So we had the test race earlier, and I think it's time to think about how it went. And honestly, from my point of view it couldn't have gone better.
We had 4 strong personalities in the same race, and not at one time did I think any one person was overpowering and trying to steal more air time than any other individual; this for me was my biggest worry(Watson can talk lots, I enjoy a creative lead whenever collaborating, Lewis has an EXCELLENT talking voice and commentary style and DF's just starting off and can be spoken over easily) and my fears were quickly put at ease. The only issue I had was poor call quality on Skype, which on our(Watson and I) end can be attributed to p**s-poor internet quality on a Sunday which is something we've gotten used to sadly.
I had a great laugh trying to drag a result out of the piece of s**t HRT, and I think everybody had an excuse to brag excessively about their race despite their results(for the outsider reading this, Lewis won, I didn't get a penalty which is rare for me, Watson beat a Lotus and DF didn't finish last)yet there was a massive lack of ego, just a good round of patting backs and looking forward to the next time. Like I said above, I was really worried about a clash of personalities and egos and I'm really chuffed it went as well as it did from my POV.
Race format wise, I think we found a good way to go about it. Perhaps one more race on a shorter circuit to make sure, but qualifying felt good and I'm fairly sure the race was just about the right length to be interesting for everyone.
Of course, I'm just one of four people. Just because I think it went well, doesn't mean anybody else does...