The 2006 Speed Hillclimb and Sprint championships are now well under way.
This year I am competing in the Highland Speed Championship and the Northern Speed Championship as well as the Scottish Hillclimb and the Scottish Sprint Championships.
The Northern Speed Championship (north of England that is) has several rounds in southern Scotland.
The first Scottish round was held yesterday at the Knockhill racing circuit in Fife.
The weather was reasonably kind to us - only a very light rain shower before our first timed run, otherwise the track was in great condition.
Due to the excessively long time it took to get through the first practice run - the second practice was cancelled.
One practice and two timed runs is very poor value for money - even more so for drivers who came from as far afield as the south of England.
My Hawke DL17 single seater race car was running very well and I managed to improve my best time by 3 seconds since my last visit.
I had my first sprint outing of the year, at the Teesside Autodrome in Middlesbrough, on the 14th April.
I was using my Hawke DL22 for the first time and managed 4th place overall.
Last week I took part in the Forrestburn Hillclimb and was 3rd overall.
Next weekend it is off to the Fintray Hillclimb (near Aberdeen) for rounds on the Saturday and Sunday.
Workwise, I am still fabricating a covered race car transporter - the basic rolling chassis has been constructed, now needs the deck and superstructure completed.