I seem to have become known in the 2012 Academy for my good starts (and poor finishes!). That's probably just down to a bit of planning and some good luck in advance of our first ever race at Donington, but there's an opportunity for self-aggrandisement here and I'm taking it ;-)

So here's a compilation of all six starts this year - in order, they are at Donington Park, Brands, Snetterton, Rockingham, and then the two extra end-of-season races at Donington Park again.

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No progress today, as I've been out & about. However, now that I've calmed down a bit and stopped giggling, I can give a slightly fuller report of yesterday.

I started, in fact, by tidying the garage. Although I began the build with good intentions, clearing up at the end of each day's work, that didn't last - as might be predicted. Since then, rubbish and tools had slowly begun to cover the garage floor meaning that a quick walk around the car almost had to be done on tiptoes. Slowly I managed to bring order to the chaos, filing all the tools back where they belonged (James May-style) and disposing of two bin bags of rubbish.

All this fussing about was of course pure displacement activity. The task at hand was to start the engine, ...

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