Brands Hatch saw the first three rounds of the Mazda MX5 Championship on 10th & 11th April and the series got off to a flying start.

The Gravytrain sponsored E3 Sport team (who of course include our MD Kevin Taylor as one of their number) did us proud in a fiercely competitive, packed grid.

In group one qualifying, Chloe finished an impressive 7th in her group, clocking in a time of 59.125 seconds. She was closely followed by Kevin in 11th with a time of 59.653 seconds.

In group two qualifying Jim Snr finished 14th with a time of 59.726 seconds and Jade finished 21st in 60.211 seconds.

And so to the race proper – Chloe put in an absolutely fantastic performance, finishing 12th; 8th & 10th – which places her 15th in the overall Championship standings. Stonking!

Jim Snr also put in a solid performance finishing 10th, 12th & 17th which places him 20th in the overall Championship standings.

Kevin's car after the 3rd Round... Ouch

Kevin had a bit of a torrid time – despite getting spun in the first round he recovered and managed to place 24th; it was a similar story in round two where after being bumped off he placed 24th again. In the third round he crashed out, this time failing to finish. This sees him placed 45th overall.

Likewise Jade suffered a similar fate – crashed out in round one, a puncture in round two, bad times. Fortunately round 3 saw things start to go her way as she finished 14th. This places her 49th overall.

Want to live it for yourself? Join Kevin in the driver’s seat in the second round by viewing the in car video footage below – watch out for the spin around 6 minutes 10 seconds…

Brands Hatch Race 2 – 10th April 2010 from Kevin Taylor on Vimeo.

So what’s next? Rounds 4 & 5 take place at Snetterton, Norfolk on 24th & 25th April -  we can’t wait!