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Kent racing driver James Dixon chalked
up his first front row starting position in car racing at the weekend in the
latest round of the BARC Formula Renault
Championship.
The Candy Carriers-backed
racer went into the event full of confidence after some intensive testing and
development since the previous round at Rockingham last month. A superb
qualifying session put the 18 year-old second on the grid for only his third
event in car racing, giving him an ideal opportunity to go for a podium result
in the race.
However, a poor start meant
that James lost ground to some of his rivals as the lights went out and he
dropped back into the clutches of the people behind him. A superb drive back
allowed him to take sixth place by the time the chequered flag
fell.
Despite the frustrating
result, James left the meeting with more positives and keen to prove his race
winning potential at the next round at Croft in
July.
“Being on the front row for
the start of the race was tense,” he said. “Obviously I’m disappointed with the
result in the race, there’s more for me to learn, especially the starts. There
were three red flag stoppages during the race, which didn’t help. But I’m very
happy with my pace in qualifying. To be on the front row in just my third event
is great and I’ve learned how to use the new tyres a lot more, so I’m hoping
that I will be at the sharp end all the time now.
“I’d have been happier if I’d
been able to come away with a podium result like I wanted to, but I’m leaving
Oulton knowing that I’m right at the sharp end in terms of pace, so it’s down to
me to take the next step and pick up some top three results from here on in,” he
added.
James has an eight week break before he heads
to the North
Yorkshire
circuit of Croft at the end of July.
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