Forzday Recap

 It was a great evening for racing as the field of five took to Road Atlanta for the season finale of FRL season 3.

 There was good racing between the MBR team as they were evenly matched throughout the evening. Paul Maestri had an edge over his team mate in the Lotus 2-Eleven's, but Ethan Maestri raced a little better in the team's Evo. Andrew Steppat raced out front most of the night, solidifying an already unassailable first place position in the points. He put the bow on his third FRL championship season.

 Tony Tyree rode the night out comfortably in fourth place, though he did show some flashes of competitiveness in many places. Ross Merkling, last seasons 'Rookie of the Series' award winner, showed good strides forward in his racing program by keep his car largely out of trouble and ahead of the lead pack on the lead lap.

 Thus ended season 3 of the FRL. Andrew Steppat with the Championship followed by MBR's Ethan Maestri and Paul Maestri, respectively. Tony Tyree takes his third consecutive 4th place finish in the points and Ross Merkling made up major ground on Rookie of the Series winner Gabriel Fast, taking the fifth spot from the rookie.

 6th - 10th were Gabriel Fast, Brandon Adkins, Ricky Wilborn Jr, Jordan Gullett and Carter Fast, respectively.

 We enter the off-season now and will entertain ideas for the 4th FRL season, likely to commence sometime in January of next year. We look forward to seeing all there!

FRL Results - Road Atlanta 11/14/13

Road Atlanta - Series Finale
Lotus 2-Eleven ***
Driver	Position	Fastest Lap	Pos. Points	Lap Points	Total Points		Class Points
Andrew Steppat	1.67	1m29.577	20	20	40		40
Paul Maestri	1.67	1m30.567	16	16	32		32
Ethan Maestri	2.67	1m31.196	13	13	26		26
Tony Tyree	3	1m33.902	10	10	20		20
Ross Merkling	5	1m47.052	8	8	16		16
AWD Outlaw S-class
Driver	Position	Fastest Lap	Pos. Points	Lap Points	Total Points		Class Points
Andrew Steppat	1	1m24.665	20	20	40		40
Paul Maestri	2.33	1m25.715	16	13	29		29
Ethan Maestri	2.67	1m25.488	13	16	29		29
Tony Tyree	4	1m30.227	10	10	20		20
Ross Merkling	5	1m40.277	8	8			16
FRL Series Leaderboard
Driver:	2-Eleven Points:		Driver:		AWD Outlaw S-Class:		FRL Series Total:	FRL Series Total:
Andrew Steppat	341		Andrew Steppat		344		Andrew Steppat	685
Ethan Maestri	266		Ethan Maestri		292		Ethan Maestri	558
Paul Maestri	263		Paul Maestri		240		Paul Maestri	503
Tony Tyree	178		Tony Tyree		174		Tony Tyree	352
Ross Merkling	64		Ross Merkling		68		Ross Merkling	132
Gabriel Fast	63		Gabriel Fast		63		Gabriel Fast	126
Brandon Adkins	60		Brandon Adkins		54		Brandon Adkins	114
Ricky Wilborn Jr.	54		Ricky Wilborn Jr.		51		Ricky Wilborn Jr.	105
Carter Fast	22		Jordan Gullett		21		Jordan Gullett	36
Jordan Gullett	15		Carter Fast		9		Carter Fast	31

FRL Results - Circuit de Catlunya Grand Prix

 It was a digitally perfect day for racing in Spain at the Circuit de Catalunya Grand Prix venue last night. The 8th FRL event was shortened a bit due to low turnout for the race. However, the four participants had fun with the single heats in both classes.

 Heat one in the Lotus' started of with a bit of excitement as Andrew Steppat made hard contact with Ethan Maeestri in Turn 1 of the first lap, both cars would be out of contention for this race. Paul Maestri capitalizes on the altercation and secured a solid class win. He tightens the points race in the 2/3 positions in the points race, closing to within 9 points of his MBR team member Ethan.

Action was dicey throughout the AWD race as the MBR team fought each other hard for the 2/3 position. Paul would win the race between the two. Andrew wins the class overall, and with that win, clinches his third straight FRL title. Congratulations on another dominating performace by the 'Cornhusker'.

Our 9th and final race will take place November 7th at Road Atlanta for the FRL Championship finale.

Circuit de Catalunya - Grand Prix
Lotus 2-Eleven ***
Driver	Position	Fastest Lap	Pos. Points	Lap Points	Total Points		Class Points
Paul Maestri	1	2m01.310	20	20	40		40
Tony Tyree	2	2m06.459	16	13	29		29
Andrew Steppat	3	2m05.374	13	16	29		29
Ethan Maestri	4	2m21.989	10	10	20		20
AWD Outlaw S-class
Driver	Position	Fastest Lap	Pos. Points	Lap Points	Total Points		Class Points
Andrew Steppat	1	1m53.261	20	20	40		40
Paul Maestri	2	1m55.287	16	13	29		29
Ethan Maestri	3	1m54.702	13	16	29		29
Tony Tyree	4	2m06.385	10	10	20		20
FRL Series Leaderboard
Driver:	2-Eleven Points:		Driver:		AWD Outlaw S-Class:		FRL Series Total:	FRL Series Total:
Andrew Steppat	301		Andrew Steppat		304		Andrew Steppat	605
Ethan Maestri	240		Ethan Maestri		263		Ethan Maestri	503
Paul Maestri	231		Paul Maestri		211		Paul Maestri	442
Tony Tyree	158		Tony Tyree		154		Tony Tyree	312
Gabriel Fast	63		Gabriel Fast		63		Gabriel Fast	126
Brandon Adkins	60		Brandon Adkins		54		Brandon Adkins	114
Ricky Wilborn Jr.	54		Ross Merkling		52		Ricky Wilborn Jr.	105
Ross Merkling	48		Ricky Wilborn Jr.		51		Ross Merkling	100
Carter Fast	22		Jordan Gullett		21		Jordan Gullett	36
Jordan Gullett	15		Carter Fast		9		Carter Fast	31