Robbie Montinola Wins Skip Barber Race at Laguna Seca
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Robbie Montinola Wins Skip Barber Race at Laguna Seca
Hey Guys,
Check out this Skip Barber article on last weekends races at Laguna Seca that just got posted on their website. Robbie won his first Skip Barber Race after just one year of Racing with Skip Barber. Read below for some background info, check out the picture below, then click the link for the article. Lots more details and more pictures of Robbie.
In Friday Practice, Robbie broke the Skip Barber Formula Dodge R/T 2000 track record of 1:39.655 by running a 1:39.072. He was the quickest of all 45+ competitors, including the National Championship points leaders, A.J. Allmendinger and Landon Yee among other notable drivers in attendance such as Al Unser III.
In Saturday Qualifying, John Knudsen reclaimed the track record by running a 1:38.984. Robbie qualified 2nd in that race to John Knudsen, who has 5+ years with Skip Barber and almost won the Championship last year.
During the races on Sunday, A.J. Allmendinger, a Paul Tracy Protégé and 2-time Pro 125 Shifter Kart National Champion as well as the current points leader in the Formula Dodge National Championship, further pushed the track record to a blistering pace of 1:38.639. Sunday's weather was cooler than Saturday and Friday being the warmest.
Robbie did a double race event, so he was racing back-to-back groups with only a 15 minute break to refuel the cars. One 30 minute race plus warm up is very tiring already, so you can imagine what 2 races one after another would be like.
These are sprint races that everyone drives as fast as they can the whole time with identical cars. The races are very aggressive with lots of passing attempts and side by side action. A few cars were totaled last weekend, but that's what the Insurance is for, although it's a $4,000 deductible.
http://www.skipbarber.com/news/article.asp?AID=763
Check out this Skip Barber article on last weekends races at Laguna Seca that just got posted on their website. Robbie won his first Skip Barber Race after just one year of Racing with Skip Barber. Read below for some background info, check out the picture below, then click the link for the article. Lots more details and more pictures of Robbie.
In Friday Practice, Robbie broke the Skip Barber Formula Dodge R/T 2000 track record of 1:39.655 by running a 1:39.072. He was the quickest of all 45+ competitors, including the National Championship points leaders, A.J. Allmendinger and Landon Yee among other notable drivers in attendance such as Al Unser III.
In Saturday Qualifying, John Knudsen reclaimed the track record by running a 1:38.984. Robbie qualified 2nd in that race to John Knudsen, who has 5+ years with Skip Barber and almost won the Championship last year.
During the races on Sunday, A.J. Allmendinger, a Paul Tracy Protégé and 2-time Pro 125 Shifter Kart National Champion as well as the current points leader in the Formula Dodge National Championship, further pushed the track record to a blistering pace of 1:38.639. Sunday's weather was cooler than Saturday and Friday being the warmest.
Robbie did a double race event, so he was racing back-to-back groups with only a 15 minute break to refuel the cars. One 30 minute race plus warm up is very tiring already, so you can imagine what 2 races one after another would be like.
These are sprint races that everyone drives as fast as they can the whole time with identical cars. The races are very aggressive with lots of passing attempts and side by side action. A few cars were totaled last weekend, but that's what the Insurance is for, although it's a $4,000 deductible.
http://www.skipbarber.com/news/article.asp?AID=763
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Re: Robbie Montinola Wins Skip Barber Race at Laguna Seca (Ricehornet)
Thank you all for your kind words and sharing this memorable first win with us. My son turned 19 last summer.
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