Driver Talking Points Nick Woodman Is the Founder of Gopro, and Has Been a Friend of the Series Since Its Inception in 2005
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2018 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma FCC / FPU Driver Talking Point !i"k Woodman is the founder of GoPro, and has been a friend of the series since its inception in 2005. Woodman will be racing in the GoPro Pro F$ with support from Sonoma Raceway based Auto Spa. Woodman has podiumed in this event in the past. He is very fast especially considering how rarely he gets to race. S"ott H&ffaker is leading the Formula Pro US Championship (F'' , and has won 8 out of 10 races so far this season. Co&rtney Crone began racing at age four in Karts, and quic,ly progressed into Quarter Midgets. After a succesful ¼ Midget career she started racing Speedway Motorcycles, winning 12 Speedway main events and capturing two championships.0n 20)5, Crone moved into cars and won in Sprint and .idget races in her roo,ie season. In 20)1 she won another Sprint Car championship, and the So%al regional Formula Ma2da Championship. She was selected as a 20)3 and 20)( VM5 Driver Development Scholarship winner, and continues to race in other series when she isn7t in her FormulaSP((D. )yle Lo+ is the 20)( F' Winter Series Champion, and has scored wins in the Formula Pro US regular season. ,ay Horak has already won seven races so far this season and is the owner of Star Race Cars (the manufacturer of the Pro Formula Ma-da' Hora, has also competed on the Pro Ma2da Championship tour and has been on the Expert and National Class podiums. Derry O'Donovan has been running in the series since its inception in 2005. He has won the Formula Ma-da Winter Series Championship, is always a threat to win races, and has finished as high as second in the regular season championships. 0rad Dre1 has finished in the top 5 in the F%% Formula Ma-da Championship in the past three seasons. He is often battling at the front of the F. field, and is currently in third place in the championship. 2i"ardo Arr&da races his Formula Ma-da with the assistance of multiple F%% champion Cameron Parsons who provides coaching and car preparation to Arruda. This is Ricardo7s third visit to the Indy GoPro Grand Pri9 of Sonoma. His has finished inside the top ten at this event. Patri"k O'!eill won Pro F$ championships in 2001, 2003, and 200(. He lives minutes from the trac, and is here often testing in his Pro F. or his shifter kart. Although he hasn7t competed in the F%% this season, he is certainly considered a favorite to be at the front. 0ill Weaver has been racing Formula Ma-das since 1<<5 and has won countless races, and championships in this class with the S%% and N S . He is considered the “guy to beat> at most local trac,s in the F. class. ,arrett Voor+ie secured the pole position at the 20)3 S%% National Championships at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and finished second. Voorhies has many F$ wins under his belt, and is always a contender. Stan Ko+l has competed in every single season in Pro F$ since the series began in 2005. He has scored two F%% Pro F. championships and countless podiums. Tao Takaoka – Finished 3rd in the 20)1 S%% Spec Miata Championship. Tao has been racing in the FormulaSP((D class in select e!ents since 20)5. "e is a regular podium finisher. Ste1 Tabak – Stew has been multiAyear champion Bill Weaver7s nemisis for years, and came within only a few points of stealing the 20)1 and 20)3 Formula Ma-da championship from him. Taba, is running a limited schedule in 20)(. Sean Pre1ett – Won the 200( S%% Formula Atlantic Championship in his Pro F$, and has visited the podium in the F%% many times in the over 10 years he has raced with the series. 2yan M"(l1ee holds the current trac, record at Sonoma Raceway in F', and is in his roo,ie season in cars. 0r&"e Semler is currently 2nd in the Formula Ma-da Class Championship in only his second season of competition in the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear. 2ayce Dyk tra started racing at 7 years old Rayce won several championships over a very successful karting career. In 20)3 Rayce transitioned from national level karting to car racing with significant success. He is the youngest driver ever to win the S%% Roo,ie of the Year and the Roc,y .ountain Division Spec Miata Championship. He was awarded a VM5 Driver Developement Scholarship to race in the 20)( FormulaSP((D championship. ,oe Gardner is a 20)( F%% roo,ie, and has already secured podium finishes. He is racing in the Pro F$ class. David Hollander competed in Pro F$ races when the series was just getting started, and has returned to participate in the Indy GP of Sonoma. "ollander competed in the Pro Ma2da Championship in 2003 as well. 2obert Merrit has joined the F%% this season after many successful years vintage racing a )<(5 Ralt R;D5 Super Vee. Merritt competes in the Pro F$ class. *iam Snyder is a young racer who has competed in F2000, Spec Miata, and GP#our. He has already won races at NEF and CE; , and is ma,ing his F%% debut in the F$ class. C+ri to6+er Tar+an is in his roo,ie season with the F%%. He is running a limited schedule, but has podiumed in four out of four F$ races. 0ryce Cornet started racing at the age of six, he was a successful karter and has moved into the F$ class where he has already rac,ed up an impressive list of wins and trac, records. 0ryson Le1 started racing karts at 8 years old. He is a Rotax champion, and was a World Speed Rising Star Award winner. Lew won in his first wee,end in the FormulaSP((D class, and is always a threat to win. ,o+n P&r"ell has won 5 Pro F$ races this season, and currently is second in the championship. Calder M"#+inney has podiumed in all 8 FP$ races he has competed in this season.&F'' 3nson Pfaff7s inaugural race wee,end in F' is at this e!ent. Pfaff has had e9tensi!e success in the P:W in the S%% Spec Racer class..