[BAracer]

And now back home after a 5hr drive thinking about the event and any lessons learnt. 

Bad
Our gear ratio. Maybe I didn't think it over enough, or maybe I was worried about introducing risk into the build, but I learnt from a previous winner a couple of days before the event that their winning gear ratio was 14/24. I had gone with 12/25 for starters, and with the components in the box, could have gone with to 13/23 but wasn't brave enough. But it's clear now, that is the region you have to be in to make the most of the straights around the circuit. 

Nothing else bad as far as I can think.

Good
The car was reliable. Glad my re-assembly of the club's LMP2 Audi did not introduce any gremlins (mainly because Mike checked it over on Friday and added the bits I hadn't fitted!). That meant everyone in the Ecurie Worthing team got to drive for six 1hr stints, and didn't have to hang around doing nothing for any length of time whilst it was being repaired on the workbench.

From what I could tell, first timers Oliver, Jerome and Pete all enjoyed the experience. Obviously a 24hr race is a baptism of fire, but they seemed to come through it with smiles on their faces. 

The after race meal and social. Usually after a race meeting, everyone goes off and there is never a chance to chat things through with anyone. For those of us who stayed an extra night rather than driving back on Sunday afternoon, we spend a very pleasant few hours recalling moments from the previous 33hrs since we last woke up on Saturday morning. Fun things, annoying things, little things, magic monents. The time just flew by until my energy levels needed re-charging and the dialogue box popped into my head that said "Finish that drink and go to your room straight away, you only have 5 minutes left of activity in you before shutdown".