#Mugen archive rant series

His death stunned everyone connected with the championship, which continued, only six days later, at an understandably subdued Brands Hatch.īravely, ADR retained its motivation during this testing time, and was rewarded when Julian scored an incredibly emotional victory when the series revisited Hampshire less than a fortnight after the Albers tragedy. His car was launched into the safety fencing, and the amiable Marcel succumbed to injuries sustained in the violent impact. Battling his way up through the field after an early incident, the popular Dutchman made contact with his team-mate Elton Julian under braking for the chicane. Sadly, what looked certain to be a serious championship challenge by Albers ended in round three at Thruxton. De Ferran, who had recovered from what would be his lowest qualifying slot of the year to claim the final spot on the podium, went on to win the second race at Silverstone. Marcel Albers (Alan Docking Racing Ralt) had taken the Donington opener after a hearty battle with Oswaldo Negri Jnr (West Surrey Racing Reynard), the latter throwing away second to the profit of Kelvin Burt (Fortec Reynard) when he skated off at the chicane on the very last lap.

Graduates from the F3 class of ’91 held the aces in the opening races, but the series was dealt a painful blow at Easter. Indeed, half of those who scored points had at least one win to their name, yet none was able to mount a persistent challenge to de Ferran. No question, de Ferran and the PSR Reynard 923-Mugen were the strongest, and most consistent, combination, but at most events there was usually someone to keep him on his toes. De Ferran gave Paul Stewart Racing its first title after four years in the formula, and the Brazilian topped the points table for most of the season. You’d be forgiven for thinking that competition was the last thing on Gil de Ferran’s mind during the 1992 British F3 season.

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Mugen archive rant