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| September 17, 2011 |
| Australian FF: Erickson and Harrison Split Phillip Island Victories |
 | Daniel Erickson scored his first win of 2011 with the Round 16 victory at Phillip Island
(Photo: Australian Formula Ford Championship) |
Phillip Island produced two new Australian Formula Ford Championship race winners on Saturday (September 17) at the L&H 500, with Daniel Erickson and Trent Harrison both taking their first victories of the season.
The first of two races saw Erickson come out on top, following a late race safety car. The Borland Racing Developments driver avoided numerous incidents to hold off a fast finishing Tom Williamson and Cameron Waters in the run to the flag.
"What a great race," said Erickson. "The Bosch Batteries Spectrum was really good today and I was able to make the most of the Safety Car at the end to take the win.
"I made a really good restart and snuck around the outside going through turn three, which really set me up nicely and I was able to hold the advantage to the line."
Harrison finished in fourth showing good patience in the final laps, while Matt Brabham rounded out the top-five. Nick Foster and Jack LeBrocq both looked to be on for a strong result, but separate incidents saw them finish in sixth and 13th respectively.
In race two, it was Harrison who made his move early on and bolted away from the rest of the field to secure a comfortable victory ahead of Waters and Williamson.
"As soon as I got into the lead, I just put my head down and made a big effort to get away. I was determined not to look in the mirrors and just focus on building a gap and obviously it worked," Harrison said. "I'm really confident heading into tomorrow, the car is very good this weekend, but it's a long race here so we'll see what we can do, I'm sure it will be exciting."
LeBrocq recovered to fourth in a stunning drive ahead of Foster and race one winner Erickson. Championship leader Waters couldnt secure a victory, but extended his lead in the title race with some consistent driving as his main rivals struggled.
"I'm obviously disappointed not to get victory in either race today, but consistency is important in this championship and today was about scoring some solid points," Waters said. "The car still isn't where it should be, so we will work on that overnight and tryb and come back stronger in race three tomorrow."
The Australian Formula Ford Championship tripleheader at Phillip Island continues on Sunday (September 18) with Round 18.
Full Australian Formula Ford Championship Round 16 race results available HERE
Full Australian Formula Ford Championship Round 17 race results available HERE |
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