Hi guys,

Survived day one.....Just.

Qualifying was a massive anti-climax..... first lap out and I blew an intercooler pipe off = NO BOOST! end result was qualified last in position 28

The race was a different story..... lap one, and after starting from position 28, I made up 8 places on the first lap to be in position 20 by the end of the first lap. Clawed back a few more places over the next few laps before having some brake problems (ie. NO BRAKES ) coming down into Colb? corner (over the back). This resulted in a spin and dropping a couple of spots before finishing in 18th place overall.

I think the brake problems came from hitting the outside ripple strip as you come out of the right hander over the top of the hill. The ripple strip is quite an aggressive saw tooth, and I think this caused some pad knock off in the car...resulting in no brakes coming down into colb at 185kmh! Scarey stuff!

Anyway.... not a bad result in the end, but could have finished in 15th if it wasn't for the spin.

Tomorrow is a reverse grid race in the morning, so I will be starting from position 7. Need a good result so that the combined results from the two races gives me a good starting position for the final tomorrow afternoon.

With rain forecast tomorrow...it could be a very interesting day!

Huge thanks to Neil for his help today..... much appreciated.