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| July 30, 2012 News |
| F1000 Championship: Two Rounds Up Next at Daytona |
Officials have announced that Rounds Five & Six of the Formula 1000 Championship Series will take place on September 29-30, at the Daytona International Speedway.
Initially scheduled to be three rounds, an enduro has been added and the number of races scaled back during the weekend.
The Formula 1000 Championship Series event entry fees have been lowered to $950, which includes regional event fees. The annual registration fees have also been lowered and single event registration is now free.
Over $7,500 in cash and prizes are up for grabs at Daytona, including over $3,500 in cash, $4,000 in tires and a host of other contingency awards.
“We’ve successfully restructured the championship to a sustainable level,” stated Series Director Jon Lewis. “All we need is six entrants to break even. If a driver was to win both races, they could take home over $3,000 in cash and awards. Not a bad pay day for a junior league series.”
Cash awards will now be paid out to the drivers at the track, at the conclusion of the weekend.
“We feel it is important that our teams get their due awards right away, so they can use them towards their operating expenses.”
The remainder of the 2012 Formula 1000 Championship Series season will take place after the SCCA National Runoffs to enable those F1000 drivers the opportunity to focus on that Championship.
“We have a lot of drivers who ran in our first two events working on the SCCA National Championship and we didn’t want participating in our Series to hinder their chances at winning the gold.”
“The series is now structured to be sustainable, while we work to take care of our commitments from the first two events. Only through the continuing support of our teams and sponsors will we be successful in accomplishing that goal.”
The Formula 1000 Championship Series will continue after Daytona with events at Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta. |
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