Knowing the lines (the white spots and changes in tarmac) make one hell of a difference.

When we went I think I got down to a 9.11 in the nova and scared the death out of myself.

I then done a few laps alongside a pro who has done 1000's of laps and he showed me everything, although trying to remember all that wasn't easy.

My next lap was a 8.55 and as my passenger admitted it was the smoothest lap he had been in a car round the ring, knowing when to brake and the right lines to carry plenty of speed through certain sections makes all the difference in any car but especially a underpowered car.

Sadly on my repeat visit driving a Clio 172 I couldn't quite remember everything I was shown but it has certainly made a difference to those sections you would normally brake for when there is no reason to actually lift off the accelerator.

Obviously fwd is so forgivving and driving round the circuit really hard in something rwd takes different talent which I dont think I would be too comfortable with straight away.

Can't wait to go back there in a nova again as I do feel very comfortable driving one, last time on the main uphill section I could only get to 115mph as there simply wasn't enough power which is irritating but after that section I felt I had more than enough power to scare myself