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The CPA Australia Formula 3 Team had high expectations for Round 4 of
the championship, however realised that Winton was a tough track to
learn for the first time and with no opportunity to test between rounds,
Paul would have his work cut out for him.
Unfortunately, Friday
morning did not get off to a good start for the team with the 1990
Dallara failing to hit the track for Practice 1. As Paul had never
driven at the circuit before, missing first practice was only going to
make his weekend even tougher.
It was found that the
reason the car would not start, was because of an electrical problem.
With this problem sorted, the team were able to get the car on to the
circuit for the afternoon’s practice. This was the first chance Paul
was able to learn the track. However, the team were unhappy with the
car’s performance and sensed something else was wrong.
Saturday arrived and
Qualifying was on a wet circuit. However the CPA Australia team were
again unable to take part in the qualifying, as they had the engine off
the car, looking for the cause of a lack of power.
With the car back
together in the afternoon, the team were able to send Paul out for only
the second time. The times came down dramatically during the 20 minute
session. To begin with the team were 4 or 5 seconds off the pace, but at
the conclusion of the qualifying, the team were only half a second away
from the quickest level 2 car.
Sunday morning, and
the track was soaked, as the rain fell all morning. For the first warm
up, the team went out on wet tyres. After the 10 minute session it was
decided that slicks would be the ideal tyre for the race.
Starting from the
rear of field due to missing first qualifying, Paul was able to bring
the car into 2nd place in Level 2, by the first turn.
Unfortunately while dicing with the 1st place car, Paul
touched a slippery part of turn 1 and spun the car. This put him well
down in the field, but was able to bring it home and collect points.
The team was
disappointed but were not too disenchanted, given the fact that they
have had such little track time and Paul was still learning the circuit.
Race 2 and again the
team started from the back row, but again off the start line, Paul was
able to bring the car up to 2nd place in Level 2. Paul
applied the pressure early to the Level 2 race leader and it was not
long before the leader had a spin. This allowed Paul to take the lead,
but he was being closely followed. For most of the race Paul and the 2nd
level 2 car were nose to tail before Paul was able to slowly pull away
and cruise home for a level 2 victory.
Unfortunately due to
a spin in the first race, the CPA Australia team were not able to pick
up maximum points. They are currently 2nd in the Championship
and trail by 51 points.
Round 5 is at
Wakefield Park and Paul has tested there before, in the Mspeed Reynard
and has posted some very competitive times. The team is hoping for
maximum points and a chance to close the gap in the championship.
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Pos
|
Car
#
|
Driver
|
Vehicle
|
Fastest
Lap
|
Gap
|
|
1
|
4
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Darren Palmer
|
Dallara
F301
|
1:19.9246
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-
|
|
2
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
1:20.6748
|
0:00.7502
|
|
3
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
1:21.4534
|
0:02.2780
|
|
4
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
1:21.7058
|
0:02.5314
|
|
5
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
1:22.2342
|
0:03.0598
|
|
6
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara F301
|
1:22.5457
|
0:03.3713
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|
7
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
1:24.3264
|
0:05.1520
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|
8
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
1:24.5895
|
0:05.4151
|
|
9
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:24.7096
|
0:05.5352
|
|
10
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
1:25.6848
|
0:06.5104
|
|
11
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
1:27.8819
|
0:08.7075
|
|
12
|
6
|
Gelnn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:28.0946
|
0:08.9202
|
|
13
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:29.0983
|
0:09.9239
|
|
14
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
1:32.3972
|
0:13.2228
|
|
15
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
1:42.5583
|
0:23.3839
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|
16
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
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1:44.3155
|
0:25.1411
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Pos
|
Car
#
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Driver
|
Vehicle
|
Fastest
Lap
|
Gap
|
|
1
|
4
|
Darren Palmer
|
Dallara
F301
|
1:18.2112
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-
|
|
2
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
1:18.6187
|
0:00.4075
|
|
3
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara F301
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1:19.0705
|
0:00.8593
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4
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
1:19.1806
|
0:00.9694
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|
5
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
1:19.6012
|
0:01.3900
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|
6
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
1:20.9865
|
0:02.7753
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|
7
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
1:21.8262
|
0:03.6150
|
|
8
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
1:22.4601
|
0:04.2489
|
|
9
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
1:23.6320
|
0:05.4208
|
|
10
|
6
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:24.1107
|
0:05.8995
|
|
11
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
|
1:24.2050
|
0:05.9938
|
|
12
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:24.5058
|
0:06.2946
|
|
13
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
1:24.5945
|
0:06.3833
|
|
14
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
1:26.1579
|
0:07.9467
|
|
15
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:26.6395
|
0:08.4293
|
|
16
|
35
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Dallara F389
|
1:30.7646
|
0:12.5534
|
|
17
|
32
|
Paul Trengove
|
Dallara F390
|
1:33.8429
|
0:15.6317
|
|
18
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
