”I'm really happy how it's gone so far,” Percat, who normally races in Formula Ford, said, ”These cars are awesome to drive and I'm pleased with the second session. I could have gone quicker but, on a hot lap, I had a massive moment. It could have been better!”
James Winslow rewarded the hard work put in by Astuti Motorsport to finish the day fourth and fifth respectively in the team's brand new Dallara - last year's British championship winner.
The National Class also provided a close battle between the two championship frontrunners and a couple of new competitors on the scene. In fact, the battle for the championship is now so close that Lee Farrell and Chris Gilmour are tied on points after the latter took a pair of class pole positions.
The Queenslander beat Farrell to the top spot by just 0.2secs in the first session, but enforced his position in the second by taking pole – this time ahead of rookie John Whelan – by a convincing six-tenths.
“I'm very happy,” Gilmour enthused, “The car was very good in that session and I was able to get down and to the times consistently. It's the most confident I've felt in a car for a while, so I'm very pleased.”
Whelan, New Zealand's Formula Ford champion, looked impressive in qualifying second in the Piccola Scuderia car in his first F3 outing, while Justin Tate, who moves up to the National Class for the first time this weekend, qualified third in class in the first session, before a puncture in the second cost him the chance of improving further.
It was a good day for Queenslanders in the Trophy Class fight, as Andrew Mill survived a trip to the sand in the first session to expand his class points lead with two pole positions.
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