Donnington 13th & 14th Aug

The weekend of 13^th and 14^th of August brought round 5 of the MINI CHALLENGE to Donnington Park.  The OX4 car was prepped and ready to go with a few tweaks to the livery after most of the panels had been changed from round 4.

This time Chris Oakman took to the driving seat.  Chris has always been a big fan of the Donnington Circuit, and could not wait to get back out there, since he last raced there in 2010.

Chris carried a good amount of pace during qualifying and put the car in seventh position on the grid for race one.  With the gap between the first seven drivers only around half a second each, this was an excellent achievement for both driver and team.

During race one Chris got a good start and maintained his position throughout the race.  Despite plenty of effort he could not squeeze past Jason Richardson in 6^th.

 

During race two, traffic build up in the first corner off the start allowed Chris to come home 6^th, avoiding the trouble and gaining one place on the previous race.

Just as things were going so well with Chris starting on the first row for the third race, a collision with Jason Richardson sent the OX4 car spinning across the track and into the gravel.  Unfortunately for the team the car clipped many other cars in the process causing a large amount of panel damage.  This meant that Chris had to retire from the race.

At lease the car will be looking brand new for the next round, with a new coat of paint all over.  Look forward to seeing you at Anglesey International.