drivers-diary.com » Abbie Eaton http://drivers-diary.com Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:25:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Abbie Eaton – DSR Scholarship http://drivers-diary.com/2009/02/28/abbie-eaton-dsr-scholarship/ http://drivers-diary.com/2009/02/28/abbie-eaton-dsr-scholarship/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:10:56 +0000 admin http://www.drivers-diary.com/?p=131 Just a quick update to tell you that I’ve made it into the Double Six Racing Scholarship for the Mini Challenge.

Originally the final was supposed to be for the last 10 but the competitors in 10th, 11th and 12th place had the same scores so the organisers decided to increase the final to the last 12.

So I’m keeping everything crossed for tomorrow in the hope that I win the scholarship and race in the Mini Challenge!


Update

I only finished 3rd overall in the Mini Scholarship, which on reflection is not bad out of 100+ men. But it will have a huge knock on effect for racing this year unless we win the lottery or find a sponsor.

But for anyone to follow their dream there are always up’s and down’s so I’ve just got to keep my goals in mind and try to find a sponsor.

Congratulations to Joey Powis and his family on winning the scholarship on the 3rd try. To finish 2nd last year to Rob Boston must have been heart breaking.

Also congratulations to Mantvydas Sileika for coming 2nd.

Marc and Lisa at Double 6 racing should be congratulated for running a well organised scholarship and also thanks to Micky, Phil and Colin for their instructing.

I guess things can only get better from now on.

Yours Abbie

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Things have been pretty quiet on the racing front for 2009. The only interesting piece of information is that i have entered the competition to win a supported drive in the Clio Scholarship this year.

I’ve managed to get to the semi-finals (the last 24 from 100+ entered). The semi-final is on the 25th February and the final (the last 10 drivers) the following day.

Unfortunately due to the current economic climate a lower number of people have entered the scholarship, this has meant that the prize has been changed to a drive in the Mini Challenge.

So wish me luck and I’ll try my best to win!

Abbie

]]> http://drivers-diary.com/2009/02/12/abbie-eaton-clio-scholarship/feed/ 0 Abbie Eaton – 2008/2009 http://drivers-diary.com/2009/01/10/abbie-eaton-20082009/ http://drivers-diary.com/2009/01/10/abbie-eaton-20082009/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:43:41 +0000 admin http://www.drivers-diary.com/?p=34 I’ve always hated the off season from racing! I find myself twiddling my thumbs not knowing what to do, more so this year as the car is still damaged.
However I still have my kart and decided it would be a laugh to go to PFI Kart Track on a practice day.
It was very cold but the racing atmosphere was still there and it gave me such a buzz!

I settled back into Karting mode very easily, and after a few changes to the kart, was on the pace.

So that was my dose of motorsport for the winter!

We are still unsure as to what the plans for 2009 are but the way things are going at the moment economically, it’s looking as though racing this year is not going to be an option, which is very upsetting considering the progress I made the past few years! I’m just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best!

Happy New Year everyone!

Yours Abbie

]]> http://drivers-diary.com/2009/01/10/abbie-eaton-20082009/feed/ 0 Abbie Eaton – Last race and end of the season! http://drivers-diary.com/2009/01/01/abbie-eaton-last-race-and-end-of-the-season/ http://drivers-diary.com/2009/01/01/abbie-eaton-last-race-and-end-of-the-season/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:45:57 +0000 admin http://www.drivers-diary.com/?p=36 After finishing third in the previous race i worked out that i just needed a finish to come 3rd in the championship, and due to the throttle cable snapping in qualifying i was at the back anyway so as far as i was concerned the only way was forward.

I made up 4 places off the start and was cautious into the first corner due to having a lot of unexperienced drivers in front, i didn’t want to be involved in any accidents.
However this was unavoidable as it was chaos, cars flying off everywhere and i had nowhere to go and tboned Patrick Mason who got spun infront of me. The front of the car was all caved in and i couldn’t complete the race.
Unfortunately Aaron Trigwell rolled his car very badly but thankfully was okay.

So with me out of the race the person in 4th place in the championship needed a 1st or 2nd finish; and he managed to do just that. He came 2nd, which for me watching on the side of the track was very upsetting!!

But, things like that do happen from time to time and i just have to look onto next year and future challenges ahead.

I have enjoyed racing in SAXMAX this year, and many of the SAXMAX competitors and their family have said how much i deserved to get the 3rd place so i’m very thankful for the support.

If you would like to see a video of the crash klick here it’s onboard Declan Armstrong’s car.

Yours Abbie

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