WIEDEMANN WINS TWICE
John Now Called "Jota Doublay"
Takes 3rd Straight F1 Win
John Now Called "Jota Doublay"
Takes 3rd Straight F1 Win
John Wiedemann is proving his F1 championship last year is no fluke and is well on the way to
winning his second straight championship.
winning his second straight championship.
The ISF was thrown a curve bigger than that of the rock mountain turn at Raven Raceway and still managed to thrill a packed house of fans who stayed to cheer on John Wiedemann to victory in what turned out to be an F1 doubleheader race.
The F1 cars were supposed to share the bill with the LMP division, however the LMP cars were too wide for the narrow twisty bits of Raven Raceway Park. Faced with a potential angry crowd who paid to see two divisions race and tearing up all the LMP cars in the field, the organizers made the decision to make it a twin F1 feature.
The crowd roared it's approval and cheered as they saw history when John Wiedemann became the first driver in ISF history to win three F1 races in-a-row since Mike Fitzlaff in 2011 and Larry Rotter in 2006-2007.
The first feature had JW, now nicknamed "Jota Dublay," on pole position having qualified 3 tenths of second faster than Mike Fitzlaff. The two would battle with only a lap separating them at the halfway point. Having started the race on the faster option tire, the pair was 14 laps in front of Dan Margetta and Mark Walczak. When the teams stopped at halfway to change tires there was a problem on Mark's car and an axle was bent. Venting his frustration to ISF officials who said he would have to fix the car under green flag conditions, the Red Bull driver decided to pack it in for the race. Margetta never the handling on the car in the second half and wasn't a factor. Fitzlaff kept the duel close between he and Wiedemann until some late race penalties dropped him to 10 laps behind leaving the way clear for Wiedemann's win.
The second feature saw Fitzlaff start on pole, this time besting Wiedemann by 13 hundredths of a second in qualifying.
From the lights Larry Rotter took the lead and lead most of the first half as JW had handling problems as did Fitzlaff and their early penalties dropped them off the pace. Instead it was Rotter leading "Dealing Dean" Strom. The Canadian Strongman kept Rotter close until the pit stop. From then on the race flipped. Rotter and Strom losing the plot in terms of handling, Fitzlaff floundering and Wiedemann making a strong comeback on the option tires (editors note: these races featured the lower profile PVT02 tires and some drivers thought they made their cars slower because of chassis drag on the track). JW would eventually catch Rotter with about three minutes to go as Rotter received a 20 second stop-and-go penalty.
Rotter tried but decided to consolidate his position for second with Strom third and Fitzlaff fourth.
The F1 cars were supposed to share the bill with the LMP division, however the LMP cars were too wide for the narrow twisty bits of Raven Raceway Park. Faced with a potential angry crowd who paid to see two divisions race and tearing up all the LMP cars in the field, the organizers made the decision to make it a twin F1 feature.
The crowd roared it's approval and cheered as they saw history when John Wiedemann became the first driver in ISF history to win three F1 races in-a-row since Mike Fitzlaff in 2011 and Larry Rotter in 2006-2007.
The first feature had JW, now nicknamed "Jota Dublay," on pole position having qualified 3 tenths of second faster than Mike Fitzlaff. The two would battle with only a lap separating them at the halfway point. Having started the race on the faster option tire, the pair was 14 laps in front of Dan Margetta and Mark Walczak. When the teams stopped at halfway to change tires there was a problem on Mark's car and an axle was bent. Venting his frustration to ISF officials who said he would have to fix the car under green flag conditions, the Red Bull driver decided to pack it in for the race. Margetta never the handling on the car in the second half and wasn't a factor. Fitzlaff kept the duel close between he and Wiedemann until some late race penalties dropped him to 10 laps behind leaving the way clear for Wiedemann's win.
The second feature saw Fitzlaff start on pole, this time besting Wiedemann by 13 hundredths of a second in qualifying.
From the lights Larry Rotter took the lead and lead most of the first half as JW had handling problems as did Fitzlaff and their early penalties dropped them off the pace. Instead it was Rotter leading "Dealing Dean" Strom. The Canadian Strongman kept Rotter close until the pit stop. From then on the race flipped. Rotter and Strom losing the plot in terms of handling, Fitzlaff floundering and Wiedemann making a strong comeback on the option tires (editors note: these races featured the lower profile PVT02 tires and some drivers thought they made their cars slower because of chassis drag on the track). JW would eventually catch Rotter with about three minutes to go as Rotter received a 20 second stop-and-go penalty.
Rotter tried but decided to consolidate his position for second with Strom third and Fitzlaff fourth.
Until the next event...it's not bad being in the pits.
Steve "the wrench" Ratchett
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION
Official Finish, Event # 2013-02
Brookfield GP Race 1
January 10, 2013
Raven Raceway
Official Finish, Event # 2013-02
Brookfield GP Race 1
January 10, 2013
Raven Raceway
F1 Grand Prix Category -- 16 Minute Final
Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 John Wiedemann Jaguar
2 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot
3 Dan Margetta Red Bull
4 Mark Walczak Red Bull
5 Larry Rotter McLaren Mercedes
6 Everet Kamikawa Super Kamikawa
7 Dean Strom Tora Roso
Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 John Wiedemann Jaguar
2 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot
3 Dan Margetta Red Bull
4 Mark Walczak Red Bull
5 Larry Rotter McLaren Mercedes
6 Everet Kamikawa Super Kamikawa
7 Dean Strom Tora Roso
Fastest Qualifier -- Wiedemann 3.998 seconds
B Main -- Fitzlaff
B Main -- Fitzlaff
Brookfield GP Race 2
January 10, 2013
Raven Raceway
January 10, 2013
Raven Raceway
F1 Grand Prix Category -- 16 Minute Final
Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 John Wiedemann Jaguar
2 Larry Rotter McLaren Mercedes
3 Dean Strom Tora Roso
4 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot
5 Mark Walczak Red Bull
6 Dan Margetta Red Bull
7 Everet Kamikawa Super Kamikawa
Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 John Wiedemann Jaguar
2 Larry Rotter McLaren Mercedes
3 Dean Strom Tora Roso
4 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot
5 Mark Walczak Red Bull
6 Dan Margetta Red Bull
7 Everet Kamikawa Super Kamikawa
Fastest Qualifier -- Fitzlaff 4.123 seconds
B Main -- Strom
B Main -- Strom
