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Oxia Carlin driver, Sam Abay, declared himself pleased with the progress
made during the two Friday test sessions in the lead up to the second round

of the 2008 British Formula 3 Championship at Croft this weekend.

The rookie set the fourth fastest time in a dry morning session, a

tenth-of-a-second off the pace.  Abay then topped a wet afternoon session

setting the fastest time, over 1.1sec ahead of his nearest rival in a field

of 28 cars.  Having also topped the wet test session at Oulton Park a month

ago, Abay is quickly building a reputation for having webbed-feet.

"It's always nice to be up at the pointy end, but test times are relatively

meaningless.  However, time in the car to work through set-ups is vital to

me at this stage.  Getting the car set-up is an area in which I still have a

lot to learn, but we continue to make progress every time we go out on the

track." said the Australian who completes in his second Formula 3 event this

weekend.

MORNING SESSION - Conditions: Dry - (Top 10 times)

1.  Sergio Perez (MEX)              1:12.525

2.  Marcus Ericsson (SWE)        1:12.542

3.  Brendon Hartley (NZL)         1:12.624

4.  Sam Abay (AUS)                 1:12.711

5.  Nick Tandy (GBR)                1:12:743

6.  John Martin (AUS)               1:12.779

7.  Jaime Alguersuari (ESP)        1:12.823

8.  Sebastian Hohenthal (SWE)  1:12.911

9.  Michael Devaney (IRL)           1:12.936

10.  Alistair Jackson (GBR)         1:13.054

AFTERNOON SESSION - Conditions: Wet - (Top 10 times)

1.  Sam Abay (AUS)                  1:24.226

2.  Oliver Turvey (GBR)              1:25.367

3.  Marcus Ericsson (SWE)         1:23.442

4.  Jaime Alguersuari (ESP)         1:25.494

5.  Sebastian Hohenthal (SWE)   1:25.508

6.  Atte Mustonen (FIN)             1:25.892

7.  Jay Bridger (GBR)                 1:26.088

8.  Nick Tandy (GBR)                 1:26.127

9.  Oliver Oakes (GBR)               1:26.166

10.  John Martin (AUS)               1:26.365