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August 19, 2007: The real race was between Bill and I.
The Caterham wasn't in the hunt, as it's a freshly finished car with a driver that's still getting used to it. At one point on the track, Bill and I would come into sight of each other going in opposite directions. We each would check the position of the other to see if the gap was getting smaller or larger. Overall, it wasn't really changing. We were 0.2 seconds apart on one session. In the next, Bill got faster - but so did I by the same amount. Still 0.2 seconds. The times weren't challenging my lap record (probably due to the brand new tires in my case) but it was a good race.
After every session, Bill and I would come in to the pits and park side by side. We'd pull off our helmets, look at each other - and just start laughing. We were both having a ball.
The end result? 1:03.733 for me, 1:03.913 for Bill. Phew, I stayed on top for another year. But I've got some real competition now, as Bill's only starting development. He has some horsepower planned that might make a difference on a couple of straights...

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