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  • Formula Ford: Victory at Mallory Park - 7 Comments!

    July 28th, 2009

    In March 2007, I won my first ever car race in Formula Vee at Mallory Park after starting second on the grid. Yesterday, I won my first Formula Ford race – also at Mallory Park and from second on the grid. This was then followed by second place in the Edwina Overend Trophy and fastest [...]

  • MSA British Race Elite: My Application - 2 Comments!

    January 27th, 2009

    Ever since it was launched in January 2007, I have applied for the MSA British Race Elite programme. Run in tandem with its sister programme, MSA British Rally Elite, together they are the only driver development schemes officially sanctioned by our governing body – the Motor Sports Association.

  • Formula Vee: 3rd at Oulton makes me Champion (Video) - 7 Comments!

    September 10th, 2007

    Going into this weekend I had no circuit knowledge. Having elected to skip the Oulton Park round last year, an afternoon of testing on Friday had only two objectives: learn the circuit and refine a setup.

    A broken head stud was the result of a single installation lap in the first of two sessions. Later, during the second session, the oil cooler was ruptured by a stone and a rocker gasket began to leak, ending what was a very difficult day in which I managed just half a dozen laps of the picturesque circuit.

  • Formula Vee: Pole Position, Fastest Lap and 2nd at Silverstone - 1 Comment!

    August 20th, 2007

    All year long we have looked upon Silverstone as our car’s Achilles heel. I was expecting to have to get my hands dirty, a dry race would have been a five-car epic and in a lot of ways, a struggle. However, the British summer continued to disappoint and around mid-day, rain settled in for the [...]

  • Formula Vee: Victory at Brands Hatch! (Video) - 3 Comments!

    August 1st, 2007

    I have been looking forward to Brands Hatch all year. Two pole positions, a second place, a win and a fastest lap is a job well done, for all those concerned. A big thank you goes out to AHS who were absolutely fantastic and everyone else who contributed to this win.