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| BORELL: NO GLORY, WHOLE LOT OF DAMAGE IN TOWNSVILLE |
| 14-07-2010 |
 Andre Borell has left Round 5 of the Genuine Ford Parts Formula Ford Championship, held on the streets of Townsville this weekend, without the trophy he was aiming for - and a damaged Master Electricians / simPRO Racing Mygale.
With the next round of the Championship over three months away, there is plenty of time to work towards a better outing at the Surfers Paradise street circuit for Round 6.
It became clear early in the weekend, that Borell was going to struggle to match the pace of the three Sonic drivers, and Chaz Mostert’s in the Spectrum up front. Borell was still hopeful of a Top 5 grid spot, however an anti-roll bar problem, and inability to get a clear lap in qualifying, meant that 13th on the grid was the best that was possible. It was clearly going to be a tough weekend from the mid pack for Borell.
Race 1 was an action packed affair, with Borell finishing in 11th after a race long battle with Tom Goess. Race 2 stepped the intensity up a notch, with a monumental battle for 6th with Nick Cassidy, Caleb Rayner, Tom Goess and a number of other drivers. Borell came home 9th for more championship points, after running as high as 6th. “We are a bit of a sitting-duck on the straight here.
For whatever reason we are not very quick, while we have been excellent in that department earlier in the year. It’s not an engine issue, but we can’t pinpoint it yet. It makes it hard to pass, and even harder to avoid being passed. I drove my socks off, so 9th is disappointing. Not sure what is the reason, so we’ll see how Race 3 goes” said Borell.
If Race 1 and 2 were full of action, Race 3 was sizzling with intensity. Borell made a good start, getting up to 5th by the end of the first lap. Andre hoped to maintain position, but it was not easy: “I didn’t have the pace to be running 5th, so it was always going to be tough to hold on to it. Waters got by me at the halfway mark, but I thought I could maintain 6th for sure. It was a tough battle to hold off the guys behind, but I was doing an OK job. Unfortunately on the last lap, Nathan (Morcom) hit the back of me and rolled over me. He came right over the cockpit so I’m lucky to still have my head on my shoulders. I kept going on three-and-a-half wheels and crossed the line, but out of the points with 13th” said Borell. The frightening and headline-making accident was a nasty end to the weekend, but with Morcom and Borell both walking away unharmed, things could have been much worse.
Borell remains 7th in the championship, and hopes that testing planned during the mid season break will help Master Electricians / simPRO Racing to improve for the final 3 rounds.
Andre is supported in 2010 by Master Electricians, simPRO, HPM Legrand, Extreme Safety, Speedo, Yellow Jersey, Giant, Xtreme Racing and Mediaglue. For more information contact Andre directly on andre@andreborellmotorsport.com |
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