FR2000 eurocup

[Miko]

With the FR2000 Eurocup back for 2004 does anyone know which teams are doing it and which drivers? Any UK teams going to do it? Anybody have any testing times yet?

[Russfeld]

Here's Magny Cours
1 - Scott Speed - Motopark - 1'37"780
2 - Simon Pagenaud - Graff - 1'38"644
3 - Reinhardt Kofler - JD Motorsport - 1'38"759
4 - Marc Walz - Motopark - 1'38"857
5 - Paul Meijer - AR Motorsport - 1'39"097
6 - Marcello Thomaz - Cram - 1'39"306
7 - Patrick Rocha - JD Motorsport - 1'39"403
8 - Franck Mailleux - Tech 1 - 1'39"684
9 - Michael Aleshin - Lukoil - 1'39"715
10 - Colin Fleming - Jenzer - 1'39"729
11 - Pastor Maldonado - Cram - 1'39"731
12 - Yelmer Buurman - AR Motorsport - 1'39"754
13 - Salvador Duran - Cram - 1'39"761
14 - Davide Valsecchi - Cram - 1'39"804
15 - Dominique Claessens - JD Motorsport - 1'40"000
16 - Ludovic Badey - Tech 1 - 1'40"346
17 - Michael Ammermuller - Jenzer - 1'40"514
18 - Julien Canal - Graff - 1'40"532
19 - Pascal Kochem - Jenzer - 1'40"661
20 - Yuri Baiborodov - Lukoil - 1'40"843
21 - Dominik Weigl - Motopark - 1'41"380
22 - Mika Leirilaakso - Koiranen - 1'41"932

[Gaz]

No you must have those times the wrong way up Russ! Scott Speed top....by nearly a second!? The same Scott Speed that raced in F3 with ADR last year? Noooooooo!!!

[Russfeld]

Thats a pretty good grid on its own. Wait until more Italian and hopefully British (Donn is a non-conflicting weekend, as is Spa) teams show up.

[Kicking-back]

I think Scott Speed's lack of speed last year was down to a lack of experience and the fact that his illness was much more serious than many people realised.

I can see him doing well this year and bouncing back to F3 in 2005.

[bella]

ditto, something similar to wes barber's revival after his disasterous f3 thingy.

[Kicking-back]

Don't think Wes had illness to blame though.

[nuts & bolts]

Any news on how Clucas is going. It doesnt have him down on the time sheets or any of his Prema team mates.

[Daisy]

Clucas will do the Italian Championship and so far I know, Prema will only compete in a few Eurocup rounds. Clucas was quickest at a Mattino test a few days ago (but it was a bit rainy all day). He also tested a few days ago at Vallelunga, the first day he finished 7th, the second day he finished 8th.

[Fred]

Originally posted by bella
ditto, something similar to wes barber's revival after his disasterous f3 thingy.

Without wishing to be too rude, I was under the impression that his career had stalled ? To be back a category ( FR from F3)after three years, having spent the interval in even lower formulae is not meteoric progress. It might be a shame but it looks like virtually a whole generation of UK drivers are, at best, reaching F3 then slowly grinding to a halt.

For example Gary Catt looked promising for a while but is now back in Karts...

[Russfeld]

So that was THE Gary Catt in the Italian Open?

Is Donnington still going to be shown live on Eurosport? I demand that Duckhams cars make an appearance