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23rd
June 2003
F3000
TEST FOR MICHAEL
AT FAMOUS SPA CIRCUIT
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Irish International racing driver Michael Keohane will
drive an F3000 car tomorrow (Wednesday, 24th June) at
the famous Spa-Francorchamp circuit in Belgium when
the 23-year-old tests for leading Formula 3000 outfit
Team Astromega.
The
test with the race winning Belgian team was offered
to the talented Irishman on the back of his withdrawal
from the British F3 Championship last week and with
F3000 one of the options being looked at by the county
Cork driver he is delighted with the opportunity to
sample one of the Lola based cars.
A
double race winner in British F3 the test, if successful,
could lead to the Ibstock Brick backed racer doing selected
rounds of the FIA International F3000 Championship.
One of the world's premier junior series the championship
figures as a strong feeder category for Formula 1 and
is run in Europe alongside F1 with one flyaway race
in Brazil.
Funded
by the West Cork Racing Business Expansion Scheme, Michael
is also looking at the Dallara Nissan World Series,
however he may opt to stop racing this season and focus
his attention on preparations for next year.
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