Foster takes debut car win, plans Eurocup bid

Young Racing Driver Academy member Tommy Foster has moved another step closer to competing in the Formula Renault Eurocup next season after taking his first win in cars.

The teenager is trying to obtain enough signatures to move into the international category next season and has already tested with Arden.

Driving an Oldfield Motorsport-prepared Van Diemen at Anglesey last weekend, Foster took pole and won in just his third appearance aboard a Formula Ford.

Third place and fastest lap in race two was also enough to secure the Brian Linley Memorial Trophy.

“He’s really calm and really mature, he behaves as though he’s 19 or 20 instead of 16-years-old,” said James Oldfield, who ran Foster.

“He’s got his National A licence now but he needs a few more signatures to upgrade it to an International C and they’re looking at other avenues.” ● British Formula 4 driver Jamie Sharp finished second in race two driving Niall Murray’s Team Dolan-run Van Diemen RF99, which won this season’s British Racing and Sports Car Club’s National Formula Ford 1600 title. Neil Harrison won both Tiedeman Trophy races aboard a Dallara F302, as Conor Farrell, Peter Drennan and Mark Braden each won an Irish Global GT Lights race. Radical drivers Nicolaj Lindberg and Doug Carter took a Sports, Saloon and Caterham race victory apiece.