Australian based Kiwi driver Hunter McElrea and Darren Keane continued the long-time rivalry between Cape Motorsports and Pabst Racing by trading fastest times during three 45-minute sessions at the latest Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda test.
The Eighth Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy Open Test concluded after two days of intense running at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course.
McElrea, who currently leads the Australian Formula Ford Champinoship continued to turn heads for Pabst Racing. The teenager took advantage of ideal conditions to turn the fastest lap of the weekend at 1:24.5064 – fractionally quicker than his best from yesterday – although college engineering student Keane, from Deerfield Beach, Fla., actually set a slightly faster time, only for it to be disallowed due to a technical infraction.
Keane bounced back to set the fastest time in each of today’s subsequent two sessions, including being the only driver to dip below the 1:25 bracket in the warmth of the afternoon. Keane wound up with the second quickest time of the weekend, 1:24.6246, from yesterday’s second session.
McElrea will this coming weekend compete in Round 6 of Australian FF championship at Phillip Island.
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