LAST-MINUTE DASH…
Monday March 28: Bert Taylor contacts JAS Motorsport’s
Mads Fischer
Monday April 4: Deal completed for Taylor to race JAS Honda in TCR UK with Chris Smiley driving, in newly formed Restart Racing team
Monday April 4 to Sunday April 10: Smiley’s dad Charlie does 2500-mile round trip from Northern Ireland to near Milan to pick up car
Monday April 11: Smiley leaves Northern Ireland with car and arrives at Taylor’s house in Essex
Monday April 11 to Thursday April 14: Car is prepared for round one
Thursday April 14: Car leaves Essex for Oulton Park
Friday April 15: Oulton Park prerace testing
Saturday April 16: Smiley takes pole position for round one
Monday April 18: Smiley wins round one