TAYLOR RACE ENGINEERING CONTINUES LONG-RUNNING SUPPORT OF FORMULA 1000
FREMONT, CA/GREEN BAY, WI (March 14, 2013) – Taylor Race Engineering has been a sponsor of Formula 1000 since its inception in 2007, and is announcing the continuation of that support for the seventh consecutive year with backing of the 2013 US Formula 1000 Championship.
Like last year, Taylor will award $1,500 in contingency prizes. $1,300 of those prizes will go to the top three finishers at the season finale Runoffs championship race at Road America in September. The remainder will be dedicated to the newly created Taylor Fast Lap Award. This award will give a $200 gift certificate to the driver that turns the fastest lap in any officially timed session during the Runoffs.
About Taylor Race Engineering:
The purpose of Taylor Race Engineering, LLC is to provide racing driveline equipment, service and support for all types of racing automobiles. All components, from the engine crankshaft to the wheel, are within the realm of Taylor Race Engineering, LLC.
The objective of Taylor Race Engineering, LLC is to offer quality service and parts at reasonable prices and to provide competent consulting in meeting their client’s needs. The majority of Taylor Race Engineering parts are manufactured at their Austin Texas facility just miles away from the new F1 track.
For more information regarding Taylor Race Engineering visit their website at http://www.taylor-race.com.
HYPERCO SIGNS ON AS CONTINGENCY SPONSOR FOR THE US FORMULA 1000 CHAMPIONSHIP
Fremont, CA/Green Bay, WI (March 6, 2013) – Hyperco has signed on as a contingency sponsor for the US Formula 1000 Championship in 2013. Hyperco had previously sponsored the F1000 Pro Series and will expand their support to include both the US Formula 1000 East and US Formula 1000 West Championships.
The Hyperco contingency award includes certificates for one pair of coil springs to the winner of each race (19 races total). 2nd place will receive a $50 product certificate and 3rd place will receive a $25 product certificate. Contingency award certificates are redeemable directly from Hyperco.
About Hyperco
The Hyperco product line is utilized by many of the world’s top professional motorsports teams, from Formula One and Indycars to Stock Cars and Endurance Sports Cars. Hypercoils precision suspension springs are a natural fit with the high performance US Formula 1000 cars. Hyperco General Manager Kelly Falls is a big fan of these cars, the value they offer for both teams and drivers, and the show they put on for the race fans.
Hyperco is a division of MW-Industries. MW Industries, headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, is a leading provider of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners and other precision components to more than 23,000 customers. Its 40,000+ products are sold through a combination of direct sales, catalogs, and distributors to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in a number of industries, including medical, aerospace, electronics, agriculture/construction, automotive replacement, energy and military
For more information regarding the Hyperco product line visit the website at www.hypercoils.com
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series run within the SCCA National program. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the overall US Formula 1000 Champion. US Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH..
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: www.usf1000.com
JONGLBLOED RACING WHEELS OFFERS HUGE US FORMULA 1000 CONTINGENCY PRIZE!
FREMONT, CA/GREEN BAY, WI (March 4, 2013) – Jongbloed Racing Wheels continues their longstanding support of Formula 1000 with an expansion of their contingency award for 2013.
Beginning with the first race this weekend at Circuit of the Americas, Jongbloed will award gift certificates that are good toward the purchase of a set of brand-new wheels. These certificates will be awarded at every regular-season US Formula 1000 Championship race in 2013, both East and West. At each race, Jongbloed will give $100 to the 1st place finisher, $75 to the 3rd place finisher, and $50 to the 5th place finisher.
To make the season-finale race even more interesting, Jongbloed will give the winner a $1,000 gift certificate! Winners of multiple certificates can accumulate up to $400 worth of credit.
Jongbloed Racing Wheels becomes the official US Formula 1000 Championship wheel supplier of choice.
About Jongbloed Racing Wheels
For over 30 years, Jongbloed has been manufacturing lightweight, ultra high-performance aluminum and magnesium wheels specifically for racing, for both professionals and amateurs alike. Using cutting-edge tools, Jongbloed designs wheels to reduce rotating mass, allow better brake cooling, but still withstand the pounding that a race car endures, all of which translate to faster laps. Jongbloed uses only the highest quality forgings and machines the wheels using state-of-the-art 4-axis automated machines.
