Japfest 2011


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Castle Combe played host to thousands of people attending Japfest on Saturday 14th May. Karen and Richard attended the event with the rest of the TenguDo Motorsport team. Martin's #29 car and Karen's #14 car were on display in the Cymraeg Scoobie Club stand when not taking advantage of the track.


Karen started off carefully, nursing the rusty discs and new pads before pressing on harder. She enjoyed her track sessions and was getting a much better feel for a track she'd not driven on for several years. She was also getting used to the feel of the new clutch and quickshift combination. In her last session, the belt for the Power Assisted Steering snapped and this forced her to retire early. However, this is an easy fix and proved useful as replacement should prevent this happening during the races on Bank Holiday Monday 30th May.

Meanwhile whilst this was going on, Martin White the principal of TenguDo Motorsport, seemed a little preoccupied...


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About Karen Phillips

  • Karen races her Impreza WRX in the Classic and Sports Car Club (CSCC) Modern Classics series, with her husband Richard as a 2nd Driver. The races are mini-endurance events involving a driver-swap. Karen has previously raced in the Nippon Challenge, a race series for Japanese and Asian cars. Karen has been racing since 2006, having started in the MR2 Challenge.
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