David Harvey

My weekend, started with the Friday test day, those there will know the weather was not great, I had hoped to get the balance back in my car after removal of the aero “tweaks”. But with the track changing for each and every session, we went backwards. Saturday morning started with the car on last years settings and fingers crossed, lined up behind Paul for qualifying with the engine happily ticking over, the lights turned green and my engine stopped, hit the starter and after a few cranks she was off, blasted up the pit lane, round paddock and it cut out leaving me to coast to as safe a spot as I could find. As you all know this stopped the qualifying (sorry) and I was dragged back to the pit’s.

We went over the wiring, gave it a spray with WD40, cranked the engine and off she went, not to miss another beat all day, how do cars know the best time to stop??

Race 1, lining up it was great to see so many cars; the Mid-engined series was in comparison like a pub car park at 4 in the morning. As normal I made a crap start. I have been blaming the car for years, but my mate Brian, in this crap starting car went from 10th to 6th off the line in the last race, have to think of another excuse now!

At paddock hill I had dropped back to about 6th and had to take to the outside (scary that gravel trap get’s close) had several great battles trying to catch the leaders, but try as I might, I could not make any ground, Sean was just behind so I spent the later part of the Race keeping one eye in the mirror. Early in the race I missed a gear on the start finish straight with a car right in my slipstream, whoever that was you did a great job getting round me – sorry & well done you.

Did not understand the handicap race, had no idea were I was, but it was great fun. Two 20 minute races all in the same day – Heaven!!

Thanks to you all, LoT team, Drivers & Marshalls for a great weekend. Roll on Snett.

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