17 November, 2008: The all-new Juno Formula Ford chassis set competitive lap times during its first dry-weather runs at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk last week. With test driver Tom Bradshaw at the wheel, the Juno achieved a best lap of 1m 10.7s, around half a second shy of the best Formula Ford race lap at June's championship meeting.

"We would have been pleased with a time of 1m 11.5s," said Juno chief Ewan Baldry, "so to achieve what we did with tyres which were past their best was very encouraging. Tom told us he felt there was clearly more to come from the car, and from him. All things considered we feel we have a car with which we will be able to compete."

In addition to Porsche Carrera Cup Scholarship-winner Bradshaw, the recently crowned British Formula Ford Scholarship Champion, Chrissy Palmer, enjoyed some wet laps in the new car, and kart star Daniel Cammish drove it also.

"We have no confirmed driver line-up yet for 2009," said Baldry, "but there are more people keen to test drive the car. We are really buoyed by its performance so far and, given that we have the advantage of being a fully works-supported effort, we believe that our rate of development will be hard to rival."

The Juno will be in action again at the British Formula Ford Sampler Day at Silverstone on 2 December.