This weekend didn’t start out so well for me. I practiced a lot during the week but when I came to the track on Sunday I felt totally uncomfortable. I was worried. Eventually I got into some kind of rhythm, but I was still absolutely horrendous. I started 9th.
After last weeks poor show I was determined to win. And win I must! With the bit between my teeth I jumped out of my grid box and immediately overtook Captain D. With a good head of speed I got to the inside of turn one and put my nose on the inside of Kamy.
Everyone made it through 👍
Counter steer leading, with me up to 6th, everyone was bunched up pretty well and I knew I had to make ground quickly. I made my move on Burr. Up to 5th.
Still on a charge and on the same corner in the next lap, I made my move on rotor. 4th.
Crispy made a little mistake out of the final corner and I gained some time to the lead pack. Seconds later Rotor made a bigger mistake. Though from the looks of things the mistake was going to end badly.
At the end of the lap crispy and I had caught Paginas and Counter Steer. Crispy got bunched up behind the battle into the final complex, and I had good drive to attempt an overtake. Crispy took a wide line and kept the power on to deny me.
In the next lap we were bunched up tight entering the sweeper. I kept my line low until I could pop out onto the tow.
I hooked onto Paginas slipstream and made a huge amount of ground. Counter Steer had a big moment into the complex drifting through the first turn to the second. I had gotten underneath Crispy and right up onto Paginas bumper.
But Crispy came back with another brave move on the outside and squeezed me onto the apex. It was intense. And totally awesome!!
Side by side in the complex, at the third turn Crispy had the inside line to turn four.
I was hung out to dry and back in fourth.
Captain D had been following me through the pack all the way and after all this drama he was closer than ever.
Paginas made a move on Counter Steer that stuck at the end of the next lap. Entering turn one I was very surprised to see crispy facing the wrong way. An un-characteristic mistake.
I didn’t have time to hang around and by the end of the same lap Counter Steer was sideways again. I went wide through the complex and cut back right onto his bumper.
I got a good tow along the start finish straight and made a move on the inside. We went wheel to wheel around one.
I made it out first with both Counter Steer and Captain D hot on my tail.
Paginas was in view up in the distance. I had my work cut out.
Captain D made the same move on Counter Steer on the next lap. He was keeping up with me as I closed the gap to Paginas, until a mistake in turn one put him too far behind to challenge. I could concentrate on going forward, and I felt a great fight coming on with Paginas. Alas, it wasnt to be. In the end he made it quite easy. Taking a very wide line to the grass in the final turn I was close enough to capitalise.
I made my pitstop a few laps later.
The next 13 laps were plain sailing. I concentrated on driving consistent laps and I held Paginas at a safe distance. We traded fast laps in a game of cat and mouse. Until eventually the chequered flag was out and I made a slow pass and wave to my pit crew
Race 2 was just as amazing for me. Its taken all day to put this first race report together though so all you need to know is I dominated that one too
lol.
Sadly though, race 3 was the scene of my downfall. I started last again having finished first in race 2. I didnt make any places off the grid and in my impatience to get around BlaqueJaque I took to the outside on the sweeper.
Cue my first and only mistake.
I was out wide and skimming across the grass.
To be honest it wasnt as bad as I thought i would be. I had no damage and I was just waiting to slide to my eventual stop. However, I came to a sudden one. Against wee who was stranded on the grass as well. I had to pit.
I came out and was resigned to finish mid pack for the overall win. I concentrated on driving smooth average laps to try and finish the remaining 24 laps on one set of tyres. I eventually caught traffic though, and unfortunetly for me I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Burr lost the rear end of the 2000 and I had nowhere to go but straight into him.
As if that wasnt bad enough, when I entered the pits at the end of that lap.. the AI driver did a drive through!! I had to drive another lap and make my 3rd stop on the next lap!! Absolute nightmare race.
Looking forward to next week very much. I hope as many of you can make that one as did this weekend. 👍
Race results and current criteria updated.
: ANNOUNCEMENTS :
Counter Steer recieves a warning.
Weescotman recieves a warning.
Competitors will recieve one warning for what I percieve to be disrespecful driving. The next warning will result in exclusion from concours. I ask all of you to report bad driving too so that I can confirm your concerns.
No discussion will be permitted with regard to warnings in this thread. If you wish to contact me in private, you are more than welcome.
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I'm loving this car SO much!!
Yeah. Thanks in advance for any advice 👍
