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This
was my first visit to Lydden, and I was driving
the TOM's.
I
spent qualifying 1 and 2 getting to know the circuit.
At the start of race 1, I
got a good start, but Les Beer got a very good start and passed me within 50
metres. I followed him round for half a lap, then drew alongside him coming out
of the hairpin. I managed to hold the inside line down the hill to the next fast
right-hander. Neither one of us would back off, and unfortunately Les was unable
to hold his line and ran wide into the gravel trap. He managed to get going
again, although he lost several seconds. The rest of the race was fairly
uneventful, but the TOM's had a lot of corner entry understeer, especially with
the oily track. At the end of the race I gave my first 'victory interview' to
the commentator.
Race
2 had a similar start to race 1, with Les Beer passing me. I managed to take the
place back after half a lap when I pressured him into running wide into a
corner. This race has a very high attrition rate, with cars sliding off almost
every lap. By the end of the race, only 2 or 3 were still running. I then gave
my second interview of the day to the commentator and collected my first
trophies.
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