Driver: Ricky Collard Usual 2022 mount: Toyota Corolla BriSCA F1 race: 2nd Car owner: Jason Cull

“It was all a bit of a rush for me to get there because I had been slightly under the weather the night before, so when I arrived it was too late for me to do lots of sessions. In fact, I only got one!

“In the end, I had to swap cars for the race too and I was in Jason Cull’s machine. It was a really tight squeeze for me even to fit in it, and I am not the biggest of lads...

“Despite all that, it was such a fantastic experience. I was blown away by the power, but I found it manageable if you were careful on the throttle.

“All of the drivers were really welcoming and the fans were just mind-blowing. I wish I had have had more time to meet them all.

“In the race, I found I clicked with the driving style really quickly and I certainly had my eyes on the race victory as soon as I hit the front. I wasn’t looking in my mirror because that was one of the bits of advice we had been given before the race and so I didn’t know that Bobby Thompson was catching me up. Then, going into the first corner, I got an almighty whack. I was struggling with moving inside the cockpit because I was so cramped, and I am sure if I had fitted better, I could have held the slide and carried on to win. I will definitely give it another go in the future.”