Aug
23
Menasheh Idafar: It’s crunch time for the championship…
It’s been a while since I last blogged on Motors TV.com and since then we’ve had a pretty good run in British F3.
The Thruxton event a couple of weeks ago was one of my best of the year, I really enjoyed it and we raced strongly against a lot of the A Class cars. Unfortunately I’ve lost quite a lot of points over the course of the season with a few non-finishes but on pace, we’ve definitely been very strong and we’ve still taken plenty of wins.
At Silverstone, last weekend, I was really pleased with my performance in the last race where I finished around half a minute ahead of my class points rival James Cole. It was a good way to finish the event as the other two races didn’t quite go as planned. Again though, we were fast all weekend.
We’ve only got six rounds left but I’m only nine points behind the National Class lead so we’ve still got a great chance to win the title. It’s going to be really important to make sure I finish all six of the rounds. If we do then I think we have a good opportunity to take the fight down to the wire.
Everything’s going brilliantly with the guys at T-Sport. I’m learning so much each time I’m in the car and I’m really enjoying the racing – my engineer, Nick, is doing a fantastic job for me and we’re working really well together. It’s definitely been my most enjoyable season since I started racing.
So it all comes down to Snetterton, over Bank Holiday weekend, and then Brands Hatch towards the end of September. I can’t wait for the last six races, whatever happens it’s going to be good fun!
About Menasheh:
Menasheh Idafar is a 19-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 national Formula Renault UK series in 2009, he returned to the podium during the four-round Winter Championship. In 2010, Menasheh is competing in the National Class of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series with T-Sport at the wheel of a Mugen-Honda powered Dallara F307.