The weekend just gone marked our final race before the iconic Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, which takes place in just under two weeks. I was feeling confident that we were going to get a good result.

Testing was a little different than usual as we had a number of passenger rides to give to our team sponsors, but we still had plenty of time to refine the race setup before qualifying on Saturday morning.

Having qualifying and the race on Saturday meant it was due to be a big day already, but it also marked the start of the prestigious Le Mans 24 hours race in France, and I was celebrating my 22nd Birthday too – a day on which any driver would be happy to take a trophy home.

The track looked wet in the morning. Tim Mullen (one of my co-drivers, and who will be joining me in the 24 hour race) was first in the car. He completed a few laps and found that it still damp in a number of places, and the pressure was on me as I was told I would only have enough time to get one flying lap in qualifying.

I went out and pushed as hard as I could but had to remain on the side of caution for quite a few of the corners where the trees cast shadows on the track. I could feel the car sliding around more than I would have liked, but I had an extremely clear run and didn’t have to overtake many cars on my one and only lap.

By the time I had got around to the finish line I had nailed the lap in 8:56.3 seconds, and it meant we’d qualified first in class and 26th overall. I also discovered I’d managed to break the old lap record in our category, which was great news as our main competitor had struggled in the damp conditions.

Andreas Montmann started the race for us. Qualifying so far up the ranking might have been tough as we were starting amongst faster cars once again. Despite this, Andréas held his own, and completed his stint as second-in-class, when he handed over to Phil Quaife.

My turn behind the wheel came an hour and 30 minutes before the end. A full stint with a splash and dash of fuel at the end, I had eaten quite a distance into the gap the leaders had built up. Pushing on every corner and straight, I was having to drive the car to it’s limits. With 30 minutes to go our main rival pitted for their last driver change, but I stayed out for another lap. This left us roughly 20 minutes to go and we stole a quick pit stop.

I made it out of the pits just as it started raining. At this point I had a hundred thoughts running through my head; were we in the lead? Where was the other car in our class? How much distance was there between us? And did I need to pit again for wet tyres? The team radioed in confirming that we were indeed in the lead, and that I should continue onto the Nordschleife.

At this point it was starting to get pretty wet. There was a pack of about ten cars in front of me, and I navigated past them all in the tricky conditions just before the team radioed in again, this time to tell me the race had been cut short due to dangerous conditions. The race was over and we had come home with the biggest trophy – First in Class.

This was a perfect result for my birthday. The team had done a great job on the radio and in the pits. All our stops had been faultless, and together we had executed the race perfectly.

With less than ten days to go before we go back to the Nürburgring for the 24 hour event, we are all hopeful to repeat the result next time. Over 250 cars will be starting on the grid, so it’s guaranteed action and one of my toughest races to date. I’m looking forward to seeing how we get on and I’m confident that we have a good chance of a back-to-back win.

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