Team USA Scholarship winners Craig and Mullan make their UK Formula Ford debuts at Donington
Team USA Scholarship winners Jake Craig and Colin Mullan enjoyed successful Formula Ford debuts at Donington Park last weekend.
Craig finished second on his wet-race debut on Sunday, having twice finished fifth the day before, while Mullan managed a best finish of sixth.
The California-based pair will now tackle this weekend’s Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch and next month’s Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone with Cliff Dempsey Racing.
They secured their places on the annual scheme run by Jeremy Shaw following a shootout at Road America, to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Indycar champion Josef Newgarden and podium finisher Spencer Pigot.
“This is basically just a practice race for us,” said 20-year-old Craig, who finished as runner-up in this year’s Canadian Formula 1600 championship. “We just want to learn as much as possible and get as comfortable as we can in the cars so we’re best prepared for next weekend.”
Mullan, 16, raced a Mini JCW in the IMSA Sportscar Challenge this season and also scored two wins from three races in a single United States F1600 outing at Summit Point.
He said: “Looking at the list of people who’ve come through this programme, it’s just incredible to be part of it now. Getting acclimatised to the tyres is the big thing for me.”