The best way to enjoy your newly purchased dream car? Upgrade the driver. Learn from the unfortunate fate of my Elise (S2 Sport Tourer). I took guidance from a friend and enrolled at Andrew Walsh Driver Training.
Race of Remembrance, 2021: The Video
In November 2021 I took part in the Race of Remembrance [RoR]. In a Mission Motorsport C1 donated by Bad Obsession Motorsport [BOM]: YouTubers and creators of the infamous Project Binky. To coincide with the announcement of the RoR 2022 dates, BOM released their video of our race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkbQuPT9Kog Please donate to this awesome cause: … Continue reading Race of Remembrance, 2021: The Video
Race of Remembrance, 2021
Race of Remembrance 2019 ended with a bang... Third time lucky! 2019's Race of Remembrance [RoR] ended with a literal bang. Before my first stint, the owner of the car lost it into Rocket and crashed heavily into the marshal post. Thankfully, he walked away with only a broken shoulder. It was a BIG ONE! … Continue reading Race of Remembrance, 2021
Race three, round three: Third time lucky?
Update: Northern Delboy & Rodney were actually Ben and Twigg from Vtec Direct Motorsport MSV EnduroKA - https://www.enduroka.co.uk/ Snetterton hosted round two of MSV's EnduroKA series. The temptation of a 12-hour race competed with it being a long way to drive another unknown circuit. If others were keen it was on. A sense of ease was released … Continue reading Race three, round three: Third time lucky?
Second race, first fire, last place
We came last, caught fire, had a blast, and can't wait to race a KA again.
My First Race
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Croft in a C1 Max is having a good time, it’s his local circuit and the marshals and ‘crowd’ love him! There is no pressure, and if I were him I’d assume the … Continue reading My First Race
My First Race Day
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Race Day Awake at 6ish (better than 5am) and started looking at Max’s lap vs. my laps again. We’re due at the circuit for 10:30ish and I head up for 10am to soak … Continue reading My First Race Day
My First Qualifying
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Qualifying I meet Mark (Rich's partner in crime) at the Amigo Motorsport setup, I can remember floating rather than walking to meet him. He can clearly see I’m a bundle of energy and … Continue reading My First Qualifying
Going Racing
My first race!
The BMW i3 experiment
Massive thanks to Carly and Charlie at Ocean BMW for the loan of their i3. It's fair to say our recently acquired 10-year-old Audi A3 hasn't filled the big hole left by our departing BMW 1 Series. I loved that car way too much. IBM's not so great company car scheme, UK company car tax, and … Continue reading The BMW i3 experiment