Guts, Grit, and Slicks: Trice's Rollercoaster Weekend at Croft

This past weekend at Croft delivered everything you could expect from a race weekend, excitement, challenges, and lessons learned. A rain shower right before Race 1 forced a bold gamble on slicks in wet conditions from P7. The first few laps were a white-knuckle ride, but as the circuit dried, Toby carved through the field to finish P12 with the fastest lap in his class.

Qualifying was the most frustrating session, with slower traffic on the final flying lap leaving Toby P7 despite P2 pace in the data. Race 2 brought a steady P7 finish. Race 3 saw a brilliant start undone by a puncture that blew out at Tower Corner at over 100mph, dropping Toby to P20.

"I had the pace to be right at the sharp end, but qualifying set us up badly. However, my car control in the wet was incredible," Toby said.