Whilton mill - retroracer
Retro round 2 - Whilton mill
So this was again a very good learning experience again this weekend with the Ak…
With both me and dad wanting as much seat time as possible for me around Whilton , we set off on the Friday to do some Friday testing.
I did around 4 session and I got to grips with the circuit rather quickly as I had already been round in the tkm.
Moving on to Saturday practice I yet again had a very smoothly ran day with no issues. I made it out for 4 or 5 practice session and was getting quicker with every time I went out.
Waking up to blue skies , it was race day …
Unfortunately heat 1 and heat 2 did not go to plan as we had mechanical issues with the engine. This meant both results were a DNF.
Heat 3:
P9 - P10
With the clutch slipping for the first 4 laps out of 6 it meant I had a lot of ground to make up .
Even though I didn’t overtake anyone, I definitely made good progress throughout this heat this the gave me confidence that I could do it.
The final:
P12 - P9
Definitely a good final as I made three places but I actually ended up making more places with inclusion of the formula euro class too!
I made some overtakes that I would never have committed to at Hooton , this was a good sign that my confidence has grown massively in a single meeting!
So this was again a very good learning experience again this weekend with the Ak…
With both me and dad wanting as much seat time as possible for me around Whilton , we set off on the Friday to do some Friday testing.
I did around 4 session and I got to grips with the circuit rather quickly as I had already been round in the tkm.
Moving on to Saturday practice I yet again had a very smoothly ran day with no issues. I made it out for 4 or 5 practice session and was getting quicker with every time I went out.
Waking up to blue skies , it was race day …
Unfortunately heat 1 and heat 2 did not go to plan as we had mechanical issues with the engine. This meant both results were a DNF.
Heat 3:
P9 - P10
With the clutch slipping for the first 4 laps out of 6 it meant I had a lot of ground to make up .
Even though I didn’t overtake anyone, I definitely made good progress throughout this heat this the gave me confidence that I could do it.
The final:
P12 - P9
Definitely a good final as I made three places but I actually ended up making more places with inclusion of the formula euro class too!
I made some overtakes that I would never have committed to at Hooton , this was a good sign that my confidence has grown massively in a single meeting!