**DRIFT ALLSTARS MALTA**

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**Round One Drift Allstars Teesside 25th April**

After what seemed like an extremely long off season, my sponsors, my team and I set off on our longest journey yet to Teesside Autodrome. We left for an eventful trip early Sunday morning arriving mid afternoon. My sponsor, Rob Chillingworth, and I set up that evening ready for Monday, the first time I'd driven since Silverstone in September last year.

We were at track bright and early that morning to get the final preparations finished: The car was polished and I was eager to get going.



Practice was interesting to say the least! I think it's fair to say I was pushing the car to its limits with my initiations in to the first corner. One of my ambitious flicks backfired, and I was informed immediately after impact on the tyre wall, "You were going at 78mph!!" That wasn't too clever! Bonjour whiplash! The trip back on a tow rope was demoralising and I seriously believed that that was it, the opening round was over for my team and I.



I got back to the pits to a flurry of bodies, all set on getting me back on track. I was strictly told by Mr. Jon Stevens to "Sit down and shut up" as I told them it wasn't possible, a hole in the radiator wasn't fixable. The determination of my friends/team was amazing! A clever use of a bonnet pin to plug the hole, and a trip to halfords for essentials and I was left gobsmacked. When I heard my car start from the other end of the pits, my heart started pumping for qualifying. They truly made the impossible, possible! Thank you guys!

And so, qualifying began. I had an extra practice lap as I'd missed an hour and a half of practice. I took the first run as a quick test to make sure the car was ok and off I went. My line around the long sweeper was perfect, and the small issue of a spin on the first hair pin wasn't enough to dampen my spirits or let my team or myself down. I was focused. My first judged run was pretty good, I knew I just need to tighten up on the hair pins, which I did on my second judged run. SHWEEETT!! LOADSA SMOKE!! =]



I managed to qualify an awesome fifth and was placed in a Top 16 battle against the French Drift Champion Benjamin Boulbi. Admittedly, I put my all in to the battle but it just wasn't quite enough.



Still, I currently sit 9th in the championship and well on the way to being ready for Round 2 at Sunderland on the 15th May. Few more touch ups on the car and she will be looking as good as new, as for me? I'm ready for Round 2 now!!

**JUST ANOTHER QUICK LITTLE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT MADE ROUND ONE POSSIBLE: A BIG THANKS TO MY SPONSORS CUBED CREATIVE, AUTOBRIGHT, CR TURBOS, PURE PERFORMANCE AND PARTICULARLY MR ROB CHILLINGWORTH OF OUCH TATTOO STUDIO. I WOULD LOVE TO NAME EVERY MEMBER OF MY TEAM AND EVERYONE THAT HELPED OUT, BUT I'LL BE HERE A LIFETIME! YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE! =]**

Video Credits: Sykopaf, You tube
Photo Credits: Gabi Villar, Peter Bartle, Callum Craddy.