MILLVILLE, N.J. (July 28, 2024) – Brad Majman swept the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend in the Ligier JS F4 Series (JS F4), winning three of three races at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Once again holding off a hard-charging Kekai Hauanio (No. 29 N.E.Where Transportation / New’T Racing Ligier JS F4), Majman (No. 95 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) sped off to victory for the third time in two days.
Notes of Interest:
- Brad Majman entered the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend having never won a JS F4 race, but the 15 year old leaves NJMP with three wins after sweeping the weekend.
- Kekai Hauanio earned his ninth podium in 12 races this season, taking over the JS F4 points lead.
- Teddy Musella returned to the podium, marking his ninth finish inside the top three in 2024.
- Majman’s victory marked the ninth win this season by a Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport driver.
- Harbir Dass was awarded the Omologato Perfectly-Timed Move of the Race and presented a bespoke Omologato timepiece in recognition of his strong performance this weekend, which included his first-career podium finish in Race 2.
Majman led the field down the starting grid for the second time this weekend, with Hauanio starting to his outside. With the Australian leading the charge for the first lap, Hauanio was tight on his gearbox, waiting for the right opportunity to make a pass. Pulling side by side as they raced down the frontstretch to complete the first lap, Hauanio looked to the inside to pull ahead as they scurried through Turn 1. Behind them, championship contender Teddy Musella (No. 25 Scuderia Buell Ligier JS F4) was looking to make a charge forward from his fifth-place starting position. First making his way around Drew Szuch (No. 28 Szuch Racing Ligier JS F4), Musella was focused forward, looking to pull Harbir Dass (No. 23 Berg DMG Racing Ligier JS F4) into his grips. The four ran nose to tail, all with immense pressure from behind. Musella was the first one to pick up a position, overtaking Dass with nearly 25 minutes still left on the clock. With Hauanio still out front, Majman never let him out of his sight, staying within a few tenths as the clock ticked down.
A car stuck in the grass in Turn 2 slowed the pace with a quick safety car period, and the ensuing restart placed Hauanio, Majman, Musella, Dass and Maite Cáceres (No. 6 Abitab / Supermatch Ligier JS F4) all nose to gearbox. Contact between Dass and Cáceres sent both cars spinning, sending them to the back of the field and allowing the frontrunners to pull ahead. Hauanio had pulled ahead as they raced toward Turn 1, but was side by side with Majman and Musella as they exited Turn 2. Racing through the chicane, Majman emerged with the lead, as Musella took second and Hauanio fell back to third. Not willing to settle, Hauanio kept the pressure on Musella throughout the closing minutes of the race. Diving to the inside, Hauanio made his move in Turn 1, sneaking past Musella, who had dropped a wheel off the racing surface as they raced toward the white flag.
When they crossed the finish line, it was Majman with the advantage, with Hauanio in second and Musella in third.
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“It’s been an amazing weekend,” said Majman atop the podium. “I made a couple mistakes this season, but it’s nice to be able to head home to friends and family and tell them that I’ve been the first person to clean sweep the JS F4 Series. I’d like to thank Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport, JND, Nat Pat, Kart Class, Paul Marc Masons and everyone that’s watching at home—although there probably isn’t too many people watching at the moment in the middle of the night. Thanks to everyone that’s been following me this weekend, and everyone who supports me.”
With the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour complete, the Ligier JS F4 Series enters their summer break, returning to action at Circuit of The Americas on October 31-November 3 for their season finale. A live stream of the COTA SpeedTour will be available on YouTube.com/SpeedTourTV with live timing and scoring accessed on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates from the Ligier JS F4 Series paddock will be available on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.