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Round two of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 championship for the CAMS Gold Star will be held at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide between February 21 – 24.

For more information please visit www.formula3.com.au
 

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WPS Bathurst 12 Hours 

F3 DRIVERS IMPRESS AT BATHURST 12 HOUR

Kumho Tyres Australian F3 drivers James Winslow, Daniel Shultz and New Zealand’s Andy Knight did an impressive job in the  WPS Bathurst 12 hour Enduro at the Mount Panorama circuit last weekend.  Only a  mechanical problem in the final hour prevented the trio from taking a possible top five finish in their Wilson Brothers Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STi . The performance  will almost certainly give both Winslow and Schulz additional confidence for the forthcoming round of the F3cchampionship at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide next week 

The teams' WRX STi ran as high as third place early in the race and was sitting comfortably in 5th with less than an hour to go before rear-wheel bearing problems forced the car to pit lane. 

The car resumed with no functioning ABS system, however was able to finish the race in 8th outright and fourth in class. The three drivers completed 239 laps (1480km) of Mount Panorama, a first visit for each of the drivers to the famous track.

”The end result was disappointing given we were as high as third early on, but it was still a fantastic experience,” James Winslow enthused. ”Even with the problems towards the end it would have been nice to finish inside the top three in our class, but that’s the way endurance racing goes. It was a great experience and it was brilliant to get some laps around Mount Panorama – it really is everything everyone says it is – it’s an awesome track. I think we did a good job in the car and without the problems at the end we would have been a lot higher up,” he said. 

Schulz completed a lengthy middle stint and echoed his team-mate’s sentiments. ”The chance to get some experience at this place was fantastic,” he said.”To be able to do lap after lap was really enjoyable. We were looking good in fifth after Andy and I did the middle stints and when James jumped into the car for the run to the flag, but in the end we had the dramas that set us back. I think the experience as a whole was fantastic and that the three of us did a good job.”

Schulz and Winslow will now rejoin their regular teams for the Clipsal 500 Adelaide – an event that will feature ‘Wings and Slicks’ Open Wheelers for the first time since 2004.

Winslow will be an outright contender behind the wheel of his Adelaide-based Opes Prime Team BRM Dallara F307, whilst Schulz looks likely to race at the front in the Opes Prime National class aboard his CMA Recycling Astuti Motorsport Dallara F304.
Opes Prime Team BRM Driver Nathan Caratti leads the championship after one round, ahead of team-mate Winslow, TanderSport driver Leanne Tander and the third Team BRM star, 17 year old Kiwi Earl Bamber.

Round two of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 championship for the CAMS Gold Star will be held at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide between February 21 – 24.

For more information about the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour please visit www.bathurstmotorfestival.com.au