Formula BMW USA – Official Test
Held on April 7th and 8th at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), in Alton, Virginia, the youngsters completed a combined 6000 miles under cool, crisp and fast conditions. With no major incidents reducing the track time the ten teams on hand could run their programs with little interruption.
At the top of the timing chart was 2006 Rookie Champion Daniel Morad (AIM Autosport). Sophomore Formula BMW USA driver Sebastian Saavedra (EuroInternational) was only .013 seconds behind and newcomer Alexander Rossi (Hearn Motorsports) rounded out the top-three. Three Rookies were among the top-10 fastest with Jeffrey Petriello (Team KMA Racing) fourth, Esteban Gutierrez (Team Autotecnica) fifth and Eric Morrow (Hearn Motorsports) ninth. Petriello and Morrow are 2007 Junior scholarship drivers. Overall the top-13 times were within only one second promising another competitive Formula BMW USA season.
Formula BMW USA driving coach Pete Argetsinger said, "The series seems to go from strength to strength. This season looks like it will be even better than last year with strong returning drivers and some strong newcomers. I am very excited for the season to start."