Entrepreneur, keen sportsman & family manWe are on our way to Zandvoort, Holland! Our first European race in perspective. The rugged English brand Ginetta will be present at the British Race Festival. For...
We only have time to refuel and we are back on track! Maybe it’s a good thing, no time to think, to dwell, to talk. I am focused, I have nothing to loose. I will...
It’s been 2 accidents in a row, the inability to repair my Butterfly in time for the next race. So in total I score 3 DNF’s, 2 expensive bills, 1 badly hurt...
We arrive at the driver’s briefing at 8:30. All the drivers are already suited, I’m still in my jeans. We are supposed to be in the Assembly area at 9:15...
It’s time for Race 1. I feel on fire. Lesley, my wife gives me my pep talk, a mixture of love, pride and belief. I do my routine visualisation and say my mantras:...
The world class racers have fought, won and lossed on this piece of tarmac. We still hear the roar of their engines. Here we were, a few days ago, on their track…...
Salim and Arnaud. They have shared so much over the years, were is the Animal? He has nothing left in his legs and told Salim to go. 17:50, 17:55, 17:56, 17:57 Arnaud...
As we jump out of the car to refuel Salim and bring him his energy bars, we realise how harsh the conditions are out there. The rain combined with high winds gives us an...
2 am time to wake up. It’s dark, cold and the midges are out. 3 am, we head with the car towards a small hamlet in Scotland. The organisers have done a...
The Athlete: Salim ‘the Dreamer’, an Ironman from Morocco looking for the next extreme challenge. The Support Runner: Joe, a Treck specialist from the USA...
