REPORT : DONINGTON PARK
The F2 pack launches towards Redgate
Historic F2 stars at
Donington Park
The Club ’ s Historic Formula 2 Series and Classic Formula 3 / Classic Formula Ford 2000 Championship both opened at Donington Park on Good Friday and Easter Saturday ( 2 / 3 April ) during the Masters Historic Festival .
After two wonderful races F2 victories went to Callum Grant and Andrew Smith and it was Smith who also shared the Classic F3 wins on Friday with Conor Murphy . Although spectators could not be admitted to the event , a big audience enjoyed the coverage of the F2 races via a livestream on Saturday afternoon .
Despite the absence of the usual contingent of European racers , who were greatly missed both on and off the track , a fabulous 27-car field still assembled at a cool but bright Donington Park for a double-header . The F2 cars made a glorious spectacle at the superblypresented track and it was Martin O ’ Connell who dominated qualifying in
Sandy Watson ’ s Chevron B40 . However , he switched the Chevron off shortly before the end of the session with a suspected dropped valve .
As the grid assembled , the front row was absent as second fastest qualifier Mark Charteris had a fuel leak develop on his March 742 as the team warmed the engine up before the race . With the
The CF3 / CFF2000 pack
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