Leaving home at 7am, we drove through a terrible storm on the way to the circuit, so it was no suprise that by 11am the circuit was flooded. As the first timed session went out, so did the sun, but the average times for that group were closer to 1.30 than the 1.15 lap record and Mike was a poor 26th out of 36 as he had never driven the 106 in the wet before and guessed the set up.
The second qualifying group had a dry track so were all between 1.20 and 1.14. Mike was therefore placed in the second chance heat, and by driving from 26th to 11th secured a place in the final with the top 30 qualifiers, with Mike lapping at 1.16 for his first visit to the track.
THIS IS A VIEW FROM A CAR ABOUT FOUR CARS BEHIND - MIKE IS THE GREEN 106 JUST KEEPING AHEAD OF THE PACK, BEFORE BREAKING FREE. THANKS TO JBS MOTORSPORT FOR THE IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR6uMKvXRc0&feature=related THANKS ALSO TO DARREN FOR THIS RINGSIDE VIEW OF MIKE AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIM ALL RACE. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeXT4HAv9M THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF THE HEAT AND STOPS AT A VITAL MOMENT, SO HERE IS PART TWO ;-http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=M_eZmd6WrYs PLENTY OF ACTION TO SEE IF MIKE WINS OUT ON THIS MINI-BATTLE? GREAT IN-CAR CAMERA WORK. WE MUST DO THE SAME AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO WE ALSO GET A FORWARD VIEW.
The second qualifying group had a dry track so were all between 1.20 and 1.14. Mike was therefore placed in the second chance heat, and by driving from 26th to 11th secured a place in the final with the top 30 qualifiers, with Mike lapping at 1.16 for his first visit to the track.
THIS IS A VIEW FROM A CAR ABOUT FOUR CARS BEHIND - MIKE IS THE GREEN 106 JUST KEEPING AHEAD OF THE PACK, BEFORE BREAKING FREE. THANKS TO JBS MOTORSPORT FOR THE IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR6uMKvXRc0&feature=related THANKS ALSO TO DARREN FOR THIS RINGSIDE VIEW OF MIKE AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIM ALL RACE. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeXT4HAv9M THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF THE HEAT AND STOPS AT A VITAL MOMENT, SO HERE IS PART TWO ;-http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=M_eZmd6WrYs PLENTY OF ACTION TO SEE IF MIKE WINS OUT ON THIS MINI-BATTLE? GREAT IN-CAR CAMERA WORK. WE MUST DO THE SAME AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO WE ALSO GET A FORWARD VIEW.
In the final, Mike started in last in a grid of 30 and quickly made six places before being pushed out wide when attempting another pass and into the gravel. He kept the car going and resumed last, but in the remaining five laps clawed back
four places.The aim for this first Stock Hatch meeting was to get into the main final, hopefully via the heat so he could get two signatures. With a practice session planned before the next round at Oulton, Mike now aims to qualify in the top 30 so he goes directly into the main final.
Much thanks to Matt Wisher for the use of his car and support on the day, and to the band of brave supporters who watched from high up in the main stand.
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