08-04-19 : Track Day Attended - Croft
A torturous 5 hr journey up to North Yorkshire preceded the first outing of the car in RSA 2008 spec’.
Having never driven at Croft before and unable to attend the pre-race official test day the following Friday, the chance to get the car out was as much to do with getting to know the nuances of the circuit as much as getting to grips with the new wide track suspension set up.
The car deliberately hadn’t been formally set up as the suspension needed to “settle” first.
Weather was fair and the track dry apart from a very short-lived shower. The first observation was one of surprise that the replacement of the windscreen with a tiny aeroscreen made so little difference. Buffeting of the helmet was hardly detectable.
The car itself didn’t feel that different to the RSB spec’ except for noticeable understeer. That could be dealt with through a different set up.
08-04-01 : Formation of New Race Team - ESSE R3 RACING
A new race team has been put together in 2008 by Richard Jennings, to be known as Esse R3 Racing, to compete in the 2008 Caterham Motorsport News Roadsport “A” Championship.
The group of friends and fellow drivers from the 2007 Roadsport “B” Championship include RSB 2007 race winner, Roelant de Waard driving car no. 62, 2006 Caterham Academy race winner Stuart Patterson (aka Banjo), driving car no. 88, Richard Boughton driving car no. 21 and RSB 2007 race winner, Richard Jennings, driving car no. 55.
The team will compete together for the 2008 Caterham Roadsport “A” Team Cup, with the top two scores from the four drivers from each event, scoring points towards the Cup.