LEETON'S Noah Sands has established himself as a genuine threat to challenge for wins and podiums in the 2021 Australian Formula Ford Championship.
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Competing in round one of the competition recently, qualifying second and demonstrating tremendous pace throughout all three races.
Following practice and qualifying for the opening round of the season, Noah had finished second at the fall of every chequered flag, behind his more experienced CHE teammate Tom Sargent.
"Being able to get that one-two for the team was brilliant, the best way to start the season," Noah said.
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"Ultimately it proves we do have car speed and (we were) certainly two of the fastest cars out there."
After that, there were some issues on the track.
Race one had the CHE duo scuppered by a hit from behind that sent Noah into a spin early in the race. As a result, he finished in 10th in what was Saturday's only race.
"I'm disappointed not to get the result we could have had with our pace, there's not much you can do when you cop a hit from behind like that," Noah said.
"It's unfortunate, but it's important we switched our focus straight to the next two races, rather than dwelling on it."
Sunday was race two and race three and, with a progressive grid format, Noah was pushed back starting race two in 10th, but a strong launch off the line and prowess behind the wheel saw him rise up to fourth with ease, where he remained until the end of the race.
Starting fourth in race four, Noah made an error on the launch, which cost him a lot of track position and dropped his vehicle to the back half of the top 10.
However once again, he showed maturity and composure as he calmly navigated his way through the field and charged up to to the rear of the podium.
Ultimately falling less than a second away from the podium, recording another fourth place finish.
"I made a mistake, and it negated all the good work that had been put in by the team to get me back up to that spot," Noah said.
"So, I had to quickly compose myself and regain some of that ground, I'm happy that I was able to get all of it back.
"Just missed out on the podium, but there's a lot of positives we are taking away from this weekend, overall, our pace is extremely competitive."
The next round of the Australian Formula Ford Championship will take place at Wakefield Park Raceway from May 21 to 23.
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