As a few of you would have seen in one of the other threads, I was in Cardiff on Monday as I got to the grand final of the Red Bull Track Attack. 13 of us made it through and got to race against the two drivers round a street circuit they set up in the bay area. There were some crazy accidents, and Myleene Klass (ex Hear'Say/PopStars winner) who was driving the same kart as me in the celebrity race crashed and injured her foot! I got caught in a few bad ones too with people trying silly overtaking maneuvers, but I managed to bring my rather bent kart home in 4th in the final of the day (and most importantly ahead of Doornbos who crashed out on lap 7 of 10! LOL).
Liuzzi raced in the two preceding heats, but after crashing into a barrier in Heat 2 he decided to call it a day as he was still injured from last weeks crash at Silverstone testing
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Overall it was a fantastic experience, and I hope to continue competing for my University at the moment and will then do some Caterham racing once I finish. Sadly I don't have the money to become and F1 driver, but it's comforting to know they're not untouchable :P My fastest lap in the final was only .3 of s second off Doornbos even though my kart was totally wrecked and I kept on Liuzzis tail during heat 1 until the session was red flagged! LOL.
Here are some pictures from the day:
My kart - before it got bent![](/static/smilies/frown.gif)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/Kart8.jpg)
Waiting for a bit of PR stuff
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA2.jpg)
Chatting to my lovely grid girl![](/static/smilies/wink.gif)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA3.jpg)
Photo op with DC
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTACoulthard.jpg)
Trying a move (I'm no 8) on the eventual winner (an ex professional who was racing in an amateur karting competion!)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA1.jpg)
Louise Goodman talking to Shane Lynch (ex Boyzone!)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5048.jpg)
The three F1 drivers
Christian Klien (who raced the celebs)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5058.jpg)
Tonio Liuzzi (who raced us)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5055.jpg)
Rob Doornbos (also raced us)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5061.jpg)
An example of some of the damage!
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5072.jpg)
Liuzzi raced in the two preceding heats, but after crashing into a barrier in Heat 2 he decided to call it a day as he was still injured from last weeks crash at Silverstone testing
![](/static/smilies/tongue.gif)
Overall it was a fantastic experience, and I hope to continue competing for my University at the moment and will then do some Caterham racing once I finish. Sadly I don't have the money to become and F1 driver, but it's comforting to know they're not untouchable :P My fastest lap in the final was only .3 of s second off Doornbos even though my kart was totally wrecked and I kept on Liuzzis tail during heat 1 until the session was red flagged! LOL.
Here are some pictures from the day:
My kart - before it got bent
![](/static/smilies/frown.gif)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/Kart8.jpg)
Waiting for a bit of PR stuff
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA2.jpg)
Chatting to my lovely grid girl
![](/static/smilies/wink.gif)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA3.jpg)
Photo op with DC
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTACoulthard.jpg)
Trying a move (I'm no 8) on the eventual winner (an ex professional who was racing in an amateur karting competion!)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/RBTA1.jpg)
Louise Goodman talking to Shane Lynch (ex Boyzone!)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5048.jpg)
The three F1 drivers
Christian Klien (who raced the celebs)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5058.jpg)
Tonio Liuzzi (who raced us)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5055.jpg)
Rob Doornbos (also raced us)
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5061.jpg)
An example of some of the damage!
![](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ArosaMike/Red%20Bull%20Track%20Attack%20Grand%20Final/IMGP5072.jpg)