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Whilton Mill August 14th:

This was a six hour race and we felt we were pushing our luck to try and do this as a two man team. Coupled to that Thomas was away for much of the time leading up to the race so didn't really have time to prepare our kart. So we were very pleased when TT Sport offered us a drive with them for this race. We were even happier when we (that is TT Sport) got 3rd place having battled through heavy rain and ending in almost darkness. Both Thomas and particularly James, found TT's kart difficult in the wet, but both of them managed a respectable speed and more importantly kept the kart on the track. The results are here and our report here.

2009 Championship standings:

For what its worth we got sixth in the Championship for 2009. Here are the full listings. Before round 5 we were in the same position in the 2010 championship, but we shall drop down from there having not scored any points while driving for TT Sport in that round.

Next Race:

The next race is, thankfully, back to the 4˝hr format and will be at Milton Keynes on September 19th. Last time we went quite well there, so we hope to do well again.

Tips for Endurance Racing:

Tom Robinson's tips for making your racing more successful - have a look here.

Rotax Endurance Racing:

The main series if you're serious about endurance racing in the UK  is the Open Endurance series run at Whilton Mill and Milton Keynes. New for 2010 is the inclusion of Lydd now that it has been taken over by Daytona. In 2009 the OEKC introduced a night race for the first time and in 2010 there will two of these. And the final change is that the second of these night races will be 6 hours rather than 4˝. Even the 4˝ hour race is a truly serious test of endurance in a Rotax for a two man team so it will be interesting to see how we cope with 6 hours. The dates are here or on the Open Endurance Championship web site.

An alternative was the series run for Rotax owner drivers by Ian Ward at the Bayford Meadows circuit. But this series had to be stopped in August of this year due to lack of support.

 

Tom Robinson and James Michell after getting 1st place in round six of the 2004 Southern Promax Challenge Championship.

Yes I know its out of date, but its a nice photo of a good occasion and we haven't found a better one yet....

 

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