Well, we finally managed to overcome all the problems we'd had with getting a suitable roll cage and got our car ready for the MR2 Challenge race at Mallory park last Sunday.
Our black 1995 G-Ltd was the only mk2, the rest of the field consisting of mk1s.
My biggest worry had been getting through scrutineering but they barely raised an eyebrow, picking up only on the fact that the earth strap to the battery wasn't correctly marked!
Qualifying showed me to be an absoloute rookie
(this was my first ever race after all) as I waited for about six laps before daring to overtake the car in front! Once I had though I soon built up my confidence and started to put some better times in. I qualified in seventh position out of 14 cars.
The race itself was an awesome experience
- as a spectator you don't get a feel for just how tightly packed the cars are on the grid or just how fast they're actually travelling. I passed Sarah Wherry in a red mk1 early on and then a couple of laps later took Matt Jenkins in his blue and yellow car. I spent the rest of the race trying to catch the front runners who by this time had quite a lead, while simultaneously trying to shake Matt Jenkins who seemed to be attached to my bumper by an invisible bungee cord!
I finished the race in fourth place which I considered to be an excellent result taking into account my lack of experience.
Later, this became second place as two drivers that finished ahead of me were excluded for flag violations. I guess the big debate now will be whether I drove well or whether the mk2 is simply better than the mk1... 
This weekend we'll be at Cadwell Park
(http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/cadwell-park/) and would love to see some IMOC-UK members there!Photos from the event are here:
http://www.roguesystems.co.uk/forms/gallery.aspx?cat=28Special thanks to Ryan Smith, Paul Port, Matthew Wishart, Carolyn Murphy and Stephen Jeffries without whose help and support I would never have made it to the circuit!
Rogue
