Despite bending yet another steering column in the first heat, the day picked up and we qualified on second for the final. Knowing that I had the pace throughout the day I just had to try and lock in .

What could’ve been! After some strong results in the heats, which included a win in Heat 1, two third place finishes and a seventh; we started second for the Final. I got across on the start and was.

The revised format meant that qualifying was critical to a successful weekend, so when we had problems with the engine on Saturday morning it was to be an ongoing struggle to get to the front. We had .