SUZUKA EAST

 

RESULTS
PLACE	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Andrew Steppat	21
2	Ghabe Stouffer	18
3	Kyle Martinolich	16
4	Ethan Maestri	14
5	Travis Billingsley	12
6	Paul Maestri	10
7	Tony Tyree	8
8	Mikey Collins	6
9	Ricky Wilborn, Jr.	4

SERIES POINTS
PLACE	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Andrew Steppat	100
2	Travis Billingsley	82
3	Ethan Maestri	73
4	Ghabe Stouffer	62
5	Paul Maestri	62
6	Tony Tyree	40
7	Drew Dillbeck	34
8	Kyle Martinolich	24
9	Brandon Adkins	14
10	Mikey Collins	14
11	Ricky Wilborn, Jr.	4

RIO

FINAL RESULTS	POINTS
ETHAN	21
TRAVIS	18
ANDREW	16
GHABE	14
PAUL	12
TONY	10

Brands Hatch Indy Results

FINAL RESULTS

POINTS

1) Andrew                                            21
2) Travis                                               18
3) Drew                                                 16
4) Ethan                                                14
5) Paul                                                   12
6) Ghabe                                               10
7) Mikey                                                8
8) Tony                                                  6

Prague Results

FINAL RESULTS

POINTS

1) Andrew                                           21
2) Travis                                              18
3) Paul                                                 16
4) Brandon                                          14
5) Ghabe                                              12
6) Ethan                                               10
7) Kyle                                                    8
8) Tony                                                   6

Results for Mugello

FINAL RESULTS	POINTS
ANDREW	21
DREW	18
TRAVIS	16
ETHAN	14
PAUL	12
TONY	10
GHABE	8

FRL Season 9

Gentlemen it’s been a long summer break, but now with the days getting shorter it’s uonce again time to fire up the controllers and wheels. Without further ado the FRL is excited to announce Season 9. This will be an AWD Shootout, and return to a simpler style of race. The eligible cars are as follows;

 2017 Ford Focus RS
2015 Subaru WRX Sti
2014 Volkswagen R
2008 Mitsubishi Evo X

Once again we will be implementing a BoP, listed below are the tiers and car specific build regulations.

 Gold tier. 310hp max and no other changes except: Ford gets 80lb reduction VW gets 245 tire width

 Silver. All cars are different now.
 Ford= 255 tire width and 315hp.
 Evo= Street tires and 325hp.
 Sti= Street tires and 315 hp.
 VW= Street tires and 315hp.

 Bronze. Power and tire restrictions are lifted. Max allowed PI is 550, but no “race” upgrades can be applied anywhere at all.

 Wheel options are open for all classes after other performance restrictions have been met.

The BoP will constantly be under review, and more changes may occur.

With these simple upgrades and the prohibition on race upgrades, tuning and car prep should be simple if not nonexistent, allowing for more time on track. Also this series will be ideal for those who’ve been wanting to return but have found the faster cars and extensive tuning a bit much. A bonus is that word on the street has it that a number of the veterans will be going controller free and opting for the wheel instead.
We will be returning to heat races again for this series, each race will have 3 heats with alternating grid orders.
 1 qualifying results order.
 2 reverse previous heat results order
3 previous heat results order

The tracks and dates are as follows;
11/3 Mugello club – 13 Laps
 11/17 Prague short – 12 Laps
 12/1 Brands Indy (rain) – 15 Laps
12/15 Rio Mtn – 18 Laps
 12/22 Suzuka east – 14 Laps
1/12 Maple short (rain)– 18 Laps
 1/19 Hockenheim short – 11 Laps
 1/26 Sonoma short – 10 Laps

Returning drivers will race in the tiers that they were in during the last FEC season, new drivers or those that missed last season will start in the Bronze tier. Changes can and will be made throughout the season. In addition we encourage everyone to set time on the rivals board before the first race at Mugello on November 3.

 Also of note we will be using the newly added “Race Regulations” in the game. That means that knowing “clean track limits” will be crucial as time penalties will be assessed by the game per race for cutting corners.

We hope to see a full grid for this AWD Shootout.

Ethan Maestri Wins Fourth Running of the FRL Indy 200

 The fourth running of the FRL's annual Indy 200 took place Sunday June 2nd, 2019. Nine drivers showed for the 80 lap event at the storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Thanks to a recent update from Turn 10, this years lineup was in the 2019 Dallara chassis cars currently run in the real series, complete with low-downforce packages as well.

9 cars take the green flag at the FRL's 2019 running of the Indy 200

 Qualifying went well for race favorite Andrew Steppat, qualifying his number 001 Chevy powered car on the pole. But there wasn't much daylight between his top time and the rest of the field. At the drop of the green flag, the racing got interesting quick. Ghabe Stouffer, in his Willis and Associates RBR car turned into the grass in Turn 1, causing him to wash up the track in front of several cars behind him. This sent Elijah Maestri in the #14 One-off MBR entry into the wall hard, along with the #9 of Tim Adkins and #47 of Tony Tyree. Travis Billingsley missed the qualifying session and started in the back. He was able to pick his way around the carnage but quickly lost contact with the lead pack of cars.

Racing between the four strongest cars was close and fun

 At the front, Ethan Maestri pressed hard into Turn 3 and came alongside Drew Dilbeck. Drew had to check-up trying to race Andrew into the corner. He lost momentum alowing the #3 MBR Honda alongside him, the change in aero and a bump in his side-pod sent the car skidding high into the shoot between Turns 3 & 4. Nicholas Hargrove got caught out in the action and both he and Drew hit the outside wall hard.

Drew Dilbeck and Nicholas Hargrove get collected between Turns 3 & 4

 This effectively left Ethan and Andrew to duke it out for the overall win. Nick and Drew rejoined the track alongside the front runners and a four car duel unfolded for the next 35 laps. On lap 39, Elijah Maestri had tagged the wall for the third time and was slowly limping toward the pits in Turn 1. This caught Nick by suprise just as he turned in low to make a pass on Drew. Nick ran into the back of Eli and the resulting crash collected Drew and Andrew Steppat, effectively ending his run at a third straight Indy victory. The lucky dog of the night went to Ethan Maestri who kept the #3 Laws Whiskey House Honda out of trouble for the rest of the race and won the FRL's Indy 200 by nearly 2 full laps over second place Andrew Steppat.

 Travis Billingsley had a very good chance at the podium in third, but a late race run into the wall ended that opportunity, handing Drew Dilbeck the third place position. Tony Tyree would capitalize on Travis' misfortune and would snatch P4. Travis would cross the line P5. Nick Hargrove had an extremely fast race car but only managed P6 on the night. Tim Adkins brought the #9 PNC Bank car across in seventh. Ghabe Stouffer had a quiet night after the Turn 1 incident, finishing P8. Elijah Maestri retired from the event early, P9 overall.