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Class Points the Big Picture For Lauren Gray After Tough Weekend |
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 |
In what was a tight affair at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway, Young Victorian driver Lauren Gray walked away with a second place in the National Class in round two of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship.
The weekend was Lauren’s return to Open Wheel racing after again proving herself behind the wheel of a production car – this time at Mount Panorama, Bathurst – in the WPS 12 hour driving a Bendon Holden Astra Diesel.
In only her second race meeting in the newer 2001-Dallara – a car
vastly different to drive than the older 1996-chassis she used to
finish 2nd In Trophy Class last year – Gray, 19, entered the weekend
hoping for a consistent performance and a clean run to the flag in each
race.
Promising signs were shown in Saturday’s second qualifying sessions
with Lauren’s lap times constantly dropping close to her fellow
National Class rival Chris Barry.
Gray had matched Barry towards the end of the opening round of the
championship at Eastern Creek and continues to prove that she will be a
contender in the National Class this season.
Getting more competitive all the time, Gray qualified second for both races.
Aside from a brief spin in the second race, Lauren’s race day was
trouble free, bringing the Scud Racing Dallara home without a scratch a
safe second in class in each 15-lap affair.
The solid results lifted her to second in the championship (with 45 points) after two rounds, with six remaining.
”The crew made a few changes to the car after practice and it made it very good,” Said Gray.
”There is no doubt that the team has done an excellent job working on
this car and getting it to where we need to be, so thanks to the guys
for their work.
“I was looking forward to getting back in the ’01 again but unfortunately it just wasn’t a weekend that went our way.
”I don’t think there is any one particular reason but we just weren’t
as quick I would have liked. On the up side we got a solid haul of
championship points which lifted us into second place in our class.
”That’s a positive we can take when we head to Phillip Island in two weeks.” Gray said.
For more information about Lauren Gray please visit www.laurengray.com
Lauren Gray would like to thank her 2007 sponsors, Powcon Pty Ltd,
Kingsville Accident Repair Centre, dodo, Softelm Pty Ltd and Scud
Racing, as well as Bendon and Holden Motorsport for the Bathurst 12
hour opportunity.
To find out more about Lauren Gray and Scud Racing visit their respective websites at www.laurengray.com and www.scud-racing.com
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