Fino wins Formula Ford Euro Asia Division One
Fino wins Formula Ford Euro Asia Division One
JAKARTA (JP): Local young hope Fino Saksono showed he could
outwit more experienced foreign drivers by winning the Formula
Ford Euro Asia Division One race at Sentul circuit, near Bogor,
on Sunday.
Fino, from Primajasa Motorsport and driving the Van Diemen '97
car, finished 15 of the 18 laps with a time of 25 minutes and
08.046 seconds.
Fino had to race against four foreign racers from the
Netherlands: Roel Mulder, Floris Jan Hekker, Ed de Groot and
Marijn van Kamhout.
"It was a tough race, especially facing the Dutch racers who
have more experience than me. Actually I was not in top form and
I was surprised I could beat the Dutchmen," said Fino, 17.
Mulder from Mulder Racing was in second place clocking
25:37.541; Hekker (Old Time Racing) took third with 25:48.741.
De Grot, of Smit Racing and who was expected to win the race,
had to be satisfied with fourth place and a time of 26:33.948.
His teammate Van Klamhout (Swift '97) only managed to race
seven laps and slipped to fifth place with 13:42.216.
"I consider this a very interesting race. Fino showed that he
could beat me and he proved it. We have to be careful of our
tires because of the wet race," De Grot said.
Fino's victory unfortunately was not followed by his teammates
Arya Setyaki (Viradi Indonesia) and Satrio Hermanto (Smit
Racing). Both Arya and Satrio could not finish the race because
of engine trouble.
Arya only managed to clock 22:08.515 and Satrio, 5:00.326.
In the Top Division of the race, Jullen Schell (Pegasus
Racing) of France won first place with 24:58.223. Mark
Nachtegeller (Tona Racing), Alain Bijl (Smit Racing) and Michel
Florie (Kalmthout Racing), all from the Netherlands, took second,
third and fourth places.
Nachtegeller clocked 25:12.760; Bijl, 25:47.347 and Florie,
13:35.371 (seven laps).
Formula Ford Euro Asia was scheduled to be opened by Vice
President Megawati Soekarnoputri, but due to her tight schedule
it was opened by State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Mahadi Sinambela.
A similar race will be held on Feb. 13 at the Sentul circuit.
Sunday's races were followed by Timor Touring Cars and
motorcycle Sport Tune 150cc and Sport Standard 150cc races. (lnt)