2018 North American F4- Season Complete!

[CaptainGetz12]

2018 North American Formula 4: Weekend 6: Toronto Exhibition Place

Race 1

Qualifying
1) Bill Jones 1:16.696 2
2) Armando Maldonado +0.607
3) Mike Jones +0.754
4) Alejandro de la Vega +0.915
5) Arienne Sorel +0.919
6) John Davis +0.966
7) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.999
8) Joey Bennett +1.045
9) Xavier Santillán +1.122
10) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +1.208
11) Mason Perez +1.243
12) Ed Howitzer +1.327
13) Elton Faraday +1.409
14) Moisés de la Vara +1.438
15) Logan Sargeant +1.523
16) Chad Brooks +1.570
17) Eduardo Barrichello +1.605
18) Chris di Longo +1.608
19) Nicholas d'Orlando +1.655
20) Gennaro Ciampa +1.892
21) Dexter Black +1.934
22) Kelsey Hann +1.978
23) Ben Carver +2.015
24) Shawn Dibenedetto +2.126
25) Verania Andrés +2.255
26) Alejandro Gómez +2.370

Race
1) Bill Jones 20:03.953 15
2) Mike Jones +0.726 12
3) Armando Maldonado +3.014 10
4) John Davis +4.917 8
5) Alejandro de la Vega +7.795 6
6) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +10.158 5
7) Mason Perez +13.860 4
8) Arienne Sorel +14.630 3
9) Logan Sargeant +20.644 2
10) Ed Howitzer +26.096 1
11) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +28.788
12) Moisés de la Vara +31.780
13) Xavier Santillán +33.323
14) Chad Brooks +34.548
15) Nicholas d'Orlando +38.980
16) Elton Faraday +42.755
17) Chris di Longo +43.484
18) Dexter Black +45.523
19) Eduardo Barrichello +46.998
20) Ben Carver +47.026
21) Gennaro Ciampa +48.896
22) Verania Andrés +49.016
23) Shawn Dibenedetto +50.813
24) Alejandro Gómez +51.907
25) Kelsey Hann +51.994
Ret) Joey Bennett Transmission

Fastest Lap: Arienne Sorel 1:18.406

Bill Jones made the most of a contested midfield and sped off at the start, not having much to worry about for the whole race. Mason Perez steadily made his way up the field, taking a solid 7th place. John Davis sparred with Maldonado for most of the race, and his failure to get on the podium could spell trouble later in the championship. Howitzer had a terrible start, but eventually got up to 10th, keeping his championship hopes alive. Joey Bennett held off all comers for 5th for most of the race, but had to retire on lap 13 of 15 due to transmission problems. Many drivers also had trouble with locking tires, with Sargeant going off wide in turn 3 early on.

Race 2

Qualifying
1) Alejandro de la Vega 1:16.685 2
2) Ed Howitzer +0.405
3) John Davis +0.648
4) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.738
5) Arienne Sorel +0.892
6) Joey Bennett +0.936
7) Chad Brooks +1.018
8) Armando Maldonado +1.222
9) Eduardo Barrichello +1.292
10) Moisés de la Vara +1.298
11) Xavier Santillán +1.299
12) Mike Jones +1.338
13) Nicholas d'Orlando +1.345
14) Bill Jones +1.458
15) Verania Andrés +1.459
16) Chris di Longo +1.538
17) Dexter Black +1.620
18) Alejandro Gómez +1.702
19) Mason Perez +1.791
20) Shawn Dibenedetto +1.863
21) Ben Carver +1.945
22) Gennaro Ciampa +1.987
23) Kelsey Hann +2.025
24) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +2.187
25) Logan Sargeant +2.270
26) Elton Faraday +2.307

Race
1) Ed Howitzer 19:53.669 15
2) Alejandro de la Vega +2.923 12
3) Joey Bennett +10.934 10
4) Arienne Sorel +16.215 8
5) Chad Brooks +18.486 6
6) Eduardo Barrichello +21.460 5
7) Nicholas d'Orlando +22.966 4
8) John Davis +24.463 3
9) Armando Maldonado +25.887 2
10) Moisés de la Vara +27.114 1
11) Xavier Santillán +32.632
12) Mike Jones +33.090
13) Verania Andrés +34.911
14) Bill Jones +37.067
15) Ben Carver +45.233
16) Chris di Longo +46.544
17) Mason Perez +48.892
18) Dexter Black +50.364
19) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +52.390
20) Logan Sargeant +53.772
21) Gennaro Ciampa +54.056
22) Elton Faraday +56.092
23) Alejandro Gómez +56.780
24) Kelsey Hann +1:00.647
25) Shawn Dibenedetto +1:09.386
26) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +1:09.552

Fastest Lap: Ed Howitzer 1:17.517

Vega got a good start to try and pull a gap, but Howitzer steadily reigned in him before passing him cleanly in the closing laps for the win. Belmonte was in contention for 3rd, but she had to pull off into the pits on lap 2 due to electrical problems. She spent the rest of the race trying to catch up with the field, but in the end she could not pass a very defensive Dibenedetto. Davis could not find pace on race day, it cost him dearly in the championship with such a low finish. The race had little overtaking, with the field quickly spreading out by the halfway mark.

