No luck for Sean and Michael McInerney at Silverstone, but a lot of hard work for the team. A persistent gearbox problem returned during qualifying before a quick time could be set. Undaunted the team changed the gearbox and managed to get the car out in the race soon after it started. The effort was unrewarded as the problem returned in the first hour, leaving retirement as the only option.

In the last meeting of the season John George ran out of engines for the Peugeot 406. After an encouraging first practice session on a greasy track, the head gasket "gave up" as the car was being warmed up for the second session. This prevented John taking part in the qualifying session. Although a another engine was fitted overnight it was known that it was not in the best of health. Sadly it did not last the first race leaving John as a spectator for the second and third races.

With two steady drives to third, Ed Pead secured second place in the Clio Championship. Each drive needed skill and persistence to come from a lower grid position but in each race Ed was not able to challenge new Champion Paul Rivett who was the class of the field. Heavy rain during qualifying made it difficult to achieve good grid positions.

Fulvio Mussi continued to improve on his grid positions finishing 9th and 12th and staying out of the midfield madness.

A disappointing weekend for Mardi Gras which was typified by a the niggles that prevented better results.

Although John George finished all three races the car was off the pace as a succession of small problems had to be rectified with the car.

Ed Pead was disappointed with the set up on his car in the first race which prevented him staying with the leaders a situation that continued in the second race.

Fulvio Mussi's antics at Russell during the second race raised cheers from the spectators after he straight lined the chicane, across the grass, on several occasions.

It was a hard working weekend for the Mardi Gras team at Brands Hatch with little reward from the results.

After breaking the gearbox in qualifying, John George suffered persistent alternator problems that eliminated him from two of the three races.

It was disappointing for Ed Pead on Sunday when a broken drive shaft on the warm up lap eliminated him from round 16. A steady race on Saturday left him 2^nd behind Jonathan Adam. With dropped scores, this leaves Adam leading Ed by 20 points in the Championship.

After rolling the car in the Friday practice the team did well to get Flavio Mussi's car out for Saturdays race. The unlucky Flavio Mussi was end the first race in the Paddock Hill gravel trap on the first lap. Sundays efforts were more rewarding with a steady 13^th.

The results at Knockhill were encouraging for the team.

John George had three consistent finishes challenging for lower order places while getting to know the car.

Ed Pead was unlucky to only finish 3^rd in the second Clio race after leading into the last corner. He finished down the field in the first race after getting involved in an earlier incident.

Fulvio Mussi made steady progress with two good finishes.

Mardi Gras successfully cured a persistent misfire on John George's Gas powered Peugeot 406 to qualify 20^th for race one. Progress was steady but a gas injection problem in the second race meant that the car had to run on petrol for the third race.

Ed Pead left Croft still leading the Clio Championship after two incident packed races. He lost out for 3^rd to Nick Adcock on the last lap of Race 1 but gained from Adam and Rivett coming together in race two.

After a good result in race one Fulvio Mussi incurred a 10 second penalty for a jump start in race two to lower him to 13^th.

After showing promising improvements in free practice, gearbox problems befell John George before qualifying. The team had to return to the road gearbox, thus setting an unrepresentative qualifying time. Disaster struck early in the first race when John was speared into the wall less than 100 yds from the start. The accident was caused by Keen coming together with Plato but it was Bentwood who ended Mardi Gras's racing for the day.


In the first Clio race on Saturday Ed Pead did well to hold off Paul Rivett until the last lap with a car suffering from under-steer. By this time Jonathan Adam was well ahead for the win. Fulvoi Mussi moved up from his grid position only to be spun by Tom Onslow-Cole. He restarted to finish 12^th.

The Sunday race was red flagged early to clear the assorted Clio's deposited around Brands Hatch. It was unfortunate for Ed who was right behind Paul Rivett in 2nd and was well placed to pass for a win. Fulvio's bad luck continued when the car was damaged at the start, only allowing him to limp to Paddock Hill bend to retire.

Ed Pead retained the championship lead after the second round.

It's a busy weekend now for Mardi Gras at BTCC meetings with five races on a Sunday. Ed Pead shone amongst the drivers after leaving Thruton leading the Clio Championship, as he had done after the first meeting of 2003.

Ed was 1st in the first race after working his way through to pass pole sitter Paul Rivett . In the second race Ed yo yo'ed up and down the field before nearly taking the lead at the end of the race. If it had not been for a moment at the chicane on one of the late laps he might well have made it two out of two.

Fulvio Mussi showed promise working his way up the order before being sidelined before the end of both races. In the second race it was a heavy hit against the tyre wall at the chicane.

John George progressed slowly in the gas powered Civic. Improving results are expected as the car is developed with improved engine, weight reduction and a racing gearbox in the pipeline.

Sean and Michael McInerney were very disapointed not to finish for a second time in the 160 minute Britcar Race at Brands Hatch.

After qualifying 3^rd in class 3, in blustery wet conditions, they were leading their class and 5^th overall when Michael pitted after an hour and a quarter.

Unfortunatly a stud snapped during the wheel change. Despite efforts to change it Sean was not able to continue.

Sean and Michael McInerney were Mardi Gras only representatives in the first round of the EERC. Unfortunately the car was sidelined, with 30 minutes of the two hour race to go, with an engine problem.



After qualifying 2^nd in class, 11^th overall, Sean started the race in wet and very windy conditions. Following a slick pit stop, to change drivers and put on slicks, the car was in 5^th and 1^st in class when the engine expired.