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.