Well the racing season is getting itself underway and I've already been to the opening rounds of British Touring Car, British F3 and British GT (the last of which I'd very much love to have a crack at) but as yet, I have no track action confirmed for the year. I'm not sobbing back the tears just yet, however, because I've been a very lucky boy and got myself a seat in one of the cars for the 2011 Conti4x4Trophy!

The trophy has been running in Europe since 2007, but it's the first time that Continental has opened it to UK entrants. Partnered up with my team-mate (and fiancee), Claire I spent a sunny Saturday earlier this month at the Land Rover test facility at Gaydon for the qualifier event - off-roading and completing challenges to eventually be whittled down from the 28 lucky qualifying teams to one of the 14 even-luckier finalists who will get to drive a Hummer across the Sahara desert and the Atlas mountains. Looks like we have a adventure of epic proportions ahead of us. I'll keep you posted!