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spawny whippet motorsport

 

Snetterton 

 

24th May 2003

 

This was my first time driving a  Formula Vauxhall Junior, hired for the occasion from Andy Yeoman's to replace a misbehaving TOM's. This car needed a different driving style to the TOM's, and responded to being thrown around corners rather than the ultra-smoothness needed in an F3 type car. I qualified 4th, 1st in class behind a pair of Formula Vauxhall Lotus and a rocket-powered Van Diemen 2 litre.

 

Qualifying 1

I spent the first half of the session learning the car, then tried to string a couple of flying laps together towards the end of the session. The car had a Pi2

 

Race 1

I got a good start to race 1, overtaking 1 FVL and the Van Diemen on the 2nd corner, elevating me to 2nd. I lost the place along the long straights, and ended lap 1 in 3rd place. I stayed in 3rd, harrying the FVL of Paul Calladine for the remainder of the race, although the Van Diemen recovered from an earlier spin to pass us both and spin off again at the end of the race.

 

Qualifying 2

 

I qualified 4th, 1st in class and ahead of a full time Formula Renault driver.

 

Race 2

 

I got a great start, passing Calladine and almost passing John Miller for the lead. John just beat me into the first corner, then slowly pulled away over the next few laps. I managed to keep Calladine behind me throughout the race, but unfortunately suffered a puncture on lap 15 of 17, putting me out of the race from P2.

Race won by John Miller.

 

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