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series run within the SCCA National program. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the overall US Formula 1000 Champion. US Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH.
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: www.usf1000.com
GEORGE DEAN RACING ENGINES AND US FORMULA 1000 ANNOUNCE CASH PRIZES FOR CoTA
FREMONT, CA/GREEN BAY, WI. (March 3, 2013) –Thanks to the continued support of George Dean Racing Engines, that cash prize at the first race of the 2013 season at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas will get a huge shot in the arm. If 20 or more cars take the green flag on Saturday, GDRE will give $1,000 cash to the driver that scores the most series points over the course of the weekend. If there is a points tie, the driver that finishes highest in the first race will claim the prize.
The US Formula 1000 Championship will sweeten the pot with additional cash payouts to the podium finishers. The winner of each race will receive $300 cash, while second place will get $200 and third place will take home $100.
As if that isn’t enough, if one driver sweeps the weekend and wins both races, he’ll get an additional $200, courtesy of Formula Racing Ltd and Richard Dziak.
These prizes are in addition to the previously announced Sunoco Hard Charger Award and the LS Motorsports Non-Suzuki prize.
All told, the total cash purse for the first race of the year is almost $3,500!
About George Dean Racing Engines
George Dean Racing Engines provides performance services principally for motorcycle engines used in four wheel racing applications. GDR engines can be found in Sports Car Club Of America's C SportsRacing, D SportsRacing and Formula B classes. GDR engines can also be found in Mini-Sprint cars. George modifies, assembles, tests and tunes every engine personally.
Visit GDRE at http://www.georgedeanracingengines.com/
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series run within the SCCA National program. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the overall US Formula 1000 Championship. US Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH.
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: http://www.usf1000.com
US FORMULA 1000 EAST & WEST ANNOUNCE SUNOCO HARD CHARGER PRIZE
Fremont, Ca/ Green Bay, WI (February 28, 2013) –
Sunoco Race Fuels has joined the US Formula 1000 Championship in 2013 and will be backing the Sunoco Hard Charger Award. The Sunoco Hard Charger Award will be a cash prize that will be paid at every race on the 2013 schedule. Over the first five weekends and first ten races, the driver that advances the most positions from his official qualifying position to his official race finish position will win $150 per race. A grand total of $2,700 will be paid out during the regular season. At the season-ending Runoffs at Road America, Sunoco will sweeten the pot even more. During the 2013 finale, the Sunoco Hard Charger will win $500!
Qualifying position will not include any penalties or tardiness to the grid. Finishing position WILL include any penalties or DQs.
For more information on The US Formula 1000 East Championship contact Mike Beauchamp at east@USF1000.com
For more information on The US Formula 1000 West Championship contact Nicholas Belling at west@USF1000.com
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series run within the SCCA National program. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the overall US Formula 1000 Champion. US Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH.
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: www.usf1000.com
US FORMULA F1000 AND LS MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCE “NON-SUZUKI” PRIZE
Green Bay, WI (February 22, 2013) –
LS Motorsports has offered a cash prize for the highest finisher in a non-Suzuki powered car during both the season-opener at Circuit of the Americas and the season finale at Road America. A total of $1,500 will be up for grabs, with $750 being awarded to the highest non-Suzuki at COTA and another $750 awarded at the Runoffs at Road America. Should nobody claim the prize at COTA, that award will roll over to the Formula 1000 Festival at Road Atlanta in May. Should the prize once again go unclaimed at Road Atlanta, it will roll over to the season finale Runoffs so that the highest non-Suzuki finisher will walk away with the entire $1,500.
LS Motorsports has created the non-Suzuki prize in honor of Larry Schroeder. Larry was a machinist and fabricator who was killed in a car accident in 2008. LS Motorsports continues his legacy and keeps his memory alive.
For more information on The US Formula 1000 East Championship contact Mike Beauchamp at east@USF1000.com
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series run within the SCCA National program. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the overall US Formula 1000 Champion. US Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH.
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: www.usf1000.com
Hoosier Tires Signs on as Title Contingency Sponsor for the 2013 US Formula 1000 Championship
Fremont, CA, Green Bay, WI (February 20, 2013) –
Hoosier Tire has signed on to become the official title tire contingency sponsor for the US Formula 1000 Championship in 2013.
In addition to the three tires that they award at each National race, Hoosier will be giving away an additional seven tires to registered US Formula 1000 drivers, for a total of ten tires being up for grabs at each race in both the East and West championships in 2013.
