2013
12/05
Anglesey Race 2, oops
Race 2 made the Anglesey weekend a mixed one. Having finished race 1 in 20th place, that allowed me to start from further forward in the grid. Feeling confident, I set off with a little more wheelspin than I would have liked, but kept up with the pack and took and lost a few places during the first lap. We exited the hairpin as a large group swarming around the stationary Pete Fortune (probably the only time I will pass him) and raced down the straight towards the last corner, "Bus Stop".
It had however started to rain - after a dry night, a dry morning, and a dry green flag lap, it started raining during lap 1. Anglesey weather is so changeable. The tarmac wasn't that wet though, it still felt grippy, so although I'd knocked the wi...
It had however started to rain - after a dry night, a dry morning, and a dry green flag lap, it started raining during lap 1. Anglesey weather is so changeable. The tarmac wasn't that wet though, it still felt grippy, so although I'd knocked the wi...
2013
11/05
Anglesey, race 1
Quite an eventful day.
We started the weekend off by losing one car on the Friday test day. The first session was red-flagged after the chequered flag, after one of our number span on the start-finish straight and went sideways heavily into the pit wall. Concussion meant a precautionary trip to the quacks and no racing for him. Strict facebook silence was maintained until his wife was properly briefed...
Qualifying went smoothly if slowly - 26th, of 32 or so cars. That put me near the back of the grid but on the outside - where I like to be. Sadly I didn't take best advantage of this and span the wheels on the start. Things went better form there, though, and I started to climb up the order. There is a lot to be gained by sta...
We started the weekend off by losing one car on the Friday test day. The first session was red-flagged after the chequered flag, after one of our number span on the start-finish straight and went sideways heavily into the pit wall. Concussion meant a precautionary trip to the quacks and no racing for him. Strict facebook silence was maintained until his wife was properly briefed...
Qualifying went smoothly if slowly - 26th, of 32 or so cars. That put me near the back of the grid but on the outside - where I like to be. Sadly I didn't take best advantage of this and span the wheels on the start. Things went better form there, though, and I started to climb up the order. There is a lot to be gained by sta...
2013
21/04
Snetterton Race 2 - Sunday
This was a relatively new experience for us - two races in one weekend! The twist is that the grid order for race 2 is the finishing order for race 1, which feels intuitive except that the DNFs (Did Not Finishes) from race 1 start from the back of the grid, in the opposite order in which the fell out of the race.
So the result is a grid of quick and lucky people at the front, leading to slower but lucky people in the middle, and (in our case) six quick but unlucky people at the back, revving their engines and determined to salvage a decent finish from the weekend. In some ways, that's quite worrying. You know you're a racing driver when you realise that and start chuckling...
And so it proved. With some very pushy and very quick p...
So the result is a grid of quick and lucky people at the front, leading to slower but lucky people in the middle, and (in our case) six quick but unlucky people at the back, revving their engines and determined to salvage a decent finish from the weekend. In some ways, that's quite worrying. You know you're a racing driver when you realise that and start chuckling...
And so it proved. With some very pushy and very quick p...
2013
20/04
First Race!
At last!
We went to Snetterton for the weekend - the first race weekend of the season, and much that was new to cope with. New tyres, new front & rear ARBs, a brake bias valve, 20 minute races instead of 15, two races per weekend instead of one... and for me, a V-box and a new tow car.
I arrived in time for the test day on Friday, to find that the circuit was wet. That wasn't much of a surprise, given that the rain was hammering down. That meant the new tow car was appreciated - with several acres of space inside I had hidden a gazebo inside, which looked very smart and allowed plenty of space to park the Caterham and work on it. Who needs a garage?
That did mean I could play with the brake bias valve. Out on the circuit, a go...
We went to Snetterton for the weekend - the first race weekend of the season, and much that was new to cope with. New tyres, new front & rear ARBs, a brake bias valve, 20 minute races instead of 15, two races per weekend instead of one... and for me, a V-box and a new tow car.
I arrived in time for the test day on Friday, to find that the circuit was wet. That wasn't much of a surprise, given that the rain was hammering down. That meant the new tow car was appreciated - with several acres of space inside I had hidden a gazebo inside, which looked very smart and allowed plenty of space to park the Caterham and work on it. Who needs a garage?
That did mean I could play with the brake bias valve. Out on the circuit, a go...
2013
05/04
Itching to go
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Both the car and I... not long now.
