Bit of a disappointment at the moment. We got our entry in for Oulton Park - a circuit I really want to have a crack at - and we're third reserve. It's come about because there's no real championship registration for the various CSCC series, so as long as anyone in the club has an eligible car, they can get in early and push us out of a race. The vibe on the forum is that there are usually a few reserves in on account of no-shows and qualifying breakages, but unfortunately, the team are reluctant to haul everything up to Cheshire on the off chance of getting a race. Unless people pull out before the event, it looks like we're going to have to wait until Cadwell Park at the end of July for another outing.

On the up side, the race car's gone off to a rolling road following its abysmal efforts at Anglesey and the early reports suggest we were muddling along with somewhere in the region of 120bhp, some way down on the 170bhp we supposedly started the season with. That explains why we were struggling to match a Fiesta XR2 for pace round Anglesey's sweeping first half. The team have put this down to Brett's gravel excursion at Brands Hatch knocking out the timing, so this is all being rectified in time for the next race. No rush, then...

In other news, I spent Saturday at a rainy Rockingham catching up with the Formula Jedi lot. While the conditions weren't exactly ideal, I did very much long for the chance to get back out in one of the dinky single-seaters. The old MSportUK car was present too, but newly upgraded to Mk.6 nose and wings and with a 1000cc engine in the back, being driven by newcomer Andrew Simpson. The upgrades give it a fresh face and bring it in line with the majority of competitors, but I still think it looked better in MSportUK-spec purplish-blue!