Practiced a lot for this. Was daunting at first, but after wrecking 15-20 Minis, I started getting the hang of it..
Figured the Mini was the perfect car to out-nimble the larger ones on this tight track. Found it an absolute hoot to throw it around, although - or perhaps because - disaster was never far away
A last minute kamikaze lap in qualy knocked 0.5 secs off my pb - and demoted Clive to 4th on the grid; most satisfying
Start went well, so thanks again to Tibernius for the clutch-button tip. I slotted into 3rd behind Geoffers and spent the first exhilarating half of the race chasing him. Had Clive and alternately Tibernius looming in my mirrors early on, but eventually a gap formed, so I couldn't see anyone behind. Got very close to Geoffers towards mid-race, but then he started pulling away, as I couldn't keep up the pace - tyre wear was starting to make itself felt.
Thus didn't see what happened when he suddenly left, and I interited 2nd. Great shame Geoffers; you definitely had 2nd well and secure in the bag. Couldn't catch Dimetrio up front, and had noone close behind, so a relatively lonely race from then to the finish. Grats to Dimetrio on a smashing debut - and to all the finishers. Commiserations to Geoffers and the rest we lost along the way, including Geezer who didn't even make the start
Cheers,
Erling