Fennymore Lands Last-Minute Caterham
Masters Drive
09 May 2005
Powertrain Caterham Challenge frontrunner Graham Fennymore has sealed
a last-minute deal to contest this weekend's (14/15 May) opening
rounds of the Cosworth Caterham Masters.
Fennymore, 40, will share a Hyperion Motorsport-run Caterham CSR 260
with freelance motorsport journalist Nick Phillips, and is looking
forward to his outing at
the Nürburgring in Germany: "I'm very excited, although my experience
of the CSR is limited to a few laps in heavy rain at Donington and I've never
even seen the Nürburgring."
The deal came together when Phillips's co-driver Nigel Bent had to
pull out after his business partner was taken ill suddenly. Hyperion
boss Steve Hindle stepped
in to pair them up: "We are disappointed that Nigel is unable to make the
opening rounds but delighted that Graham will be filling his shoes. Graham will
be renewing his relationship with Hyperion team manager Richard Fores - the two
of them used to race against, and often beat, David Coulthard in Formula Ford."
Fennymore was the 1984 Marlboro Challenge runner-up and went on to
claim the 1996 British F2000 Championship. He returned to racing
in a Caterham last year
after a six-year break and is currently leading the Roadsport division of the
Powertrain Caterham Challenge with a 100% win record.
In addition to Fennymore and Phillips, Hyperion is running CSR 260s
for reigning Caterham champions Luke Stevens and Jon Barnes, for
Daniel Mitchell and Mike
Cantillon, and for Dominic Paul and Nick Payne.
Other British teams taking part are Taylor's Foundry Motor Sport
with Scottish pairing Esmond Smith and Malcolm Johnstone, and Colards
Motorsport, who will
field a car for multiple Caterham champion Clive Richards and former Le
Mans star Richard Hay.
Colards will also prepare a 'solo' car for another Eurocup regular,
David Knox, with Team Parker fielding veteran Philip Derby. One
of the most unusual
driver
pairings is that of Mr and Mrs Gladman - Philip and Natasha - who will
be the first husband and wife ever to contest a Caterham championship
together.
Ranged against the Brits will be up to a dozen cars entered by Caterham
Competition France.
Unveiled last October, the Caterham CSR is an all-new version of
the legendary Seven sports car, featuring fully independent rear
and inboard
F1-style
front suspension plus many chassis and aerodynamic enhancements. Power
for the
racing model is provided by a Cosworth-developed Ford Duratec 2.3-litre.
Each of the six Cosworth Caterham Masters meetings will feature two
one-hour races. Each car must make a pit visit for a set period at
between one-third
and two-thirds distance.
Forthcoming rounds are to be held at Valencia, Oulton Park, Spa,
Dijon and Monza.
In addition to title sponsorship from Cosworth, the championship
is backed by Comma and by Avon, which has developed bespoke wet-weather
and slick
tyres for
the CSR and which is providing competitor assistance at each meeting.
See series calendars for all 2005 Caterham
Championships
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