The last round of the 2024 season, a season where at some points I questioned myself and the car... BUT, this is my favourite track and I was determined to have a good end to the worst season of racing I’ve had.
Sunday morning, a half wet, half dry practice session - this allowed me to get used to the car and make any adjustments before the wet qualifying session an hour or so later.
Quali went okay on my Yokohama tyres and finding the grip more and more every lap. On the final lap I found 4 tenths of a second which would put me on a p4 start for race one later on.
Race One
The initial start in race one was amazing, one of my best of the year, gaining a lot of places, then a red flag came out before the end of the first lap, so all my work was undone, as we were re-gridded back in our original start positions.
On the restart I again gained places and after a few laps I was sitting 4th in class, until a mistake from 3rd place promoted me to the podium position, from there I just brought the car home and got my first podium since Anglesey’s round 1 back in April. Collecting maximum points for this race.
Race Two
I started p4 again. I got a mega start, getting into p2 straight away. I had extremely good pace even comparable with some of the higher class cars. It was raining so much we could barely see where we were going around the track, resulting in another red flag for a big incident that happened right in front me of me, which I somehow managed to avoid.
Another good restart. I finished p6 overall and p2 in class, again receiving maximum championship points for this race.
Summary
Overall a much needed good weekend and I’m so proud of my performance at my favourite track with some friends and family present as well. Thanks for standing out in the wind and rain all day watching me!
I finish the year p4 In the championship, only 4 points off of p3. Coming into this final round I was 26 points behind and in P5.
What's Next?
This year just goes to show, with a bit more luck throughout the season I would have had that P3 place super secure. But considering all the bad luck I’ve had this year and having a crisis of confidence hindering me since the incident in the middle of the year, I don’t think I could’ve done much better. Plans are being made for next year and the Racing Hondas Championship has been such a fun championship, so it’s definitely an option.
As always a massive thank you to the team at Time Attack and the championship for putting on a great event and, of course, to all my sponsors and supporters who allow me to compete!
Keep your eyes peeled for 2025!
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