Official Test at Brands Hatch 24/3/2004

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Official Test Session and Media Day at Brands Hatch 24/3/2004

1)-C- A Parente-Mugen Honda-41.920
2)-C- F Fauzy-Opel Spiess-41.938
3)-C- D Watts -Mugen Honda-42.096
4)-C- W Davidson-Opel Spiess-42.126
5)-C- N Piquet-Mugen Honda-42.210
6)-C- C Piccione-Mugen Honda-42.237
7)-C- M Asmer -Renaul Sodemo-42.284
8)-C- K Chandok-Mugen Honda-42.315
9)-C- L Di Grassi-Renault Sodemo-42.381
10)-C-A Carroll-Opel Spiess-42.394
11)-C-W Power -Mugen Honda-42.402
12)-C-E Viso -Opel Spiess-42.588
13)-S-S Jelly -Opel Spiess-42.636
14)-C-A Thompson-Renault Sodemo-42.640
15)-C-D Dirani -Mugen Honda-42.812
16)-C-J Walker -Renault Sodemo-43.326
17)-S-R Lewis -Mugen Honda-43.376
18)-S-B Mawer -Opel Spiess-43.538
19)-S-V Calasan -Mugen Honda-43.662
20)-C-R Mahony -Opel Spiess-43.916

[Russfeld]

Watts out in the Lola again or?

btw I noticed in a testing photo while most people's engines say "Mugen Power" the Watts-Lola said "NBE - Neil Brown Engineering" on his

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Watts out in the Lola Dome again

[Suze]

Going back to F3 last season (seeing Fauzy two), was there two guys with the name Fauzy? (Fariz Fauzy and Fauriz Fauzy or something similar?). I remember being at Combe and being very confused........
So which Fauzy is this please?! F Fauzy doesn't really help!

[bella]

it's the one who was any good!

[El_Gibleto]

It's Faruiz, the older brother who has raced in F3 for 2 years. 2002 with FGR, 2003 with SYR and Prometecme (I think!!!)

[Mathias]

It's actually Mohammed FAIRUZ Fauzy, the elder and better of the two Fauzy brothers. Yes, he started 2003 with SYR and moved over to Promatecme, and I think he was with Fred in 2002. His brother, Mohammed FARRIZ Fauzy, was also with SYR for a bit in 2003, but he was, to be fair, pants. I think the confusion is understandable as their names are about 86% identical!

[climb]

Today's testing at Donington (very fastly moved out!):
http://www.mst-group.co.uk/bf3gt/2004/41318bf3.pdf

Watts on Lola a bit back, compared to recent performances

[Mathias]

I see there's some great pictures from Brands on this site:

http://www.f3.fotopic.net/p3456838.html

http://www.f3.fotopic.net/p3456837.html

http://www.f3.fotopic.net/p3456839.html

[Suze]

Originally posted by Mathias
It's actually Mohammed FAIRUZ Fauzy, the elder and better of the two Fauzy brothers. Yes, he started 2003 with SYR and moved over to Promatecme, and I think he was with Fred in 2002. His brother, Mohammed FARRIZ Fauzy, was also with SYR for a bit in 2003, but he was, to be fair, pants. I think the confusion is understandable as their names are about 86% identical!

More like 96%! Thanks for that. I was getting slightly confused, and it's a bit clearer now. What's happened to Farriz Fauzy (the not so good one)?

What about saying their names? Can imagine (if situation occurs / occured) commentators getting very tongue-twisted trying to distinguish between the two, especially if they're running fairly near each other. Surely their names are pronounced quite similarly?

[Russfeld]

Which one won at Snetterton in Renaults by picking slicks? or was it wets? I think one of the Dempsey's was on the podium

[brandonrambo]

Where's Rossiter?

[El_Gibleto]

I think that the Snetterton win was an example of "Fuzzy logic" :-)

[strider]

Originally posted by brandonrambo
Where's Rossiter?

Rossiter's car was sitting in the garage at Brands, but has an interesting new paint job. Mixture of red and black, with more BRDC signage than before, so I guess there has been an injection of cash.

[Mathias]

Suze,

I think the commentators solved that problem by NEVER ONCE mentioning the younger brother by name...,

It helped that he was rarely on the track for long enough to actually do anything worth talking about (no offence Farriz, mate!)

Rumour has it that he got himself signed up to SYR on false pretenses - Soong Yap was suing him and his dad for some reason at the end of last season...,

[Suze]

LOL Let me know if you find out why! I don't remember ever hearing about him having a good race, just remember my confusion at Combe.