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E-news January 2014
Official Publication of Michael Fabri M1 Racing
ROTAX PROTOUR TODD ROAD MELBOURNE
MICHAEL’S FIRST ROTAX DD2 RACE
he 2014 season kicked off at the
second round of the Rotax Pro Tour
held at Todd Road Melbourne the
24th - 26th January. This was Michael’s
first race in the senior class, moving
from juniors to seniors at the end of
September last year. He made his debut
in his Project X Racing Rotax DD2 Exprit
kart at Todd Road under the watchful
eye of Project X Racing principal,
William Yarwood.
Friday’s practice started with the usual
Melbourne climate change from hot and
sunny the previous day to dark clouds
and rain, but by early afternoon the sun
was shining once again and dry practice
began. Michael put in a few dry practice
sessions and by the end of the day was
pleased with his kart set-up and pace.
T Saturday commenced with qualifying
followed by three heat races and on
Sunday the pre-final and final was
contested. At the start of the pre-final, at
turn two, there was a collision between a
few karts causing one to rollover just in
front of Michael. Although Michael
avoided the incident in front, he was hit
behind by another kart; both karts were
entangled momentarily before the race
was stopped by the officials. Although he
suffered very minor damage to his kart,
Michael was, unfortunately, not allowed
to re-start the race by the officials
because he was deemed stationary prior
to the race being stopped.
Due to his exclusion from the pre-final,
Michael started the final in 26th position
from a field of 30.
Michael quickly
coming to terms
with the faster
DD2 class
A great start saw Michael passing a number
of karts before turn one, he then went on
to drive a brilliant race passing a number
of karts to finish 12th overall.
“I knew I had nothing to loose, I just put
my head down and tried to race the best I
could. I had the pace on the karts in front
of me probably because my tyres were
fresher due to my pre-final exclusion. If it
wasn’t for a minor mistake I made trying to
pass another kart in the last few laps,
I am sure I could have finished in the top
ten, but I am happy to finish 12th in such
a competitive DD2 field with some of the
best drivers in the world. To date, this
race is a highlight of my career especially
being my first DD2 race and coming from
the rear of the field makes it even more
memorable. I would really like to thank
Will for the tremendous help and
encouragement he gave me all weekend,
the kart set-up was great. I had a great
time” Michael said.
William Yarwood was especially happy
with Michael’s performance. “Michael
drove really well, he had good speed and
didn’t make many mistakes, imagine
where he could have finished if he had
started further up the field” Yarwood
said.
Michael’s Formula ford test
n motor racing Greg Woodrow knows
more than most. As a champion Karter
and Formula Ford driver and now as
the importer of Mygale's race-winning
Formula Ford and Formula 3 cars he's
seen many a talented driver come and
go.
Now, in an effort to help young drivers
move from Karting into circuit racing,
and to help them avoid many of the
pitfalls that have befallen plenty of
talented drivers in the past, Woodrow
and his team have launched Race
Academy.
It is through this Academy that Greg
decided to test Michael in a Mygale
SJ10a Duratec Formula Ford racing car
at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on
the 18th October 2013.
The day began at 8:00am at Winton Race-
way. Whilst Michael completed the
appropriate paperwork, Greg and Justin
Sarton prepared the race car for a full day
of testing. Each practice session was 20
minutes long to give the driver time to
settle in and get used to the car. In
between sessions, Greg analysed the
onboard MOTEC data acquisition system to
track the performance and help Michael
understand areas of improvement during
the day.
Michael said “Although I found the sand
traps and missed gear changes in the
morning sessions, with Greg and Justin
providing excellent driving advice, by the
end of the day I did not make as many
mistakes and got faster. I still have a huge
amount of learning just to get anywhere
near the potential of the Mygale SJ10a.
I
Michael’s Formula ford test
The acceleration, braking, and cornering is amazing and then there are the gear
changes to get used to, it’s totally different to driving a kart”.
“What a fantastic day this was, I can’t thank Greg, Wendy and Justin enough for making this dream of mine possible. I would definitely love the chance to test and eventually race Formula Ford, it is a goal of mine. I know it will take a lot of hard
work, but I am very determined to succeed” Michael said.
Greg commented that Michael did very well in his first FF drive, being only a second
behind the top runners of the Australian FF Championship when they raced at Winton
back in August is a good result especially on old tyres. With driver development he
has the potential to be successful.
Nicholas Andrews, Michael Fabri, Daniel Plant
2013 Series Proudly Supported By:
William Yarwood is one of Australia’s most successful Karters
with multiple State and National championships
PROJECT X RACING 3/11 Westerway Street, SLACKS CREEK QUEENSLAND 4127
FOR ALL YOUR KARTING NEEDS PHONE WILLIAM
Phone 07 3299 2225 Mobile 0459 900 566
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