Kieran Vernon's blog

Last week i got the chance to drive a Supercharged Lotus Exige around the Stowe circuit at Silverstone. This is part of my Foundation Degree that is run at Loughborough college in association with the Race Drivers Academy.

The Lotus was a great car to drive, very responsive, fast, and very manageable. In my first session, i had Alfie beside me (race instructor). He did three demonstration laps, then i took over. The car was very easy to learn, and Alfie was ery impressed, and said hed give me 95% in my assessment, however my assessment was in my next session.

For my second session, it rained and they very kindly turned off the traction control which was very fun, but a bit of a suprise when i accelerated out of north!

In my assesment i got 95% with straight A?s throught each aspect of driving, so it was a very good day.

During the week i also learnt a lot about race car design and setup, and we also analysed the third year students when they did their runs in a Formaula Ford.

It was a very good week, i learnt alot from it and i met alot of new people. im looking forward to my next week of the course in October.

Kieran