JORDAN FORD GEARS UP FOR EUROPEAN SUPERKART ASSAULT
Jordan Ford to defend the British GP title
Jordan Ford will return to the Donnington Park Circuit next week to defend the British GP title he sensationally won last year. In 2016, Ford the reigning Australian Superkart Champion, became the first Australian to win the prestigious race, also taking the third round of the European Superkart Championship at the same meeting.
Unknown before the meeting, Ford took pole position, set a new lap record and the race victories firmly set tongues wagging. Previously no Australian had ever been on a CIK Superkart podium, let alone the top step!
This year the Williams Racing team has put together a full European Championship campaign starting at Donnington on June 3/4th. The famed Assen TT Circuit beckons in August at the Gamma Days Festival in front of 100,000 spectators and the final to be held at the iconic Lemans circuit in October. Each weekend consists of two rounds, with strong opposition in the 250 Mono Class coming from current European Champion Gavin Bennett, multiple British Champion Paul Platt and current U.K. Champ Jack Layton.
As per last year, Jordan’s race equipment is the best available, utilising the latest Maverick chassis sourced from Anderson Karts with a new DEA power plant installed and dyno run in before the event. Russell Anderson will again be in Ford’s corner tuning and preparing the kart at the three rounds. Indeed it will be familiar surroundings for Ford sharing a pit garage as last year with current British Division 1 and 125Nat GP Champion Liam Morley. Morley recently spent the British off season competing in Australia as Fords teammate at Phillip Island and Winton and his family run team will help with transport and logistics for the campaign.
Jordan Ford on the 2016 British GP podium
‘I can’t wait to get back to the UK exclaimed Ford, ‘We set a high benchmark for ourselves last time which may be hard to replicate. There are so many quick guys winning races over there at moment, it will be intense at the front’ he added. ‘This is a wonderful opportunity, no Australian has ever run the full series, plus to race on tracks like Assen and Lemans are any racers dream, hopefully we can do the country proud’ said Jordan
Local Dunlop distributors ALM will again support the project through their dk17.com.au brand with Jordan rolling on Dunlop’s DFS compound. Other sponsors Sunbury Collision Centre, A&R Fabrications, Slipstream Signs and Burbank Homes have also returned. Williams Racing would also like to welcome Peter Ford Catering, Calder Landscaping, Ring-a-Bin ! Marco Roofing Products and Brazilian Butterfly as supporters of the campaign. The team will also be lubricated with Rock Oil through their UK head office, a deal orchestrated by Australian Distributor Jason Crump who provides for the team locally.
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