Well it’s now 2021 and the start of the season is less than 1 week away!
To sum up 2020 in a few words, I suppose you could say strange, stressful, frustrating but mostly enjoyable. The 2020 Championship started late with a revised calendar and a massive well done to the 750MC and Motorsport UK for enabling us to be able to get back out and enjoy the racing again.
I started 2020 in a new car and class after selling the Spyder. I noticed the difference straight away with the Storm and felt confident going into the season. A few gremlins over the year meant some results were not the best and I failed to finish three races with a number of gearbox changes, suspension changes and engine issues. The results when I did finish were good for driving a new car. I managed a number of top 10 finishes so there is some hope for the future.
The off season has mostly been shielding inside or shielding on my own in the office. I had the Covid vaccine in January and luckily the second jab is not going to be before Cadwell so no horrible side effects like the first jab during racing week. I had got the car all sorted for the final event of 2020 but that was cancelled, so work on the car has been minimal but a few bits of paintwork have been done and the usual service items and emergency parts to find last minute. The biggest change will be the slightly more comfortable time in the paddock!
For the 2021 season I have decided that top 10 finishes are my aim. If I can get closer to the top 7 that would be fantastic but I am not greedy and will be happy to be close to these fast guys and keep learning the trade.
I have to obviously bring up the Pandemic again and also praise the club for getting us out with a massive thank you to the Marshals, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t make it out. We all must remember we are still in the middle of a pandemic and we must do our bit to keep ourselves and others safe but the light at the end of the tunnel does seem to be getting brighter.
We are back though, we are safe and we are able to do what we enjoy. Oh and I hope the nose cone stays on a little bit more in 2021!
Roll on 2021!!!