Hello there and welcome to my blog. My name is James Rogers and this blog will hopefully serve as a home for me to share my experiences competing in amateur circuit racing, along with a few other bits around the edges.
A petrolhead since my early teens (I’m now 25), in recent years my interest in cars has shifted significantly from tasty road-going machines to competing in motorsport. For sure, I still stop and gawp at the sight of a gleaming Ferrari 458 cruising down the road, but these days my passion lies in the skill and science of reducing lap times and the adrenaline rush of wheel-to-wheel racing!
I’ve done a few bits of karting in the past but nothing to shout about. Over the past few years I’ve felt an increasing desire/pressure to bite the bullet and get involved in earnest. So, with the bullet well and truly devoured, the time is now. Well, next year actually, but the wheels are already in motion with the aim being to compete in the 2012 Ma5da MX5 Championship. I’ve recently attained my MSA National B racing licence (a prerequisite) and work has begun converting a road-going Mk1 MX5 into a legitimate entry for the series.
This whole experience will be one massive learning curve for me and everyone else involved in our entry. Hopefully by sharing our experiences, others will find it of interest or at the very least mildly amusing! Over the coming months I’ll post updates on the car build along with all other aspects of preparing for going racing. Then, come March, the real challenge begins!
Cheers!
P.S. Hopefully I’ll get the website looking a bit swisher in the near future as well.
Awesome!!
Great write up, look forward to seeing how the car runs and how you get on with it…..you’re being a bit modest about the karting aswel….you always came last
Look forward to the next installment!
Can I pay you £30 to put a sticker along your car? “Out and Proud”
Hmm, I’ll see how we do on other potential sponsor sources and get back to you on that one!
In fairness, I was already thinking of putting on there “If in doubt, balls out.”