ALL SYSTEMS GO AT FUJITSU RACING
7/4/2005 15:19 (Press Release) -
ujitsu Racing driver Matthew White completed a successful debut for the
newest V8 Supercar team at the Foster's Australian Grand Prix to finish
the event in 16th position.
White, driving the Fujitsu backed BA Falcon completed every session
without incident with the all-new team achieving a 100% finishing record
for the weekend of practice, qualifying and racing.
In just 11 weeks the Britek Motorsport team has developed from 1 person
to a crew of 25 full-time professionals with four cars competing across
three categories.
Due to the complexities of the V8 Supercar licensing requirements,
Fujitsu Racing's lead driver Steve Owen stood aside for the opening
event of 2005, paving the way for White to debut the ex-Craig Lowndes
machine.
"This is such a testament to the quality of people we have at Britek.
Whilst we haven't set the world on fire with outright pace, I'm happy
that everything with the car worked 100% and the positive thing is that
with every change we made the car went faster." said White.
With only one day of testing behind the team prior the Grand Prix the
event enabled the team to conduct more development in readiness for the
opening event of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Season in Adelaide in
two weeks.
Chris Jewell, General Manager of Britek Motorsport was pleased with his
team's efforts in their track debut and believes the personnel have the
credentials to surprise a number of long-time players in the category.
"We now have about 500kms of data on the cars and the team has had the
chance to work together and address where we need to focus our
attention; which will put us in good stead for the Clipsal 500. With two
cars and pit stops thrown in for good measure I'm confident we'll see
some exciting results from this team in Adelaide." said General Manager
Chris Jewell.
Matthew White will revert to his regular ex-Glenn Seton number 52 BA
Falcon for the Clipsal 500 with Steve Owen resuming his seat in the
number 25 car, while Jose Fernandez will pilot the team's entry in the
V8 Supercar Development Series and Adelaide youngster Bryce Washington
will fly the flag for the Britek team in the Australia Carrera Cup.
Release Date: 07/03/2005
Fujitsu Racing - Britek Motorsport
|
|
