomas McGregor Fastest Lap: Kyle Kaiser (1:41.103 / 79.760 mph) Most improved: Gus Doppes, 5 positions Laps lead: Thomas McGregor 1-17 Group 1 Race 2 – Skip Barber Formula Western Series Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (1) Kyle Kaiser 2. (2) Scott Anderson 3. (4) Shelby Blackstock 4. (5) Ross Jaffe 5. (10) Douglas Tuttle 6. (11) Colin Wall 7. (7) Maurico Uribe 8. (8) Arden Akarakian 9. (9) Bill Howard 10. (12) Gary Kleinrichert 11. (6) Gus Doppes 12. (3) Thomas McGregor Top Master: Ross Jaffe Pole Position: Kyle Kaiser Fastest Lap: Scott Anderson (1:41.055 / 79.798 mph) Most improved: Douglas Tuttle, Colin Wall, 5 positions each Laps lead: Thomas McGregor 1; Kyle Kaiser 2-16 Group 2 Race 2 – Skip Barber Formula Western Series Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (2) Scott Anderson 2. (1) Kyle Kaiser 3. (3) Thomas McGregor 4. (4) Shelby Blackstock 5. (6) Douglas Tuttle 6. (7) Gus Doppes 7. (5) Ross Jaffe 8. (9) Maurico Uribe 9. (10) Arden Akarakian 10. (11) Bill Howard 11. (12) Gary Kleinrichert 12. (8) Colin Wall Top Master: Douglas Tuttle Pole Position: Kyle Kaiser Fastest Lap: Kyle Kaiser 1:40.801 / 79.999 mph Laps lead: Thomas McGregor 1-13; Kyle Kaiser 14; McGregor 15-17 Sally Breazeale Memorial Starting Position in Parenthesis 1. (10) Scott Anderson 2. (11) Shelby Blackstock 3. (12) Jake Eidson 4. (1) Randy Sturgeon 5. (9) Tommy Pham 6. (4) Ross Jaffe 7. (8) Abe Cuellar 8. (3) John Schauerman 9. (13) Mike Allison 10. (5) Dave Gronke 11. (6) Bill Howard 12. (2) Doug Tuttle 13. (7) Gary Kleinrichert 2010-2011 Top 10 Skip Barber Formula Winter Western Series Championship Point Standings 1. 197 pts Thomas McGregor 2. 180 Scott Anderson 3. 172 Kyle Kaiser 4. 172 Shelby Blackstock 5. 139 Ross Jaffe -- GM 6. 139 Douglas Tuttle – GM 7. 132 Randy Sturgeon – GM 8. 132 Gus Doppes – GM 9. 108 Jake Eidson –R 10. 99 Stephen Hill – GM To view time sheets from the weekend, go here. Remaining Schedule for the 2010-2011 Skip Barber Western Formula Series: February 5-6: Chuckwalla Valley Raceway *NEW* March 5-6: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca April 1-2: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Kelly Brouillet