The ‘Pabst Racing’ team drivers — Rinus Veekay of Holland, Lucas Kohl of Brazil and Calvin Ming of Guyana — all had a very successful weekend in the 4th round of the USF2000 series, held on Friday and Saturday at the ‘Road America’ circuit in Wisconsin.
According to a release from Stanley Ming, the circuit is more than 6.5 kilometres long, with 14 turns over very undulating terrain, and there are several elevation changes. The cars were clocked at speeds in excess of 140 mph, and an average speed around the circuit of over 111 mph. Each race is run for 30 minutes from start to finish.
L-R: Calvin Ming-P2, Rinus Veekay-P1, Oliver Askew-P3, after Saturday’s race
For the first race on Friday, Rinus qualified in P2 and finished in first place, Lucas qualified in P5 and finished in third place, and Calvin qualified in P15 and finished in fourth place — after a very exciting drive, coming through the pack from way behind.
For the second race on Saturday, Rinus qualified in P1 and finished in first place, Calvin qualified in P5 and finished in second place, and Lucas qualified in P7 and finished in sixth place.
Calvin turned in the fastest time for the weekend: 2 mins 10.163 secs.
The entire Pabst team was very pleased and happy, having won 4 out of the total of 6 top places in the two races, and is currently in the lead for the team championship. The current leader of the series is Oliver Askew. Round #5 of the series is scheduled for July 8-9 in Iowa, followed by round #6 on July 15-16 in Toronto, Canada, the release detailed.
