Thruxton: A BIG BTCC weekend!
Coming into our first support race for the BTCC, there was no doubt that this weekend would be a big one - for one it would be broadcast LIVE on ITV4. With huge crowds, TV crews all over the paddock…
Hat trick of podiums at Thruxton
Charlie finished 2nd at Thruxton this weekend to make 3 podiums from 3 rounds...
Rockingham: Don’t look back!
There are all kinds reasons & explanations listed in the racing driver's book of excuses, and I've certainly used a number of them over the years, I can even recite most of them in French after 3 seasons racing abroad.…
Oulton Park: Round 1!
It's actually snowing, and not just slightly, big chunky flakes are falling from the sky. Not what anyone wants to see on the morning of race day, especially not when this is your first race in a GT5 car and…
Le Mans: Aim high, dream BIG
Coming into 2017, circuit racing was always on the cards. Team Schatz Competition run the Norma in the Trophée Tourisme Endurance alongside the CFM, and it was very much an objective to compete in one of these races, however a…
2017: An amazing season, a new beginning
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I don't sit still for 5 minutes, I don't watch television, and I'm always working on something. Perhaps it explains how 2017 has been quite so non stop, if anything it would…
Mont-Dore: Think Quick, Drive Faster
With nearly 60 corners to remember, Mont-Dore is arguably the hardest course to memorise in the whole French calendar. My first visit here was back in 2015 and saw me battling with torrential storms as well as the unrelenting stream…
St. Gouëno: Stormy Weather
There were nearly as many English drivers as there were French this year at St. Gouëno (77/88), and with such a huge home crowd you could say I was highly motivated. I'd spent the week surfing, running and relaxing on…
St-Ursanne les Rangiers: Dream big
Coming into this weekend I was worried in a strange way that things just wouldn't go the way I hoped. That may seem like an obvious concern when you're about to drive a race car you've not even sat in…
Glasbachrennen: In at the deep end
Hillclimbing is all about pushing yourself to the limit, beyond your comfort zone. Sure, there's a whole list of things that I love about this form of motorsport, but when you strip away all the other elements, it's about taking risks,…