: Week Fifteen, Corvette ZR1 [GT1] :
: Week Fifteen, BMW M3 Coupe [GT2] :
What a blast that was!!! I'd say a very successful first outing for the multi class format! On the whole. If I was being picky, both Douqa and Dragonistic had incidents that contradicted the rules I lay out in the Additional Information section:
If you are GT2 with track position and clear air, and GT1 is approaching you from behind, get out of the way as though you were being lapped. If you are GT2 with track position and battling with another division member, and GT1 is approaching from behind, continue to race. It is up to GT1 to overtake you in this instance
However, neither will recieve a warning this week. Like I said in the lobby last night, the format was new to all of us and mistakes were inevitable. I'm just glad the company we keep these days saw that no incidents of that nature lead to race endings 👍
The same cant be said for myself though
I'll start at the beginning:
Race one was shaping up to be a great race. Douqa had pole and I qualified second by just .06 of a second. I knew this wasnt going to be my night when I got to the grid and was starting in last place!! Douqa made the first corner from fourth into first, had clear air and pulled out a chunky lead. By the time I was through all the traffic I was 8 seconds behind. I pushed for a lap or two and made a small amount of ground. Decided to just race safe from then and bring home the bacon
Race two was looking better. I qualified pole and got a great start. Douqa who started on second got out of shape and left the circuit in T1 just behind me. From there on in to my pitstop I was having a comfortable race. John was keeping me honest, but I managed to pull around a 4 second gap to the pit stop. A few laps later, still going strong, an ALMIGHTY bang came from outside!! I crapped my pants. No idea what it was but I missed my braking point to turn one. I left the circuit and John was right on my chuff! A lap later and he'd been close enough to draft me down the start finish. I lost a place. Desperate to get it back I stuck to his bumper like chewing gum. Coming into the long left after T1 John went super wide, I know now it was his line, cutting back in from the edge of the track. For a split second I thought he'd made a mistake, I braked a half metre late to make the move, and then a bright blue ZR1 shaped wall appeared right infront of me!! Had no where to go and only one thing to hit. Sorry John! We both took damage, but crucially Johns was on the rear. I drove around half the lap on half throttle letting John stay ahead. He graciously pulled over slightly to let me carry on racing. By this point however my turning and braking were compromised. Douqa, Rotor, and very nearly Cpt D as well got through. God damn the bang!
Still dont know what it was!
Race three I had to make a come back. I qualified pole again, but got a bad start. In a few seconds I had Douqa pass me and another 3 ZR1's breathing down my neck! John made a move up the inside and I had to hang it out around the outside and try to out brake him into turn 3. I managed it, but Douqa had sprinted away again with no one to contend with. Race 3 from the start was much closer, and looking in my rear view I wasnt able to bridge the gap to P1. I made a few mistakes as well, bringing John up close and trading positions a few times. I was confident I could take second place however. I wasnt out of the fight just yet either. When the results were in I worked out that after my stop, I would've been 4 seconds behind Douqa. Close enough to have the will to win, and possibly put pressure on Douqa. That said it was never going to happen. I came in to pit and on my way out my pit crew held me in the box!! 9 seconds they held me! I know this because thats how far behind crispy was at the last split. He came out of the pits literally right behind me! Stupid game!
So there we have it. Didnt go as well as I'd like, but managed to secure 2nd on the podium anyway. Albeit at the demise of John in race 2
Sorry once again mate.
The GT2 class was much much closer! Infact only one point seperated all three podium spots!! Crispy took the win by the skin of his teeth, and Dragonistic went toe to toe with paginas for second. Finishing on equal points, Dragonistic took an extra step for his race win. Great battle gents, well done 👍
I really really enjoyed last night. I wanted the cars to be close-ish, but I think in the end the cars were a little too close(?). Maybe if they were on the same tyres it would of been better, but the M3's definately had a slight edge in cornering. They were never going to take a win obviously, but next time I think I'd like to see equal cornering, or give GT1 the edge over GT2.
The trouble lies in making a balance between having a faster GT1, but also having a GT2 people still want to race. I think GT1
should be hard to drive, while GT2 remains close. Lots to think about anyway. And suggestions as always are welcome. Trust I'll make the next multi class meet even better though
Now, on to next week. And RAAAAAACE CAAAAAAARRRS!!!!!!
Opening posts updated 👍
Apologies once more mate. 
where I lost some ground to Crispy. Made the undercut on him 
