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[Australian F3] FORMULA 3 BAR RAISED BY TEAM BRM AFTER PRE EVENT TEST |
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Thursday, 02 March 2006 |
FORMULA 3 BAR RAISED BY TEAM BRM AFTER PRE EVENT TEST
Team BRM import Ben Clucas has already raised the bar on Australian Formula 3 competition after just 60 laps in a car on Australian soil.
The 21-year-old driver, who lived near Silverstone in the UK before landing on Aussie soil last week, set a blistering pace during the official Formula 3 test day at Goulburn’s Wakefield Park Raceway yesterday despite it being his first time behind the wheel of the Gawler Farm Machinery / John Deere Team BRM Dallara that he will drive this season.
Clucas lapped in the 54-second bracket at the 2.2km Wakefield Park circuit and sent a warning shot to his rivals that he will be a force to be reckoned with this year.
Adelaide-based Team BRM had a productive day overall with returning driver Jason Vince also completing a solid day’s work acclimatizing to the F304 Dallara he will drive at Wakefield and the Grand Prix. The Queenslander completed a number of runs in the car and dramatically improved his times as the day progressed.
Both drivers’ performances yesterday further re-enforced the team’s intentions to regain the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship this season.
Clucas, 21, said that he was happy with the day’s test session.
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