MEDIA RELEASE- For Immediate
Release, November 2
PROTECNICA’S ALAJAJIAN AIMING FOR
F3 PODIUM AT A1
After a late-season break, the Kumho Tyres
Australian Formula 3 Championship for the CAMS Gold Star swings back
into action this weekend, and Protecnica Racing’s Chris Alajajian
is looking forward to getting back among the thick of the action.
Alajajian will be part of an Australian
Formula 3 record field of 26 cars who will take to Sydney’s
Eastern Creek Raceway, as a support race to the A1 Grand Prix of Nations,
Australia.
“I’m looking forward
to this weekend a lot,” said the 19 year old, who last weekend
competed in the WPS of Rally Bathurst. “I look forward to every
race weekend, but there is something extra about this weekend. Being
a support category for A1 Grand Prix, I think is going to bring that
little bit extra out of everyone.
“As a driver, I’m really
looking forward to the atmosphere, but also the chance to do well
after the tough last round we had.”
The remaining two rounds of the
series will be held at the 3.93km Sydney circuit, which is Alajajian’s
home circuit. It will be here that Alajajian strives to achieve the
target he has set himself for the remainder of the season - second
place in the championship. He currently sits third, 40 points behind
second placed Michael Trimble.
“It is going to be a challenge
to catch Michael, but that’s what racing is about. I always
go into the next round aiming high, so I am aiming to do well this
weekend, and get up there in the field getting lots of points on the
board which will help us with our aim of trying to get second in the
championship.”
In the Formula 3 races at Eastern
Creek in July, Alajajian scored a pair of second place finishes in
just Protecnica Racing’s second weekend of open wheel competition.
With both Alajajian and Protecnica now having more experience under
their belt, Alajajian is looking forward to seeing how things pan
out this weekend.
“We are pretty much going
to have a different car for this weekend compared to when we last
raced here,” he said. “We have tested the car at Eastern
Creek, but we really didn’t push it to the limits. It was more
just focusing on learning and making sure everything is in place for
this weekend. Now we will find out how effective it was.
“The team have been working
so hard to get the car into top condition. If you look at how they
have progressed in the three rounds, we have been improving all the
time. We have been keeping our heads down, concentrating on this weekend,
getting everything in place and hopefully we'll get a good result.”
Alajajian is one of six drivers
in this weekend’s field to have won a race in Australian Formula
3 competition.
He won the opening race of the 2005 season at Wakefield Park, and
held a share of the championship lead for the first two rounds, before
a mechanical problem at round three cost him valuable points and momentum.
“With the number of top drivers
driving top cars, will make it very competitive this weekend,”
says Alajajian. “We are going to go out there, do our best and
see what happens.
“Our year started off well
with a win at Wakefield and leading the championship; hopefully it
can end well, starting this weekend.”
Protecnica Racing thanks the ongoing
support of Jack Hillermans Smash, Elf Oil, Scuderia Veloce Motors,
Nudie, Workflow Systems, Bilstein, Moody Kiddell & Partners, Heasman
Steering, Disc Brakes Australia, Hawk Performance, Monza Mens Boutique,
H & R Springs and APT Signs.
For more about Chris Alajajian, check out www.TheChris.com.au
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second place in the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship
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