Eseries Recap: Round 5

“My qualifying wasn’t too great as I wasn’t able to put in a clear lap and when I did I had quite a bit of traffic, so I wasn’t really in a good position from the start. Regardless, I don’t think my pace was good enough for the Top Ten Shootout, but I definitely would’ve liked to have started further up the grid. I unfortunately got caught up in the lap one, race one carnage up the top of the hill, so I ended up having to pit early due to the damage but I was too far behind at that point to be competitive. The second race was reverse grid and I got caught up again in the first lap carnage, but this time I was able to hang on. It still wasn’t a great race for me and I finished 15th and received a mid-race black flag to top it all off. My starting position for race three was a combination of my results from the first two races so I started 27th. I had quite a good start and was able to make up a few positions on the opening lap but lost out in my pit stop strategy, which I was doing myself along with the engineering and the spotting, so I’m the only one to blame. I managed to finish 16th from 27th, but overall, I definitely wasn’t where I wanted to be. Although my results were not what I hoped for, I really enjoyed the night – it was a cool experience. A huge shout out to the Red Bull Holden Racing Team for letting me be a wildcard too.”