[Malcolm]

A big thank you to Ron, Jeff, Mark et al for having us over again to run with them and for letting us run the car closer to its limits which allowed us to go quicker.

The race was excellent although more crowded with nigh on 90 cars at the start. It was my first race start so it was very exciting but the tips given to me about which line to take were very helpful.

I am pleased to say my driving was better this year than last year with much less excursions and much better lap times. Andrew kept to the tarmac the whole time which is impressive and just what you need for endurance racing. Glenn was quick too straight out of the box but regretfully he got the dubious honour of collecting a car that was spinning in front of him when boxed in by two other cars. This damaged our steering plus a bit of body damage so we retired at the 11 1/2 hour marker.

Up till then, #43 ran brilliantly bar a small electrical glitch that was swiftly diagnosed and fixed. Amazing that after 196,000 miles the engine will still pull so well at high RPM. The new LSD made a big difference to exiting corners and running on the Toyo's proved no issue at all. The balance of the car was very neutral which made life a lot easier.

The night driving was a bit BTCC like as there was quite a bit of nudging going on. It was like a different race to the daylight hours.

The crew were great and meeting them again after last year was most welcoming.

I think our highest running was 30th out of 90 before things went a bit downhill!

I know all three of us wish to come out again so hopefully we will be back.

Spoke to the organisers about an Aussie team coming over too and they thought this was a brilliant idea.


Thanks for making this happen Ron!