Last Mighty Mini race of the season and 2nd place in the Ladies Championship for Caroline GIlbert

Donington Park hosted the final rounds of the 2014 Mighty Mini Championship. It was a dry but very windy weekend. Caroline managed to qualify with Paul Rhodes, she sat behind him down the long straights using his car to make a hole in the wind. With qualifying finished she was 4^th on the grid, her best qualifying of the year.
Race time came and Caroline made a great start moving up to second place on the first lap, but it wasn’t to last as the other cars ‘paired’ off they were much quicker than her down the straights and she soon dropped back the order. She spent the race fighting over 6^th place with race winners Sam Hathaway and Paul Rhodes, despite being at the front of the battle she finished at the back of it in 8^th place just 0.02 second off 6^th place.
The top 7 cars were reversed for the second race meaning once again Caroline had missed out and would start from her finishing position of 8^th for the race. She made another good start gaining a couple of position on the first lap, but once again the wind made a big difference down the straight and despite pushing with Greg Jenkins the places gained were lost coming through the chicane to finish the first lap. As Caroline started battling with Greg Jenkins and Steve Ride out they slowed each other down and the front pack pulled away. It was another classic Mighty Mini race where positions were changing at every opportunity. As the flag fell Caroline finished in 10^th place again just the width of the bumper from 9^th. A great way to end the season.
A dnf from round one and not attending the 2 rounds at Zolder meant Caroline was unable to retain the ladies tittle, but did finish 12^th overall and 2^nd in Ladies class.
Caroline is entering one more race in 2014 the inaugural BWRDC (British Womens Racing Drivers Club) Race for a Record. This will be a race exclusively for female race drivers and the aim is to get a record number of female drivers on track at one time, the race is being staged at the Silverstone circuit home to the British Grand Prix on 2^nd November.
We all wish Caroline and Team CRS good luck for the race on Sunday.