Friday, November 4, 2011

Formula 5 Team Championship Points

NOTE: Bots are included with their respective drivers.

Clockwork Racing - 312 (Zach Duff, Ian Cooper, Justin Lewis, Sebastian Bourdais, John Freeman Saver of Humens)
Mopar Magic Racing - 307 (Josh Batista, Cliff Raymond, Pedro Lamy, Ryan Griffin, Chaz Michaels, Goosh Goosh)
Road Runner Inc. - 229 (Ben Atkins, Joe Branch, Nick Phillip, Andrew Missile, FJ Balcon)
Altamont Autosport - 120 (Eric Wright, Kelly Blackwater)
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER - 111 (Peter Short)
Australia Team Holden - 91 (Barton Sandy)
Stiles-Brown Motorsports - 84 (Colin Stiles, Kelly Blackwater)
Ceej Motorsports - 82 (Chris Jackson, Doom-O, Matt Brinson)
EichReau Motorsports - 80 (Jacob Eichholtz, Brandon Lareau, Jennifer Jo Cobb)
Fondmetal Team Lotus - 79 (Chris Wetz, Takuma Sato)
Formula 5 Mascot Team - 42 (CharlieBot, GnarlyBot)
Team Extenze Life GP - 34 (Dan Mackay)
SpeedSOS Motorsports - 24 (Michael Madrigal)
URNHART - 15 (Josh Chin)
MRD-Simtek - 10 (Tom Delgado)
Tuffinmacos Racing Inc. - 10 (Zack Johnson)
Team Thunder - 2 (Mike Rutana)
David Krikorian Inc. - 2 (David Krikorian)
Speeding Lemon Racing - 0 (Nick Kahrs)
Independent Trash - 0 (Matthew Contey, Josh Mertz)

F5 - Bourdais Gets Ian Cooper'd

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - Sebastian Bourdais was wrecked out by Ian Cooper after just 2 of 24 laps. Bourdais got run off the road by Cooper for position, and that was it for the bot. CharlieBot went out next on the same lap, with John Freeman Saver of Humens and Kelly Blackwater going out on lap 3. The first humen (non-AI driver) to exit the race was Mike Rutana after he threw it into the scenery trying to fend off a surprisingly competitive Tom Delgado for 10th place on lap 4. Delgado ended up ending his non-points slump with an 8th place finish despite losing everything except 5th and 6th gear.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26. #14 Sebastian Bourdais (AI) - 2 laps - Ian Cooper
25. #00 CharlieBot (AI) - 2 laps - Crash
24. #23 John Freeman, Saver of Humens (AI) - 3 laps - Crash
23. #18 Kelly Blackwater (AI) - 3 laps - Crash
22. #0 GnarlyBot (AI) - 4 laps - Crash

FORMULA 5 LAST PLACE STANDINGS - DRIVER
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1. Tom Delgado (3)
2. Matt Brinson, Matthew Contey, GnarlyBot, Chaz Michael Michaels, Michael Madrigal, Barton Sandy, Zack Johnson, Peter Short, Ben Atkins, Colin Stiles, Dan Mackay, Ryan Griffin, Sebastian Bourdais (1)

FORMULA 5 LAST PLACE STANDINGS - TEAM
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1. MRD-Simtek (4)
2. Bots (3)
3. Stiles-Brown Motorsports, Independent, SpeedSOS Motorsports, Sandy/Thunder Racing, Tuffinmacos Racing Inc., MICHAEL SCHUMACHER!, Road Runner Inc., Troll Racing LLC, Mopar Magic Racing (1)

NEXT RACE: Japanese Grand Prix @ Suzuka

Late Models - Good News, Everyone Finished! Bad News, Delgado Finished Last...AGAIN!

CAYUGA, CANADA - A good night was had by the 8 competitors who contested the 2nd Annual Paul McIlroy Memorial 100, as despite the 7 cautions for 30 laps, the race ended green and with a popular winner in Peter Short. At the tail end of the field, Tom Delgado claimed his 2nd last place finish of the season as he had absolutely no pace. The #37 Miller Lite Ford completed all the laps, but was also the slowest car in the field by a big margin.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
8. #37 Tom Delgado - 80 laps - Running
7. #49 Ben Atkins - 80 laps - Running
6. #08 Chris Jackson - 80 laps - Running
5. #36 Zach Duff - 80 laps - Running
4. #65 Jacob Eichholtz - 80 laps - Running

NORTH AMERICAN WEEKLY TOUR (Late Models) - DRIVERS
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1. Colin Stiles (3)
2. Tom Delgado (2)
3. Justin Lewis, Ben Atkins (1)

NORTH AMERICAN WEEKLY TOUR (Late Models) - TEAMS
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1. Stiles-Brown Motorsports (3)
2. Mopar Magic Racing (2)
3. Clockwork Racing, Road Runner Inc. (1)

NEXT RACE: Lane Automotive 125 @ Berlin Raceway

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Cup - Rutana Rules the Backmarkers at Richmond

