The British Touring Car Championship's annual meeting at Oulton Park took place over the weekend. The event attracts a huge crowd to the Cheshire circuit, and quite rightly so. The premier Motorsport in Britain should provide some exhilarating, fast pace racing. The weekend always brings a lot of promise, sadly that wasn't to be this … Continue reading Battered, Tattered, Crashed….Completed!
Last Saturday saw the Fun Cup roll into Oulton Park for their annual four hour race in the heart of the Cheshire Countryside. Having done the split six-hour race last year in Anglesey, where they run three hours in the afternoon before continuing the other half of the race after nightfall, I decided to give … Continue reading A Fun Day with the BRSCC
Easter weekend may have been my first weekend back in orange, but it was last weekend that I felt like I was finally back into the swing of things at the circuit. I wasn't originally down to marshal last weekend, as rugby normally dictates my schedule until the rugby season has finished at the end … Continue reading Back Into the Swing of Things
In my last blog I mentioned that I am normally at Oulton Park for the British GTs, and as the World Endurance Championship finished on Sunday it meant that I had Monday free, so I decided to pull on my overalls and complete another day of marshalling. Still tired from the weekend, I was running … Continue reading Easter Monday Marshalling
Easter weekend normally sees me in one of two locations; on a rugby pitch or at Oulton Park for the British GT's! This year, I pushed myself outside my comfort zone and headed to Silverstone for the World Endurance Championship's six hour race. As I was only able to travel down to the circuit on … Continue reading A Weekend Away at WEC
There are loads of questions that I have been asked whilst I've been at marshalling, and the look on the person's face when I answer them is often startling. It left me wondering, why do people think there are so many different factors that could stop you from marshalling? Mind over Matter The first … Continue reading What Makes a Marshal?
The historic circuit of Goodwood hosted the 75th Members Meeting at the weekend. These meetings started back in 1948 when the 9th Duke of Richmond opened the circuit and held the first in a series of meetings for members of the British Automobile Racing Club. They halted in July 1966, but were revived in 2014 … Continue reading A Memorable Members’ Meeting
With the 2017 season just around the corner, it's just three days away in fact, it's important that all the marshals get themselves trained ready for the new season, whether it's to make sure they're up to date with the latest rules or just to refresh themselves. So what makes the training days not only … Continue reading Ladies and Gentlemen….Start Your Engines.
Now, I know in the last blog I mentioned that I would have been going up to Blackpool and marshalling a rally however, university studies cropped up and of course you do have to focus on which is more important. One of the simple joys of marshalling; it is totally flexible around you, no one … Continue reading A Celebratory Weekend with Friends
A Life In Orange 