ROUND ONE, RACE TWO

The second race today was a different story. It was scheduled to be at the end of the day, and the track was completely dry. Slick tyres all round, and the last of the new tyres kept over from qualifying used on the front left, as at Brands Hatch most the corners are right handers and the front left does most of the work. 

I was determined to get a better start this time around , so I left it until the last minute to activate the launch control to prevent the clutches from overheating. Doing this means that when the gear is selected the clutch doesn't slip and better drive is given by the gearbox.

I managed to make up two places on the way to the first corner, and during the next lap I gained another place. 20 more laps, so plenty of time to make a few more places.

Unfortunately lack of experience in a front wheel drive car and a little too much exuberance meant that by half way through the race the front tyres had overheated thereby reducing the grip level enough to generate under steer. Due to this, for the rest of the race I had to defend my position from the cars behind.

The net result at the end of the race was 11th position and a valuable lesson learned about how to get the most out of the car without causing too much tyre degradation.

Roll on the next race meeting and a new track