Dual Drivers It would appear that I am looking at this from a totally different angle .... Speaking as a regular dual driver, going first allows me the ‘luxury’ that all you solo drivers have of being able to take my time to get into the car, making sure that I am comfortable, settled and feel safe. As those of you who have had the dubious pleasure of being in a paddock position close to Shaun and I will know, I like to get into the car early as I have to use 2 separate seat pads to be able to both reach the pedals and be able to see the front wheels; because of my ‘booster seats’, it take additional time to get the 6 point harness adjusted before I get into the car. It is easier and quicker for me to get out of the car and remove my ‘driver aids’ than it is for me to install them. I firmly believe that the 500 driver should run in class in number order because they have been judged the competitive driver and numbered according to their position in the class’ competition. I have always tried to put myself in the running order to allow enough time to carry out the driver change over and for Shaun to slot comfortably into his class position, allowing time for the tyres to cool (not that I ever get them warm for him!). Whenever I have felt that there was not enough time, I have spoken to the organisers to try to move my position further ahead in the running order. I can see that there are a lot of people who feel strongly about the “warm tyres” aspect to dual driving, but no one seems to be taking into account how this proposal might affect the 600 driver. I have always felt that we have an inclusive championship and that everyone is welcome – in the past I have tried to encourage ‘pit crew’ to have a go (the same as people did to me), because I feel that people have been patient and supportive of me. If I started to feel under pressure and that I did not have enough time to feel safely installed in the car I might start to think about whether I wanted to compete at all. What we should be looking at is getting the 600 driver running a suitable distance ahead of or after the 500 driver, to allow tyres to cool and to allow the second driver sufficient time to safely get into the car both physically and mentally!