Race Report Shield Golf – Extreme Festival 12 & 13^th of November

It’s hard to believe that we at the last race of the year and with all that’s happened during 2021 I am excited to announce the Shield Golf is leading the championship, however this puts us in an extremely vulnerable position. Any DNF in a heat or a problem with the car could end the dream of winning both class and championship in Clubman’s and a solid finish in Class B of 111 series.

Wining Clubman’s meant I had to finish in the top 3 on Index for the day and had to finish no less than 2^nd or 3^rd in class if I was going to ensure that my lead going into the festival was enough to come up trumps in 2021. Weather was also a factor as the forecast for Saturday meant possible late afternoon thundershowers a wet start in the second heat , which comes with its own challenges and risk on wet surface .

Qualifying for both 111 and Clubman’s went reasonable in 111 qualifying 2^nd behind Joshua Weyers who has picked up some pace and 3rd in Clubman’s which was not ideal but within string distance.

Heat 1

In both 111 & Clubman’s I managed a 2^nd overall and was just trying to stay out of trouble and keep the laps time consistent to ensure my Index on Performance was consistent. Index counts 50% of the overall scoreboard for the championship and has max of 10 points up for grabs relevant to position in the top 10 for the day – key is you need to finish both heats on the day and then 2^nd in class meaning I picked up 3 valuable points in Heat 1

Heat 2

Clubman’s was my main focus on the day and all I had to do was finish in the top 3 and try avoid any hiccups on the track and bring the car over the finish line. I can’t begin to explain how long these 8 laps took and the noises and squeaks I stared to hear from the car as my mind started to play games with me as the laps counted down.

Finally, the chequered appeared and I had managed to come home in 1^st in Class B and my index must have been reasonable enough to be placed in the top 5 , giving me sufficient points to have hopefully won overall. Our prize giving is on the 11 of December @ Red Star Raceway and unless due some miss calculation I hopefully have taken the overall title for 2021 in Clubmans .

111 saw me finish up first in class B for the day.

Once I have the official results from Clubman’s I will write up the story for the year –

BIG THANKS SHIELD for all the support.