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Saturday school: Deb (instructing),
Zoe, Susie, Tazzie, Michael (team marshal), Kath,
Leila
Feisty Racing had a very cold but successful race
school in the snow at Snetterton, with all of the
"rookie" girls completing the school to
gain their ACU race licences. We had the opportunity
to try our first ever race start from grid positions,
followed by a mini race. Never has a grid been graced
by so much pink leather.
The race school was a 50/50 mix of
classroom sessions and instructor-led track time in
blizzard conditions. Five of the girls attended race
school on the Saturday (see the team photo) with Lottie
and Sarah attending on Sunday. Top Feisty Racer Deb
Cartwright was instructing for the school on both
days.
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both mornings we were greeted with a white dusting
which delayed the proceedings and gave everyone
time to build snowmen and have snowball fights.
Can you believe we still went out on track?! |
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Zoe Docherty showed great potential for her Rookie
400 season by posting the fastest lap time of her
group on the Saturday. Her enthusiasm shone when,
undaunted by the 2 inches on snow on Sunday she declared
that the snow wouldn't stop her from participating
in the ACU testing.
We snapped Sarah Quin unloading her bike on the Sunday
morning with the help of her brother and his girlfriend
(Quinny - good luck with that car test!) and the look
of disbelief is evident. The next two photos show
her about to go out for a track session and her subsequent
race start. She had an unfortunate first crash after
getting too close to the edge of the track and sliding
on some snow, so the bike needed a small amount of
bending back into shape, and Quinny needed a chillout
session to calm the nerves.
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Lottie Pleasants takes her
grid slot for her practise race start on the
Sunday
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Despite some minor mechanical problems and a few close
shave high sides, Leila battled on in the ever changing
conditions to put in some good, consistant laps.
Tazzie completed the race school with flying colours
and a trouble free weekend.
A huge thank you goes to the following:
Whitsie for being dad (again), his engineering prowess
and feeding us
Terry Calcott (the Windowfilm Company) and son Tom
for getting up at 5:30 to bring number boards, helping
the team and also for painting all those body kits
and pink wheels
Michael Gray for his continued and enthusiatic support
and assistance
Friends and family: Owen, the Pleasants (thanks for
putting me up Sunday night)
Bemsee marshals, scrutineers, instructors and organisational
staff
Dean Ellison for the loan of the caravan - we would
have frozen without it... sorry for breaking it!
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