MEDIA RELEASE- For Immediate Release, November 5

ALAJAJIAN’S QUALIFYING PAIR OF HIGH FIVE’S

Protecnica Racing’s Chris Alajajian will start both races in the penultimate round of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the CAMS Gold Star from fifth on the grid.

The races will be held at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, where Australian Formula 3 is the primary support category for the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia.

Alajajian, 19, started the day looking to make up for lost time from Friday’s practice sessions, when old tyres limited the meaningful setup work he and the team could undertake on the Jack Hillermans Smash Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo.

In the first qualifying session, the team showed that despite the less than ideal build-up, they could still be a force to be reckoned with.

With a time of 1:24.7722 around the 3.93km circuit, Sydneysider Alajajian secured fifth place on the grid for the opening race.

“The car felt really good,” said Alajajian after the first qualifying session. “It is probably the best the car has ever been.

“We just unfortunately got stuck in traffic and I didn’t get a clear lap out there. I was confident of getting a good result, but we just didn’t get a chance to do so.”

Track conditions had changed for the second session, with Alajajian recording a 1:26.2774, again the fifth fastest time.

Now, he and the Protecnica Racing team turn their attention to Sunday’s pair of thirteen lap races.

“We are moving forwards not backwards,” said Alajajian, who currently sits third in the championship. “The car was handling very well in the first session; we made some changes from the practice session yesterday and it was great.

“In the second session, the different conditions didn’t quite suit the car but our time was still good enough to get us up near the front.

“All of the work the Protecnica guys have put into the car is paying off. They have made sure I’ve got a good car this weekend and today when we put decent tyres on for the first time, the car was good almost straight away.

“The races are going to be a lot different to qualifying, but we’ll be giving it our best shot.”

It’s an early start for Alajajian and the Formula 3 field. Race one will be at 9:20am and the final race of the weekend will kick off at 12:00pm, immediately before the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia races.

Protecnica Racing thanks the ongoing support of Jack Hillermans Smash, Elf Oil, Scuderia Veloce Motors, Nudie, Workflow Systems, Bilstein, Moody Kiddell & Partners, Heasman Steering, Travel Café, Disc Brakes Australia, Hawk Performance, Monza Mens Boutique and H & R Springs.

For more about Chris Alajajian, check out www.TheChris.com.au

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