The following tire contingency awards will be handed out at each series race:
4 Tires
1st Place
2 Tires
2nd Place
1 Tire
3rd Place
1 Tire
Pole position
2 Tires
Random drawing giveaway to non-podium finishers
(driver must be at the track to receive tire contingency award)
In addition, the overall US Formula 1000 championship winning driver will be awarded a tire program at each 2014 US Formula 1000 Championship race he enters. Should the 2013 US Formula 1000 Champion also win the Runoffs, the national championship prize will take precedent.
To be eligible for the series Hoosier Tire contingency award drivers must be registered with the series and display both a Hoosier patch on their uniform and three Hoosier decals on their car in locations to be specified by the series.
Drivers will be permitted to race on any Hoosier tire & compound of their choosing during the 2013 year.
About US Formula 1000 Championship
The US Formula 1000 Championship is comprised of three separate championships within one series. Drivers compete in either the US Formula 1000 East or the US Formula 1000 West Championship. Those drivers are also eligible to compete for the nationwide US Formula 1000 Championship. Formula 1000 cars are purpose-built high-performance open wheel race cars and Formula 2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess of 150 MPH.
For additional information on the US Formula 1000 Championship visit the series website at: www.usf1000.com
About Hoosier Tire
Hoosier Tire is the largest manufacturer of race tires in the world and produces over 1000 different types of race tires for all types of racing. Hoosier Tire was founded in 1957 by former racer Bob Newton and is based in Lakeville, Indiana with manufacturing facilities in nearby Plymouth where all of its tires are “Made in the USA”
US Formula 1000 Championship Announces Points Structure
Fremont, California/Green Bay, Wisconsin (Jan 29, 2012) - The US Formula 1000 Championship has announced its point structure for 2013. The point structure is planned to be similar to the points payout used in the SCCA Majors Races with drivers earning points based on finishing positions from 1st down to 20th place. The US Formula 1000 Championship will differ from the SCCA Majors in two ways: It will also award two additional points for each pole position, and the September season finale at Road America will be worth double points.
The US Formula 1000 East and West Championships will each consist of five double race events (10 total) with an additional race added to determine the overall US Formula 1000 Championship. Drivers competing for either the US Formula 1000 East Championship or the US Formula 1000 West Championship will count their best 8 results from their series 10 races to determine the East or West driver's champion.
For the nationwide US Formula 1000 Championship, drivers will count their best 8 results from their respective championships, then add the double points for their finish in the Championship race (Race 11) to determine their total season points to decide the overall US Formula 1000 Driver's Champion. In the event of a points tie the champion will be determined by the driver with the maximum number of wins, then most second place finishes, most third place finishes, 4th, 5th, etc. until a champion is determined. The driver winning the overall US Formula 1000 championship must attend and take the green flag in the championship race (Race 11).
US FORMULA 1000 CHAMPIONSHIP EAST ANNOUNCES 2013 SCHEDULE
GREEN BAY, WIS. (January 14, 2013) The US Formula 1000 East Championship has
published its racing schedule for 2013. In previous years, the Championship encompassed all
SCCA national races throughout the United States with drivers accruing points in their part of
the country. However, in 2013 the series will focus on five specific double weekends, plus the
Runoffs finale. The six events will be part of SCCA National races and were chosen based on
driver feedback.
The series will kick off the season on the west side of the Mississippi River in March at
the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas at a double event held in conjunction with the US
Formula 1000 Championship West. In April, the series moves to Virginia International Raceway
for the Oak Tree double national. Roughly one month later the series will hold the Formula 1000
Festival at Road Atlanta. The June date will be held at the Road America as part of the long-
running June Sprints, an event that could be preview of the National Championship Runoffs.
The final regular-season event will be at Watkins Glen one month later.
The series will meet up with the US Formula 1000 Championship West series once
again at the season finale, held at Road America at the SCCA National Championship
Runoffs.