Current Standings

[CaptainGetz12]

So, I kind of have to drop this bombshell then...

During my time away from home my laptop's cooling fan failed and stayed dead for the whole trip, only to come back to life just an hour ago. I plan to get it looked at this week but this means that I have to put this series on hold while I finish university and see if I can fix the laptop fan permanently. This means that the series is on hold indefinitely until further notice, If the series does not resume by 12/15 I will call the series finished for the season so people don't have to wait.

[Bobby Doorknobs]

So, I kind of have to drop this bombshell then...

During my time away from home my laptop's cooling fan failed and stayed dead for the whole trip, only to come back to life just an hour ago. I plan to get it looked at this week but this means that I have to put this series on hold while I finish university and see if I can fix the laptop fan permanently. This means that the series is on hold indefinitely until further notice, If the series does not resume by 12/15 I will call the series finished for the season so people don't have to wait.

If you want, I can try running the last two rounds on my laptop if the situation doesn't improve by then. Just send over all the relevant performance details and I can get it done before Christmas.

[CaptainGetz12]

2018 North American Formula 4: Weekend #7: Sonoma Raceway

Race 1

Qualifying
1) Arienne Sorel 1:37.930 2
2) John Davis +0.124
3) Nicholas d'Orlando +0.202
4) Joey Bennett +0.258
5) Logan Sargeant +0.325
6) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.331
7) Bill Jones +0.335
8) Mike Jones +0.388
9) Armando Maldonado +0.572
10) Gennaro Ciampa +0.606
11) Dexter Black +0.661
12) Alejandro de la Vega +0.654
13) Ed Howitzer +0.695
14) Xavier Santillán +0.848
15) Verania Andrés +0.970
16) Chad Brooks +1.176
17) Eduardo Barrichello +1.221
18) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +1.336
19) Elton Faraday +1.371
20) Shawn Dibenedetto +1.376
21) Ben Carver +1.412
22) Mason Perez +1.445
23) Moisés de la Vara +1.496
24) Alejandro Gómez +1.706
25) Kelsey Hann +2.136
26) Chris di Longo +2.383

Race
1) John Davis 18:32.815 15
2) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.815 12
3) Nicholas d'Orlando +10.865 10
4) Mike Jones +14.593 8
5) Arienne Sorel +15.846 6
6) Joey Bennett +16.211 5
7) Alejandro de la Vega +16.735 4
8) Logan Sargeant +19.001 3
9) Armando Maldonado +19.325 2
10) Bill Jones +22.164 1
11) Gennaro Ciampa +22.938
12) Dexter Black +25.690
13) Eduardo Barrichello +26.681
14) Ed Howitzer +27.272
15) Verania Andrés +27.597
16) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +29.541
17) Xavier Santillán +30.432
18) Elton Faraday +31.204
19) Mason Perez +31.565
20) Shawn Dibenedetto +33.372
21) Ben Carver +34.155
22) Chris di Longo +42.021
23) Alejandro Gómez +45.179
24) Moisés de la Vara +47.001
25) Kelsey Hann +48.813
Ret) Chad Brooks Stalled

Fastest Lap: Victoria Marcia Belmonte 1:39.132

John Davis kept a short distance ahead of the rest of the field, helping him re-solidify his lead in the championship. Arienne Sorel made several wide turns early on, causing her to fall out of contention for the win. D'Orlando and both Panthera cars bouted for 3rd, but D'Orlando would manage to build a gap on the feuding teammates. 8th through 13th saw the most action, with Sargeant playing aggressive to stay in the main pack. Ciampa did his best to stay in the top 10, but would fall off from the pack in the last few laps and miss his chance at a point.

Chad Brooks spun out on the penultimate lap, the Canadian stalling the car when he tried to get back onto the track. Howitzer struggled to keep up with the pack, claiming engine problems that prevented him from moving above 13th place. His engine would overheat as he crossed the finish line and was unable to get the car back to the pits.

