Oulton Race Update

The day started out very wet and it looked like we were going to be in for wet races, Qualifying was just after 10AM so we set about changing tires to suit the conditions, spanner checking the truck and giving it a final clean. Michael went onto the circuit for qualifying which was wet to say the least and proceeded to set some lap times, first lap was off the pace but as Michael set more laps he was getting quicker, he completed a total of 7 laps and ended up starting the first race in 11th and the second race on Pole. By the time we were ready to go out for race 1 the circuit had dried out but as they all assembled in pit lane it started to drizzle again and it seemed the possibility of rain was upon us again, The weather soon passed and the trucks rolled out onto the grid. No race is easy but this seemed more difficult by having Phil White, Pete Stevens, Nic Grindrod and more ahead of us. Race seemed to start well and the truck felt good but an incident on lap 2 which resulted in Michael going off track dropped him to 17th, The next 14 laps Michael battled really hard to try and work his way back up the grid and finished the race in 7th position, Nic Grindrod took the win in a very good race. The Team worked on repairing the damage picked up in race 1 so that we would be ready for another strong race late in the afternoon. We Started race 2 on pole with Paul Saunders alongside, Steve Dance on the row behind and Gavin on the 3rd row this was once again going to be a difficult race, Pace truck pulled off and the race was on for the first corner, Paul Saunders followed us in very closely but Michael managed to hold off his charge, This was to be the story for the rest of the race, From the start to the finish Paul Saunders pushed so hard challenging constantly for the lead in what was to be an excellent and cleanly fought race, As the chequered flag dropped Michael crossed the line followed closely by Paul Saunders and Mark Jones who had also had an excellent day of racing.