After solidifying a strong position with many championships in the 2009 Florida Winter Tour, J3 Competition stepped immediately into the 2010 season with conviction.
Taking to the track in Orlando was the familiar driver, Alessandra Madrigal. Paired with her new Kosmic Mercury chassis, the 2009 FWT champion continued her speed immediately. After two full days of testing in both wet and dry conditions the team and Alessandra felt confident leading into Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s cold and rainy was far behind the team as they moved into Sunday’s dry conditions. After a solid qualification of third, Madrigal and the team made the necessary steps to improve her package in order to fight for the victory. The green flag dropped in the pre-final and Madrigal lead wire-to-wire to a solid victory, which she backed up with a wire-to-wire victory in the final as well.
The team shifted forward for the second FWT weekend with Madrigal yet again and newcomer Diego Menchaca
Madrigal showed great speed again as she clocked the second fastest time for Friday’s grid position. Saturday progressed nicely as she qualified second and finished second in the pre-final before being penalized for a driving infraction.
Sunday showed an improvement as Alessandra qualified pole position and thus, lead the field to the green flag in the pre-final.. An unfortunate lap one incident in the final put Alessandra too far behind Neri on lap one to challenge for the victory, however, Madrigal once again improved her day with a second place finish, which puts her second in the championship.
Team newcomer, Diego Menchaca familiarized himself very well during the event. Working alongside the team, Diego was able to secure the proper setup to compete with the top runners in the event. After missing Saturday’s final, Diego improved his position and finished the weekend with a top twenty finish in Sunday’s final. Menchaca will be looking to improve and develop heading into the second round in Palm Beach. |
