The Year:
Early season testing - a day at Combe in March with WPR, a day at Llandow with the HSA in April.
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March
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Combe - A Wayne Poole Racing test day. Cold so just getting a bit of
pre season seat time. Best lap in the 1m 18s on old tyres so nothing too quick!
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March 11th
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Combe - The British Sprint Championship round.
Cold but damp and then drying out but unfortunately a fly away gazebo rather took my mind off the event! Beaten comfortably by Martin Pickles but ahead of
Dennis Picket with a best of 156.59s.
Championship points.
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March 27th
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Silverstone Stowe. A splendid track now lengthened with a few
more corners. A three way battle with Dennis Pickett and Pete Gillett. Led by a second through practice and the forst timed run
so went as fast as I thought I needed to go on the final run by taking another second off but just pipped by Pete! Disappointing.
Best time 113.05s
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April 18th
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MIRA - An HSA round with only Lindsay Summers the other
FF in her VD RF80 on ACB9s. Very pleased with a 53.58s PB second run which was only about a second outside the HSA class record.
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May 22nd
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Goodwood - A blazing hot summer day and a a scarily fast circuit.
A glorious place to be and the TWMC 2 lapper meant times well over three minutes. Only FF present so a 198.50s
hard to judge.
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June 26th
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Llandow - Up against Pete Gillett and Charles Alexander in the FF class and came through to take a
good win. Got under the HSA Class record on the third run with a 82.98s PB which was very pleasing although it didn't count as a record.
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July 17th
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Lydden Hill - A strange 'was it one or two events' meeting? Second to Martin Pickles by only
0.12s on Saturday but slipped to third on the Sunday after a lot of problems with wet electrics, holed exhaust and driver confidence.
Great track though and a best of 83.52s
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August 14/15th
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Anglesey - Only other FF was Geoff Ward in his Swift SC93.
With a greasy track,a holed exhaust and suspect brakes I wasn't really on it at all. Managed a 126.27 on the final Sunday run
getting to within 3 secs of the Swift.
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Sept 4/5th
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Brands Hatch - Fabulous track in an FF and a lovely day. No other FFs but great fun and a
97.12s.
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Sept 12th
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Curborough 1 Lap - Only competitive outing for the year in the Caterham. Really too busy with HSA matters to
concentrate properly but a good fight with Graham Boulter finishing half a second adrift, fifth out of 6. A 35.27s on 1B tyres.
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October 10th
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