Ben Evans Racing

Paradoxically after what seems like an endless winter break Mallory Park has arrived very quickly. It’s hard to belive that the first race of 2007 is less than a week away, and I can’t wait.

Pre-season testing kicked off last Tuesday with a very positive test in the wet at Snetterton and the car is working better than ever. By maintaining the exact same support set-up and car for this year (with the usual RSS tweaks) I’m confident of a very strong season. Whereas in 2006 I was coming to each track blind and still learning my way around the car, in 2007 we’ll have done all that legwork and can build on the outright pace we showed throughout 2006. More personally pleasing was the fact that my race suit still fits and that my seatbelt settings are as they were at Oulton Park - clearly the offseason beer has been offset by the offseason running.

 Sunday won’t actually be my first race at a racing circuit in 2007 as a couple of weeks ago I finished 8th in the Brand Hatch 5k around the Grand Prix circuit - a result I was delighted with. That said I can’t wait for the engine to start doing the hard work once again.

Overall 2007 promises to be a great one for Vee - all of last year’s big names are back, it’s the fortieth anniversary and the series profile is ever rising. However there are a couple of points for concern. Firstly the calendar this year is not special - the double header at Lydden springs to mind and secondly I hope that budgets are kept under control - Vee is fabulous for not having a directly proportional spend to speed ratio and I hope it stays that way.

Well this week its going to be non-stop yoga and protein drinks (translation - Chinese and Beer) ahead of the first race, and it will be great to see everyone again, at what will undoubtedly be a cold, wet and windy Mallory Park on the 11th.