Team FUCHS Titan Race Weblog

Introduction

Phil Morris — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:36:55 +0000

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.

14 – Thanks!

Phil Morris — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:22:47 +0100

Thanks, once again to my valuable and valued sponsors Fuchs Lubricants and Laurent Abergel / Arpadis Chemicals

Thanks ...

13 – Early Bath

Phil Morris — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:15:48 +0100

At the end of my first season, I signed off this blog while experiencing a series of mixed emotions..

12 – Please Drive Carefully

Phil Morris — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:49:20 +0100

From the West, the route to the paddock entrance at Donington Park is through a picture postcard village located just ...

11 – Welcome to Europe’s Fastest Race Circuit

Phil Morris — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:41:12 +0100

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...

10 – I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

Phil Morris — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:18:38 +0100

This year, the Championship has again been honoured with an invitation to race at the Dutch Power Pack Festival.

9 – Screen Saver

Phil Morris — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:23:00 +0100

We are about to travel to Holland to race at Zandvoort, a track which I’ve never visited, let alone driven around ...

8 – Ups and Downs

Phil Morris — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:11:53 +0100

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...

7 – Back On The Horse

Phil Morris — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:35:02 +0100

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.

6 – Seconds Away … Round One

Phil Morris — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:53:48 +0100

When I was a kid, my dad would watch boxing matches on the television. As there was only one telly ...

5 – Testing Times

Phil Morris — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:47:06 +0100

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..

4. Remember To Turn Right, Not Left

Phil Morris — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:30:27 +0000

We (happy birthday, S) arrive at Silverstone at eight minutes past eight on March 20th 2011. Just like a year ...

3 - Weight Watchers

Phil Morris — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:33:05 +0000

We’ve decided to lose some weight. When I say "we", what I really mean is the car. Obviously I’m thinking ...

2 - Off The Racing Line

Phil Morris — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:50:23 +0000

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..

1 - 2011: In The Beginning

Phil Morris — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:49:39 +0000

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?

17 – Parc Ferme

Phil Morris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:58:15 +0100

Very finally..

16 – The Cool Down Lap

Phil Morris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:56:28 +0100

So, that’s it. If you have been, thanks for reading..

15 - The Seventh Round

Phil Morris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:44:14 +0100

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..

14 - The Sixth Round

Phil Morris — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:28:08 +0100

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 ...

13 - The Fifth Round

Phil Morris — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:11:32 +0100

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

12 - The Fourth Round

silkolene — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:56:04 +0100

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

11 - The Nostalgia Trip

silkolene — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:50:44 +0100

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...

10 - The Third Round

Phil Morris — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:36:36 +0100

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

9 - The Gap

Phil Morris — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:08:08 +0100

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..

8 - The Car

silkolene — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:52:46 +0100

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

7 – The First Round

Phil Morris — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:26:01 +0100

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.

6 - The Official Test

Phil Morris — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:40:15 +0000

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

5 - The Testing

Phil Morris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:33:09 +0000

Early March and I hear from Matt that this year’s allocation of racing slicks and wets has not arrived from Korea..

4 - The Weather

Phil Morris — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:29:49 +0000

Another snow blizzard on the 26^thmeans that February ends with snow still lying on the lawn. This ...

3 - The Preparation

Phil Morris — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:23:00 +0000

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