Mardave driving...

[bedsrcmcc]

I was watching the Mardave finals yesterday with interest. Having seen Paul continue to win final after final I wanted to see what it was he did that the other drivers weren't doing to secure a win in the A Final.

Well, the interesting thing is that Paul (I'm sure he'll agree with me) doesn't actually have the fastest car on track, yet he won last nights final with a 3 lap gap over second place!

So why does he keep winning?

Well, actually he keeps winning because he drives very, no, VERY CLEAN! It's as simple as that. I watched cars coming up against back markers and simply using the car in front as a means to brake, knocking each other off the track!

How does that help you and the guy you've just knocked off?

This was happening lap after lap after lap... Then my eye caught Paul's Mardave (remember this is a basic out of the box car, nothing special) coming up to a group of 6 back markers, that's right, 6! Within 2 corners he'd passed them all, not by hitting any of them but simply by driving AROUND THEM ALL.

It's not rocket science guys is it?

I think some of the new Mardave drivers should watch Paul driving, it's such a pleasure to see his car weave through traffic and it is with this calm, clean no nonsense driving style that he keeps winning week after week. Speed is not needed, barging cars off the track is not needed.

So come on guys, if Paul can drive slower than the rest of you and win by 3 laps, doesn't that say something about the driving standards of others?

I know we are all hear to race and have fun, but being knocked off on every other corner is not going to make you happy is it?

Look at me and Chris in the Touring A Final - what a race, I was on his heals for over 4 mins chasing hard, but never over doing it. In the last few laps of the race I managed to squeeze by only for Chris to take the lead back on the next corner, after that a couple of errors by me left me stuck in second, but it was probably one of the best races I've had at the club for a long time - the pressure was intense but both Chris and I gave each other space and our cars are more than twice the size of the Mardaves...

Well done Paul, I might think about videoing the Mardave A Final next week just so others can watch how well you drive