The "small" lake at Stevenage is, to my mind, more fun than the "big" lake. It not 'that' small, just a different way round (no! - not anticlockwise!). The pit straight is virtually a wide turn between bouys 4 and 1, with long left and right legs and another wide turn between bouys 2 and 3 (unless Ian runs it as a triangle, missing out one of the top bouys). Definitely not what you're used to - but that adds to the fun! It's one venue which favours the smaller, more agile classes.
In days of yore (well days of mine actually) I raced an event called the "Red Baron 250" on that lake. The winner was the first boat to complete 250 laps (usually took about 80 - 90 mins). I did quite well with my OPS 21 powered Jantar with 212 laps. The concentration is certainly needed after the first 100 laps! :)
Don't forget that you can park near the lake, so don't use the big car park - drive on past the cafe, then take the right fork.
Hope you all have a great day, and I'll be thinking of you while I'm testing my new Club 500 ELECTRIC boat!
(I'll squirt a bit of burnt castor up my nose to give me that authentic smell)
Cheers
Danny