All preparations were done on Friday afternoon when we arrived at the dry pits, so Saturday morning was quite a relaxed affair. Passed scrutineering without any problems, Chris listened in great detail at the Drivers' briefing as this was his first race. Having raced in last year's Championships the organisation was familiar to Justin and it all seemed to go a lot smoother.
Following the Drivers' briefing, we collected our race card for the day and found ourselves in Division 1 (with the pro's). This would prove to be a new experience for Justin.
The day was going well. At one point we were in 2nd place, behind last year's Championship winners and only dropped 1 place on our pit lap to come in 3rd. We also achieved another 3rd place and two lower placings. Unfortunately, Justin's driving led us on a tight course and we clipped one of the marker buoys on the course, for which we were disqualified, as we were spotted by one of the Race Marshalls. This meant we were dropped from the final and moved down to Division 2 for Sunday's racing.
Day Two - Sunday
On Sunday, we were out in front for all of the 5 heats, getting first place each time, giving us a pole position for the final. Unfortunately, the Skeg (the lower part of the gearbox which holds the Prop guard) broke and we just managed to limp round the course to gain a few points. We were robbed of a gold medal, which would have also returned us to Division 1 for the next round.
The next round will be on 14th June at Watergate Bay, Cornwall.
