For Immediate
Release: January 26, 2009
Contact: Mike Beauchamp – F1000 National Championship
Prepared by: ProMedia Motorsport PR
Photos available upon request
F1000 CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Year-long SCCA National Formula B competition to feature trophies and a
prize fund
GREEN BAY, WIS. (January 26, 2009) – As the newest open-wheel category
to make its debut on the Sports Car Club of America scene, Formula 1000 is
continuing its growth all over the nation. Dubbed ‘Formula B’ by
the SCCA brass, the program is currently a national category and its
participants and supporters are fully focused on earning a Runoffs entry
in 2010. In an effort to achieve this goal, a new nationwide program
is being promoted and managed by Mike Beauchamp, one of the F1000
pioneers. Along with a growing list of supporters, Beauchamp is
excited to announce the formation of the new ‘F1000 National
Championship Presented by George Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race
Engineering’, which will encompass the 2009 season.
With the goal of increasing Formula 1000 participation numbers to an
average 2.5 of cars per race or greater in SCCA National competition, thus
earning the class an invite to the year-end National Championship Runoffs,
the F1000 National Championship will focus on getting drivers to attend as
many races as possible. The season-long championship will feature all
registered FB drivers battling for top honors in SCCA National races
across the USA. Utilizing the traditional SCCA National points system (12,
9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1), F1000 Championship competitors will accrue points
for race finishes in all National races. In addition to the standard
points being awarded, program participants will be awarded one bonus point
for each FB starter listed behind them in the final race results, with a
maximum of 10 bonus points per race. Further bonus points will be
available via the 3rd annual F1000 Championship race as part of the
American Road Race of Champions event at Road Atlanta, with drivers
earning double points for a top-nine finish and no limit on bonus points.
Utilizing this points format, each driver’s best six results will be
used to calculate the inaugural series champion.
In addition to the series title, F1000 National Championship competitors
will have the opportunity to win the RillTech Racing Formula B Triple
Crown, which will be awarded to a driver that wins his/her SCCA Divisional
title, the FB race at the June Sprints and the F1000 Championship race at
the American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta in November.
Thanks to backing from George Dean Racing Engines, Taylor Race
Engineering, Hurley Racing Products, NovaRace, Quicksilver RacEngines,
Williams Race Development, Rilltech Racing, eFormulaCarNews.com and
Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies, F1000 National Championship competitors will
not only be fighting for class bragging rights, but also an impressive
series prize fund. In addition to a season-ending purse being paid out,
several other prizes and programs are to be to be announced shortly.
Competitors will also receive an F1000 decal and a commemorative
championship t-shirt, provided courtesy of ZAT Graphics.
In order to be part of the 2009 F1000 National Championship
Presented by George Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race Engineering,
drivers need to register by contacting series organizer Mike Beauchamp via
gyrodynamics@new.rr.com
or by visiting www.formula1000.com
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About F1000 National Championship:
Formed in 2009, the F1000 National Championship Presented by George
Dean Racing Engines and Taylor Race Engineering is a year-long SCCA Club
Racing National competition. The series features high-performance
tube-frame Formula 1000 race cars that are powered by 1000cc motorcycle
engines. One of the newest SCCA National classes, it consists of both
purpose-built cars and Formula Continental conversions cars, with top
speeds in excess of 150 mph.
Title Sponsors:
George Dean Racing Engines - http://georgedeanracing.com
Taylor Race Engineering - http://www.taylor-race.com
Associate
Sponsors:
NovaRace, LLC - http://www.novaracecars.com
Hurley Racing Products - http://www.hurleyracingproducts.com
Quicksilver RacEngines - http://www.qsraceengines.com
Williams Racing Development- http://www.willrace.com
Howden Media Group - http://www.eformulacarnews.com
ProMedia Motorsports PR – www.promediamotorsportspr.com
ZAT Graphics - http://www.zatgraphics.com
Triple Crown Sponsor:
RillTech Racing- http://www.rilltechracing.com
Contingency Sponsors:
Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies- http://www.pegasusautoracing.com
Slick Eyewear - www.slick-eyewear.com <http://www.slick-eyewear.com>
Gyrodynamics - www.gyrodynamics.net <http://www.gyrodynamics.net> |
