Corby, England \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Less than a week after their first-ever overseas race at the Formula Ford Kent Festival, Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles returned to the Brands Hatch \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Indy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d circuit today for a taste of Cliff Dempsey Racing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more powerful Duratec-powered Formula Ford car.<\/p>\n
The teenaged Americans each ran two sessions in the same Ray GR10 chassis that Englishman Scott Malvern took to second place in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain, and veteran team owner Dempsey continued to be impressed with their progress.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We had a great day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dempsey. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They were quick, they were professional, they did a really good job. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m really happy. To be fair they were probably, give or take, maybe a second off the ultimate pace which is what I would have expected for their first time in a Duratec and without running new tires.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Both youngsters thoroughly enjoyed the experience of running the more sophisticated and more powerful car, although not surprisingly they both wanted more seat time!<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Driving the Duratec car was incredible,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Serralles, 18, from Haines City, Fla., who took the first stint this morning in cool, dry, sunny conditions. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The car moves around so much under braking and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very challenging in the fast corners like Paddock Hill Bend, although the grip level is not much higher than the Kent car. It felt as if the Kent car could drive better through the corners compared to the Duratec.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a great day today, and perfect conditions to drive the car for the first time. I want to thank Cliff Dempsey, our great mechanic for the day, Peter Dempsey, and Jeremy Shaw for putting this together for us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The two Team USA drivers also benefited from the experience of Malvern, who along with Peter Dempsey was on hand to offer advice and help with analyzing the data after their runs.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Scott and Peter helped a lot and it was a great experience,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Pigot, 17, From Windermere, Fla. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We were running fairly old tires and I was surprised how much different the car was to drive compared to the Kent. The engine has a lot more power and it needs a completely different driving style. If you try to drive it like the Kent, hard on the throttle as soon as you can, it just understeers. You have to be much more patient with the throttle in this car.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Pigot and Serralles are staying in England until the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone on November 6\/7. Tomorrow Pigot will accompany Cliff Dempsey when he delivers the Kent race motors to Neil Bold Engineering in Manchester for a freshen-up, while Serralles will remain at the shop with Peter Dempsey to begin rebuilding the car which was heavily damaged at the Festival and required some repair work to the chassis.<\/p>\n
A variety of other activities also have been arranged, including visits to Lola Cars, the iSport International GP2 team, the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, Jaguar Cars and the McLaren Technical Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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