Snetterton 300 – Jarman gives new circuit 7/10 after first test
Returning to the track for the first time since his success at the Round 5 of the 2011 BARC Formula Renault Championship, Milton Keynes racer Andrew Jarman and his SWB Motorsport team took to the newly development Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk last Friday (24th June) to continue development his Formula Renault’s setup in preparation for Rounds 7/8 on July 24th at the Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire.
Following a multi million pound redevelopment, the newly shaped Snetterton circuit renamed “300” is now 2.99 miles long and offers virtually every type of corner combination, ideal for testing high and low downforce setups.
Following a successful day’s testing around the Norfolk race track, Andrew commented on the new Snetterton 300 circuit:
“It took some getting used to the new layout, I have always been a big fan of the old Snetterton layout and some of that has been lost but overall the facilities and circuit are massively improved and it’s up there now with the best in the country”
“Out of all the changes, I miss the final chicane after Coram which was always a great overtaking place and somewhere you could make up time on the brakes if you got it perfect”.
“The new Coram is much more of a continuous curve, you still have to be brave to keep on the throttle as far into the corner as possible before the new left kind at Murrays which is tricky as your braking on a right hand bend into a left hand corner which would make overtaking very difficult”.
”The inside section initially didn’t seem to flow but as your speed builds you start to get a rhythm and the circuit feels much nicer to drive. Turn 3 (Palmer) is a tricky corner to master as you always feel more and more speed can be carried through it, but there’s not much run off if you do push over the limited”
“There are plenty of hard braking zones in most of the hairpins which I’m sure would offer good overtaking opportunities and take advantage of anyone who gets it wrong. It’s a circuit where you can easily loose time and offers little room for error to get that perfect lap in, hopefully I will have a chance to race here as I’m sure it will provide some great racing. Overall 7/10”
Andrew will next be on track at Croft Circuit, North Yorks for Round 7/8 of the BARC Formula Renault Championship on July 23/24th.
