Time has flown by - Castle Combe was over 2 weeks ago and Brands Hatch Mini Festival will be kicking off in only a couple of days! A bit of a low down first of all on Combe... It was a bit of a mad panic in the lead up, working on the mini flat out with Ricky with a only a handful of hours sleep. It really was cutting it fine, in fact I didn't head to Combe until that very morning - the main thing was we made it! Mini Spares did a superb job with speedy deliveries - always a spot on service. The freshened lump from Rob Selby sounded great when 1st started up - check out a link here if you want a listen. ![]() The track was damp but drying up in Quali and I was trying to familiarize myself with the relatively new circuit - no testing meant Quali was all about getting a feel for things. I was relatively happy with my Q8 positioning for race 1 & 2 considering. The rain clouds stayed away for the rest of the day, providing some glorious sunshine for the banks of spectators. Race 1 started quite poorly with no-one to tuck behind so I ended up going backwards, although I pulled a couple of positions back straight away. Throughout the race I was mainly battling with Ian Deviny and Ross Billison. At one point I had got in front and was starting to pull away but was dragged back again, unfortunately not getting clean enough exits out of the corners. I brought it home in P6 - check out the video here. ![]() Overall a fantastic couple of results - with the lead up and first time out since end of 2013 season, to finish both races in good positions was great. I couldn't have done it without my sponsors, friends and family - a true team effort! Next weekend - 10th & 11th May brings the eagerly anticipated Brands Hatch Mini Festival - it has been brilliant the last couple of years. There is plenty to see and do so don't miss out. Don't forget, if you have a mini, you get in free! Come say hello if you can or even better, bring a tent and join us at the Mini7 Paddock BBQ on Saturday evening. Thanks to Andy Green and Matthew Barrington Race Photography for the great photographs! |
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