After a season in Formula Renault in 2004, Joey Foster is aiming to make the move to the British F3 Championship next season.
Foster is already busy working on his plans for 2005, and
Crash.net recently caught up with him at
Donington Park, where he was testing the new National Class car for Performance Racing…
Crash.net:
Joey, what are your impressions on how the afternoon went?
Joey Foster:
It’s been a fantastic day actually, it’s good for me to jump into Performance’s new Scholarship [National Class] car and did a fair few laps. I got down to a reasonable time as well which is pretty good so I’m happy with the day.
This is the third test I’ve done with Performance so I’m getting a good relationship with the team now. I want to do Formula Three next year, it was my plan for this season but things didn’t quite work out that way, but we are looking to get the budget together and things are looking quite good.
Crash.net:
So third test but first with the new engine for the National Class for 2005, what did you learn about the new engine?
JF:
The previous two tests Performance have had the Opel engine so to jump into this it was a little bit different, obviously I’m not vastly experienced in F3 engines, but there was a difference. Obviously it’s the way forward and it’s going to keep costs down as well, so I think it’s definitely a good thing.
Crash.net:
For a driver like yourself, the cost cutting measures that Formula Three have brought into the National Class are important. How much more appealing or more attainable to they make the class to you?
JF:
It makes a massive difference because before the costs were getting absolutely outrageous and we were thinking how much further can this go? But as it is it’s a good thing. Obviously the engine is going to last a lot longer than they usually do so it can only help.
Crash.net:
How is the relationship going with the team? How much are you complementing each other?
JF:
It’s been good because I’ve been working well with the team, we’ve made a few small changes from which we’ve benefited quite well. I get a good feel back through the car and it helps that I can pass that on to the engineers, I think it could be a good thing.
Crash.net:
In your time you’ve driven Formula Ford, Formula Renault and now Formula Three, you’ve moved up the ladder between the different series. Between the different Formulas you’ve tried, which was the biggest jump in performance?
