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UK: Menasheh Idafar Snetterton test notes 2009-10-30

MANOR'S IDAFAR FOURTH FASTEST DURING OFFICIAL SNETTERTON TEST Menasheh Idafar underlined his burgeoning potential during officially timed Formula Renault UK Winter Championship testing at Snetterton in Norfolk today, Friday, 30th October, by ...

Published: Oct 31, 2009, 7:02 PM

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MANOR'S IDAFAR FOURTH FASTEST DURING OFFICIAL SNETTERTON TEST

Menasheh Idafar underlined his burgeoning potential during officially timed Formula Renault UK Winter Championship testing at Snetterton in Norfolk today, Friday, 30th October, by concluding the outing an excellent fourth fastest on combined times.

In the last of today's 40-minute sessions this afternoon, the 18-year-old produced a quickest lap of 1m04.631 seconds (108.72mph) on his final run to go second overall and the fastest of the Manor Competition drivers with around three minutes to go.

With team-mate David McDonald and fellow front-runner Harry Tincknell -- 2009 Formula Renault UK Graduate Cup Winner -- just edging ahead by fractions of a second at the finish though, Menasheh slipped to fourth fastest but the end result was still extremely impressive, just 0.270 seconds shy of the outright pace.

During this morning's opening session, the Gulf Computer Services and Ortolan-backed driver was seventh on the timesheets with a time of 1m07.765 seconds (103.69mph). Then, in the second period, he improved to a superb third quickest, having been at the head of the times with just a few minutes remaining thanks to a lap of 1m05.151 seconds (107.85mph).

Happy with his performance today, Menasheh commented: "My fastest lap in the last session could have been better as I made a small mistake but I'm very happy to be in the top four, especially as we only used one set of new tyres at the end. The car is good and I'm really enjoying it, now I'm looking forward to the start of the Winter Championship tomorrow."

Qualifying for the opening two races of the 2009 Formula Renault UK Winter Championship will take place at 09.30 tomorrow, Saturday, 31st October, at Snetterton with round one scheduled to get underway at approximately 10.50. The second 15-lap encounter will follow at around 13.30.

-credit: menashehidafar.com

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