It’s not often that you get to do something that is brand new. So, to be able to combine multiple things together this past weekend at Castle Combe was a little bit of a dream come true. New track, new car, new starting procedure, new competition and new team.
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Last weekend at Silverstone I had my first experience in a Formula Ford. After passing the ‘do I fit’ challenge (see the photograph, not sure how I got in that tiny car) I had to work through a three fold challenge. First time in a Formula Ford car, first time at Silverstone, first time in a race car for well over 6 months. Good news was that it was wet. If that car was going to let me know how it was going to handle, the conditions were perfect.
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Despite being born in the country of touring cars, historic tracks like Silverstone and the birthplace of Formula One, I’d never raced in Europe. Since I started turning the wheel of a competitive race car, a European destination was always on my racing ‘bucket list’ and this past race I ticked that item off the list at one of the best; Spa Francorchamps.
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Not unlike ChumpCar racing, Lucky dog is a similar format. Low cost cars, high entry counts and a varying degree of driver experience. This rapidly growing series has seen car counts increasing race after race and this weekend at Portland International Raceway was their highest tally yet; 80 cars on a 2 mile long track. Things were going to be busy!
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This meant that traffic would affect every single lap. I can't recall a single 'clear lap' at Watkins Glen and as a result those adept at looking at their predictive timers would finish their session saying "I never had a clear lap" or "there was traffic on my fastest lap" or "I was looking at 19s but would always get held up at the wrong spot". I was a terrible offender of this.
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I was driving a superbly balanced E36 BMW 325i expertly prepared by the BimmerLine team. I've owned an E30 and an E46 (my current SE46) but I am pretty sure the E36 is one of the best chassis that BMW ever made. The car was superb and amazing fun and the team dynamic (repeated it seemed throughout the paddock and pits in ChumpCar) was fabulous.
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I don't win sprint races all of the time; heck, it took me 40 PRO3 races to get my first victory! That's why this past weekend's SE46 (T3) win at the SCCA Majors race in Portland meant so much to me. It was a drive I'm particularly proud about.
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