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - Mike Rutana picked up his first last place finish of the Cup season after completing 24 of the scheduled 140 laps. He fell out after an earlier incident which gave him excessive damage. The car was not able to be fixed, and he retired. Colin Stiles capped off a pretty dismal weekend of racing for himself by falling out on the same lap, but he got further along than Rutana, so he was credited with the 10th position.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
11. #07 Mike Rutana - 24 laps - Damage
10. #19 Colin Stiles - 24 laps - "Ignition"
9. #78 Tyler Putnam - 61 laps - "Handling"
8. #4 Ryan Griffin - 138 laps - Running
7. #37 Tom Delgado - 139 laps - Running

CUP - DRIVERS
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1. Dan Mackay (2)
2. Justin Lewis, Jacob Eichholtz, Dan Mackay, Ryan Griffin, Josh Batista, Joe Branch, Barton Sandy, Mike Rutana (1)

CUP - TEAMS
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1. Troll Racing LLC, Mopar Magic Racing, Sandy/Thunder Racing (2)
2. EichReau Motorsports, Clockwork Racing, Road Runner Inc. (1)

NEXT RACE: ISRA Open Exhibition

Trucks - Atkins' Ear Infection Too Much

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS - Despite winning the Formula 5 race earlier in the week, Ben Atkins pulled out of the Truck race after 33 of the 62 scheduled laps due to an ear infection. He was the only driver to retire from the race, as the other 8 drivers had quite the run to the finish.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
9. #47 Ben Atkins - 33 laps - Illness
8. #19 Tyler Putnam - 63 laps - Running
7. #91 Chris Jackson - 63 laps - Running
6. #23 Chris Wetz - 63 laps - Running
5. #6 Eric Wright - 63 laps - Fapping

RETRO TRUCKS - DRIVERS
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1. Ben Atkins (2)
2. Barton Sandy, Chris Wetz, Cliff Raymond, Dan Mackay, Tom Delgado, Tyler Putnam, Ryan Griffin, Brandon Lareau, Josh Batista (1)

*TEAM RANKINGS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED FOR THIS SERIES*

NEXT RACE: Budweiser at the Glen

Late Models - Stiles Irritated With Early Cautions, Parks

IOWA - Colin Stiles picked up his 3rd last place finish of the season after he pulled his #76 late model off the track after 24 of the scheduled 110 laps. Stiles has been very critical lately about all the league races being early caution-fests. He showed his displeasure by pulling his first "start-and-park" of the season.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
12. #76 Colin Stiles - 24 laps - "Overheating"
11. #14 Dan Mackay - 33 laps - "Gearbox"
10. #08 Chris Jackson - 48 laps - Two & Done
9. #56 Joe Branch - 55 laps - "FUCKING PAINT GRIP"
8. #29 Robert Nelson - 63 laps - "Being a n00b and not getting his black flag cleared :P"

NORTH AMERICAN WEEKLY TOUR (Late Models) - DRIVERS
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1. Colin Stiles (3)
2. Tom Delgado, Justin Lewis, Ben Atkins (1)

NORTH AMERICAN WEEKLY TOUR (Late Models) - TEAMS
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1. Stiles-Brown Motorsports (3)
2. Mopar Magic Racing, Clockwork Racing, Road Runner Inc. (1)

NEXT RACE: The 2nd Annual Paul McIlroy Memorial 100 @ Cayuga

Saturday, October 29, 2011

F5 - Griffin Wrecks Lewis Intentionally, Suspended 2 Races

HUNGARY - An altercation between Ryan Griffin and Justin Lewis, which saw Lewis get intentionally wrecked by Griffin and then returning the favor, made it hard on the officials last night at the Hungaroring. Griffin was credited with last place having only completed 4 of the 20 scheduled laps. After the race, which was won by Ben Atkins, Formula 5 competition director "Pickles" suspended Griffin for 2 races for intentionally wrecking, and suspended Lewis 1 race for poor conduct. The ramifications of this are pretty significant at the bottom of the points standings, as Tom Delgado will surpass Griffin for least points scored in at least 13 races as long as Delgado attempts and does not score points. This is Griffin's first F5 last place finish of the season, and the first for Mopar Magic Racing on the season.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23. #11 Ryan Griffin - 4 laps - Parked
22. #21 Justin Lewis - 5 laps - Parked
21. #31 Takuma Sato (AI) - 10 laps - Crash
20. #3 Andrew Missile (AI) - 13 laps - Valve
19. #8 F.J. Balcon (AI) - 15 laps - Really Slow

FORMULA 5 LAST PLACE STANDINGS - DRIVER
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1. Tom Delgado (3)
2. Matt Brinson, Matthew Contey, GnarlyBot, Chaz Michael Michaels, Michael Madrigal, Barton Sandy, Zack Johnson, Peter Short, Ben Atkins, Colin Stiles, Dan Mackay, Ryan Griffin (1)

FORMULA 5 LAST PLACE STANDINGS - TEAM
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1. MRD-Simtek (4)
2. Bots (2)
3. Stiles-Brown Motorsports, Independent, SpeedSOS Motorsports, Sandy/Thunder Racing, Tuffinmacos Racing Inc., MICHAEL SCHUMACHER!, Road Runner Inc., Troll Racing LLC, Mopar Magic Racing (1)

NEXT RACE: Road America @ Elkhart Lake (11/4)