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PRESS RELEASE: 11 March 2009 |
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Round 1 -
Killarney 21 March 2009
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Being a support act
for the South African A1GP was a big boost for the
Investchem Formula Ford championship. Not only was
the racing spectacular, but it also gave drivers a
chance to blow off the cobwebs before the serious
business of scoring points began.
2008 championship runner-up Nicholas van Wheely
(Magnificent Paints Van Diemen) lines up for round
one of the Investchem Formula Ford championship as
favourite, but there’s a whole bunch of drivers who
are eager for their first win. |
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image: Steve Wicks
www,saracer.co.za |
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Pretoria based Werner
Scholtz has one win behind his name and this year
he’s driving the Chemical Logistics Mygale that
Robbie Wolk won the title in last year so he’s a
contender for a win.
Mathew Merton in the Matsam Supplies Mygale has been
close to winning in the past. He was the fastest
qualifier in Cape Town last year and is looking
forward to taking it one step further.
Another young driver starting out in a circuit
racing career is 15-year-old James Temple. He came
straight out of karts for the last two races of last
season where he sensationally scored a superbly
judged third place at the final race and he went
well at the A1GP event.
20-year-old Dean Hirschowitz in the Nightsbridge
supported Mygale is a driver likely to go far. He’s
confident, maybe arrogant, but the bottom line is
that he’s hell bent on being successful and he
showed a lot of talent in PE when he raced a Formula
Volkswagen and using Formula Ford to gain
experience.
Another Formula VW competitor who has seen the
benefits of Formula Ford as a learning category is
Ian Young who recently acquired the Mygale driven to
victory at Kyalami by Jayde Kruger and will make his
Formula Ford debut at Killarney.
A championship within a championship is the Zetec
Challenge for older cars which use harder compound
Avon tyres.
Driving the Les Donnees Mygale, is current champion
Allen Meyer but with British Formula Ford legend
Rick Morris (Investchem Mygale) also in the field
Meyer will not have it his own way. |
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Barry Harrison (Bravo
Mygale)has been on form lately and could upset the
applecart while Adreas Petrou (Chemical Logistics
Mygale) is always a threat and it will be
interesting to see howfar up the order Ian Schofield
(Investchem Mygale) will be on his return to Cape
Town after an absence of 4-years. Other drivers to
watch in this battle are the ever consistent Paul
Schultz (Knottsberry Foods Mygale) and Tony Sack in
the Sissy Boy Mygale while Pieter Lotriet might
return to the fray.
Formula Ford has a reputation for producing good
racing and Saturday’s races are bound to be full of
action. |
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ends
issued on behalf of Investchem Formula Ford by SA
Racer. |
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