Ahead of Snetterton, I never turned a wheel of the car from loading it onto the trailer at Aintree. I was facing the same situation again after Snetterton – right up to the point where I won a track day with Book-a-track! Brilliant! With a budget at £0 currently, this was like a shot in the arm!

I didn’t have Ben Clucas along either. I still had lots of his wise words spinning through my head though and lots to work on from the previous trip earlier in the year.

James Houston, Jonathan Emms and Mike Cocker were all there as well, so there was a friendly Academy feel around the garages as well.

The weather couldn’t have been much better. A warm, sunny day. Even though the track day started an hour later than normal due to it being a Sunday, Book-a-track days are always low volume and brilliantly organised, which means tonnes of track time and the luxury of laps free of traffic. This was just what I needed to try and get on the pace.

It wasn’t long before I’d bettered my previous time and through the day, I progressively moved the goal posts further down the times until I’d found a 1.1s improvement. Along the way, I had some great fun chasing and circulating with James. These times on track just give the smallest glimpse of what it’s going to be like racing but I can’t yet imagine what it’s going to be like on the first lap of our first race. Adrenalin is going to be involved, that’s for sure.

I also got to try out my new HD camera for the first time. I was happy with how it worked all day and also that it wasn’t hugely affected by wind noise. Certainly, all you need to hear on engine note is audible and it’s great to see the detail picked out by the camera for future reference!

Just over a week to go not before I’m on the road again up to Scunhorpe. It’s a long old trip but I’m looking forward to it.