Mason overcomes a drama for top six slot
2:50pm Tue Jun 07, 2011
Southwell racing driver Matt Mason endured a mixed day in rounds five and six of the 2011 Formula Renault BARC Championship.
The MGR Motorsport driver recovering from a big accident in race one to take his first top six finish in car racing in race two.
Testing proved to be very eventful for Mason. One session saw a wishbone snap in the left rear of his car as he headed towards the first corner, with the 18-year-old narrowly avoiding a big crash.
In the final session, a Formula Ford dropped water on the track, catching both Mason and the driver ahead of him out, causing both to go off at the fastest circuit of the corner.
Mason said: “Luckily I only had a little bit of rear wing damage, but it knocked my confidence a bit because we didn’t have as much time in the car as we could have.
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