2012 Protyre Formula Renault BARC Winter Series with Michelin

[EastonNeston]

18 cars taking part in the first weekend of this 2 event winter series.

In the first session Seb Morris (Fortec) was fastest followed by Gustav Malja & Matt Mason (both MGR), and Jack Aitken (Fortec).

Full times, courtesy of TSL timing are here

http://www.tsl-timing.com/toca/2012/124241bfw.pdf

[Deemun]

Originally Posted by EastonNeston

18 cars taking part in the first weekend of this 2 event winter series.

In the first session Seb Morris (Fortec) was fastest followed by Gustav Malja & Matt Mason (both MGR), and Jack Aitken (Fortec).

Full times, courtesy of TSL timing are here

http://www.tsl-timing.com/toca/2012/124241bfw.pdf

Actually it's now 19!

Quite a respectable showing at the end of a season when budgets must be stretched for many.

Shame no Malvern & Webster though.

[EastonNeston]

The afternoon session was very wet and had 6 red flags.

Matt Brabham for CDR/Team USA was fastest, with MGR's Matt Mason & Gustav Malja in 3rd & 4th, behind Chris Middlehurst.

The turnout is very good, for both quality & quantity, With Malja & Aitken both creating a good impression this morning in their first competitive F Renault drives.

As Josh Webster is moving upwards to BF3, hopefully, there is no point in him taking part in the Winter Series.

[Flavio Galtieri]

Originally Posted by EastonNeston

The afternoon session was very wet and had 6 red flags.

I was following on live timing and wondered what on earth was going on!

What happened to Britain's next F1 star? Don't tell me he dropped it on an out lap?

[EastonNeston]

Not sure, I know he posted that the car was 'poorly'.

I wasn't there today, but will find out in the morning. As I said earlier, Malja, Aitken and Brabham were impressive, for some of the others the teams &/or drivers have a steep learning curve to become competitive.

As for the sky program, a very strange choice of drivers, & with the greatest respect to those selected, Calado, Bird, Yellolly, Harvey & Dennis may have been a more realistic selection.