JSCC Round 9 - Oulton Park International

JSCC Round 9 - Oulton Park International

Friday testing : 20 minutes in to the first session and then the gearbox went! Our replacement box was fitted but sadly, no good. Second replacement box fitted but no good either. Third replacement box fitted and all seemed good but I'd lost all my remain testing time and had zero time in the car with my coach.

Saturday : Qualifying (Dry) - P12 & P12. (P9 & P9 rookies) .
Felt like something was up with the clutch but at least I'd got my laps in. Issue identified and resolved but I'd now need to go steady.

Race 1 (Dry) : P12>P11 (P8 rookes). DNF on the road. Stuff steady!.. Got a mega start and made up places. A few more laps in and that was my race over. Gearbox mount gave up and I limped into the pits. My box fluid on the track and a car going off caused the race to end under a red flag with positions awarded basis the lap prior to the red.

Race 2: (Dry) : P12>P7 (P5 rookies). Fourth replacement box fitted and felt lovely! Another mega start and got three places in first lap... I was then in a train behind Louis, Martin & Tom for the rest of the race and was pushing for an opportunity to make a move. It came on the final lap and I grabbed two more places.

Not the weekend we'd hoped for but we still made points and kept ourselves in with a shout of progressing in the championship in the final round. It was also cool to catch up with the team at @tracktilesuk and also meet some guys from @baguette_bashers

Thank you to my team @cursleymotorsport, particularly Alex & Jake for keeping me out there in difficult and frustrating circumstances. Thank you @_ashmiller for your support and encouragement and to @orexcompetition, @louis_austin & Chef Dave for your help in sourcing replacement boxes.

Thank you also to @jsccofficial @officialbarc @oultonpark @marshalsuk

None of this would be possible without the support of my family and my partners @TalkHSE, Camuri, @azj_x , @sddesigns.5, @tracktilesuk and everyone who supports me on @wearesponsordriven.

Photos : @h.hallworth_photography @swattonmedia
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