Nov
3
Dan Cammish: The year that was
Hello everyone and welcome to my final blog of the 2009 season. It has been a great year for me and one I have thoroughly enjoyed. 2009 was my first season of car racing and it has been a steep learning curve. Karting was all I had ever known so this season was always going to be a challenge. British Formula Ford is a great championship which always attracts young talent from all over the world, this year was no different. However after the first round of the season I already felt very much at home and I had some great results in the first half of the season. A podium in my first ever car race was more than anyone expected of me, and pole at only my second attempt at Rockingham a few weeks later really signaled my arrival on the Ford scene. I had 13 consecutive top 6 finishes this season which helped me to cement a top ten position in the overall championship. I also won the scholarship championship taking 18 wins from 23 starts which is nothing short of dominant. Thanks to my British success I was given the chance to race 3 meetings in Germany for Austrian team Neuhauser Racing in the Formel ADAC championship and this provided me valuable experience into slicks and wings single seater racing. The team were nothing short of fantastic and gave me a very competitive car. The results were not what I had hoped for but with such limited track time I was always on the back foot. It was difficult going from a car with down force one week to Formula Ford the next, the too were just too different. However taking fastest lap at the Sachsenring was a highlight not to mention seizing what may be my only opportunity to race the fantastic Nurburgring GP Circuit. A big thank you to both Kevin Mills and Neuahuser Racing for all there hard work this season and I really enjoyed the experience.
Having just returned from a weeks holiday in Tenerife I feel re-juvinated and more importantly slightly tanned and ready for the 2010 season. Plans for next year are well underway but nothing is yet set in stone, the biggest issue for me now is to find the sponsorship I need to continue my racing not only next year but in years to come. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog as much as I have enjoyed writing it and wish you all the best for the New Year.