9:15.4275
|
7:57.2163
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|
|
|
Pos
|
Car
#
|
Driver
|
Vehicle
|
Fastest
Lap
|
Gap
|
|
1
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
1:28.1692
|
-
|
|
2
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
1:30.3818
|
0:02.2126
|
|
3
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
1:31.4136
|
0:03.2444
|
|
4
|
4
|
Darren Palmer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:32.1579
|
0:03.9887
|
|
5
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
1:33.6940
|
0:05.5248
|
|
6
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
|
1:35.4078
|
0:07.2386
|
|
7
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara F301
|
1:35.7590
|
0:07.5898
|
|
8
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:36.1202
|
0:07.9510
|
|
9
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
1:36.2393
|
0:08.0701
|
|
10
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
1:38.1546
|
0:09.9854
|
|
11
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
1:38.6197
|
0:10.4505
|
|
12
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
1:39.2494
|
0:11.0802
|
|
13
|
6
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:39.7713
|
0:11.6021
|
|
14
|
35
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Dallara F389
|
1:40.5879
|
0:12.4187
|
|
15
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:41.6522
|
0:13.4830
|
|
16
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
1:44.3733
|
0:16.2041
|
|
17
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
1:52.2795
|
0:24.1103
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|
|
|
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Pos
|
Car
#
|
Driver
|
Vehicle
|
Fastest
Lap
|
Gap
|
|
1
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
1:18.4339
|
-
|
|
2
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
1:18.5386
|
0:00.1037
|
|
3
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
1:18.6754
|
0:00.2405
|
|
4
|
4
|
Darren Palmer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:18.8369
|
0:00.4020
|
|
5
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
1:20.1733
|
0:01.7384
|
|
6
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
1:20.6597
|
0:02.2248
|
|
7
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
1:21.1138
|
0:02.6789
|
|
8
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara F301
|
1:22.0774
|
0:03.6425
|
|
9
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
|
1:22.3279
|
0:03.8930
|
|
10
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
1:24.0548
|
0:05.6199
|
|
11
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
1:24.1895
|
0:05.7546
|
|
12
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
1:25.3996
|
0:06.9647
|
|
13
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:25.5362
|
0:07.1013
|
|
14
|
6
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
1:26.6985
|
0:08.2636
|
|
15
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
1:27.3273
|
0:08.8924
|
|
16
|
35
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Dallara F389
|
1:27.6013
|
0:09.1664
|
|
17
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
1:28.2562
|
0:09.8213
|
|
18
|
34
|
Paul Trengove
|
Dallara F390
|
1:28.2574
|
0:09.8225
|
|
|
|
|
Pos
|
Car
#
|
Driver
|
Vehicle
|
|
1
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
|
2
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
|
3
|
4
|
Darren Palmer
|
Dallara F301
|
|
4
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
|
5
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
|
6
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara
F301
|
|
7
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
|
8
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara
F396
|
|
9
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
|
10
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
|
11
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
|
12
|
6
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
|
13
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
|
14
|
35
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Dallara F389
|
|
15
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
|
16
|
34
|
Paul Trengove
|
Dallara F390
|
|
17
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
|
DNF
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
|
|
|
|
|
Pos
|
Car
#
|
Driver
|
Vehicle
|
|
1
|
60
|
Will Power
|
Dallara F398
|
|
2
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
|
Dallara F301
|
|
3
|
4
|
Darren Palmer
|
Dallara F301
|
|
4
|
55
|
James Cressey
|
Dallara F301
|
|
5
|
8
|
James Manderson
|
Dallara F301
|
|
6
|
32
|
Ricky Occhipinti
|
Dallara F396
|
|
7
|
7
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Dallara F396
|
|
8
|
3
|
Mark Rundle
|
Dallara F398
|
|
9
|
6
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
|
10
|
21
|
Graeme Holmes
|
Dallara F396
|
|
11
|
12
|
John Boothman
|
Dallara F396
|
|
12
|
34
|
Paul Trengove
|
Dallara F390
|
|
13
|
37
|
Rod Anderson
|
Reynard 893
|
|
14
|
9
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Dallara F301
|
|
15
|
35
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Dallara F389
|
|
DNF
|
22
|
Chris Coombs
|
Dallara F396
|
|
DNF
|
14
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
Dallara F398
|
|
DNF
|
56
|
Justin Watt
|
Dallara F301
|
|
|
|
|
Driver
|
Team
|
Points
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
|
James Manderson
|
Team BRM
|
119
|
|
Darren Palmer
|
Team BRM
|
102
|
|
James Cressey
|
Timberworld/Starion
Peugeot
|
86
|
|
Will Power
|
Cooltemp Pty
Ltd
|
86
|
|
Mike Beeley
|
MSpeed Racing
|
36
|
|
Matt Fitzgerald
|
MSpeed Racing
|
35
|
|
Chris Coombs
|
Daikin
Airconditioning
|
33
|
|
Michael Caruso
|
Michael Caruso
|
30
|
|
Ricky
Occhipinti
|
Formula Uno
Racing
|
21
|
|
Jeffrey Brewer
|
Fisher &
Paykel/Cactus Group
|
20
|
|
Glenn Coombs
|
Carrier Airconditioning
|
18
|
|
Paul Stephenson
|
Paul Stephenson Racing
|
14
|
|
John Boothman
|
John Boothman
|
14
|
|
Graeme Holmes
|
GHK Powdercoating
|
13
|
|
Mark Rundle
|
RGP Motorsport
|
7
|
|
Justin Watt
|
Fisher &
Paykel/Cactus Group
|
5
|
| |
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
|
Rod Anderson
|
Hack Anderson
Thomas
|
130
|
|
Paul Trengove
|
CPA Australia
|
79
|
|
Bill Maddocks
|
Softelm Pty Ltd
|
64
|
|
Peter Rees
|
Peter Rees
|
30
|
|
Andrew Weber
|
Andrew Weber
|
28
|
|
Neil Caswell
|
Total
Recruitment
|
24
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|
Frank Cascone
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Frank Cascone
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16
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