2013 US Formula 1000 East Championship schedule:
Race 1 and 2...March 8-10...Circuit of The Americas*, Austin, TX Race 3 and 4...April 20-21...Virginia International Raceway*, Alton,
VA Race 5 and 6...May 17-18...Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA (Formula 1000
Festival) Race 7 and 8...June 14-16...Road America*, Elkhart Lake, WI Race 9 and 10...July 6-7...Watkins Glen International*, Watkins Glen,
NY
US Formula 1000 Championship Race Race 11...September 20-22, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI (SCCA
Runoffs)
*-these events are part of the SCCA Majors Tour
For more information on The US Formula 1000 East Championship contact Mike
Beauchamp at east@USF1000.com
US Formula 1000 West Championship 2013 Schedule Announced
Fremont, Ca - (Jan 7 2013) - The US Formula 1000 West Championship (formerly The
F1000 Pro Series) has announced it's racing
schedule for 2013. The schedule includes visits to three new venues in 2013 including
two joint race "shootout" events with The
US Formula 1000 East Championship at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas and
at Road America, Wisconsin. The 11 race schedule allows
for competitors to compete for two separate drivers titles; the US Formula 1000 West
Championship and the US Formula 1000 National
Championship, an overall title that will crown a national F1000 drivers champion. The US Formula 1000 Championship cars are purpose-built high-
performance open wheel Formula 1000 race cars and Formula
2000 converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in
excess of 150 MPH. The class was created in 2006 and
became a national class in the Sports Car Club of America in 2007.
2013 US Formula 1000 West Championship Schedule
Race 1 and 2
March 8-10
Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas (SCCA Major)
Race 3 and 4
April 12-14
Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterrey, California (SCCA Double Regional)
Race 5 and 6
May 25-27
Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington (SCCA Major)
Race 7 and 8
July 5-7
Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point, California (SCCA Double Rational)
Race 9 and 10
Aug 10-11
Miller Motorsports Park, Toole, Utah (SCCA Double National)
US Formula 1000 Championship Race
Race 11
Sept 19-22
Road America, Wisconsin (SCCA National Runoffs)
For more information on The US Formula 1000 West Championship contact Nicholas Belling at west@USF1000.com
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US Formula 1000 Championship Announced for 2013
FREMONT, CA/GREEN BAY, WI (November 21, 2012) The Formula 1000 National
Championship and the F1000 Pro Series have joined forces to form a new nationwide F1000
championship. Beginning in 2013, the combined series will be called The US Formula 1000
Championship. The US Formula 1000 Championship will consist of two independently run
driver’s championships that will be called the US Formula 1000 Championship East and
US Formula 1000 Championship West, respectively. Together they will combine to form the US
Formula 1000 Championship.
The format for the US Formula 1000 championship calls for each of the
championship series (East and West) to run an equal
number of events independently of each other as part of the SCCA SafeRacer
national racing program, with points to be awarded based
on in-class finishing positions at each event. Each series will crown a separate US
Formula 1000 East and US Formula 1000 West
Champion with an overall US Formula 1000 Champion decided at the SCCA National
Runoffs in September at Road America.
The schedules for the East and West Championship are currently being finalized
but both championship series will kick off the
new Championship with an East vs. West Shootout race at the SCCA national event
at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on March
7-9, 2013.
About Formula 1000:
The US Formula 1000 Championship cars are purpose-built high-performance open
wheel Formula 1000 race cars and Formula 2000
converted race cars powered by 1000cc motorcycle engines, with top speeds in excess
of 150 MPH. The class was created in 2006 and
became a national class in the Sports Car Club of America in 2007.
About US Formula 1000 Championship-East:
The F1000 National Championship was founded in 2007 and has run continuously
since then, crowning six national champions, most
recently the 2012 Champion Brandon Dixon. The first three champions were
crowned at the American Road Race of Champions in November
at Road Atlanta before the Championship became a nationwide points race with the
finale taking place at the SCCA Runoffs at Road
America. For more information on the US Formula 1000 Championship series go to: http://www.formula1000.com/
About US Formula 1000 Championship-West:
The F1000 Pro Series was founded in 2009 and has organized more than 30 races in
its three year history. Its first race was
in January 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway, won by Phil DeLaO in a Phoenix
Raceworks F1000. There have been three F1000 Pro
Series Driver’s Champions with the most recent being Lucian Pancea of
Bellevue, Washington. For more information on the F1000
Pro Series go to: http://www.f1000proseries.com.
A new website “USf1000.com” is under construction for the 2013
nationwide joint US Formula 1000 championship that
will host information for both the US Formula 1000 East and US Formula 1000 West
Championship series.
www.USF1000.com should be fully live by no
later than December 2012.
