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View Article  Introduction
This is the journal of a racing driver. Which is a bit of a of a surprise to me as, until recently, I thought that being a racing driver was something that other people did. Then I saw an opportunity and took it. So now, this is my journal. This story could not have happened without help from Fuchs Lubricants, Racing Line and the Volkswagen Direct Shift Gearbox.   more »
View Article  13 - The Fifth Round
A scant two weeks after Silverstone, we reconvene in Norfolk at Snetterton. In the 1950's the circuit was the home of the elite Aston Martin Owners' Club, but in 2010 this ex-bomber base is now the latest stop for the "peoples' car" Racing Cup   more »
View Article  12 - The Fourth Round
Fast forward a little more than thirty three years to Friday August 13th 2010 and I drive my race car out onto the Silverstone GP circuit   more »
View Article  11 - The Nostalgia Trip
The price of the first issue of "Motor" that I purchased was 12 ½ new pence. I was about 12 years old and wanted to know more about Ford Escort Twin Cams and Alfa Suds, but this purchase marked also the beginning of my fascination with Grand Prix racing...   more »
View Article  10 - The Third Round
Until this year I had considered that driving a track day was a pretty full on kind of experience. The lessons learned from my first races at Oulton showed me that there was a need for an adjustment of perspective   more »
View Article  9 - The Gap
Of course I always knew that the time would come for the the Championship to arrive in Holland, at former F1 track Circuit Park Zandvoort, for Round Two, and I suppose that I always knew I wouldn’t be joining in. But prior knowledge had done nothing to quell the growing sense of frustration that I was experiencing in late May..   more »
View Article  8 - The Car

The Volkswagen Cup is a production based series.  Entrants can use any combination of VW chassis and engine, while adhering ...   more »

View Article  7 – The First Round
Mr. Chambers, if you ever read this, please forgive me. It is said that you never forget a good teacher. Mr. Chambers taught me English. Together we read Larkin and Hughes and Hardy and studied grammar and spelling and all was good. Even today, when I write something, I try to imagine what Mr. Chambers’ comment, scrawled at the bottom of the page in red, might be.    more »
View Article  6 - The Official Test

Tuesday 23rd March: Oulton Park, despite the bitter winter recently endured, is already ringed by a host of daffodils, ...   more »

View Article  5 - The Testing
Early March and I hear from Matt that this year’s allocation of racing slicks and wets has not arrived from Korea..   more »
View Article  4 - The Weather

Another snow blizzard on the 26th means that February ends with snow still lying on the lawn.  This ...   more »

View Article  3 - The Preparation
February begins with January’s snow still on the lawn and my regular check on the website of National Savings & Investments. The good news here is that Uncle Ernie has promised to send me a cheque   more »
View Article  2 - The Schedule

Racing is expensive – everyone knows that, so it was a great help to me when FUCHS Lubricants UK offered ...   more »

View Article  1 - The Backstory
The events leading to this point were put in train by a high speed tumble from a motorcycle some years ago. The fall signalled the end of my affair with ‘bikes   more »