After having rebuilt the Porsche 997 RSR from it's short trip to the barriers in Vallelunga, we took it for a shakedown at Angelsey circuit with Markus Palttala at the wheel; who having lost his bag at the airport ended up borrowing Paul Daniels' kit! Whilst Mark was busy pounding in the laps John Rourke was filming the Porsche for some upcoming JWA Racing media, he may have even caught a few rogue engineers hooning the boss' BMW around the circuit during the breaks. Overall it was an enjoyable day for the team before the Christmas break; allowing the final few tasks to be finished so the team can start work straight away in the new year.

A long trip awaited the JWA Racing team, to round off what has been a very successful and enjoyable year. The Porsche 997 RSR had its final competitive outing at the Vallelunga circuit for the 6 hours of Rome. Markus Palttala and Paul Daniels were at the wheel for what proved to be a weekend of highs and lows. The team performed cohesively and achieved what they set out to. With help from Dunlop we managed to gain a much better understanding of the hard compound tyre; gaining us free laptime, which is always nice! The race itself started well; 4 hours in we were running in 4^th place and were well placed to snatch a podium if the opportunity arose. Paul Daniels was driving hard and the race looked positive, until a rear right suspension failure caught Paul out and sent him spinning off. The race may have ended prematurely, letting us slip down to 12^th place overall, but having shown our potential and learnt a lot at the same time the weekend was constructive.