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| Name: |
Mats Franer |
| Town: |
Tønsberg, Norway |
| Date of birth: |
13.03.87 |
| Club: |
NAF (Norges Automobil Forbund), Vestfold |
| E-mail: |
matsfraner@matsfraner.com |
| Tel: |
+47 92 26 67 96 |
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Escapades:
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2006 |
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Testing of a new class
Testing and administrative work.
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2005 |
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Formula Ford
To this day: driven approx 11.000 Kilometres in a Formula car (both tests and races).
2nd place in the open Swedish championship in Formula Ford Zetec (totally 34 drivers).
4th place in the North European championship (NEZ FIA) in Formula Ford Zetec (totally 36 drivers).
Nominated to Castrol Junior Talent Scholarship.
Winner of the Norwegian Motor Organization Scholarship.
Physical – balance -concentration training 2-3 hours every day.
Tests and races this season have been in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. |
2004 |
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Formula Ford
Winner of the Danish Championship in Formula Ford Zetec:
• The youngest driver ever to win this championship
• The first not Danish driver to win this championship
Winner of the “Tom Kristensen rookie of the year trophy”
10 times on the podium
1 track record (Djursland ring, the track record is still standing today)
7 times pole position
6 times fastest lap time
Tests and races this season have been in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and England. |
2003 |
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Go-Kart class ICA/FA
To this day: driven approx. 65.000 km in a go-kart, (testing and races).
To this day: driven approx.100 go-kart races in the whole of Europe.
2nd place in the Norwegian Championship.
5th place in the International Winter Cup in Germany (was leading the race, but made a mistake half a round before finishing).
2nd place in “Vega Cup”, Norway.
Tests and races this season have been in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Italy.
The first test driving in a Formula car in December at Silverstone in England. |
2002 |
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Go-Kart class ICA Junior
Winner of the “Norwegian Cup”, which goes on several tracks/races
Winner of the “Vega Cup”
3 track records
2nd place in the “Norwegian Championship”, which is just one race
Winner of the “Shell Juniorkart Scholarship”
2nd place in the “Giga Cup” which consist of several tracks through the whole season. (The chain broke when I was on 1st place in the last race.)
2nd place in the “Grande Finale”, an international race in Sweden (Winner of the prefinal)
Tests and races this season have been in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Italy. |
2001 |
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Go-Kart class ICA Junior
The first year of driving in the international class.
Tests a lot, but unfortunately got ill in the middle of the season, but get many races any way.
Winner of the “Vega cup”.
Tests and races this season have been in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Italy. |
2000 |
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Go-Kart class Mini
10 Podium places:
5 First places
3 Second places
2 Third places
2nd place in the “Giga cup”
Winner of the “Vega cup”
Tests and races this season have been in Norway and Sweden. |
1999 |
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Go-Kart class Micro
The first year as a driver in races, and the first time at the podium with a 3rd place in a national race.
Tests and races this season have been in Norway and Sweden. |
1995-1998 |
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Testing to get more experience in kart because the age limit to drive races in Norway is 12 years.
Tests and races this season have been in Norway and Sweden. |
1994 |
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My first "car". |
