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Rounds
11 & 12 of the championship were to be held at Snetterton.
Even after 5 years of racing, I've never driven the circuit!
It's one of those ones that always clashed with something
and I found myself having to attend a "New Drivers
Briefing" of all things! Still, it was useful given
that the briefing provided some valuable insight into the
areas of corner cutting Do's and Dont's to ensure you don't
find yourself visiting the Clerk of the Course!
Qualifying
and race one were thankfully dry after the ongoing threat
of rain. During qualifying I found it to be a circuit I
found a nice flow to, and qualified a respectable 5th from
a field of 8 class B staters.
The
rain held off for race one and a graeat start meant that
a place was gained from the outset. The leading class B
car of James Cook then retired with a problem leaving James
Card to lead the class B field with a five way battle behind
between myself, Cattliff, Buanic, Astall and the class A
driver of Des Thresh. Lap times tumbled with constant swapping
of places and tusseling for position enabling the trailing
cars to bunch up and Card to extend a healthy lead, but
I knew that if I could drive defensively, I could keep the
battle behind me. Finishing in a superb second in class,
it must have been a show for the crowd as I was awarded
with "Driver of the Day" for a superb result in
my first race at the circuit!
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Driver of the Day cheque being awarded
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