Niagara Falls' Nelson Mason heads to Macau after finishing third in the final point standings for the F3 Open Series.

As Nelson Mason of Niagara Falls, ON finished his duties in the F3Open Series this past weekend in Barcelona, Spain it's only stage one of his racing circumnavigation of the globe!

After the Barcelona F3 Open Series round, where Nelson finished off the season championship in third position, he traveled Monday to the headquarters of PONS Racing outside of Barcelona- who compete in the World Series by Renault to spend time in their simulator testing WSR setups as well as some virtual seat time at Macau for this week's F3 Macau GP.

From Spain Nelson flew on to Dubai, then on to Hong Kong (Tuesday now-keep up), Nelson travels - then on to Macau by ferry to meet the team he will drive for in the legendary Macau Grand Prix, Jo Zeller Racing and a seat fitting in their Dallara Mercedes.

Following the Macau Grand Prix on track action Thursday through Sunday, Nelson will fly home Monday via Vancouver, then landing in Toronto and driving home to Niagara Falls- completing his circumnavigation of the globe. Nothing like finishing the 2013 season with a flurry!

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About Nelson Mason
Nelson, a Canadian race driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario competing in the European F3 Open Championship. For more information on Nelson Mason please visit nelsonmason.com

About Team West-Tec
The most successful team in the history of the European Formula 3 Open, Team West-Tec F3 enjoys team support from Motul, Nielsen Chemicals, Sunwise, and Galuppo. Team Website

About European F3 Open Championship
The European Formula 3 Open is the largest of the recognised premier-level F3 series worldwide in 2013, with highly competitive and large grids. The series has easily the best calendar of any Formula 3 series on the globe and uses the latest FIA-specification Formula 3 chassis which are certified to Formula 1 safety levels. Series Website