Race 2

Qualifying
1) Ed Howitzer 1:37.616 2
2) Bill Jones +0.037
3) Chad Brooks +0.204
4) Joey Bennett +0.315
5) Alejandro de la Vega +0.479
6) Arienne Sorel +0.521
7) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.525
8) Armando Maldonado +0.528
9) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +0.572
10) John Davis +0.601
11) Mike Jones +0.605
12) Logan Sargeant +0.640
13) Moisés de la Vara +0.645
14) Dexter Black +0.969
15) Nicholas d'Orlando +1.127
16) Gennaro Ciampa +1.243
17) Elton Faraday +1.447
18) Verania Andrés +1.456
19) Ben Carver +1.488
20) Kelsey Hann +1.5351
21) Chris di Longo +1.539
22) Eduardo Barrichello +1.698
23) Shawn Dibenedetto +1.766
24) Alejandro Gómez +1.805
25) Xavier Santillán +1.920
26) Mason Perez +1.929

Race
1) Ed Howitzer 18:27.230 15
2) Bill Jones +1.300 12
3) Joey Bennett +17.458 10
4) Arienne Sorel +17.699 8
5) Alejandro de la Vega +18.762 6
6) Chad Brooks +20.690 5
7) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +21.387 4
8) John Davis +22.643 3
9) Mike Jones +23.412 2
10) Armando Maldonado +24.103 1
11) Dexter Black +27.430
12) Moisés de la Vara +27.868
13) Logan Sargeant +28.316
14) Ben Carver +30.991
15) Gennaro Ciampa +33.380
16) Verania Andrés +44.360
17) Elton Faraday +46.709
18) Eduardo Barrichello +47.482
19) Chris di Longo +48.577
20) Shawn Dibenedetto +52.744
21) Kelsey Hann +53.110
22) Alejandro Gómez +53.717
23) Xavier Santillán +54.045
24) Mason Perez +54.691
25) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +55.904
26) Nicholas d'Orlando +1:11.094

Fastest Lap: Ed Howitzer 1:38.775

Bill Jones and Ed Howitzer clashed over the lead for the whole race, Jones aggressively attacking Howitzer. Jones's efforts would go without reward however, giving Howitzer a much-need win to stay in contention for the championship. Davis had difficulties breaking into the top 10, but he kept consistent pace to help move his way to 8th. Sorel and Bennett fought with eachother for 3rd, unable to work together to close the gap on the top 2.

Every driver finished, but Mohnhaupt and d'Orlando both faced electrical issues, forcing them to pit on laps 3 and 9 respectively to fix the issues and thus ending their chances of scoring points.

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I'll split the last 2 races of the year, with the first round of Monterrey tomorrow and the second round on Friday, in order to have the points calculated going into the final race.

[CaptainGetz12]

2018 North American Formula 4: Weekend #8: Laguna Seca: Round 1

Qualifying
1) Ed Howitzer 1:31.658 2
2) Chad Brooks +0.282
3) Alejandro de la Vega +0.752
4) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +0.882
5) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +0.997
6) Armando Maldonado +1.000
7) Arienne Sorel +1.112
8) Joey Bennett +1.352
9) John Davis +1.626
10) Logan Sargeant +1.676
11) Bill Jones +1.722
12) Mike Jones +1.751
13) Dexter Black +1.958
14) Xavier Santillán +2.032
15) Nicholas d'Orlando +2.066
16) Gennaro Ciampa +2.114
17) Moisés de la Vara +2.185
18) Mason Perez +2.316
19) Ben Carver +2.342
20) Verania Andrés +2.351
21) Chris di Longo +2.395
22) Alejandro Gómez +2.437
23) Eduardo Barrichello +2.469
24) Kelsey Hann +2.515
25) Shawn Dibenedetto +2.949
26) Elton Faraday +2.983

Race
1) Ed Howitzer 18:48.969 15
2) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +16.922 12
3) Armando Maldonado +19.034 10
4) Alejandro de la Vega +20.120 8
5) Chad Brooks +22.710 6
6) Xavier Santillán +25.383 5
7) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +25.547 4
8) John Davis +28.101 3
9) Arienne Sorel +28.740 2
10) Bill Jones +31.771 1
11) Joey Bennett +33.685
12) Logan Sargeant +34.764
13) Mike Jones +36.473
14) Moisés de la Vara +41.164
15) Gennaro Ciampa +42.136
16) Verania Andrés +45.818
17) Dexter Black +46.924
18) Ben Carver +49.047
19) Eduardo Barrichello +50.359
20) Mason Perez +50.803
21) Nicholas d'Orlando +53.116
22) Shawn Dibenedetto +54.073
23) Chris di Longo +56.711
24) Elton Faraday +1:03.245
25) Kelsey Hann +1:04.680
26) Alejandro Gómez +1:04.921

Fastest Lap: Armando Maldonado 1:32.445

Howitzer showed ominous pace in qualifying, and as expected he sped off at the start. Mohnhaupt lurched to the front thanks to a flying start and spent the opening laps trying to pass Howitzer. Mohnhaupt would lose Howitzer by the halfway point, and did her best to hold off Vega and Maldonado for a strong 2nd place finish. Maldonado got the edge on Vega by lap 8, having rallied from the midfield to catch 2nd and 3rd.

