Knockhill 2009

18th October - Scottish Championship
Round Eleven
Knockhill

This has got to be the hardest weekend ever for Burnett Motorsport. Some of the team went to Pembrey for the National Championship whilst we also had a presence at Knockhill where Jim, Alan and Paul looked after David Hunter and Ross Marshall with the help of Lez.

Ross was trying to win the Champion of Champions title. He'd already wrapped up the Scottish Championship with a round to spare (a great achievement in only his second season) but it was good for him to see out the season there supporting the final round of the championship he has been a part of all season.

This weekend my team above took the two cars and looked after him great I must thank them loads in the first race Ross was fighting hard in such a hard championship all the other drivers were working hard too though looking for at 2nd 3rd and 4th in the final table - it was such a hard time all weekend. Ross took 5th David 10th in the opening race with Alisdair Gauld working so hard to seal his 2nd place - I am so sure Ross was helping him out in the 2nd race. David has got to have had his best drive ever taking 3rd place trying hard to seal his 2nd place in rookie championship - what a drive it was and I am so sure his overalls had to go get dry cleaned after the 2nd race. Alisdair sealed his 2nd place in the Scottish Champioinship - boy did he earn that all year. I feel that he could not have driven that car any harder and to seal it on this weekend when he felt the car was not working right was superb. When the rear axle broke in final he had already done his job with his well earned 2nd place - there is so much more to come from the boy! As for Ross he worked so hard to win the final when on lap 2 there was carnage everywhere. I think with all the drivers fighting for latter places but after Ross had got near the front in the first start he found himself back at the rear of the grid for the re-start and the shortened distance meant he did not have enough time to work to the front. He did get through to 3rd place though!

I thank them all and am glad to have helped out David, Ross and Alisdair when I could and of course Nick - helping him to win the Scottish Rookie title.