Rowrah Feb 2010

Saturday.

Cold and damp, as usual for Rowrah. I was off the pace slightly in the first session because of a problem with my brakes, so we changed the brake pads and as soon as they had bedded in I was able to push harder and get on the pace of the front runners.
As the track dried later on in the day we managed to go onto slicks for the last session.

Sunday.

Very cold, wet and icy in places

Heat 1.
After grip problems in the 3 lap practice we changed setup and the tyres and we went from 8th on the grid to finish 2nd and setting the fastest lap of the race on the way. I had been following the leader Max Vaughn all the way through the race and planned to pass him on the last lap going in to the Stewart esses as I was much quicker there but a novice driver was aslo in the corner as we arrived so it cocked me up and i had to settle for 2nd place.

Heat 2
I started 6th and was soon up to 2nd place with a small lead over the 3rd place kart, unfortunately as I came to lap a novice driver i got held up in the chicane which allowed the 3rd place kart to close the gap, as i started to turn in to St Johns the 3rd place kart (Darius Karbaley) rammed me from behind and put me off the track into the kitty litter, ending my race with 300 metres to go.

Heat 3
I only managed to do 100 metres because i was rammed so hard from behind by number 44 that it took my chain off.

Final
I started 23rd even though i didnt finish 2 heats, I had a great start making up 8 places on the first lap and then made my way through the field, I was pushing really hard and was given a warning flag for contact with Chad Little (sorry Chad) on the last lap I overtook James Manning
at the pond as we were coming up to a lapped driver and James ran into the back of him and nearly flipped. In the end I finished 9th which wasnt too bad.