MILLVILLE, N.J. (July 28, 2024) – After earning his first-career Ligier JS F4 Series (JS F4) win yesterday afternoon, Brad Majman went back to back at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), taking the victory in Race 2 on Sunday morning. With another hard-fought battle, Majman (No. 95 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) had to hold off his teammate Kekai Hauanio (No. 29 N.E.Where Transportation / New’T Racing Ligier JS F4) to take the win.
Notes of Interest:
- This morning’s win marks Brad Majman’s second-career win and third-career podium finish in JS F4.
- Kekai Hauanio finished second in today’s event, marking his eighth podium of the season.
- Harbir Dass earned his first-career podium with a third-place result in Race 2 at NJMP.
- Finishing fourth, Demitri Nolan recorded his career-best finish. Previously, his best result was sixth, scored in Round 5 at Road America and in yesterday’s Round 10 at NJMP.
Winning yesterday’s race and recording the fastest lap in Race 1, Majman started today’s event from the pole position. With a successful jump off the starting block, Majman took early control of the race, but his pace was slowed by a one-lap caution when another competitor got stuck off course a few minutes into the race. After starting second, Hauanio spent the early laps racing in Majman’s wake, but the opportunity of a full-course caution gave Hauanio another chance at the lead. As they crossed the line to take the green and restart the race, Hauanio darted to the outside of Majman to pull side-by-side as they raced toward Turn 1, and he overtook Majman for the point position.
As the race passed the halfway point, Hauanio led Majman by about four tenths of a second. Facing consistent pressure from his teammate, Hauanio slipped up and dropped a wheel off the racing surface as they exited the chicane, slowing him just enough to allow his competition to get by. With Majman taking the point, Teddy Musella (No. 25 Scuderia Buell Ligier JS F4) slid into second, Harbir Dass (No. 23 Berg DMG Racing Ligier JS F4) into third, and Drew Szuch (No. 28 Szuch Racing Ligier JS F4) moved to fourth, leaving Hauanio all the way back in fifth. Determined to regain lost ground, Hauanio kept his focus forward and started to pick them off one by one. First getting around Szuch and Dass, just under 10 minutes were left on the clock when Hauanio overtook Musella and moved back into second. Still 5.127 seconds behind Majman, Hauanio had quite a bit of ground to make up.
Close racing continued between Musella, Szuch and Dass. As Hauanio got around Musella in Turn 8, Szuch also looked to the inside, darting under Musella to overtake third. Dass followed in his tracks as the three jockeyed for the position. Demitri Nolan (No. 5 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) pulled up to join the fight just as Szuch started to fall off the pace, dropping to seventh before the checkered flag waved.
When they crossed the finish line, Majman led Hauanio by 3.942-seconds. Dass emerged with the third-place position, followed by Nolan in fourth and Musella in fifth.
READ MORE: Race 2 Official Results
“It was a very early morning, but nice to have a good track after a warmer track in Race 1,” said Majman atop the podium. “I got settled into the race after the initial start. Kekai made an amazing move around the outside of me on the safety car restart in Turn 1. Then, I was settling in, just doing what I needed to do, and I was able to capitalize on his mistake out of the chicane. From there, we just brought the car home. I’d like to thank Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport, JND, Kart Class, Nat Pat, Paul Marc Masons, and all my family and supporters that are watching at home.”
JS F4 wraps up their New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend with Race 3 at 12:45 p.m. ET. A live stream of the races from NJMP will be available at YouTube.com/SpeedTourTV, with live timing and scoring accessed on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.