George Grant finished his 2015 season on a high at the second Race of Remembrance event last weekend (7/8 November), where he negotiated treacherous weather conditions on the way to achieving second place in the competitive Heroes Trophy.Grant partnered British Touring Car veteran Shaun Hollamby and 2014 MaX5 champion Jonathan Cryer for the challenging 1000km race, which was held as part of an event supporting official Armed Forces charity Mission Motorsport.The race itself saw professional racing drivers and individuals affected by military operations compete across two days, with action getting underway on Saturday afternoon and finishing on Sunday following an overnight halt. Just like last year’s event, racing was briefly halted at 10:45 on Sunday morning for a remembrance service in honour of British military personnel who have served in battle. Grant, who supports the Haig Housing Trust’s Coming Home campaign, felt proud to race at the event once more after a successful inaugural outing last year.“It’s a real honour to be able to compete at such a poignant and meaningful event again,” Grant emphasised . “Taking time to reflect in that sort of environment with ex-servicemen and women around you is incredibly moving, so it’s an experience that I truly value.”Despite appalling weather conditions, the GGR Motorsport driver made the most of Thursday’s test session, completing a productive fuel diagnostics programme over 30 laps and clocking faster times than cars with greater performance. Grant and his team-mates then put in a solid performance for qualifying on Friday, guiding the Mk 3 Mazda MX-5 around the soaking track to line up seventh in the Heroes Trophy classification and eighth in Class A.Having negotiated wet circuit conditions and several on-track incidents during his stint on Saturday evening, Grant took the wheel for Sunday’s first shift and was running second in the Heroes Trophy, a traditional endurance class for single-car teams. The trio were catching the category leader at a rate of six seconds per lap in the contest’s closing stages, but worsening weather led to the race being cut short an hour early, with Grant and his team-mates finishing second in the Heroes Trophy as well as fourth in Class A and 20th overall.With the result representing a good improvement on his third place finish in last year’s Heroes Trophy classification, Grant felt the event was a positive end to a highly productive second season in competitive racing.“All things considered, it was a fantastic weekend,” he enthused. “The car’s ability to complete a full season and then beat some of the best thoroughbred racers out there is a true testament to the fantastic team that we have, so I'd like to thank the guys at Paul Sheard for preparing the car so diligently all year long. I’d also like to thank Rob Tickner as well as James Lyons senior and junior for their support.“Shaun and Jonathan both raced out of their skin as they always do, so it was a pleasure to work with them again. For sure, it’s disappointing that we didn’t come first in the Heroes Trophy, as I think we would’ve passed the leaders if the race had continued. Still, apart from a minor upgrade to the brakes we hardly modified the car, so outpacing others with larger fuel tanks and more upgrades was very satisfying.“Either way, we’re determined to go one better next year and get a win in the Heroes Trophy!”Grant will be looking to develop his competitive racing career in the MaX 5 Championship and BRSCC Mazda MX-5 SuperCup series next year.