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 TWO
parts of the combination that smashed the Formula 3 Surfers Paradise
Street Circuit Lap Record in October this year will be re united
shortly, but in an entirely different country for an entirely different
team.
21-year-old
New South Welshman John Pettit, who raced his 1996 model Dallara
on the Gold Coast with a Speiss Opel power plant leased from team
BRM, will join the Australian Championship winning outfit this December
for the final round of the 2004 Asian Formula 3 Championship to
be held at the Batangas circuit in the Philippines.
In
doing do, Pettit will be re-united with the same engine that took
him to the incredible record on the Surfers Streets, but this time
now bolted to the team’s Asian-based Dallara F301 Chassis.
Both
Pettit and the team are hoping that the lap record pace from the
Gold Coast can be carried over to the 3.4km Batangas layout.
“I
can’t wait to get to the Philippines and be re-united with
the lap record breaking engine and a great chassis from team BRM,”
enthused Pettit.
“We
started this season with an engine so old that really shouldn’t
have been racing. Once we had the new engine and the right equipment
underneath me (at Indy) we were able to really show exactly what
capable of.” He said.
“This
is an unbelievable opportunity to work with the most professional
F3 team in Australia, and I am going to head overseas aiming to
deliver the goods for the team and myself.
“This
will also be a great opportunity to set things in motion for next
season. Team BRM have been very helpful to us all season, so it’s
great to be able to drive for them in Asia. I hope this is the start
of something longer-term with the team.” He said.
“We
are really looking forward to working with John in the final round
of the Asian Formula 3 championship,” commented team BRM owner
Bronte Rundle.
“John
showed the world what he could do during the races on the Gold Coast,
and we are confident that the pace he showed there will carry over
to Asia this December.
“It’s
going to be great to have an Aussie driver in our car for the final
round of the Asian Series, and we hope that this can be the start
of a great relationship with John for the Future.” He said.
The
final round of the Asian Formula 3 championship will be held on
December 4th and 5th after which the team BRM Dallara will be shipped
back to Australia for a complete overhaul during the off season,
in preparation for an expanded attack on the 2005 Asian series.
JOHN
PETTIT PROFILE:
Date
of Birth: 04/03/1983
Resides: New South Wales
Profession: Just completed 4th and final year of Engineering
Course at Sydney University.
2004 F3 results: 4th in Championship (171 pts) – Lap
Record at Surfers Paradise in final race.
Career Highlights: 2003 NSW Formula Ford Champion
5th Outright National Formula Ford round, Oran Park 2003
70 Podium Finishes from 76 Starts in Karting
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