Following our disappointing non-start at Zandvoort owing to electrical problems (later identified as underbody wiring loom damage), it was considered essential by all concerned that Harry spend a full day in the car, putting in as many laps as possible at high speed prior to the next race. That this happened at Spa was no coincidence as the next championship weekend (30-31 May) consists of two, one hour races, taking place on this challenging 4.352 mile Belgium circuit.
In the end Harry put in over one hundred trouble-free laps mostly in dry conditions, with average speeds of more than 100 mph combined with a repeated top speed of 165 mph down the Kemmel Straight. Harry, as usual, proved incredibly consistent, being almost as quick on worn, as opposed to new tyres, whilst the brakes only begun losing ultimate pressure during the final session. Indicating that a history of endurance racing has taught the young twenty-three year old all the benefits relating to mechanical sympathy.
So that was a wrap. Everybody left fired up and ready to add more points to the scoreboard in a couple of weeks time.
