The weekend of the 7/8 October was to be a tiring one with racing at Red Lodge  on Saturday and Kimbolton Sunday. Optimism was high when Sam posted the fastest time in the Odd Number 3 lap practice on Saturday, in fact the 5th fastest overall. The track was damp and greasy  but drying and by the time Sam went in his first heat, fastest laps were into the 48s. Sadly Sam’s 4th place on the grid didn’t last and a collision, bending a stub axle and steering rod on lap 4 put him out. The next heat was better but heat 4 had Sam muscled down from 6th to 19th! So into the B Final we went, the now usual battle with friend Oli had Sam come out on top with a first place and Oli second. The A Final was a bit of a procession for Sam, no real drama but no big gains either.

Sunday bought Round 8 of the HKRC Championship at Kimbolton and another damp start. Again Sam posted a good time, 10th fastest of 22 drivers. In the first heat Sam completed just 3 laps, before retiring with damage from a collision. A bent stub, steering rod and steering column meant a lot of work before the next race. Heat 2 was less eventful and as Sam gained one place to finish to 16th. In heat 3 Sam gained 2 on lap 1 going up to 16th before another coming together a few laps in put him down to a 21st place and second to last. Starting in 22nd and last in the final meant just one way to go, Sam gained 2 off the start benefiting from a first corner incident further up the pack. He lost one of those later but then ended up chasing pit bay buddy Freya, eventually over taking her to finish 20th. So off home for a well earned rest!