Snetterton does Wet-again

It was to be Mike's first outing in Kermit and the weather was predicted to be rainy. And for once, unfortunately, the weather service was spot-on. As Mike arrived to bag a garage at 7.30, it was still raining and there was standing water around the circuit. Nerve racking to say the least when the car has near-slick tyres and the very fast right-hand Coram bend has just 15 metres of wet grass seperating the track from the barrier. Des, Al and JB arrived at 8.30 after not a lot of sleep at all, having constructed a tyre and jerry can rack for the trailer and got the car ready for its outing the previous night (and well into the early hours).

It was very quickly time for Mike to squeeze himself into the cockpit and take to the sodden track. With people spinning off due to the tricky conditions, there were red flags aplenty which punctuated the morning session. Mike did well to keep the car on the track after reporting the wheels spinning up when changing up from third to fourth gear on the straight! Loads of power...... and not a lot of grip. As the morning progressed, the track started to dry-out and Mike could finally start to experience what the car could offer in dry conditions, which is lots of speed and loats of grip.

With Des, Al and JB having continued to ensure the car was running sweetly throughout the day, the afternoon started dry and Mike got quicker and quicker round the circuit. This enabled a couple of tweeks to be made to the car, including the trial of a new under-skin, fabricated with precision and a tweek to the front spring rate. Then a short sharp shower mid-afternoon returned the track conditions to being somewhat tricky again. Still, Mike had experienced the car in all the conditions that an English spring could possibly throw at it which is great practice for his first race on April 5th and 6th at Lydden Hill in Kent. Hopefully Mad-racing will see you there.