Apr
11
Menasheh Idafar: Testing’s over – next stop Monza!
Hey everyone,
Welcome to my first blog of 2011 here on the Motors TV website. It doesn’t seem all that long since I was celebrating winning the National Class championship and now we’ve only got a week to wait until the first race of the new season!
I think testing has gone well so far, we’ve progressively improved the car throughout since my first run in it and I’m really enjoying driving it. The Volkswagen engine feels great and is very flexible, I think it works well on all tracks since it has a good top end and good punch out of the corners.
The aim this year is to finish in the championship top six. I know that’s going to be really tough, and there are a lot of very quick drivers in British F3 this season, but I think that can be achievable if I am consistently in the points.
We really did have a fantastic season last year, winning the National Class was incredible and to be on the main podium during the final round was amazing…it was a perfect way to end the season. I know this year will be a really big challenge, we have so much hard work ahead, but we’re going to do the very best we can.
I’m really looking forward to Monza, it’s such a fantastic track and has so much history. Hopefully we can start the season with three strong results and come back to the UK for the next round at Oulton Park in pretty good shape.
I’ll be updating you with my progress throughout the season, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the racing this year.
Menasheh
About Menasheh:
Menasheh Idafar is a 20-year-old racing driver with dual British and Bahraini nationality. After making his UK race debut in the club-level Formula Renault BARC Championship in 2007, Menasheh went on to finish fourth overall in the category during his second season, taking five podiums and four pole positions along the way. Stepping-up to the Formula Renault UK Championship in 2009, he returned to the podium during the four-round Winter Championship. In 2010, Menasheh graduated to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series with T-Sport and won the National Class title at the wheel of a Mugen-Honda powered Dallara F307. In 2011 he competes in the headline International Class, again with T-Sport, driving a Volkswagen engined Dallara F310.