I am a recent arrival here; I used to watch the Speed Trials but was not involved in the club itself. I was more into motorbikes; I have been riding them for 20 years, since I was 16, culminating in racing Supermoto, Motocross and Enduro in my 30s.

2002 Yamaha WR426 Supermoto, engine work by Bob Farnham, at Lydd

'Backing it in' at Lydd

2005 Yamaha YZ250F Motocross

A touch of air at Golding Barn

2005 KTM300EXC Enduro

Lost in the wilds of Cumbria

This resulted in many broken bones which was getting tiring, and I don't heal like I used to! Also, my business (I run my own IT support company) was doing well and suddenly I could afford the sorts of cars that give similar excitement to bikes.

The RX-7 arrived. Already heavily modified when I got it, I have continued to improve it, adding uprated and better parts as I go along. It was recently corner-weighted at 1186kg wet, and makes 420 BHP at the flywheel, making it a match for most things.

I have added AP Racing brakes, Tein suspension and am constantly fiddling with the geometry to try and perfect the handling. It's half stripped inside; it still has most of the interior in the front, but has a 6-point roll cage and Recaro buckets with harnesses. Still road legal, but it is a bit much on the road and these days is almost solely for trackdays and racing.

I joined the car club in 2007 with the sole aim of entering the Speed Trials, which I duly did. In 2008 I entered a few sprints, winning my class (Modified Production over 2000cc) at Lydden three times, all rounds of the Tunbridge Wells Motor Club All Circuit Sprint Championship. I also took part in the Goodwood Sprint run by this club and not only won my class but also got the Fastest Time of the Day by a Club member, meaning I took home two trophies. It was a proud day for me.

Around this time I thought about getting involved more in the club. I joined the committee at the end of 2008, and was tasked with writing a new website...this one! I have put a lot of time into this, and made a personal project of the 'How to enter the Speed Trials page' as I did not find it easy when I first came to it. I have also dragged the club into the 21st century; we now have an email address!

2009; this year I want to win the whole of the All Circuit Sprint Championship. As I write this I have won the first round at Lydden, and in two days its round two at Goodwood. Bring it on!

Andy