Sorel could not get it right in Sector 2, and frequently found herself swamped by other drivers on the ascent to the Corkscrew. Davis had similar issues, but he managed to get the hang of the climb and managed to climb from 11th to 8th, thus reducing the damage of Howitzer's win. Chad Brooks impressed as well, the Canadian putting on a strong performance to make up for a slow start, though he still kicks himself on what could have been a podium finish. Bennett and Sargeant sparred for 11th right behind the main pack, neither driver able to take a shot at the top 10. Black sank down the field over the course of the race, unable to find a optimal racing line to keep up with the main pack.

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Howitzer passes Davis in the championship, with Ed now 1 point ahead of Davis. Sorel and Vega are out of contention for the championship, but will be fighting for 3rd in the standings. Stay tuned tomorrow for the season finale of North American F4!

Current Standings

[CaptainGetz12]

2018 North American Formula 4: Weekend #8: Laguna Seca: Round 2

Qualifying
1) Alejandro de la Vega 1:31.418 2
2) Dexter Black +0.913
3) Arienne Sorel +1.152
4) John Davis +1.154
5) Logan Sargeant +1.278
6) Armando Maldonado +1.390
7) Bill Jones +1.428
8) Joey Bennett +1.602
9) Nicholas d'Orlando +1.760
10) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +1.834
11) Mike Jones +1.948
12) Ben Carver +1.953
13) Ed Howitzer +2.030
14) Kelsey Hann +2.068
15) Xavier Santillán +2.113
16) Moisés de la Vara +2.191
17) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +2.201
18) Gennaro Ciampa +2.312
19) Chris di Longo +2.469
20) Chad Brooks +2.624
21) Elton Faraday +2.663
22) Alejandro Gómez +2.677
23) Mason Perez +2.755
24) Eduardo Barrichello +2.832
25) Verania Andrés +3.230
26) Shawn Dibenedetto +3.671

Race
1) John Davis 18:51.010 15
2) Alejandro de la Vega +5.184 12
3) Arienne Sorel +9.774 10
4) Dexter Black +12.893 8
5) Logan Sargeant +18.072 6
6) Nicholas d'Orlando +22.745 5
7) Joey Bennett +23.416 4
8) Alexandra Mohnhaupt +23.944 3
9) Bill Jones +26.500 2
10) Armando Maldonado +28.331 1
11) Ed Howitzer +28.766
12) Mike Jones +32.275
13) Ben Carver +35.347
14) Moisés de la Vara +35.553
15) Xavier Santillán +38.263
16) Kelsey Hann +41.621
17) Gennaro Ciampa +42.571
18) Eduardo Barrichello +45.370
19) Alejandro Gómez +46.521
20) Victoria Marcia Belmonte +48.045
21) Mason Perez +49.198
22) Elton Faraday +52.865
23) Chad Brooks +53.154
24) Chris di Longo +56.416
25) Verania Andrés +56.691
26) Shawn Dibenedetto +1:01.686

Fastest Lap: Arienne Sorel 1:32.655

Davis made a bold dive for the inside at the start, and quickly got around Vega for the lead. Vega had no answer for the American, and Davis would pull away steadily from the Mexican. Sargeant held off all comers to take 5th, while Sorel managed to defeat Black to take 3rd. The lower points proved contentious; Howitzer tried and failed to stay in the top 10, a rather embarrassing way to end his title hunt. Bill Jones made the most of Ed's
issues, pushing himself up to 9th. Santillán flirted with the points early on, only to sink into the midfield by the halfway mark. Chad Brooks also lost his pace, finishing down in the quagmire of 23rd, where the backmarkers squabbled over the positions.

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Final Standings

Congratulations to John Davis for winning the inagural North American Formula 4 Championship!

I thank you all for perservering with me and my blocky schedule. I thank V8fan12 for helping me set up the wiki and everyone else who helped with it as well. I leave you to The Grand Finale at the Valley and see you for 2019!