As previously mentioned, these last couple of weekends have seen me travel to Milton Keynes in order to practice for the upcoming BRKC event, and competing in the 2nd round of Castle Combe’s Adult Karting Championship-
The idea behind both of which was to re-acclimatise (as far as Formula Fast’s karts and circuit are concerned) and to sharpen my race craft (Castle Combe) ahead of getting out on track with some of Europe’s best indoor kart racers in a week or so’s time ..
Up first was Formula Fast, and unlike previous years I actually went into these practice sessions with a game plan(!), in that I didn’t just want to drive round and round in circles without any clear objectives, and I have to say I really feel like it paid off.. Only time will tell though I suppose !
The following weekend I joined a large number of local-ish drivers at Castle Combe’s outdoor kart circuit for what was sure to be a day of close, well-organised (as always) racing.
After a brief practice session, I scored the following results in my ‘heat’ races:
3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd (From starting positions 4, 5, 2 and 1) which in turn led to me lining up in 4th place in the ‘B’ final, where I duly finished after briefly climbing to 3rd. Not a great result by any means but with zero heat race wins and some very fast (and light) drivers finishing ahead of me I wasn’t too disappointed -
As a means of getting ‘race sharp’ ahead of BRKC in a fortnight’s time it was the ideal preparation, and that event is what I’ll be fully focused on for the next two weeks ..
I’ll be sure to provide an update post-BRKC so do please check back in sometime after the 10th of April !!
Cheers
Ben
