GYG March 2010

Saturday test day

It was cold and very wet due to the rain on Friday night. During the Course of the day we tested loads of different setups and i went quicker and quicker and set some really good laptimes.

Sunday raceday.

It was dry enougth in the morning to go on slicks.

Qualifying

I only managed to qualify 6th because just as my tyres came on i started to catch other karts up which cost me time, but i knew i was fast enough to be fighting for a win.

Heat 1

I started sixth and on the first lap i moved straight into 3rd. A few laps later I moved into second and started to work with Ross martin but i accidentally nudged him wide when he got a slow exit from the last turn and I took the lead (i got a telling off by the clerk of the course) on the last lap Ross got back past me at the spoon but coming down to the carousel I spotted my chance to re-take the lead and went up his inside, i went through to win the race.

Heat 2

I started pole and by the first lap i got a second lead over 2nd place, number 8 Connor Jupp started to catch me up but in the last 3 laps I matched his times and kept the gap of a second and another win.

Final

I lined up on pole and I had a good start, during the race i set some good laptimes working with Connor, I was quicker on the tight part of the circuit but Connor was quicker down the straight. When the last lap board came out Connor Jupp was just behind me! down the straight we went, Connor had the speed and he passed me round the outside. Connor defended well in the last half of the lap and i couldnt quite manage to get him back, so i finished 2nd, setting fastest lap on the way, just 1 hundredth of a second off the lap record...