16.Aug.2010 Hard Luck at Silverstone 2hrs

SILVERSTONE had a little bit of everything. Great racing. Good and bad luck. Disappointment.
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And I got to experience every emotion in a torrid weekend.
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It had all started so well. There was a big grid for the GT4 class. There was an even bigger field for the GT3. That meant cars buzzing around all over the place. You certainly had to have your eyes on your mirrors.
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And the Silverstone track is simply awesome – very fast in places, very technical in others. It is the perfect circuit.
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But the prestigecarleasing.co.uk KTM was in good nick. I was delighted to be behind the wheel as we put it on pole for the class.
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There was very little between the top teams, so I felt that was a real result. Ben Harvey and I were seriously looking at nothing less than a podium. We were desperate to get a win.
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When the race started, I got in a routine. The radio was buzzing and the team were happy with the way I was building a lead. I felt so comfortable in the zone that I was even tempted to tune the radio into a music station – only joking, boss.
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We knew the X-Bow had a couple of issues, but we were keeping them under control. The tyres were losing grip but it was not in any scary way. I was able to deal with how the car was performing and my last 30 laps stayed consistent, I was sure Ben would carry on the good work.
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But then we got hit by a stop-go penalty. The series chiefs reckoned we had made a refuelling error, but I am not so sure. We fell back to a disappointing fifth.
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We have to look at the positives. We had been at the head of a very strong field. We had never looked like getting anything less than a podium. Now we will hope to take that form into the next race.
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The drive up the M6 is a lot more exciting with a decent result under your belt.
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Well done to Glynn Geddie, for flying the Scottish flag. His overall win with Trackspeed boss David Ashburn was really classy. Glynn has had a dream time since signing for the team – three wins out of three.
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I look forward to seeing him at Knockhill next month when he takes part in the Porsche Carrera Cup.