Nathan Freke, Century team principal commented, ‘Following the media day at Oulton Park everyone was happy with Jake in the car. He fits well with the team and shares the same passion to win. The team is totally focused on putting the car at the front of the grid and with our experience and the input from Juno I really think we can fight for wins before the year is out.’ 

Jake said after the test, “The car is great, with all the other Ford teams there, the car felt very promising, any setup changes that were made gave a good response from the car, which in turn made me feel more positive about the car and gave me confidence for the year ahead”.

“I think the team will be very good for me, the amount of experience, knowledge and talent in the team is great, I have very good people around me and there is the positive attitude from us all to succeed. The team has a very good structure which i think is vital to our success, I do believe we will be fighting for wins”

“I want to reiterate my thanks to Juno and Century Motorsport for the faith they have shown in me, it goes without saying how much I appreciate this chance, and realise the opportunity i have been given for some-one who hasn’t got a huge amount of experience.

3 of the cars then went onto Silverstone on the 8th March and had a stunning day with both Hetherington brothers and Aaron Williamson lapping within 7 tenths of Nathan Freke’s pole time at last years TOCA meeting - on used tyres. Commented Nathan afterwards, ‘All of our drivers have enjoyed the testing over the laast 2 weeks, and the results have been very satisfying for the team and the Silverstone times were particularly gratifying. The season ahead should be really exciting for all of the drivers and Century’.

The team will be out next at the Ginetta Media day once again at Silverstone on the 15th March.

“The car had had some good results in its limited 2009 running, with the right driver and some development I am confident that it can run right at the front of the British series. We are seeking a driver who can do the job and can bring some budget to the party” commented Nathan. “This opportunity will dovetail nicely with our sports car, and performance tuning programs, we will be able to offer drivers seats in the 2 major British racing pacakges.”

Drivers who are interesed in testing the car should contact Century on 07947 883103 or formulaford@centurymotorsport.com

Century Motorsport are pleased to announce the addition of a 4th car to their 2010 G50 team. Multiple Caterham Champion Phil Broad will contest 6 of the 10 rounds in a Century prepared car.

“I am aiming to be at the sharp end of the G50 grid, I’m looking forward to getting out in the car again and working with Century Motorsport to achieve our goals; for now though it is a case of preparing and getting ready for the year ahead.”

“We are really pleased to have signed a driver of Phil’s calibre and a proven winner, he will be a valuable asset to the team and I believe will interact well with our 3 younger drivers”, commented team owner Nathan Freke.

We will be looking to fill the other 4 races in the season with drivers who would like to try the G50 series, but do not want to commit to a full season.           

After a standout campaign in his Rookie year in car racing, Benji Hetherington will continue with the team and will be building on his success in 2009 where he achieved 3 podiums and lap record at the Rockingham meeting. “I am looking forward to my first full season of car racing, my plan is to continue to improve as a driver and I believe I have the raw pace to succeed in the G50 Cup. My lack of experience compared to the other leading drivers will be a factor but if I can improve as the season progresses I hope to be a championship contender.”

Joining his brother in the team will be Freddie Hetherington, fresh from a campaign in the Ginetta G20 series. Freddie has been conducting winter testing under the tuition of team Principal Nathan Freke – “I am looking forward to moving on from G20 into the bigger car. I am aiming for podiums throughout the year right from the off, and I am looking forward to working with a new team and getting the most out of myself and the car. Having the 2009 Champion helping me will bring good results early on!”

The third driver in the line up is Aaron Williamson who finished 3rd in the 2009 Ginetta Junior Championship. 2010 is looking to be an exciting year for the Spalding (Lincs) based teenager. A new G50 and signing to the, 2009 championship winner, Nathan Freke’s, Century Motorsport team. Seventeen year old Aaron is undersandably delighted at the prospect, ’This really is a great opportunity for me, it’s a huge step from the Junior Ginetta, but I feel confident, Nathan and the Century team will get the best out of me and the car.’ 

Nathan added ‘It’s great to sign Aaron, and the Hetherington brothers, we will have a very young, but strong team. This combination of drivers will, I’m sure make for good racing, good competition within the team, and potentially a 2010 championship winner for the Century Team.

In addition Century is hoping to announce the entry of a 4^th car in the next week.

Century Motorsport are now actively seeking drivers with ambition and budget to contest both the G50 series and the new Ginetta Junior series using the new G40 car in 2010. Century have proved to have the best prepared cars in the paddock and their reliabilty is proven by the fact that both cars finished every race they entered- the ONLY team to achieve this in 2009. In addition the performance of the cars has been outstanding in the hands of both experienced and inexperienced pilots - data interpretation and car setup giving all drivers the edge needed to be a winner. Drivers who want to race with the best should mail ginetta@centurymotorsport.com for more information and to arrange a test.

