I didn't race last week because I was marshalling. Quite relieved by that at the time as it got up to 37C/99F that day.

We had the last individual point-scoring race of the series last night. I won my class again because my competition was marshalling and out of town. Go me. I must admit to being a wee bit gutted though - I missed out on being quick enough to be able to get in a fourth lap by, as far as I can figure out, no more than a minute. There's a team race next week, so that's my last chance to embrace the pain and suffering (like that's gonna happen ) and go that little bit faster in the first three. I don't care if the fourth lap takes me half an hour, I just want to do a fourth lap! Dammit!

There is something to be said for turning up regularly. I'll have won my class by at least 20 points (all scored on nights I had no competition, but shhhhhhh ).