Kieran Vernon's blog

My first race in single seaters, came at Brands Hatch, for the Formula Ford Festival, a very special event.

Having only got in the car on thursday, I had little time to get to grips with the car, however i managed to get on the pace of the car within two sessions.

The Van Diemen, prepared by Inter Motorsport was very good all weekend, and I feel that we all got the most out of it considering my amount of time in the car, and the cars capabilities.

Qualifying on Friday saw me qualify in 9th postion, 0.900 of the fastest, Victor Correa.

The first heat was good, as I made one postion throughout the race to finish 8th, and put me in a good position to get in the top 9 in the semi final to qualify for the final.

The semi final also went very well, from 9th on the grid I made two places to finish 7th, which put me 13th on the grid for the final, and not having to contend the last chance race, which other such as Nick Tandy and David Brown had to contest.

The final was tough, i made a good start which saw me 11th, but going into Paddock a hit from the rear saw me drop down the field, then again at Druids, i recovered in about 20th place, however I managed to fight back up to 14th, which is much higher than I expected to finish, looking at who was starting behind me.

It was a huge weekend of learning, never have I had so many options of setup, data logging, left foot braking, cluthless gear changes, 135mph, and a single seater! It was very frantic, but I managed to cope, and came out with a very strong result, which left a lot of people including John Chapman of Inter Motorsport very pleased.

I would like to thank Inter Motorsport, John Chapman and Mark Davidson for the oppurtunity to race the festival, and for the their very proffesional approach and help during the weekend.

It is my goal to race in the Duratec Formula Ford Next year.

A big thanks again to TFC and Smalley for all their support.

http://www.tfc.eu.com
http://www.intermotorsport.com