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  • Festival Fever: Looking to Sunday - 1 Comment!

    October 20th, 2007

    A quick update: engine began cutting out after 3 laps of qualifying and developed into a terminal misfire. We’ve rewired most of the ignition electrics now in hope for more luck in our semi-final tomorrow.

  • Festival Fever: It’s tomorrow - Be the first to comment!

    October 19th, 2007

    On the eve of our third day of trying, we still haven’t turned a single lap in anger. We’re already at Brands Hatch and I suppose that means we’re doing the Festival now. But with no seat time, no setup and a car which appears to be a long way from competitive, it [...]

  • Festival Fever: Day One - 2 Comments!

    October 6th, 2007

    It was a difficult first day. In fact, it wasn’t much of a day at all. After ten laps during the morning session we struggled with a misfire until the clutch failed in the pit-lane. After so much effort, day one ended in disappointment.
    On Tuesday we had taken the car to a nearby airfield for [...]

  • Festival Fever: Get Your Diary - 4 Comments!

    September 5th, 2007

    June is an awfully long time ago. For one reason or another I haven’t managed to keep the Festival series going as I had intended. I’m going to play catch up now and bring this back up to date.

  • Festival Fever: The beginning. - Be the first to comment!

    June 16th, 2007

    I have made no secret of my desire to race something else at some point during this year. After I failed to secure the budget necessary to race in Formula Palmer Audi I was left wondering: what am I doing? Where I am going? I’ve thought about it since Mallory Park and what I need [...]