BP Endurance Championship Round 5

Kate Broadbent did remarkably, qualifying P8 in class and P11 on the grid with a best lap time of 50.577. This might not seem like a great lap time, but it was remarkable because the kart had a puncture.Buckmore kindly swapped the kart, but it meant starting with a cold engine and cold tyres (the kart had just been jet washed!). So, Kate dropped from P11 on the grid, to P15 after the first lap. After some consistently fast driving, Kate had moved into P4 by lap 57.Guest drivers Lewis Leverington-Poole and Owen Stern had lap times consistently in the 50s and 51s despite never having driven at Buckmore before. Thomas Wong was suffering from the heat after a very long session on the pit board in the sun, and despite his very fast lap times he was brought in early to rest and recover. Down to three drivers, it meant longer sessions for all. Despite problems with the kart, and a track that seemed slower than usual (there were very few sub 50 second laps), the team performed brilliantly, finishing P8 in class and P9 overall in a grid of 28. BTK Racing are currently P13 in the championship (tying with Team Chuggabug on 60 points).