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TRISTAN CLIFFE
OMICRON MOTORSPORT
“The F3 Cup in 2014 has been a great year for
me, racing against some of the best drivers in
the UK, and some potential stars of tomorrow.
My win at Brands Hatch against Toby Sowery
was the race of my life, and demonstrates we
know what we’re doing. Winning the Team
Championship for the second time in three
years was the icing on the cake, and I hope to
run more drivers next season with my Omi-
cron Motorsport team to defend that title.”
MIKE HART
CATERHAM SUPERSPORT CHAMPION
“After a busy weekend, I can finally sit down
and reflect on the 2014 Caterham season.
With one DQ, one new engine, three pole
positions, six wins, five seconds and three
fastest laps it's been a year of numbers, and
not always good ones! After Donington, I
genuinely thought that was it for the title, and
the somewhat mediocre Zolder confounded
that feeling. However, some stellar work from
the McMillan Motorsport crew put me back
up to the front of the grid for the final four
weekends, meaning I managed to overturn
the points deficit and 12pt penalty to
become champion!”
ABBIE EATON
MAZDA MX5 SUPERCUP CHAMPION
“The face of relief! Definitely made myself ill
over the past week. What a weekend. Never
have I been through emotions like that before,
from driving the race of my life and against all
the odds making it up to the front pack, to
then have that all taken away fromme through
being punted off, thinking the championship
was gone, to then finding out I've won all in a
fewminutes. Wow. I'm absolutely drained!”
JAMES RAVEN
FORMULA FORD FESTIVAL WINNER
“My season has gone very well as I managed
to claim second in the national Formula Ford
1600 championship, then I managed to win
the Formula Ford Festival, which is the biggest
win of my career so far, as I am alongside so
many great drivers to win it such as Button,
Webber and Herbert. Also, I finished 13th out
of 120 at theWalter Hayes Trophy, but was dis-
appointed with that result. Being with Cliff
Dempsey Racing has taught me a lot as well
and I don’t think I would have been able to
achieve so much without being in his team.”
PAUL INCH
MIGHTY MINI
“Thanks to Rodger Tello for giving us all the
opportunity to race in a fantastic championship.
We all sometimes forget the s--t he has to put
up with on a daily basis, but without him none
of this would have happened. Thanks to Bob
Bennetts for lendingme a car for thewhole sea-
son, and Chris and Melvin Morgan and Bob
again for giving me a front-running car to use.
And all the support from family and friends back
at home – you knowwho you are.”
DAVID WALLEY
GT CUP CLASS B CHAMPION
“My first season in the GT Cup Championship
drivingaPorscheGT3Cupcarwas ahard fought
battle. I was delighted towinmy class and finish
second overall in the championship, made
possible by my fantastic sponsors and team.”
JONNY MCMULLAN
SOULEY MOTORSPORT
“At the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch
we had a great weekend in the Souley Motor-
sport Ray, finishing second in the heat, win-
ning the semi-final and finishing second in the
BRSCC Formula Ford Festival, which was a
major highlight in my racing career to date. A
week later we unfortunately had a component
failure in the heat, whichmeant we had a DNF
in the heat and had it all to do on the Sunday
tomake it to the final. We had a great run from
24th towin the progression race, 36th to sixth
in the last chance, and in the semi-final we
came from 36th to 15th. Starting 30th for the
Walter Hayes Final, we had a good run
through to finish 17th. I was major proud of my
drive through on the Sunday and of all at
Souley Motorsport for giving me a fantastic
car. For me now it is on to prepare for the Inter-
view stage for Motorsport Ireland Young Rac-
ing Driver of the Year. Massive “thank you” to
Brian at Souley Motorsport, mum and dad!”
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