 For the bank holiday weekend, we'll be heading to Thruxton for round three of the Junior Saloon Car Championship.
We made great progress at Brands Hatch, getting our first top ten finish and I'm super keen to try to push further up the leader board and challenge the midfield. Thruxton is another new circuit to learn and we only have 45 mins of practice/testing time on Friday. Let's see what we can do! All weekend races are streamed live on the BARC Youtube page. Follow the link in my bio to get to the live stream. Our provisional weekend timings :- Saturday 3rd - Qualifying - 10:55 (not streamed) & Race 1 - 16:05 Sunday 4th - Race 2 - 11:15 & Race 3 - 15:05 With thanks to my family and my partners for making this possible. @talkhse Blueflare group, Camuri @cursleymotorsport @_ashmiller @jsccofficial @officialbarc @thruxtonracing #motorracing #motorsport #racing #racecar #racingdriver #juniordrivers
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After a solid season opener at Donnington, we were hoping for a top ten finish in at least one of the races in R2 at Brands Hatch.
Another new circuit and lots to learn in a very short space of time. Friday testing went well and I shaved my lap times every session under the guidance of my driver coach @_ashmiller Saturday quali and having bed in a new set of brake pads, they gave me more confidence to brake later and improve my lap times over what I achieved in testing, putting me P11/P11/P10 out of a grid of 18, for the three races. Saturday - Race 1 - P11>P11 (Dry circuit). Made a move on the Cooper Straight to grab P10 and was getting closer to P9 when contact from behind at Druids sent me into the gravel. I managed to keep the momentum going and got back on track, only dropping the one place back to P11. I held onto this until the end of the race. Sunday - Race 2 - P11>P10 (Dry circuit). Made another move to grab P10 but this time on the inside at Druids. I was all over the back of P9 but made the mistake of carrying a bit too much speed into Clearways, locked the brakes and understeered across the gravel. Fortunately I had enough momentum to get out back on track and managed to bring the P10 home. Race 3 - P10> Meeting abandoned due to a truck race incident (driver okay, barriers, not so much!) Overall, a mega weekend despite the frustration of the final race. We achieved our goal of a top ten finish and now we move on to Thruxton in a couple of weeks! Big congrats to everyone that made the podium. Thank you to Shelia, Alex, Harvey & Will for giving me a solid car and loads of advice and feedback. Thank you also to Ash for his coaching on Friday.Thank you to the Brands Hatch circuit team and all the orange army. It really is appreciated. Massive thanks and well done to @tomalgarracing @algar_racing and @alexander.motor.co It's awesome sharing the garage and awning with you all. As always, none of this would be possible without the support of my family and my sponsors. @cursleymotorsport @jsccofficial @officialbarc @marshalsuk Camuri BlueFlare #motorracing #motorsport #racing #racecar #racingdriver #juniordrivers  For the Easter weekend, we'll be at Brands Hatch on the Indy circuit layout for round two of the Junior Saloon Car Championship. After a solid start at Donington last month, I'm excited to get back in the seat on Friday for testing!
All weekend races are streamed live on the BARC Youtube channel Our weekend timings Saturday 19th - Qualifying : 0925 (not streamed) & Race 1 : 1355 Sunday 20th - Race 2 : 1235 & Race 3 : 1720 Thank you, as always to my partners : Camuri Ltd & Blue Flare Group @cursleymotorsport @jsccofficial @officialbarc @brandshatchofficial @juniorracinguk #motorracing #motorsport #racing #racecar #racingdriver #juniordrivers |
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