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It was a relatively early start to the day in order to get to the circuit in plenty of time. The day was beautiful, but very very hot. Luckily the racing later in the day would only be 25 minutes. I made a vital error however, I did not bring shorts. I was very hot,...

Lydden Hill is a long way from home, so we decided to go down the night before the race and stop in a good hotel in Canterbury. In the evening we went to have a few drinks with the team by the circuit. This lead to a late night track walk. I thought this might be...

The day started off rather dull, with none of the glorious weather we had been recently been blessed with, although considering our performances in the wet at Cadwell Park, I was rather hoping it would rain to give us an advantage. But alas, no - only grey weather....

After staying at a nearby hotel to the circuit, I arrived with itchy eyes and a stuffed nose due to the high pollen count over the weekend. This was going to be a tough one. The team managed to book me a 30 minute practice in the morning before qualifying. This would...

The weekend started with a brief qualifying session on the Saturday. As I’d never been to Cadwell Park before, this 15 minutes would be critical. In these 9 or so laps, I needed to find the limit, find my braking spots and find potential spots for overtaking. All...

This weekend wasn’t the early start it usually is for the trip to Brands. We were lucky with the timetable meaning that we could wake at normal time and make our way down, arriving at the circuit 10.00am. Things were well underway on arrival, with the circuit roaring...

Silverstone Test day with 360 Racing and Ollie Hancock, in 2016 Ligier JSP3 - 25.5.22

I woke and immediately looked out window to see what the weather was looking like. Much to my dismay it was a slightly dreary morning. Unfortunate as I’m not a fan of cold damp weather. Not fun for waiting around. However, as it turned out the day brightened up and...

A clear blue sky and sunshine hinted at the amazing weather we were going to be gifted with throughout the day. Donington is a local track to Barton Racing, so it wasn’t an outrageous wake up time as previous races have been. However, although a ‘home track’ we have...

A story of curbing and Cortina’s. Arriving on a clear, sunny, yet windy day at the Snetterton circuit, we were warmly welcomed by the team @retroengineeringltd with bacon rolls, tea and coffee. At 8:15 drivers for the historic touring car race were summoned for the...