Race 1:Picked the Imp for this. Qual 3rd and retained the position at the start. Up ahead, Ziu & Clive quickly disappeared in their Anglias. Behind me was Bob in a Mini, which was bad news. His consistency is the stuff of legends, and with the Mini being quicker (for me anyway), I could afford no mistakes. After a few laps, I happened upon and passed a recovering Clive. He easily retook the position on the following straight, and then proceeded to be very much in the way through the next corners. That slowed me and brought Bob closer - absolutely not what I needed
Thankfully Clive then scurried off, leaving me to concentrate on staying ahead of Bob till the finish. Grats to Ziu & Clive for 1 & 2 respectively.
Race 2:Mini for this and again 3rd on grid. After the first corners, Dan put his Anglia alongside, and I had to give room, inadvertently letting an opportunistic Clive slip through too. Next lap Dan rolled his car, advancing both Clive & me a position. After 3 years of Clive's griping about his inability to drive fwd cars, losing out to him in one simply wasn't an option - I HAD to get past
A sideways move into Brooklands accomplished that; now I just had to stay there. Midrace came upon a recovering Ziu in the same place and passed him. Stayed ahead for 1 lap, before he retook the position in the same place. With Dom in his Anglia, we were 4 cars fighting for that 2/3 place. Dom replaced Clive behind me, and despite driving my wheelnuts off, I couldn't prevent him from slowly but inexorably inching closer in his quicker car. Late in the race, with wear of my front tyres starting to make itself felt, there was nothing I could do to prevent him from passing and staying in front. Grats to him and the rest of the podium.
Race 3:Geoffers screwing his one hotlap up in qual placed me on an unlikely pole. Ok start saw me retain the position, but as I was basking in the glory of leading the race, and seemingly moving away from the rest of the field, I had to remind myself that Geoffers had 16 laps to catch up. 16 laps ? HA! Try 1!! That was all he needed to slice through the rest of the field and show up in my mirrors. Being much quicker, he was soon past and disappearing. Rest of the field quite far behind, so rest of the race was lonely and uneventful. Grats to Geoffers for a win that was never in question, and to Ziu for filling the podium.