Testing Press Release. Dateline 12/10/00
For Immediate Release

Derek Hill’s plans to enter the 2001 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship are coming together rapidly – he will start testing on the 17^th October 2000 in Jerez Spain, this is the first of eight day’s he will complete in October and November. This is Derek’s first outing in the Lola 50/99 Formula 3000 Chassis, which is very similar to the Lola Chassis he has used this season in the Italian Championship

Derek Said : “ We have put together a program of tests, with several of the leading teams in the FIA 3000 Championship. This will give them a chance to have a look at what I can do and also for me to see how they work and try to identify the best position for the 2001 Championship.

Formula 3000 is so competitive and all the teams are very good. So we have to find the best one that will be as competitive as possible in 2001. We are starting the tests with Kid Jensen Racing at Jerez, they are a race winning team and we will do three of the eight days with them.

I am really looking forward to actually testing a car that I will race next year, just over five months before the start of the season. In recent years my programs have always started late and we have been playing catch up all year. I will have done more miles of testing before the first race in Brazil in 2001, than I have done all season in Italy “