While I must await the verdict of the Motorsport Ireland Inquiry to determine whether it will be me or Rory Butcher who will be Webcon UK National Formula Ford Champion; I have at least one more title in the bag this week; The Richard Egger Midlands & South Formula Ford Championship.
The nice thing is that we weren?t actually trying to win this championship and only competed in half of the rounds scheduled. But the very good results that we were able to achieve in those few rounds meant that my points total couldn?t be overhauled by any of the championship regulars.
It was strange to hear that I was crowned champion at Mallory Park last Sunday and I wasn?t even there! I was, in fact helping out my former kart team Project One Racing at Bayford Meadow circuit.
But although I wasn?t chasing this title, I am none the less delighted to win it. It?s been a briiliant debut season and I am now very pleased to confirm that I will be entering the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in a couple of weeks time (Oct 17th-18th). This is a great event held every year since 1972 with some real big names on the winners trophy such as Johnny Herbert & Jenson Button so I?m thrilled to be taking part and there is an added bonus in that once again the team I drive for Cliff Dempsey Racing ahs been chosen to run the two Scholarship USA drivers.
In 2008 Cliff Dempsey Racing won the Festival with USA Scholarship driver Josef Newgarden so I?m expecting the two drivers entered this year, Brett Smrz and Connor De Phillippi, to be of a equally high standard making it a very comptetitive entry.
Before I sign off I?d just like to offer big congratulations to Peter Dempsey on his win in Star Mazda at Road Atlanta last weekend. With one round to go at Laguna Secca he is now in a great position to take the overall title.
Will be blogging again soon!
