Skip Barber Winter Series: Preview Rounds 3 & 4 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

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Preview Rounds 3 & 4: Winter Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Braselton, GA. (Dec. 8). December 9-11th, the racers of the Skip Barber presents the Mazda Winter Series compete at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Rounds 3 and 4 of the twelve race season. Last month Nick Neri, a scholarship recipient from the Annual Karting Scholarship Shootout, took the first win of the Formula Skip Barber season, with Jack Mitchell Jr. taking the win for Round 2 at Road Atlanta. Jake Eidson had a strong weekend, being the only driver to place on the podium for both races. Heading into Rounds 3 and 4, Neri leads the championship with Eidson just one point behind. In the MAZDASPEED Challenge, Skip Barber Master Kieron O’Rourke and Grand Master Dr. Mike Edwards were the two winners of the season opener, but Grand Master Steve Randall finished the weekend on the top of the championship point standings, finishing third and second in both races.

Follow all the live action on twitter.com/RaceSkipBarber as racers battle though the legendary corkscrew and the rest of the legendary 11 turn, 2.238 mile road course.

Saturday, December 10, 2011 (Schedule Subject to Change)
9:00 a.m. Group 1 – Formula Skip Barber – Practice
9:30 a.m. Group 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge – Practice
10:00 a.m. Group 1 – Formula Skip Barber – Practice 2
10:30 a.m. Group 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge – Practice 2
11:00 a.m. Group 1 – Formula Skip Barber s – Qualifier
11:30 a.m. Group 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge - Qualifier
Sunday, December 11, 2011
9:00 a.m. Group 1 – Formula Skip Barber – Race 1
9:30 a.m. Group 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge – Race 1
10:00 a.m. Group 1 – Formula Skip Barber – Race 2
10:30 a.m. Group 2 – MAZDASPEED Challenge – Race 2

Entry list for Rounds 3 and 4 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Group 1, Formula Skip Barber
John H. Adams, Grand Master
Nova Brown
Matt Carman, Master
Jake Eidson
Azim Gandhi
Greg Holloway
Ross Jaffe, Grand Master
Doug Jeffers, Grand Master
Lee Kaiser, Grand Master
Matt McMurry
Jack Mitchell Jr.
Jose Montiel
George Morales, Grand Master
John Schauerman, Grand Master
Adrian Starrantino
Randy Sturgeon, Grand Master
Doug Tuttle, Grand Master
Colin Wall
Chuck Whitlock, Grand Master

Group 2, Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge Nelson Canache, Master
Maria Canizales
Raef Grohne, Grand Master
Craig Hanriot, Grand Master
Bryan Hixon
Greg Holloway
Ross Jaffe, Grand Master
Maurizio Scala, Grand Master
Doug Tuttle, Grand Master

2011-2012 Top 5 Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Winter Series
Formula Skip Barber, Championship Point Standings
1. 63 pts Nick Neri
2. 62 Jake Eidson
3. 56 Dr. Mike Edwards
4. 55 Danilo Estrela
5. 51 Jeff Relic

2011-2012 Top 5 Skip Barber Presents the Mazda Winter Series
MAZDASPEED Challenge, Championship Point Standings
1. 62 pts Steve Randall
2. 60 Dr. Mike Edwards
3. 58 Kieron O'Rourke
4. 56 Bryan Hixon
5. 56 Greg Strelzoff