USF2000 Championship to the Mazda ladder and look forward to watching our National Championcompete in that series in 2011.”
“Our partnership with Skip Barber has enabled MAZDASPEED to develop long-term relationships withup and coming drivers. We have met dozens of teenage ‘kids’ and have watched them mature intoconfident and professional young men and women as they progress from Skip Barber up the ranks,”said John Doonan, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Team Development Manager. “The competition andcoaching they receive with the Skip Barber team is second to none. Raphael Matos is the perfect exampleof a driver moving up the MAZDASPEED ladder, and his starting point was with Skip Barber. We can’twait to see who the 2010 champion will be.”
The Drivers
The Class of 2010 includes trio of drivers returning for their sophomore season, the defending SummerRegional Race Series champion and representatives from five different countries challenging a strongAmerican contingent for this year’s title.
Ashley Freiberg and Dennis Trebing, currently 1-2 in the Southern Race Series standings, along withIsaac Lyons return for the second seasons in the Skip Barber National. Among the drivers making theirNational debuts are 2009 Skip Barber Summer Race Series champ Nick Andries, 2009 ELF Renault ClioWinter Cup champ Daniel Lloyd, Karting Scholarship Shoot-out winner Mukul Sud, Skip BarberRegional Race Series driver Scott Anderson and Brandon Newey, son of renowned race car engineer andIZOD IndyCar Series team owner Steve Newey.
After testing the waters in the Skip Barber National during the 2009 season, MAZDASPEED MotorsportsDevelopment drivers Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles will challenge for the 2010 title after winning thebig scholarships at this year’s Karting Scholarship Shoot-out, funded by Mazda and the FIA Motor SportSafety Development Fund.
The Skip Barber Cup, a separate championship for drivers 26 years of age or older who are not eligiblefor the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder, makes its debut in 2010 with a quartet ofdrivers entered for Homestead; Al Carter, John Giddens, Jim Norman and Brian Skinner. Carter is pullingdouble-duty this weekend, running both the Skip Barber National races and the Grand-Am ContinentalSports Car Challenge for Stephenson Motorsports.
Entry list, Rounds 1&2, 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented
by Mazda, Homestead-Miami Speedway, 2.1-mile, 10-turn road course
Scott Anderson 21 Fort Collins, Colo.Nick Andries 19 Pinellas Park, Fla.Matt Bell Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, EnglandAl Carter - S 43 Greenville, Del.Nicolas Costa 18 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLuis Michael Dörrbecker 17 Queretaro, MexicoDanilo Estrela 16 Long Branch, N.J.Ashley Freiberg 18 Homer Glen, Ill.John Giddens - S 54 Orlando, Fla.Austin Hopper 21 Seminole, Fla.Daniel Lloyd 17 Huddersfield, EnglandIsaac Lyons 20 Hillsborough Down, Northern IrelandBrandon Newey 17 Carmel, Ind.Jim Norman - S 51 Tampa, Fla.Wilson Philippe 16 Key Biscayne, Fla.Spencer Pigot 17 Windermere, Fla.Felix Serralles 17 Haines City, Fla.Brian Skinner - S 33 Philadelphia, Penn.Mukul Sud 24 Bangalore, IndiaKevin Tittle 20 South Pasadena, Calif.Dennis Trebing 18 Cape Coral, Fla.
S – Skip Barber Cup driver
Since 2006, Skip Barber National Champions have continued their racing careers through theMAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder. 2009 Skip Barber National Champion Connor DePhillippi will race for JDC Motorsports in this year’s Star Mazda Championship courtesy MAZDASPEEDMotorsports Development. Other drivers with Skip Barber Racing School ties include 2007 Atlanticchampion and IZOD Indycar driver Raphael Matos and 2009 Atlantic champion and Rolex Sports CarSeries drier John Edwards.
The Schedule
The 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda schedule visits seven legendary NorthAmerican race circuits and marks the first time that the entire schedule will support top level racing,racing in support of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series.
2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Schedule14 Races (7 Double Race Weekends)March 5-7 Homestead-Miami Speedway w/Rolex Sports Car SeriesMarch 17-19 Sebring International Raceway w/American Le Mans SeriesApril 23-25 Virginia International Raceway w/Rolex Sports Car SeriesMay 28-31 Lime Rock Park w/Rolex Sports Car SeriesJuly 16-18 New Jersey Motorsports Park w/Rolex Sports Car SeriesAugust 20-22 Road America w/American Le Mans SeriesSeptember 29-October 1 Road Atlanta w/American Le Mans Series
A limited number of seats are available for both single Race Weekends and the full championship. Formore information on qualifications and pricing, please contact Chris Kretzmer at Skip Barber RacingSchool at (860) 435-4138 or ckretzmer@skipbarber.com.
