21.01.2010 - Update

First Test in F3 Car

I've done my first test at Silverstone in the Formula 3 car. What can I say apart from it's an engineering masterpiece! The car is much bigger and more efficient than the Jedi. It took the day to adapt to the different driving technique of left foot braking and not using the clutch going up and down the gearbox once on track running. However by the last session I was getting to grips with it. My next test is on the 17th of February at Silverstone. This will help prepare me for the opening round at Silverstone in April.

Kat Selected for AASE

On the 18th and 19th of January I was lucky enough to go to the Porsche performance centre at Silverstone to work with the top fitness coaches in the sport (who train the likes of Mark Webber and Jenson Button), along with the other drivers chosen for the MSA Academy. As part of the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) I did various different fitness tests - which was very interesting and showed exactly where I need to improve. David Brabham Le Mans 24 hour and American Le Mans Series champion in 2009 was there to give us young drivers an insight to what it's like to be at the top end of the sport as a professional driver. It was very interesting and incredibly inspiring.