09.04.2010 - Press Release

Kat Suffers Blown Engine in Final Pre-season Test

Formula 3 racer Kat Impey suffered a blown engine during her final official pre-season BRSCC F3 Cardinus Championship test at Silverstone, home of British motor sport and the 2010 Formula One British Grand Prix.

It was a hugely disappointing day for Impey, whose enrolment on the Motor Sports Association (MSA) Academy’s Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme marks her out as one of the UK’s most promising young drivers.

Impey said: “This couldn’t have happened at a worse time, as it’s just before the opening weekend of the season. We are running on an extremely tight budget and have no contingency for a replacement engine so early in the season. We are now busy trying to secure some additional funding to allow us to purchase a new engine in time for the next round at Snetterton in May, but it will be a tough challenge.”

Impey is currently inviting offers from potential sponsors while also working on her fitness regime at the Porsche Human Performance centre, a world-class facility based at Silverstone.