After a somewhat shortened practise session (having left the practise batteries at the school and having had to go back to get them) the race itself began at 12.05.
Our first driver away was Charlotte Finding (now nicknamed "Full Throttle Charlie") who managed in her 40 minute stint to work her way from midway down the field of 13 cars to 4th position. She managed to negotiate the extremely narrow and tricky hairpin with skill and apparent ease.
Our next driver was Natasha Layley, who was understandably nervous, this being her first drive ever! "Tash the Crash" had an eventful drive with several nudges into the hay bales, however no damage done and she managed to maintain position in time for some fresh batteries and our third driver Kirt Cowell.
Kirt, aka "Mr Cool" is proving his mettle as a reliable and skilled driver as he managed to tussle with the top runners, enjoying a stint in 1st place for a while, before being black flagged for being perhaps a little over enthusiastic and overtaking a slower car on the steeply banked bend at the end of the Dunton track.
Our fourth driver was Liam "Hazzard" Lynch, so named after his aerial antics last race. Liam was extra careful during his drive and put in a fine performance, easing the car up to 3rd place by the end of his session.
Cue our final battery change and our final driver Billy "Whizz" Nightingale, who was in for a lengthy 1 hour and 20 mins. By now the blistering hot day had raised the track temperature to 55 degrees centigrade, hot enough to feel through the soles of your shoes!!! Billy clocked up good lap after good lap and about halfway through his marathon drive, took first place and managed to extend his lead by a over a mile ahead of second place by the end of the race!
In 7 years of racing this is only the second time Plume have ever made the podium, so a massive thanks and congratulations to the year 9 team and their amazing and supportive families!!!
Roll on Monday, when we are at Rockingham Raceway in Northamptonshire!!
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