 So this is pretty cool on many levels...
- My first ever official e-sports event! Never mind easing ourselves in gently with a twenty minute sprint race.... let's go full send and take on a 24 hour sim endurance race! - The Britcar 24hr of Silverstone! 🫣 - This is first time I've been specifically invited to participate in an event rather than just being being another name on a mailing list. This really means a lot 🫶 - For Kenny & Tom, this is not just about sim racing - There's a much bigger picture... Project Luna is about building a GT class race car to compete in the 2026 Britcar Endurance championship. The car... A Porsche? Ferrari? .. Nah... a '67 Mustang! You can follow the build progress on Instagram by following @lunaroseracing Super excited for this! Massive thank you to Kenny & Tom for the invite. 💪 #britcar #simracing #enduranceracing #racingdriver #silverstone
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Friday testing : Mixed track conditions throughout the day : damp, very wet and mostly dry. Good experience though and no dramas. Car felt good.
Saturday : Qualifying (Damp) - P8, P6 & P6. Not the easiest quali given the conditions. Lap times were pretty consistent. Race 1 (Dry) : P8>P5 (P3 rookies). A great start and made up two places on the opening lap but the race was red flagged. An decent restart and got myself up to P6 on the road but finished P5 after penalties applied. Race 2: (Dry) : P6>P6 (P3 rookies). Mega start and made a place but ultimately finished where I started, as I was picking my battles for the rookie championship. Sunday Race 3: (Damp) : P6>P6 (P3 rookies). Another mega start and got two places. Didn't battle with Josh on lap one. There was a patch of water around the apex at Paddock Hill bend, which made things interesting but we brought the car safely home. A solid weekend to secure the rookie P3 and, although there's no official championship for this, I also finished P1 in the 2025 newcomers. The car was faultless and my driving improved as the weekend progressed. An awesome first year racing cars! Congrats to ojk_22 for the championship win and @olliesmithracing for the rookie win and a big well done to my teammate @benward_racing_uk for a mega three rounds. A huge appreciation post for the season will follow but for now... thank you to... Everyone at @cursleymotorsport. The car was faultless and the support as always was amazing! @_ashmiller for the coaching and kick up the bum! Everyone at @jsccofficial @officialbarc @brandshatchofficial and all the orange armt @marshalsuk All the 2025 JSCC drivers. I've loved every minute both on and off the track! None of this would have been be possible without the support of my family and my partners @talkhse , Camuri, @sddesigns.5, @tracktilesuk and everyone who supports me on @wearesponsordriven Photos : @j45media @swatton.media #motorracing #motorsport #racing #racecar #racingdriver #juniordrivers |
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