Tomas Harper Racing

A pleasure to join the other 31 Fiesta Junior drivers at Snetterton in Friday practise today ahead of the opening Round 1 here this weekend (even though I was the only driver here not old enough to actually race just yet!). Looking forward to watching some exciting racing from the grandstands tomorrow, and will keep counting the days til I am 14!

BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship

Testing – Donington Park 20th March 2026

Very first test day on a race circuit and what a place to start – the full GP circuit at Donington.

Lots of time spent on the sim learning the lines in preparation, but it still doesn’t prepare fully for the real thing. Having been limited to testing at Blyton due to age restrictions until now, it is great to be out on such a fast and flowing circuit.

A day of learning how the car handles and experimenting with setup changes. Lots of time spent comparing data with the other drivers in the team, and by the end of the day good progress and some really promising laptimes.

A big mistake made in the second session of the day (vid below) – trying to take every inch of the track on entry to turn one (Redgate) Tomas braked with the left front wheel just touching the grass causing a spin. Fortunately, he dipped the clutch to keep the engine running and kept the steering straight while pointing backwards so the car entered the gravel backwards rather than sideways.

Next test in the car is Snetterton in 2 weeks time.

20Ten Racing
Auto Reserve Parts
Mark One Motorsport

Our first day of testing with 20Ten yesterday and also first day using the championship tyres instead of the Nankangs we had used for shakedown.

Together with three of the teams other junior drivers Dara, Max and Rhys and with the help of the teams instructor Jenson Brickley, we used the data and worked on trail braking. In the afternoon sessions the lap times were tumbling.

Arriving here our personal aim to get into the 1:13's, and we finished the day with a 1:13.39 best (onboard below), but more importantly good consistency with several laps in the mid 13's.

A bit of a hiccup with the race engine mid-morning with a popped core plug in the cylinder head valley - we wouldn't want that to happen mid-race! But easy to replace and continue.

Really happy with the car and handling. We will look forward to being out for more testing at Donington in just over two weeks time.

20Ten Racing
Auto Reserve Parts
Jenson Brickley Racing