The DAM Racing team have reason to be pretty happy with themselves this weekend after we put in a solid performance as the CSCC Future Classics series hit Silverstone - the circuit I've been waiting to tick off my 'to-do' list since my last Jedi round of 2006 was moved to Rockingham at the last minute. The new engine - a 3 litre, along with a new 2.5 gearbox and LSD had all been put in leading up to the event, and certainly seem to have had the desired effect!

A bumper entry of 37 cars meant plenty of traffic on the 1.6 mile National circuit for qualifying. Steady first laps to learn the track, having only previously driven it gently when I did my ARDS test at Silverstone over four years ago, saw us 26th. The car seemed to be performing well, the new engine pulling well and the shorter gearing giving us fantastic acceleration. Unfortunately, a 'technical infringement' (about which, the less said, the better) saw us lining up to start the race from the back of the, now 36-strong, grid.

Brett started the race and quickly began to work his way back up the field, chasing hard before coming into the pits for the half-way driver change. One of our slickest swaps yet saw me strapped in and off down the pitlane, back into battle in no time. The car really felt alive and I was finding that I could brake later into corners and accelerate harder out than many of the cars we'd previously struggled to match. Consistent lap times, setting the team's fastest lap of the race, and virtually all others within a second of it, meant that by the time the chequered flag fell, we'd climbed to 20th, a full 16 places up from where we started. An epic result after a disappointing start, and one that the team can build on.

We now have to have a think about whether we want in on the newly added Donington Park event, or whether we save budget for next season. Seems like a shame to stop now.