Sunday’s first race saw mixed fortunes for the team and Benji drove and excellent race from gird 5 to finish 2nd, unfortunately mechanical gremlins for Nathan meant a pit stop and an eventual 10th place. A second podium of the weekend for Benji and the lap record, important championship points for Nathan.

The feature race on Sunday with Nathan on pole and Benji on grid 5 was going to be important for the team with the championship coming to its closing stages. Both drivers had a super start with Nathan into the hairpin first and Benji into second as Frank Wrathall is removed from the race by another car. From then the 2 Century drivers eased away to record the series first 1 - 2 for any team, with Nathan setting the fastest lap on the way.

The weekend could not really have gone any better for the team 5 podiums and a 101 point lead in the championship - with only 10 points more needed to clinch the title.

Both drivers had an excellent start with Benji almost taking 2nd place from Nathan at the first hairpin, however the result was Wrathall in first, Nathan in 2nd and Benji in 3rd, and despite Nathan’s best efforts that was how it would finish. Benji recording his first podium of the season in front of several more experienced drivers, and Nathan settling for 2nd and fastest lap to keep his grip on the Championship lead.

Sunday’s races are a longer affair and hopes are high for at least a repeat of Saturday’s success.

The first race was a very close affair with Nathan taking the win by less than 2 tenths from Frank Wrathall, sadly after a race long battle benji eventually recorded a non finish after being pushed into a gravel trap - lots of late evening work for the team. Race 2 on the Sunday was very similar to the first race with Nathan just shading it by a couple of tenths from Wrathall, but without using up his 2 new tyres which had been saved for race 3. Benji recorded his best place so far with a sixth, but with lap times good enough for a podium.

Race 3 (the posponed race from Oulton Park), was driven on a damp track and tyre choice was critical, everybody except the TCR cars chose slicks and soon after the start it was evident that the choice was correct as the wet shod cars went backwards very quickly. Nathan folowed Wrathall off the line for 5 laps until he forced the leader into a mistake into Becketts when a clean overtaking move put him into the lead - which he held and increased by the end to 2 seconds. Benji had an excellent race eventually taking 5th place to record another best place in the series so far, in front of far more experienced drivers. In addition Nathan bagged extra points for 2 poles, and 2 fastest laps.

Both cars will be testing at Rockingham on the 5th September in preparation for the next rounds there on 19th and 20th September.

Saturday qualifying was a slippery affair with both cars on wet tyres on a fast drying track, Nathan managed to grab all 3 pole positions and Benji taking 7th, 8th and 7th. The first race on Saturday afternoon was on slick tyres on a track with some damp patches, Nathan made a good start and had a fairly uneventful race easily holding off Breeze who struggled for pace all weekend. Benji had a mid grid tussle with 3 other cars to eventually take 5th place - his best result so far in the series.

Sunday racing looked to be a mixed weather affair as all the cars arrived at the grid with slicks on and after the parade lap had to quickly change to wets after a downpour. The cars slither off the line and it becomes a repeat performance of race one as Nathan eases out to yet another comfortable victory. Benji starting from grid 8 had another very good race eventually finishing 6th after a scrap with 3 other drivers.

Sunday’s second race was the only one where the drivers knew what the tyres would be as it was conducted on a dry track with sunny conditions. Nathan again started on pole and led off to eke out a 1.2 second lead before the tyres seemed to go off allowing 2nd placed Frank Wrathall to close him down to 0.4 second gap when on lap 19 Nathan made a rare error to spin out after clipping a kerb exiting the chicane. Fortunately he was far enough ahead to be able to rejoin in 4th place closing down Breeze in 3rd to 0.4seconds from 2.8 seconds in 3 laps by the chequered flag, but good championship points. Benji had a fantastic start and was up into 5th off the line and pressuring Breeze for 4th whilst fighting off the attentions of Tom Sharp behind him. Once released from Sharp’s pressure Benji easily caught Breeze and on lap 9 he made a super move at the end of the straight to pass, unfortunately although the move was clean enough the car could not get slowed down enough and Benji made a vist to the gravel trap. Dissapointing but recording the 3rd fastest lap of the race was a consolation.

Nathan has come away with an improved Championship lead and Benji with some major experience ready for the next round at Silverstone on the 29th /30th August.