GUYANESE motorcar racer Kristian Jeffrey opened his European career with mixed fortunes as the first of his multi leg Radical Tour concluded at Donington Park in England yesterday but was in impressive form.
Speaking exclusively to Chronicle sport, the Guyanese, who signed a contract with the Radical Works team earlier this year,said that, “Our race pace was very impressive, we showed that we can run in the top 5.”
After a rousing bit of practice, the Guyanese qualified 11h in race one of the 33 grid event before driving his way to finish in the top 10;placing Seventh.
Race two saw him start badly but managed to finish just outside the top 10, in 11th, but that hadn’t dampened his always enthusiastic outlook.
That enthusiasm,paired with his race craft,allowed him to push his way to fourth in the final race before an unavoidable incident ahead of him almost ended his day.
He was however able to recover to finish 17th when the chequered flag dropped.
“Race 3, we did some changes to the car, which I felt a lot more comfortable with. The team got the car handling to where I wanted;I clocked the 3rd fastest time.”
According to the second generation racer, “I’m waiting for the results, but we should be in the top 10 for points after the first round.Our next round is at Spa in Belgium,”he added.
“It was the first time racing the car which I acquired after the only person to drive was Lewis Hamilton. So after the weekend’s shakedown, I’m looking forward to a better result at the next round,” Jeffrey stated.
“I’m proud to be a part of a great team, ‘Radical Works Team’, and hopefully we can keep putting Guyana on the map,” he concluded.