Caterham Academy Rookies Take to the Track

29 April 2007

Britain's newest racing drivers took their first tentative steps in competitive motorsport yesterday (Saturday) when they contested the opening round of the Circuit Driver Caterham Academy - an against-the-clock sprint event at Aintree.

Fifty-one Roadsport drivers were in action at the Liverpool Motor Club's Spring Sprint, split into two separate groups. In Group 1 it was one of the youngest drivers, 18-year-old Tommy Keet, from Chichester, who emerged with the best time, shading motorsport electronics guru Jonathan Walker (Camberley) by a quarter-second.

JJ O'Malley (Leeds) survived a pigeon strike to record the best time in Group 2, nearly a second ahead of Londoner Magd Mohaffel.

Next month the Group 1 Academicians will tackle a sprint at Curborough while Group 2 goes hill-climbing at Harewood.

Laterthis week it is the turn of Caterham's most experienced drivers, the evo Caterham Eurocup competitors, to take to the stage. They will be in action on Friday and Saturday (4/5 May) at the Val de Vienne circuit in France, a new venue for the series.

In the CSR Masters category it is Richard Hay and Clive Richards who lead the way with their Colards Motorsport CSR 260, while in the Eurocup Superlight division Graham Fennymore holds the advantage.

Backers for Caterham Motorsport's UK and European race series include Bilstein, Brian James Trailers, Cheesman Products, Circuit Driver, Cooper-Avon Tyres, Demon Tweeks, evo, HSBC Insurance Brokers, Mitchell Cotts, Motorsport News, Stack and Steel Fabrications.

See series calendars for all 2007 Caterham Championships

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