“After another quick turnaround, we were off to Three Sisters for the fourth round of the BDC – the final point-scoring round of the championship.

“With the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Friday’s practice was cancelled and a day of mourning and respect was shown.

“Saturday was perfect; the weather greeted us again with beautiful sunshine and perfect driving conditions. Qualifying went perfectly with a good score putting me in 17^th place, the driving was on top form from all the drivers.

“My battle saw me against Sam Nolan in his immaculate S15. We both gave it our all and I can honestly say it was the best battle I have had in a long time. Sam pushed hard and took the win, doing very well that day.

“After a quick wrap-up from Three Sisters, we rushed off to the mega crowds at Silverstone for the TRAX show.

“The Sunday saw large numbers of people turn up for the show, I had chosen to sit out of driving here and concentrated on talking to the fans and customers on our Helix Autosport stand instead.

“So, what’s next? I have just got back from the BDC final at Buxton (updates to follow). There’s a trip to Snetterton, the Halloween Action Day show at Castle Combe and the Grand Finale at Silverstone to wrap up the season.

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“The top 32 battle was against Craig McLeod – the local man on his home track. Craig had been driving very well all day, qualifying fifth meaning he was the lead driver and went first.

“I knew Craig was fast, I knew he was confident and I expected him to be on-point.
So, on the start line, I was psyching myself up, thinking when I got the signal I needed to be off that line sharpish to keep with him, concentrating on the signal, focusing on pinning it straight off the line.

“I was flat-out off the line, slamming through the gears, picking up speed along the straight up towards the entry. As I was approaching the start of the scoring zone, I didn’t drop in behind craig as I was expecting him to speed up and enter just in front of me along the famous Driftland wall, however my predictions weren’t quite as I planned.

“Just as we were about to enter, Craig flicked across to the middle of the track and I was just 50cm too far forward. We made contact and I ended up coming off the track, giving Craig the advantage.

“With me in the lead, I laid down my fastest, best line of the weekend, hoping he made the mistake behind me, but unfortunately however much of a run I gave him, I’d sealed the deal with my zero on the first run, and with no mistakes from Craig, he advanced to the top 16 and my weekend ended there.

“Round 3 of The British Drift Championship is at Teesside; I’d love to see you all there!�

“This was a new track for Harry: Larkhall in the west of Scotland, and it took a while to get used to the 1140-metre track.

“Qualifying was tough: 0.4 seconds off pole put Harry back in 35^th overall, meaning he would start the heat races in 18^th place.

“The heats were very lively affairs; ultra-competitive as the Junior Rotax Class always is. Harry made his way forward in both heats, getting faster with every lap as he familiarised himself with the new circuit, finishing both heats in a respectable 14^th and more importantly moving Harry straight through to the pre-final.

“Starting 24^th in the pre-final, Harry drove well, setting fastest laps during the race, crossing the finishing line in 17^th only to suffer a nose cone penalty adding five seconds to his overall time, thus pushing him down to 27^th.

“Starting the final from 27^th was always going to be difficult but with the confidence of finally feeling he was used to the circuit, Harry set numerous purple sectors fighting his way up to 13^th and with three laps to go, another top 10 finish looked to be on the cards.

“Unfortunately, it was not meant to be as contact with another driver ended up in a hard hit into the wall. It took nearly 30 seconds for Harry to pull the kart out from under the fence, determined to finish but sadly resulting in crossing the line in 33^rd.

“Harry now sits 20^th overall in the championship but importantly still leads the Rookie championship.

“Onto Round 3 at Warden Law on July 22^nd.