This has gone far to far...
Can i just say my piece folks...
It was Heat 3 Round 4 and Phil Channon was ref..
Through most of the day it was Jamie followed by me.. in every round.. the only time i ever heard phil say something was firstly in rd 3 at the end of the run.. both myself and jamie didnt pull over in the designated stop of... we stopped just before the table top... after phil " told us " to.. watching other heats some peole carried on further than us?? we werent in anyones way and we would have stopped nearer to the rostrum so i / we could pick our cars up to go to our marshall points.. we never said anything, just stopped..
Round 4 my best run 12 lapper... 8th in round.. my car was spot on... and was following jamie round he made an error and i got past him... he was still behind me, i got through to get my 12 lapper... but Stu called Jamie as finished... i then spoke up and said to jamie as i wanted to know he knew i was still finishing.... " im still racing mate " that was it.. Jamie wasnt causing me any probs other than being close to me.. we had been courtious (sp?) to each other all day... my bottle went and my lines after realising i was on for a 12 lapper went to pot at the end of the straight and following corner.. next thing Phil pipes up and i have to say it shocked me... the tone of voice he used towards jamie supprised me... and i remember saying to myself theres no need to be like that.. i think Phil may have said it twice in that manner in succession.. it is unacceptable what Jamie said (it wasnt the f word at all... it began with a W and was said once maybe twice.. no one was threatened just the obsenity that was it) but considering the manner from phil i have to say it didnt supprise me but again unacceptable from Jamie..
I felt awful as i then thought it was my fault that it all started.. If i hadnt said something to make sure i knew that jamie new i was still racing nothing would have been said??
I dont know what happened after the event.. but i did voice what i said above to stuart.. i understand totally what we talked about..
Ive only been back racing again since july last year.. and have known jamie a while.. and we all have good banter between myself, Hurley, Pimlott, Bradbury etc.. so what some people have commented about i cant say?!
Anyway thats my piece..
I have to say im looking forward to Stoke next weeknd track looks fab!
Cheers
Nick