A little update.

Sorry folks not posted for the last 2 weeks due to being a tad busy lately. If you read my race past story you would see that at the bottom, I was on a track day in a mini cooper S that I have been working on. I spent most of that weekend up at Knockhill with fireworks night on the Saturday then the track day on the Sunday. I also go my new GoPro which I have been playing with a lot so have a little video of the fireworks then one of the trackdays.

We had gone to Knockhill for the past 2 bonfire nights, and both have been fantastic, cold but still a great night, they have many displays out from legends, drifting, Mini Motos and much more, lots of cars and trucks to go and check out as well as kids activities to keep them entertained as well. It brings back some memories for me as a kid on my bike Infront of the crowds.

The track day was like going back to racing, the day before was a bit last minute finishing things off, I had to finish off repairing my trailer to take the car there, replace the brake fluid, fit front lights for the wet, all small stuff… Opps.

The track day started at 11am, so this of course this meant I got up at 6am and made my way to the garage for 7am, luckily, I went early as I forgot to change the jockey wheel and check the lights, turned out the blue wire didn’t go to the blue wire, it went to the black wire, another small hiccup that day. My friend Colin was going in his mini as well, he arrived around half 8, think I was a little early.

We set off and towing the minis and got there for around 10.15, we unloaded them warming them up knowing we were to be at the drivers briefing for 10,45 as in typical Gary style, was late for that so had to wait a little longer which made my nerves go through the roof.

I got out and done a few laps then the red flag came out which gave me time to double check oil levels etc. everything was good so I went back out and done about another 7 laps then, after that it went a bit wrong, just as I got to butchers the car deid, I pulled in to the grass and kept hitting the hazards but they never worked, as I sat on the grass I could smell something, like an electrical fire, it was only after about 20 seconds I thought oooo fudge, it’s on fire, I quickly removed my harness and dived out the car, if you watch the next video you will see it half way through. One of my battery leads had dropped on to the exhaust melting it and shorting the vehicle out, it was only after it when we had the car jacked up fixing it, I seen the fire was right at the petrol tank. lucky one. We managed to fire it in the pits with help from a few people I work with and got back out. I had done about another 50 laps then the black flag came out, my front right brake was rubbing cause my disc to glow red constantly round the track. I was planning to come off as my clutch was slipping like mad by this point. Overall a great day and a good shake down knowing what I repair. Enjoy the video bellow and watch me in the car as the smoke came in.