Originally Posted by
Jonathan Lee
Hey folks,
After returning home and unloading the trailer, I would like to tell you about the amazing time we had running with FRP. Over the course of 3 days, 5 hours of track time was available! I believe that only one of our test sessions was temporarily stopped, and the staff did a flawless job to get the session back to green- quickly and safely.
As a pure driver, I want to race in a completive scene that involves no politics and nonsense. That is exactly what FRP offers; our f1600 field had 8 drivers going hard at it for 30 minutes straight. After the race was over, we didn’t have to deal with any unnecessary request, which is common in other types of similar racing series. The entire staff is organized, knowledgeable and always willing to help. This makes for a fantastic time.
I drove Morgan’s 30 year old (budget Honda) powered car, and was able finish 2nd twice. This proves that you don’t need the latest car to up front. This was with a true father and son effort on our part. Since I am not a customer of Lee Racing, we didn’t have the testing budget or bring the proper personal to match a pro level effort. Team Pelfrey, Rice Race, Khill, and Exclusive Autosport; bring that level of operation to the field. My point is that there is no excuse. Show up, try your best, race, learn and have fun. As a real driver this is all you can ask for, you will get better as time goes on.
The field was 8 strong, 9 drivers if you count Scott who was fast by Saturday. The season is just starting, and many of the other drivers will get better as the races continue; so this lead pack of 8 could potentially grow to 10-12.
Racing in the F1600 Championship Series is something that I wanted to do for a long time now. I’m finishing up my sophomore year of my mechanical engineering degree, I help my father with our racing business and I race myself. There is no good excuse for not showing up, F1600 could return to a large 30 car field if more racers would just come out. I would like to experience what my father did, when he was coming up through FF1600, I think that the FRP field is gaining some momentum and could return to that in the next couple of years if everything goes right.
I’m already excited for Mid-Ohio, and we are trying to convince some more of our Florida drivers to make the trip…
See you at the track,
Jon