Progress in Norfolk | 08.03.07 | 23.53 Yorkshire single-seater star Chris Holmes continued his pre-season Formula Renault UK preparations at Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk today (8/3/07) feeling happy with his progress after concluding the day 11th fastest and second of the AKA Cobra team drivers. Although it was his first time in a Formula Renault round the Norfolk track Chris managed to finish tenth during the opening day of the test yesterday, Wednesday, 7th March, and continued to work hard on bringing the gap down. After posting a best lap of 1m 05.315 seconds on Wednesday, Chris then went faster today to shave another tenth of a second off his time with a lap of 1m 05.202 seconds this morning. Unfortunately, Chris’ efforts to better the morning session were halted when the afternoon session was cancelled by Renault Sport UK officials following an accident involving Manor Competition’s Kris Loane which saw the Northern Irishman’s front wing suffer a breakage. With concerns over safety, championship organisers rightly took the decision to investigate the problem thoroughly ahead of next Tuesday’s official test at Brands Hatch in Kent, meaning today’s outing at Snetterton concluded a session early. “We had another interesting day today, I’m am really happy with what we achieved this morning especially as I have never been to Snetterton in a Renault before, and I’m confident we would have found more time had the session gone ahead in the afternoon”, said Chris “Obviously, safety is critical for Renault and they will look into the problem with the front wing, hopefully everything will be sorted out in time for Brands Hatch next week and we can continue moving forward” “I am confident with the progress we have made with the car, I am still getting used to the Formula Renault but for sure, come the season I will be ready!” The next test is due to take place on Tuesday, 13th March at Brands Hatch (Kent) which is a crucial test with the first round in two weeks. Keep updated here… ENDS << back to news