The former Clio Cup racer then proudly displayed the 'booster seat' fitted into the InTune Racing Honda Civic to ensure he can see over the steering wheel properly...
Saturday am – Trying too hard
Steven Kane was another man not to complete the first free practice session, after spinning his Motorbase
BMW into the gravel trap after just seven laps.
Pushing too hard with a new set-up was the diagnosis from the Northern Irishman, who is looking to build on the form he showed at
Brands Hatch two weeks ago.
"We'd made a change to the car and I was meant to go out and do two laps with it to see if it worked," he said. "The only problem was that I only managed to do a lap and a half!
"Coming round the long left-hander behind the pits I just made a slight mistake and lost the back end, and the next thing I knew I was stuck in the gravel."
Saturday am – Early issues for Alonzo
First free practice at Rockingham saw a slow Honda Integra circulating in the hands of Alan Taylor, and it didn't take long for the Robertshaw man to find himself watching from the sidelines.
Initial concerns about a gearbox failure looked like being wrong, with Taylor hopeful of making it out for the second session.
"We think it's a gear selection problem," he said. "At first I thought the gearbox had gone but that's fine so we are just working to fix the issue now. Hopefully we'll have it sorted for the second session.
"It's a bit frustrating to have a problem, I just need some time in the car."