DOWN THE PUB
Age: 38 Lives: Henley-on-thames New Historic FF champion He never gave up “I’ve learnt that you have to keep plugging away and don’t ever give up. And don’t overdo it, either, because it is easy to get carried away. I just knew I had to be there or thereabouts at the end, which I was. After the first race at Silverstone on Sunday I knew I absolutely had to win race two. I had the pace anyway, so it was a matter of not letting anyone else pass me.”
His racecraft was strong “We were all about the same pace and it just mattered where you were at any given time. Knowing what to do in a certain situation is probably my strongest point and being able to push people into doing things they maybe didn’t want to do.”
They worked on the car “The Jamun T2 was new to us at the start of the season and a lot of the other guys have run their cars for several years. We spent half the year trying to get the car better and from Croft onwards I’ve won most of the races. I withdrew from the non-championship race at the Silverstone Classic because we had a problem and that was the best thing I did. We then re-focused on making the car right and at Croft it was night and day different.”
Dave Morgan was key “We did two weekends in the Macon and that car could be potentially quicker than the Jamun. Dave Morgan has put a lot of time into the Jamun and he’s been involved in Formula Ford since 1974, so he knows what he is doing with the cars.”
He has enjoyed the championship “It has been a fantastic season. Everyone in the championship is so friendly and happy. There is a group camaraderie which is missing from a lot of other championships. The whole thing keeps together because of that and it makes the racing good as well. You give a bit and you take a bit. People give way when they should give way instead of ramming you off the track.”
He’ll probably be back “I’ve still got the Jamun so in all likelihood I will either do the whole Historic championship or part of it again next year. It’s been such good racing that I’d quite like to do more of it.”