The most striking thing about Rockingham this weekend wasn’t the rare May heat and sunshine, or even the great racing – it was the echo of the engines bouncing off the grandstands as the GT machinery tore around the circuit.

See, Rockingham is the only oval speedway circuit in the UK; one of only two in Europe. It’s special. From the main grandstand, you can see across the entire circuit. I can’t think of any other track in the UK that gives you such a good view of the racing.

Which was, as usual for the British GT, fantastic.

This was my first time at Rockingham, and I came to the event expecting the infield to be relatively unchallenging for the GT machinery. Boy, was I wrong. The mixture of low speed, technical corners, often had the cars sliding on the exits. It really separated the men from the boys.

The high kerbs on the final chicane had the cars skipping around on the track.

The infield also had a lot more elevation change than I was expecting, with a few crests here and there.

Also, luckily, the fire came out of the right holes this time!

Watch out for Part 2, where I bring details from the pits and paddock.

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