KYLE Evans is having his patience tested between Formula Ford races, but the Redcliffe teenager and his car are certainly not standing idle. The 16-year-old's first Formula Ford testing was in October last year and he had to wait 10 months for his racing debut. But the wait was worth it.
Evans made a stunning debut in the Formula Ford 1600 Series in late August finishing third at Morgan Park Raceway in Warwick. But with COVID-19 hitting the 2020 program hard, he must now wait until November 20-22 for the Motorsport Australia State Championship. Preparations are gathering pace with Evans taking his red open-wheel Formula Ford Van Diemen RF04 to Qld Raceway for a day's practice recently.
The wide-open spaces of practice were a far cry from his Formula Ford debut where he started race one on the front row, just beside Cameron McLeod, with 2018 and 2019 national champions Dylan Fahey and Tim Hamilton in row two. He took third place. The following day's races was Evans finish third-fifth-third with a best lap of 1:22.307 in race three. He finished the weekend on 83 points behind Hamilton 122 and McLeod 102.
Greg Fahey, from Greg Fahey Motorsports which owned and prepared the car, says; "It was the debut we had all been waiting for".
Evans spent three days in the EzyStone-sponsored car and says: "It was a massive learning curve with lots of ways to improve.'
After the Queensland titles in November, he may only have a short break before a non-championship meeting pencilled in for Lakeside Raceway on December 5.
His career began in 2015 Junior Top Guns two-stroke kart series at Warwick finishing secon and in 2016-2017 drove a lime green James Courtney JC Kart in the KA4 Junior Light and KA3 Junior races. With Sister Ursula14, is also running a Bucket Hat Fundraiser to help families with young members facing life-threatening medical conditions.
The hats are available for $20 of which the Kyle Evans Motorsport Team will donate $5 for fundraising. Visit www.kyleevansmotorsport.com.au