Snetterton
A weekend full of emotion, the true highs and lows of the sport we love.
Saturday morning qualifying was at 10:30am and was already almost 30 degrees. We secured our first pole of the year in true style, only completing 2 flying laps and pitting with over half the session still to go. After the nervous wait we claimed our first pole position by almost a second!
Race one, now about 33 degrees. A great start saw us lead away, with the pursuing pack just over a second behind. With two laps to go, the driver behind made a silly move and t-boned us at the end of the back straight, resulting in a broken rear wishbone. I tried to carry on to salvage some points from the race and the car felt okay at first, so I continued. Unfortunately, a few corners later, the car snapped and I made heavy contact with a tyre barrier. I was so disappointed with how the day had flipped on its head.
At this point I believed the weekend to be over, there was far too much damage front and rear to be out for race two Sunday morning. Honestly I have never been so impressed with our little team, the boys and girls worked flat out through the night to get the car back in a drivable state. I would also like to thank the Ginetta paddock, many of the other teams came together to help, lending us parts for the car we either couldn’t afford or were not able to get our hands on.
An hour before race two, the Ginetta was back together, all be it looking slightly different with a different teams’ front nose. I owe a lot of people many beers after that shift and feel very humbled.
Race two starting right at the back, we had a great start passing 5 cars on the opening lap. After a hard fought battle, we managed to claw ourselves into 3rd place with a lap to go. This felt like a victory for myself and the whole team! We were honestly buzzing after that.
Race three live on ITV4 saw a 5-way fight for the lead for the majority of the race, it was great to be involved in. We finished a fantastic 2nd place, again it felt epic. The car wasn’t in her prime bless her after I showed her the wall on Saturday, so to come back fighting and grab two podium finishes to conclude a trying weekend felt brilliant.
So many positives to take, we are just over the half way mark of the season. We have taken it to the big teams in the paddock and have plenty more to give. Unfortunately the damage sustained on Saturday has set us back financially and as it stands, we are not going to be able to make Thruxton in two weeks. This is a big blow for not only myself, but the whole team who have given blood sweat and tears to get us here. We are leading the championship and would like to keep it that way!
I would appreciate anyone who can help In anyway. There is a lot we can offer and I would happily meet up and chat through any potential partnerships.
Fingers crossed we make it to Thruxton, massive thanks to everyone that has helped get us to the stage we are now.
