FKS Round 1 & 2 Rowrah, April 2010

Friday, Test day.

It was quite cold and a bit damp but I tested on slicks with my brand new chassis, we tried all day to get the chassis to work but I was a bit off the pace all day so I decided to go back to my old chassis for Saturday.

Saturday, Race day round 1

I hadn't used my old chassis on friday so it was a gamble, we had a lot of data from earlier meetings and our base set up worked really well and I qualified 8th in my group.

Heat 1
I started P7 and made a place up on the start and made my way up to 5th, my best result in a national championship.

Heat 2
The kart wouldnt start on the grid so i ended up 3/4 of a lap down at the start and managed to get a couple of places back.

B final
I Started P2 and at the start moved straight into the lead and stayed there till the end

A final
I started P27 and at the start I had to avoid a spinning kart, losing me time and spoiling my chance to make up some places on the first lap, I worked my way up to 18th by the chequered flag, not as good as i had hoped but at least i scored some good points.

Sunday Round 2

I qualified a bit better and i was looking forward to the heats

Heat 1

I had a good start from P7 making up 2 places at the start, but lost one of them soon after, I maintained 6th place untill the finish.

Heat 2

I started P7 again and gained 3 places on the first lap but during the race i dropped to 8th

A final

I started P12 and was aiming for a top 10 finish but at the chicane i was rammed from behind, putting me on the grass and a kart ran over my nose cone and foot, i ended up almost last and a long way off the leaders, I managed to work my way through the field and the kart felt really good untill someone tried to fire me at hairpin 2, it cost me a few places and a lot of time and I now had problems with the handling because it had knocked the steering out of line and put a twist in the chassis, I ended up finishing 19th, not as good as I had hoped but the best I could do after being fired. My fastest time was 2 hundredths faster than Tom Harvey who won the race.