More points required as Collins heads to favourite circuit
22 Jan 2015
By Benjamin Carrell
Christchurch’s Michael Collins heads to his favourite circuit this weekend as the third round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship takes place at Teretonga Park, Invercargill. The Collins Racing Team is on a mission to extract maximum points from the round and continue climbing up the leader board in the six round series.
“Teretonga is my favourite circuit,” commented Collins. “We’ve always done well here. It seems to suit our car and my driving style so I’m confident going into the weekend.”
Collins is currently placed seventh overall in the championship which is proving to be highly competitive this season with five different winners from six races so far. Collins has won two races but has had his share of bad luck with no points from three races.
A major crash in the first race at the opening round at Timaru in November saw the team sit out the remaining two races with a badly damaged car. The race was red flagged and officials awarded the win to Collins.
Last weekend Collins was back to his winning way in race one but then retired from the second race with a loose ignition wire. In the last race of the round he finished second to winner Taylor Cockerton.
The team is competing in an older Class 2 car which has proved to be very competitive combined with Collins driving experience in the category.
Practice gets underway on Friday with qualifying and race one on Saturday. Sunday sees the final two races. The weekend also doubles as the third round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and is part of the support categories to the second round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series.
Overall points table
1 Michael Scott Te Puke 372
2 Caleb Cross Christchurch 360
3 Ryan Yardley Christchurch 345
4 Aaron Marr Wanganui 269
5 Grant Campbell Auckland 226
6 Stephen Heffernan Invercargill 219
7 Michael Collins Christchurch 217
8 Taylor Cockerton Auckland 184
9 Dyson Freeman Blenheim 109
“Teretonga is my favourite circuit,” commented Collins. “We’ve always done well here. It seems to suit our car and my driving style so I’m confident going into the weekend.”
Collins is currently placed seventh overall in the championship which is proving to be highly competitive this season with five different winners from six races so far. Collins has won two races but has had his share of bad luck with no points from three races.
A major crash in the first race at the opening round at Timaru in November saw the team sit out the remaining two races with a badly damaged car. The race was red flagged and officials awarded the win to Collins.
Last weekend Collins was back to his winning way in race one but then retired from the second race with a loose ignition wire. In the last race of the round he finished second to winner Taylor Cockerton.
The team is competing in an older Class 2 car which has proved to be very competitive combined with Collins driving experience in the category.
Practice gets underway on Friday with qualifying and race one on Saturday. Sunday sees the final two races. The weekend also doubles as the third round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and is part of the support categories to the second round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series.
Overall points table
1 Michael Scott Te Puke 372
2 Caleb Cross Christchurch 360
3 Ryan Yardley Christchurch 345
4 Aaron Marr Wanganui 269
5 Grant Campbell Auckland 226
6 Stephen Heffernan Invercargill 219
7 Michael Collins Christchurch 217
8 Taylor Cockerton Auckland 184
9 Dyson Freeman Blenheim 109
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