MX5 Arrives at Silverstone

I spent a night at Whittlebury Hall, not realising how close it was to Silverstone. It was its back garden! They have a fantastic 'Silverstone' Bar in the hotel which has 100's of pictures of previous GP race winners. It also includes a picture of M Schummi at the hotel. You can imagine how excited this made me!! The day we arrived was the first A1 GP test session for this season at the circuit - and blow me - they were all staying at the hotel. How cool! Loved it.

First Overall Win At PFi 'Big Guns'

Weather - Sunny/ Warm
Qualification - 4th Place
Race One - 1th position - Best Lap - 52.09 (2nd fastest)
Race Two - 9th position - Best Lap - 52.08 (1st fastest)
New Personal Fastest Lap = 52.08
Overall finishing position - 1st Place
1st Trophie from PFi (As seen in photo)
Current Championship Standing - 5th position

On the Eve of racing at PFi

I have decided to come up with a list of circuits around the country I would like to try out. Here we go. (In no order)

• Buckmore Park. www.buckmore.co.uk
• Rye House. www.rye-house.co.uk
• Whilton Mill. www.whiltonmill.co.uk
• Clay Pigeon. www.claypigeonkartclub.com
• Llandow. www.llandowkartclub.co.uk
• Bayford. www.bayfordkarting.co.uk
• Daytona - Milton Keynes. www.daytona.co.uk

I'm hoping to scrub Buckmore off the list in September. Fingers Crossed. I'd also like to do a race with Club 100 in their 2-stroke karts www.club100.co.uk

Anyway If anybody goes to a good circuit or feels like I have missed on out - please let me know.

Need a name for Buckmore

Need a name for racing at Buckmore. Now let me think!! ...............

PFi:Sunday 100 - 'Woofians'

100 Lap endurance Team; 'Woofians'
Members; Steve Woodhall , Amanda Black, Kev Singh

Location - PFi
Date - 12/08/07
Weather - Sunny/Warm
Team Qualification - 7th Place
100 Lap Race Finished - 6th position
Best Lap - 53.24

One Final Word - 'Pansy!'

Promotional Material

I am including some old promotional material that Annabelle (my sister) created for me for the Formula Woman Championship 2006. I just thought it was to good an opportunity to miss.

Mixed race at PFi - Round 5

Weather - Cloudy/Sunny/Warm
Qualification - 4th Place
Race One - 9th position - Best Lap - 52.52 (2nd fastest)
Race Two - 9th position - Best Lap - 52.50 (2nd fastest)
Overall finishing position - 10th Place

Current Championship Standing - 5th position

Ironman 20 – PPiK, Leeds – 3rd Place – Sat 21st July

A 20 minute solo race
Qualification – 4th – 43.574
Finishing position – 3rd – 42.812

Success in Open Endurance Race - Leeds

2Hr Endurance Team; Steve Woodall, Kev Singh, Amanda Black
Location; PPiK, Leeds
Date; 21/07/07

Today I travelled up with my father in the pouring rain to Leeds. When is this weather going to get any better?! After getting to the circuit very easily, thanks from the help from TomTom (and Steve) we signed on and commenced in a circuit walk. This circuit as a great Bridge and Blind Entrance Tunnel (Where loads of people spin and cause big pile ups – not me of course!). This was followed by a safety briefing where we drew our starting positions from a hat. Luckily Steve got Number 14! (There was 15 karts in the race) meaning we had to start off from 2nd to last. Steve went out first and was fighting his way through the traffic, he did an amazing job, getting the team to the very front. Then it was my turn. No pressure! The team was in first and I had never been round the circuit before! Lovely. Really didn’t want to let guys down or give women a bad name! I learnt the circuit quite quickly and was doing good racing laps. I managed to keep it out in the lead until I got black flagged (I was later told it was driving to fast under yellow conditions, but I was going slower than the guy in front and I thought the guy behind me was catching – but never mind – no excuses!!). I was able to post my fastest lap time of 42.5. seconds. Time for Kev to jump in and do a 20 minute stint, keeping the kart in first position and obtaining the teams’ fastest lap of the afternoon 42.1 seconds. I jumped in again for a last stint still in first and kev completed the 2 hour endurance to bring the kart home in first.

Well done to all the other teams that took part - A great race – I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you very much Steve for inviting me and risking putting a female in your team!!

Welcome to Amanda's Racing Journal

It is hoped that this will become an addition to my website. As it has not been that easy to keep updating the pages. (I'm currently doing it on the cheap i.e free so hosting the website doesn't cost that much but uploading the material on to it takes ages).

Anyway this is going to be my new log of motor racing. Mostly my own personal racing and may be if I ever get the time to comment on the pro's! I am currently racing in an arrive and drive championship at PFi, Newark this season and of course playing and having fun in anything else i can get my hands on!!

Right well I'm currently looking forward to racing at Leeds Indoor Circuit 'Pole Position' (http://www.ppik.net/) tomorrow (21st July) where they are doing a Race and Rock Night. I'm competing in a 2 hour endurance with 2 guys that I have meet racing at PFi. Ive never been to the circuit and haven't been to an indoor circuit in a while.

Very much looking forward to it and I'll try and log on to let you know how I get on. Bye for now