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Originally Posted by Morris Dancer
all with a second-string team that lucked into being the only one using the first-rate Australian Spectrum chassis.
He had a shoe-string budget that restricted his test days to a fraction of the number of some of his competitors'.
His ability to score respectable results after qualifying or race setbacks - never more so than at the Festival, when he set the fastest lap in the second semi-final - was extraordinary.
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KMR is hardly a second string team that lucked into using Spectrum. I think you will probably find that spectrum, along with any other FF manufacturer would love to have KMR running their chassis. They finished 2nd to Jamun in 2007 with the Van Dieman chassis, after developing all season from the far from best chassis it was out of the box. They have also done a stand up job with the Spectrum chassis, taking it to the front of UKFF.
Shoestring?? Didn't Dan do 25-30days testing. I would hardly call it shoe string. And didn't Scott Pye out-qualify him in identical kit at Brands, it being his first ever time in UKFF?
No disrespect to Dan, he came on strong in the second half of the season, and performed extremely well. He proved he is a quick driver capable of winning. But your post seems to suggest he was performing miracles in a sub-standard team which is simply not the case.