Scud Racing has confirmed that reigning champion Tim Macrow will return to the Australian F3 series at Phillip Island, making him the third former champion to make a comeback this year.
The 'champions reunion' began at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide in March this year with 2006 champion Ben Clucas linking up with his old mates at Team BRM in a one-off return to his winning ways, taking his impressive F3 win ratio to twelve wins from 14 starts.
Then, just two weeks ago, 2004-champion Karl Reindler hooked up with his title winning engineer and mechanic at R-Tek Motorsport to take out the F3 National Class in stunning fashion at Mallala; becoming the first National Class competitor to finish on the outright podium in the process.
Even 2005-champion Aaron Caratti has been represented this season, with his younger brother Nathan leading the standings at the series' halfway point for Team BRM.
Macrow, the current CAMS Australian Drivers Champion, will make a one-off return to the series he won last year and will return to the familiar situation of challenging newer machinery in an older car, as he jumps back into the drivers' seat of the venerable Dallara F301 – Spiess Opel that he used with great effect in the 2005 and '06 championships.
In 44 career F3 championship starts, the 24-year-old has won seven races and amassed an impressive total of 25 podium finishes – including two pole positions and two podiums scored in his 2001-spec Dallara at Phillip Island in the 2005 and '06 seasons.
"It will be a bit like putting on an old sock!" he said. "It's been five months out of the seat for me and funnily enough the work Ute just doesn't cut it, so I'm really looking forward to jumping back in the old girl at Phillip Island.
"It's a great car and it's always been really strong at the Island – I'm going to go out, have a good time and try and mix it with some cars that should be faster."
Macrow, entered in the competitive F3 National Class that caters for the 2001 – 2004 generation F3 chassis', said that qualifying would be the key for a strong performance.
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