To start off with I was just getting back used to it all, the Hepworth International star said, to the team and how everything works. It wasn't too difficult to re-adjust; I was still making the odd mistake here and there as I got back used to the feel of the car again, but by the third session we weren't too far off. I was certainly a lot fitter than I had been back at the start of the season because it's a closed cockpit I really struggled with the heat initially, but now I can just focus a lot more.
It's a very good track to drive, though I was really surprised how steep the drop is after the first corner it doesn't look that steep on the TV! In the first race I was up to eighth from 16th on the grid but then there was a really big crash with one of the drivers trapped in his car, so the red flags came out and the result was counted back a lap which put me 13th. I had just passed him at the time and the next thing I heard was a massive bang.
In the second race I was doing really well, up into eighth again and still progressing through the field when the gearbox got stuck in fourth; we think the selector pin had gone. I just had to battle it out after that, but I managed to hold onto my place until another driver caught my rear end on the last lap and spun me round. Now I know the circuit, hopefully I will be very quick there in the final meeting. I'm aiming for the top five, but a podium would be really nice.
Beyond that, a return to his karting roots is very much on the agenda, with a possible participation in the KF1 winter series in preparation for an all-out European assault on KF2 honours in 2008.
I enjoy racing abroad so much, Jordon enthused. It's in a different class. The first time I drove in KF2 it just clicked straight away; I was lapping as fast as some drivers in K
F1, and KF2 use less powerful engines. I'm very excited about it all!
