well done to Andy, Ross and Fran on their Pro debut.
Thanks :-)
It was all change for the new season. A move from the Novice/Inter from last season, a Move from the BRM to the Brabham BT11, and a new Team to collect points for.
Notwithstanding my lack of pace, I'd hoped to start as far back as possible, so qualified with only a single proper timed lap with about 8 laps of fuel in the car, I for a 3.39.6, which wasn't far from the midfield.
The tricky downhill start saw me so concerned about not rolling forward, I forgot to put the car in gear. Nearly blew my engine off the line
, but got away with it. That saw me dead last.
From there really, it was picking up places through others misfortune, but I was still pretty pleased with overall pace. Finished the race with 8 or 9 Gallons on board, so need to sort out some fuel calculations for next time.
I know some of the quick guys had issues, but to finish 25secs off the lead, and 20secs from a podium was a decent result.
With Andy just ahead of me, our team points haul saw us start the season at the top of the table after round 1.....only one way to go from here