Race day Pau.

Race day is over with no racing for Noel. He struggled in the rain and mud to change gear boxes. The new one was difficult to fit in but he finally managed it. Thanks to the kind people who loaned him the hoist. Then it stuck in gear and he couldn't move it . Finally got that sorted and back to our motorhome base in the paddock but still working on it.

Missed both the Formula Jnr races, both in pouring rain. They have unfortunate system here of making you wait on the grid after leaving the dummy grid. This made drivers and cars very hot yesterday and very wet today. There were only 18 out of 29 in the second race today. Most NZ drivers pulled out, as did many others. Noel of course, was still working on his gearbox.

Tony Olissoff definitely had the best weekend of the Kiwis. His car is really suited to this track and he drove with well and enthusiastically.  He was 6th overall in the first race and 7th in the second. He was exuberant!

First three places in both races went to Italian driver, Manfredo Rossi Di Montelera,  Bruno Weibel,  Swiss and Chris Drake from Britain.

We cannot leave the paddock until 6am and must be out by 8pm so that they can turn it back into city streets. Some of us are staying overnight at the station carpark.