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The Formula Ford Learning Curve To Continue For Samantha Reid |
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Thursday, 10 August 2006 |
AS FAR AS Learning curves go, adapting to your first full season of National Motorsport is a pretty big one to overcome.
There are circuits to be studied, setups to develop, people to meet and relationships formed - not to mention the continual hard work that is finding the finances needed to fund a sustained National campaign.
It’s a lot of hard work and a learning year often means sacrificing the desire for results in place of gaining experience in preparation for the future.
All these reasons, and more, are examples of why Samantha Reid and her BMS Motorsport team will be looking to take in as much information and knowledge as they possibly can in the fourth round of the 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship, to be held this weekend at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney.
The season-opening Clipsal 500 Adelaide aside, each circuit the talented 19-year old Adelaide driver has visited this year has been a new challenge to master, and this weekend’s circuit is no exception.
With 2.69 kilometers of undulating, flowing bitumen the Oran Park Circuit – located an hour South West of Sydney – has a reputation of being a demanding layout on both cars and drivers.
“Of all the circuits we are going to this year, Oran Park is the one
that I have been told is the toughest to come to grips with,” Reid said
today.
“We didn’t have the budget to come over and test before the round so it
will be a case of learning as much as we can throughout the weekend and
seeing how it all goes.”
Placed in a similar situation at Queensland Raceway three weeks ago,
Reid scored a top twelve finish – achieving her goal in what was a
tough weekend at the office.
The Queensland round also saw the beginning of a new relationship
between Reid and AutoFocus Marketing, a company promoting a range of
Chicane Racing gear and the new Leatt Brace head and neck restraint.
The company has supplied Reid with a range of equipment to trial this
season and the driver reported a successful start to the partnership at
the previous round.
“It was good to have all of the great new gear from Chicane at Queensland,” enthused Reid.
“It’s never good to be uncomfortable in a race car because it can
really affect your concentration, so having a comfortable race suit
from Chicane Race Gear is fantastic. It was also interesting to test
out the Leatt Brace in a racing situation. It doesn’t affect your
vision or the movement you need to have within the cockpit yet you can
see that it will do its job if you are in a crash.” She said.
This weekend’s round of the Australian Formula Ford championship will be contested over three races at Oran Park.
BMS Motorsport is supported by Toshiba Mobile Computers, K&A
Motorsport Adelaide, Silvers Motor Body Repairs and AutoFocus Marketing
/ Chicane Motorsport Apparel.
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