Regression.

If ever you need a demonstration of why a lot of choice can sometimes be confusing, and why the keep-it-simple approach to engineering is often the better bet, Molesey’s GT class is the perfect example. With unrestrictive rules allowing a lot of choice when it comes to bodies, chassis, motors and all the other bits that make a car work, it would be reasonable to expect that after almost a year of development we’d have a grid full of rocket ships, but that’s not how it has played out.

The cars are still quick, but most are getting slower. Josh, who was trying a sidewinder set-up in his NSR Mosler for the first time, was three tenths slower than his best GT lap, Julian was six tenths off his, and almost everyone else was slower too. If it hadn’t been for David equalling his fastest lap, we’d have had a clean sweep of regression, yet despite that, the class is still popular.

As for the racing, it was undramatic this week. Josh was dominant at the front, Julian and David were initially close battling for second until Julian gave up on his NSR McLaren 720S after Heat 3 and switched to a Sideways Lamborghini Huracán that was seven tenths slower, and Ed in a Slot.it Porsche 911 GT1-98 took the final podium spot.