Well after a manic week after the decision was taken to prepare a new Saxo for racing this year, everything seemed to cold slowly and we got no further than stripping out the donor car. As yet no clear route for racing next year has been decided which is a shame as it would be nice to have time to prep the car rather than the usual mad rush a few weeks before the first race.

In the intervening time though I have been helping Matt with his karting. This year he has been comepeting in a few championships and race weekends at Little Rissington and Shenington. Although karting is fun, for me it is a bit of a let down compared to car racing I have been involved in for the past couple of years. The team have ambitions next year to race in Gineta G50’s, as long as a budget can be found to run them. These are really good cars which would test both Matt and the team to the limit. I really do hope more money can be found for next year to allow Matt to go racing, but in this time of economic uncertainty I do have doubts whether any large enough sponsors can be found.

As always, anyone who is interested in Matt or the team, please contact me for more info.

After two hard years helping a local racing team (MVRacing) running a race prepared Citroen Saxo VTR in the Saxmax junior racing championship, the team took the decision to not race this year as there was no budget available. This wasn’t helped by a very difficult year last year when we were unable to race in all events due to lack of funds and a car that was in need to work which again there was insufficient budget to perform. Since this decision though (and the selling of last years car), Matt (15)- the driver -  has been racing in RotaxMax karts, but longs for a return to the circuit racing Saxmax offered.

On Wednesday a decision was taken to build a new car with the aim of completing as many races this year as possible. Unfortunately we are unlikely to make the next round since it is only 4 weeks away and we are only just starting to strip the car in preparation for the roll cage to be fitted. The budget will again be tight as we currently have no sponsors but the are now actively searching for companies looking for a cheap way into motorsport promotion. We can offer promotion on the car and team website, use of the team and car for other marketing (please bear in mind that Matt is still at school so this kind of work will need to fit in around his education) & chances to enjoy a day at the races - meeting the team and watching many different racing formulas. Typically we race at many of the UKs finest circuits including Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Donington Park.

If you are interested in supporting the team and wish to discuss any proposals further please contact me - initially by email to vince[at]marsters.co.uk.

Yet again I decided I didn’t like the software I was using for the website, so everything has gone and been replaced by this WordPress based blog. I am still experimenting with what WordPress can do, so things may change overtime. So far I have set a minimalist black based theme - which I now like - and also added a gallery for showcasing some of the pictures I am planning to take. You can see some of the pictures I took of the Evesham Floods here.

Over time I will add more content here - on a truly random time frame. So don’t expect to see something new every few hours/days/weeks. Do call back again soon though.