1.4 Technical Report
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2015 MSA Formula, Certified by FIA, Powered by Ford EcoBoost Championship Information Bulletin_post-ROCK__Ref 15_MSAF September 7 th 2015 1. Rounds 22, 23 and 24 Rockingham, 4-6 September. 1.1 Linked on the website are the provisional Championship Positions charts for drivers and teams following rounds 22, 23 and 24. http://msaformula.com/2015-standings/ . Congratulations to Lando Norris, Colton Herta and Ricky Collard for their race wins and Dan Ticktum and Sandy Mitchell for their Rookie wins. Prize money: Race 1 - £500 Scholarship winner of race 1 – Dan Ticktum Race 1 - £500 most improved grid position to finishing position in race 1 – Ricky Collard Race 2 - £1,000 overall winner of race 2 - Ricky Collard Race 3 - £1,000 overall winner of race 3 - Colton Herta These electronic payments will be made in due course to the banking details of the party who paid entry fees for the registered competitor. Snap-On Business Solutions Technician Award is chosen from the competing teams, to win a £250 Snap-on tool voucher. At the end of the season Snap-on Business Solutions will award a tool cabinet worth £3000 to the mechanic deemed to have put in the biggest effort overall. Our technical team judged Bruno Braga at Falcon Motorsport to have won this for his work with car 7 with the team, and getting it back on track. These awards were announced and presented about 70 minutes after Race 3, at 17:20, so all the championship could acknowledge the winners and receive information prior to their journey home. It is requested that all drivers and at least one representative from the team attends. Should you need more results packs of the event please download them from www.tsl-timing.com (link on our website). Photographs of the event are available on www.jakobebrey.com . 1.2 The Sunday race events were broadcast that day on both ITV4, ITV4 HD and online at www.itv.com . Our morning race, round 22, was shown during the lunch break and the afternoon race was shown live. Our Snetterton event was shown earlier today on the Motorsports UK programme on ITV and repeats are on the ITV Player for a month. 1.3 Judicial. Drivers and/or entrant team managers/guardians of cars 7, 11, 14, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 51 and 96 were interviewed by the Clerk of the Course (David Pierre) to ascertain how various on-track incidents occurred in both qualifying and racing sessions. Additional official television and in-car footage was also studied in supplement to the observer reports received – specifically footage from cars 7, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 46, 65, 96. It was considered that most events researched were racing incidents. Driver of car 14 contravened MSA regulation C2.3 for an out of position start. Under MSA regulation G5.3.7 a penalty of 10 seconds was added to his race time. The driver was reminded of his right to appeal the decision of the Clerk of the Course. Cars should not have practice starts, wheel spinning or tyre warming en route to the Assembly Area (or approaching grid). These routes are public areas, or marshal controlled areas and the hazard to them is great. A number of reports were made about our cars, from general public, teams and officials, who witnessed unsafe incidents. The only place to do this is on track, and not before grid line up. www.msaformula.com 1.4 Technical Report. Replacement of Damaged Engine. In accordance with MSA Formula Sporting Regulation 5.3.3 C the following engines have been replaced with no penalty: car number 25, engine overheat – no warning. Car number 18, engine overheat – radiator failure. Post Qualifying. ECU data on all qualifiers, and tyres checked on all cars in Parc Fermé. Cars also inspected: 10, 27, 31. Items checked: Weight of driver. Weight of car. Fuel samples. Chassis and wing checks. Minimum 3L remaining fuel: cars 3, 10, 21, 27, 31, 65. Post Race 1. All classified finishers had tyres checked and ECU data downloaded. Also cars checked: 10, 27, 31 Fuel samples taken. Cars 10, 14, 21, 27, 31, 65 – mandatory gear ratios Post Race 2. All classified cars – ECU data and tyres. Also cars checked: 3, 11, 19: weight: car; driver in Parc Fermé; car and driver. Fuel samples. Controlled brake discs, dimension and weight: cars 3, 11, 19, 27, 51, 65. Tyre samples taken from cars 22 and 88. Post Race 3. All classified cars – ECU data and declared tyres. Cars checked: 10, 27, 31. Items checked: weights: car; driver in Parc Fermé, fuel samples. All cars conformed with the requirements of the FIA App J art 274 and MSA Formula Technical 1 Regulations. No judicial action necessary. 2. Rounds 25, 26 and 27 Silverstone Circuit – September 25-27. Details for Silverstone Circuit event will follow. Please contact Eve if you would like your guests to enjoy a spread of food in the Race Centre on Sunday. We will also be hosting a large group from our championship sponsors Snap-on Business Solutions. 2.1 Discount tickets at Silverstone (for the rest of the year) can be obtained by using special codes on their website or ticket booking line. 15% off adult tickets bought in advance. Call 0844 3728 260 or website www.silverstone.co.uk . Weekend Quote “BTCCTEAM” Sunday Quote “BTCCTEAMS” Saturday Quote “BTCCTEAMSA” 3. Rounds 28, 29, 30 Brands Hatch GP Circuit – October 9-11. Note 2 races Saturday. 1 race Sunday. 4. Championship Clothing. Items of official championship clothing in all sizes are available for sale. Please apply for prices. Penny Mattocks Co-ordinator, MSA Formula, Certified by FIA, Powered by Ford EcoBoost M. 07881 627123 e: [email protected] w: www.racingline.com w: www.msaformula.com Ends Championship Information Bulletin_post-ROCK_Ref.15_MSAF September 7 th 2015 www.msaformula.com.