Simon Pagenaud in a cold pit lane
Some people may even claim that the Atlantic series has a more deeply talented field than even our Champ Car World Series... there certainly are gonna be more of 'em!! There are some really outstanding young drivers here from all over the world. 40 new Swift 016.a chassis were delivered to the teams on time on March 8, and all the assembly in the shops was done since then, yesterday being the first track outing for everyone.
Below are the lineups for each team as they stand now. Expect over 30 cars for Long Beach! I will be working on a visual spotters guide for the Atlantics this year!
TEAM AUSTRALIA:
JAMES DAVISON AUS
SIMON PAGENAUD FR
BITE:
BEN JAMINI NL
CHRIS SOULIOTIS CDN
BROOKS:
LUIS SCHIAVO VNZ
NORBERT SIEDLER AUT
CONDOR:
DANILO DIRANI BZ
FORSYTHE:
ANDREAS WIRTH DE
LEO MAIA USA
RICHARD PHILIPPE FR
JAMES HINCHCLIFFE CDN
GELLES:
ROBBIE PECORARI USA
STEPHEN SIMPSON RSA
JENSEN:
TIM BRIDGMAN GBR
NICK JONES (testing)
MCAFEE:
KYLE KELLY USA
MATHIASEN:
JUSTIN SOFIO USA
MCATEE:
BRIAN MCATEE USA
MI JACK/CONQUEST:
GRAHAM RAHAL USA
NCDL TECH:
RYAN SPENCER-SMITH USA
NEWMAN/WACHS:
JOE D’AGOSTINO USA
DANIEL GAUNT NZ
POLESTAR:
ALAN SCIUTO USA
ALEX BARRON USA
PR1:
JONATHAN BOMARITO USA
MIKE FOREST CDN
ROOM STORE:
DAN SELZNICK USA
SIERRA SIERRA:
RAPHAEL MATOS BZ
TRANSNET:
CHARLES HALL GBR
TONIS KASEMETS EST (testing)
UNICO:
CR CREWS USA
US RACETRONICS:
DAVID MARTINEZ MEX (testing)
Here are the two day combined practice times. Expect the Long beach grid to have this hue:
1 Jonathan Bomarito, PR1 Motorsports - 58.311/92.298 mph
2 Stephen Simpson, Gelles Racing - 58.389/92.175 mph
3 James Hinchcliffe, Forsythe Championship Racing - 58.396 sec/92.164 mph
4 Graham Rahal, Mi-Jack Conquest Racing - 58.508/91.987 mph
5 Raphael Matos, Sierra Sierra Enterprises - 58.551/91.920 mph
6 Norbert Siedler, Brooks Associates Racing - 58.556/91.912 mph
7 Andreas Wirth, Forsythe Championship Racing - 58.630/91.796 mph
8 Leonardo Maia, Forsythe Championship Racing - 58.632/91.793 mph
9 Simon Pagenaud, Team Australia - 58.694/91.696 mph
10 Robbie Pecorari, Gelles Racing - 58.771/91.576 mph
11 Richard Philippe, Forsythe Championship Racing - 58.778/91.565 mph
12 Danilo Dirani, Condor Motorsports - 58.906/91.366 mph
13 David Martinez, US RaceTronics - 58.947/91.302 mph
14 Alan Sciuto, Polestar Racing Group - 58.963/91.278 mph
15 Charles Hall, Transnet Racing - 59.060/91.128 mph
16 Alex Barron, Polestar Racing Group - 59.117 sec/91.040 mph
17 Tim Bridgman, Jensen Motorsport - 59.121/91.034 mph
18 Mike Forest, PR1 Motorsports - 59.137/91.009 mph
19 Luis Schiavo, Brooks Associates Racing - 59.179/90.944 mph
20 Daniel Gaunt, Newman/Wachs Racing - 59.571/90.346 mph
21 Joe D'Agostino, Newman/Wachs Racing - 59.571/90.346 mph
22 James Davison, Team Australia - 59.700/90.151 mph
23 Tonis Kasemets, Transnet Racing - 59.795/90.008 mph
24 Justin Sofio, Mathiasen Motorsports - 1:00.690/88.680 mph
25 Kyle Kelley, McAtee Motorsports - 1:00.934/88.325 mph
26 Nick Jones, Jensen Motorsport - 1:00.951/88.300 mph
27 Dan Selznick, The Room Store - 1:02.105/86.660 mph
28 Ryan Spencer-Smith, NCDL Tech - 1:04.880/82.953 mph
29 Brian McAtee, McAtee Motorsports - 1:05.337/82.373 mph
A much nicer second day. Brought to you by King Taco.
Top 19 within 1 second, 23 cars within two seconds. Have not heard the full report, but one of our marshals got to view the bottom of a race car in the turn one chicane! An exciting second day.
Let's go motor racing!
JHS
