So Thursday was an early start, 5:30 am to get ot Northampton to then go teh track and start work on teh car.
Which was just a box of bits....
Which no one told us how to put together...
So, frustratingly, we had to stand back and watch as people wandered in, bolted something on or off the car then wandered back out. Eventually, after 2 days, the car was finished, and with a little bit of cajoling, we actually got to work on the car.
Unfortunately, the weather was rubbish, and rain killed off Friday and Saturday. Sunday started oput bad, but eventually we got to race. We knew that we were going to do check out passes, and the track was marginal at best, so unsurprisingly, Jon Webster (our driver) hit tyre shake about 250 - 300 foot out, got of it and brought her home. A very *very* quick service (about 1 hour) and we were back out again. More tyreshake, but further down the track and home again. No damage on both runs, so that was a win.
Monday, and we had so far qualified 3rd, which was good, and even better really as we had qualified best out of the 4 cars our car owner had brought. So, two more runs, fantastic weather and track that was beginning to come around, but still with the shaking, but this time half track and beyond. Still no damage, and a good turnaround time between rounds.
End result was us coming in 3rd overall, so we were pleased, as was the car owner.
i need sleep and more showers than the two i have already had! :)
Well done to
thargol for qualifying 3rd, shame about getting knocked out first round.
On to the Main Event in May!
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Twig