If its your first outing I'm happy to stay over and help you through and offer moral support if you think that would help. I remember my first race all those years ago, at Donnington in my Caterham. I wanted to ensure a trouble free run so duly qualified on the back. (a couple of seconds behind the next guy) Waited until the lights went out before I even selected first gear. They'd all gone round Redgate before I got past the pit lane exit. I then had a great 20 laps finally dragging a couple of slower cars in and demonstrated my skills getting past them. I in turn got overtaken by the quick cars, No problem. It was a double header the grid position for the second race was set from your finishing position from the first. OK I thought I'll have two cars behind me on a grid of 32, WRONG! About 12 quicker cars had retired, either via the gravel trap or into the pits, I was gridded up on the 10th row, with about 7 rows behind me! I knew I had to go 4 it straight off the line or get potentially rammed up the back. I was ready sat in first with the rev counter on 4000, the lights went out I side-stepped the clutch and rocketed off the line in the middle of 32 Caterhams flying down towards Redgate. What I didn't know was there had been an oil spillage in the previous race and they had cement dusted the track, there was complete white-out, but i daren't lift. We went through Redgate wheel to wheel in cloud of white dust like a swarm of angry bees. It was the (second) most exhilarating moment in my life, I finished 17th and I was hooked. You'll never be the same again Neil.
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