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3 of the Australian Formula Ford
Championship was held at Sandown over the Queens Birthday weekend.
Saturday’s
practice session was wet and saw Harrison at
the top of the time sheets until the closing minutes. “It was an interesting session because it was
drying out and the last lap was the one to post a time, it was a bit
unfortunate that I had traffic to deal with because I think I could have been
up there” said Harrison.
Qualifying
saw Harrison post a time good enough for fifth
(Fastest Mygale) only half a second from the front row. “This is my best qualifying result so I am
extremely happy, I said my goal by the end of the season was to finish in the
top 5 so I am one step closer”
A
jump start by Harrison at the start of race 1
halted his progress through the field and left him in 20th place for race 2, despite the result Harrison
was one of three cars to break the lap record.
“I jumped the start by a fair margin so I am happy to accept the
penalty, although the result wasn’t ideal we have shown our pace”
Starting
from 20th
in Race 2 Harrison was on a charge,
moving through the field to 7th “I cant believe I
got this far through the field, I honestly didn’t expect to be in the top 10”
by the chequered flag.
The
weather for the third and final race was questionable with the track being
declared wet. “We are unsure of the
conditions and therefore car set up, because it has been declared wet most
people have put new tires on which will give them a significant advantage if it
does dry up” commented Harrison. After
the roll around lap Harrison
A poor start on the wet line shuffled Harrison
down the field. “I couldn’t get off the line because of the wet track, all the
cars on the race line got away easily”.
After 12 laps Harrison
finished in 9th
place. realized the
racing line was dry but offline was still wet.
“Although
the weekend didn’t go entirely to plan we showed more speed than we have
previously, for example we improved on qualifying from Wakefield by 6
places”
Trent
Harrison would like to thank, Monza Motors, Penrite Oil, Mygale, Evershine
Waterless, MG Multimedia, Rankins Panels, Extralube ZX1.
The
next round of the Championship is at Darwin
for the Sky City Triple Crown on the 4th
– 6th July.
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