For those regular readers who followed my progress in the DMAX Championships last year may have wondered why there was no post about the final. Wasn't it the culmination of all the learning, crashing, and racing through my first competitive race season? Yes it was, and it was a really great end to the season. But the reason why I did not do a post was partly that I wanted time to reflect and consider the year as a whole and partly because I wanted to see how 2016 was going to play out.
The big theme for 2016 is improvement! I want to really push hard to get better final positions this year, you may well ask how I plan to do this? The answer is; in a number of ways but I won't go into detail here. It suffices to say I will be attempting to practice using a PS4, I will be reading and taking oodles of racing advice and I will also probably try various potions and methods to be more race ready. The finer points are yet to be worked out but I am sure you are all hoping whatever they are; they work.
I will say that I did make some progress with the starts though. I didn't get quite so mobbed and managed to hold my ground a bit more thanks in no small part to lots of advice from my fellow racers.

Karting in 2016
The very exciting news about this year is that I have been invited to race in the championships again. Yes, this does mean there will be lots more mildly humorous tails of me "not winning" for you to enjoy throughout 2016. It also means all my efforts last year can be put to good use in trying to be a better driver this year.The big theme for 2016 is improvement! I want to really push hard to get better final positions this year, you may well ask how I plan to do this? The answer is; in a number of ways but I won't go into detail here. It suffices to say I will be attempting to practice using a PS4, I will be reading and taking oodles of racing advice and I will also probably try various potions and methods to be more race ready. The finer points are yet to be worked out but I am sure you are all hoping whatever they are; they work.
Round 10
The last round of the championships was held where it all started; Daytona Milton Keynes. I make no bones about it, I do not get on well with this track. All the drivers have at least one track they can't seem to get the hang of and for me it is MK. That is not to say it is not a great track, it is probably one of the best on the circuit. It's complex, with fast and slow corners, a couple of intense straight sections and plenty of overtaking spots. But no matter how much I try and learn it, I never seem to build up a good rhythm there. I am going to tackle this in 2016 but for now let's assume I did not win the final.Family Visit
One of the highlights of the entire season for me was the fact that my long suffering wife came along to watch and brought my 3 year old daughter and 1 year old son with her. It was cold, loud and not perhaps the ideal place to bring a toddler but it was magical. Waving to my daughter as we pulled away from the pits was certainly worth the fact that I was probably not very focused and may have made a few mistakes as a result.The Race
The race itself was actually much like many before it. In terms of eventfulness it was not one to be remembered for on track happenings. It was brilliant, and I made a couple of good moves, but I also got overtaken a fair bit and really had a bad heat where I was just slowly dropping back from the back for the last few laps, it was almost like the kart had some issues but it was far more likely to have been my fault.I will say that I did make some progress with the starts though. I didn't get quite so mobbed and managed to hold my ground a bit more thanks in no small part to lots of advice from my fellow racers.
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