Wow... What a day on Tuesday (was a public holiday)...
I'm just going to give some details of the day because it is all kind of a blur - will have to check the video footage to get a recap haha
Qualifying - we were the first group out for the day, so the track was a tad slippery... Ran 5th fastest out of the 8 entrants in my class, and after all the grid shuffles happened I got 6th spot on the grid
Race 1 - As we line up on the grid, somebody got his position pointed out all wrong by a marshal and caused chaos on the line-up. Everybody's moving around, next moment the car in front of me has the reverse lights coming on and I am completely confused by all that's happening. The moment the reverse lights go off the race has started and everybody's past me - I'm left for dead... End if story I'm stone last as we exit turn 2. I'm rather rattled after all this being my first ever race start, but I set about chasing them down. Eventually caught up after a couple of laps and make a pass in turn 5. Do this a couple more times, and chequered flag drops with me finishing 5th in class. Over the moon...
Race 2 - thanks to the grid reversal of the top 5 of the previous race, I get pole for our class - awesome (so now what?). Flag drops and I get a so-so start. We head around turn 1 and I just see smoke, dust, hair and kittens in the air as a couple of cars got it all wrong going into 2. I back right off as I'm not keen to get involved ib a demolition derby, and promptly get demoted to 3rd. A lap or so later I'm in 5th and things seem to settle down. The guy running 4th has his alternator call it quits so I reel him in and eventually get on his inside in turn 2. Reckon 'I've got you' as I get on the power in 2nd gear, and realise I'm in 4th. Opportunity lost. I do eventually get him a lap later going through turn 4, but I now also realise my gear linkages are not quite all there as I can only find 3rd and 4th gear... Lovely... Continously praying for the chequered flag I manage to make it to the end in 4th position, also getting overall 4th in class for the day
Most fun I've ever had
Couple of pics:

So - videos
Qualifying - some of the slipping around and my fastest qualifying lap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXVgMKL4nk
Race 1 (I took out the boring bits):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKV05RgmLs
Race 2 (Took the boring bits out again):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-tZ79dEl8s
When I watched these videos today I realised just how many stupid little mistakes I made... It was a bit daunting being my first ever race in this car - can only improve