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Sunday, January 10
Introduction
by
Phil Morris
on Sun 10 Jan 2010 11:36 GMT
This is the journal of a racing driver; it covers my 2010 "rookie" season in the Volkswagen Racing Cup and, after a move to a new team, the 2011 follow up. more »
Wednesday, October 5
14 – Thanks!
by
Phil Morris
on Wed 05 Oct 2011 09:22 BST
Thanks, once again to my valuable and valued sponsors Fuchs Lubricants and Laurent Abergel / Arpadis Chemicals Thanks ... more » Monday, October 3
13 – Early Bath
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 03 Oct 2011 09:15 BST
At the end of my first season, I signed off this blog while experiencing a series of mixed emotions.. more »
Wednesday, September 28
12 – Please Drive Carefully
by
Phil Morris
on Wed 28 Sep 2011 10:49 BST
From the West, the route
to the paddock entrance at Donington Park is through a picture postcard village
located just ... more »
Tuesday, September 6
11 – Welcome to Europe’s Fastest Race Circuit
by
Phil Morris
on Tue 06 Sep 2011 08:41 BST
A proud boast, written in big gulp signage at the entrance to the Rockingham Circuit, but can it really be true? Well, yes and no... more »
Monday, July 4
10 – I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 04 Jul 2011 13:18 BST
This year, the Championship has again been honoured with an invitation to race at the Dutch Power Pack Festival. more »
Monday, June 27
9 – Screen Saver
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 27 Jun 2011 10:23 BST
We are about to travel to Holland to race at Zandvoort, a track which I’ve never visited, let alone driven around ... more » Tuesday, June 21
8 – Ups and Downs
by
Phil Morris
on Tue 21 Jun 2011 09:11 BST
At well over 100 miles per hour release the throttle, squeeze the brakes and tug the left shift paddle to drop from fifth to fourth gear. Feel the grip of the seat belts on your collar bones as the six point harness resists the force of retardation. Try to ignore the yellow desert that lies directly ahead... more »
Monday, May 23
7 – Back On The Horse
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 23 May 2011 09:35 BST
During my early years I was at various times stood on, kicked and bitten by a motley collection of horses and ponies; all of which was bad enough in itself, but falling off the beasts was the most frightening experience of all. more »
Thursday, April 28
6 – Seconds Away … Round One
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 28 Apr 2011 14:53 BST
When I was a kid, my dad would watch boxing matches on the television. As there was only one telly ... more » Monday, April 4
5 – Testing Times
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 04 Apr 2011 15:47 BST
Friday April 1st is a Test Day at Oulton and the Team Fuchs Titan Race GTI is entered under the KPM banner. When I arrive Kevin and Sam have already set up a temporary garage in the paddock. The car is prepped and there is an air of calm authority in the camp.. more »
Monday, March 21
4. Remember To Turn Right, Not Left
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 21 Mar 2011 14:30 GMT
We (happy birthday, S) arrive at Silverstone at eight minutes past eight on March 20th 2011. Just like a year ... more » Thursday, March 17
3 - Weight Watchers
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 17 Mar 2011 09:33 GMT
We’ve decided to lose some weight. When I say "we", what I really mean is the car. Obviously I’m thinking ... more » Friday, March 11
2 - Off The Racing Line
by
Phil Morris
on Fri 11 Mar 2011 14:50 GMT
Anyone who has spent screen time developing a tolerance for this blog will have noticed the name KPM Racing in the first chapter of 2011 and may well be asking why. The answer is.. more »
Friday, March 4
1 - 2011: In The Beginning
by
Phil Morris
on Fri 04 Mar 2011 11:49 GMT
As Paul Whitehouse possibly said "Isn't excitement brilliant?"
Do you know that feeling - the light headedness created by the sense that events are threatening to slide out of control? more »
Thursday, October 21
16 – The Cool Down Lap
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 21 Oct 2010 13:56 BST
So, that’s it. If you have been, thanks for reading.. more »
15 - The Seventh Round
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 21 Oct 2010 13:44 BST
It's the final round of 2010 and we arrive at Donington; one of Leicestershire's parkland racing circuits, built on land that was originally part of the Donington Hall estate. Like other UK park circuits (such as Mallory and Oulton) the track rises, falls and twists with the contours of the earth.. more »
Monday, October 4
14 - The Sixth Round
by
Phil Morris
on Mon 04 Oct 2010 14:28 BST
It's late September and Rod the Mod really should be back at school. Once again (and memories of that amazing weekend in Norfolk spring to mind - it's a bit like having PTSD) the winds are blowing from the north and the thermometer mercury is falling - it can only mean one thing ... more »
Thursday, September 2
13 - The Fifth Round
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 02 Sep 2010 14:11 BST
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 »
Wednesday, August 18
12 - The Fourth Round
by
silkolene
on Wed 18 Aug 2010 14:56 BST
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 »
11 - The Nostalgia Trip
by
silkolene
on Wed 18 Aug 2010 14:50 BST
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 »
Tuesday, July 20
10 - The Third Round
by
Phil Morris
on Tue 20 Jul 2010 16:36 BST
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 »
Tuesday, May 25
9 - The Gap
by
Phil Morris
on Tue 25 May 2010 14:08 BST
Of course I always knew that the time would come for the the Championship to arrive in Holland 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 »
Friday, May 7
Thursday, April 8
7 – The First Round
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 08 Apr 2010 14:26 BST
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 »
Thursday, March 25
6 - The Official Test
by
Phil Morris
on Thu 25 Mar 2010 15:40 GMT
Tuesday 23rd March: Oulton Park, despite the bitter winter recently endured, is already ringed by a host of daffodils, ... more » Friday, March 12
5 - The Testing
by
Phil Morris
on Fri 12 Mar 2010 14:33 GMT
Early March and I hear from Matt that this year’s allocation of racing slicks and wets has not arrived from Korea.. more »
Friday, February 26
4 - The Weather
by
Phil Morris
on Fri 26 Feb 2010 14:29 GMT
Another snow blizzard on the 26th means that February ends with snow still lying on the lawn. This ... more » Sunday, February 7
3 - The Preparation
by
Phil Morris
on Sun 07 Feb 2010 14:23 GMT
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 »
Saturday, January 30
2 - The Schedule
by
Phil Morris
on Sat 30 Jan 2010 14:16 GMT
Racing is expensive – everyone knows that, so it was a great help to me when FUCHS Lubricants UK offered ... more » Tuesday, January 26
1 - The Backstory
by
Phil Morris
on Tue 26 Jan 2010 13:47 GMT
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 »
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