MALLORY PARK 11 AUGUST 2002

After nearly a month without racing, I went to Mallory Park to contest round 10 of the New ERA Club Championship.  Placed on Grid 22 for the first, non-championship race, I was going to have my work cut out to get a good result.  During the next 8 laps I found myself stuck in 17^th place unable to make headway because of fading front brakes.  The lever was coming further back towards the bar on each lap.  I was overtaken on lap 9 and finished in 18^th.

Dad changed the brake fluid to one with a higher boiling point and that seemed to do the trick.  As my second race was for championship points I was keen to do well.  I was placed on the 3^rd row and held 12^th place into the first corner.  I progressed to 10^th over the next 5 laps but a mistake on lap 6 at the hairpin saw me demoted to 11^th. 


I fought back to snatch 10^th place back on the last lap with the help of some back markers.  I was strangely credited with 11^th place and we pointed out the back marker in front of me who was credited with 10^th but the officials refused to believe us and so the result stood.

 My best lap of the weekend was 53.67 seconds and I finally got my last signature for my National Licence.

My next races will be at Pembrey for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

 Once again I would like to thank Alan and Jay of A & R Racing for their excellent service and good advice, especially helping me solve my brake fade problems

James Clamp  #99