More disappointment for Newsham
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IT was another weekend of mixed fortunes for Dave Newsham in the latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in Thruxton.
All three races were completed by the 45-year-old, but with significant changes constantly being made to his Toyota Avensis, there was ultimately more frustration for the Inverness driver to endure.
In an extract from his exclusive diary for the Inverness Courier, Newsham describes events in race three.
"Once again, big changes were made to the car for race three. This is what is costing us, as while others are fine tuning their cars, we are basically testing and experimenting as we race.
It is not easy for a racing driver who needs to have faith and confidence in his car, as for the first part of each race I am learning all over again.
Another solid start to the race and by lap three I was up to 10th. Although we seemed to have a little less grip, the balance of the car was much better and easier to drive on the limit.
As the race went on, I also noticed that my lap times were better to. However, it was a bit of a lonely race as I spent much of it not able to catch the Ford of Matt Jackson ahead, but was comfortably moving clear of Colin Turkington behind — nice to see him in my mirrors for once!
With two laps to go, I was catching Sam Tordoff, crossing the finish line on his bumper in ninth."
