Lauren's 1985 Kouki Trueno

[Lauren]

Well, I've had a go, went up to Buxton Raceway this afternoon, paid my tenner and then got my drivers briefing (was just me in the briefing). Main point of that was to tell me not to ever lift off but keep my foot in if I'm going to spin as otherwise it'll be head first into the concrete wall.

Okay, so there I am lined up ever so slightly terrified. There were loads of cars there with scars to prove how unforgiving the wall can be and believe me it wrecks your car.

So I had a tentative first outing, then got a ride with one of the regulars who was just stunning. Made me feel like a complete novice (which I am really when it comes to drifting). Still I listened and learned and then ventured out a fair few more times and started to increase my speed and play around with the car a bit more. I also remembered to turn up the rear dampers, to 6/8. That all helped and I had a really good afternoon.

Am thinking of doing a day at Oulton on 8th July (as I'm off anyway) and there is a lot more room, so hopefully Mark can have a go.

Must change those bloody JDF tyres though, as coming up the Cat and Fiddle in the rain, the car was just absolutely lethal.

Still I survived and decided against going out for the fatal run at the track. Great stuff, reckon I could have some fun with this drifting lark.

Bit of a tentative drift, but a steel ring with 3 feet of concrete to the left tended to make me err on the side of caution.

Saw a fair few people hit the wall today and it's not very forgiving.