Not a bad day considering yesterday.
Jumped into race B and the F-Type.
Qualified near the back. With a rolling start there wasn't much chance of overtakes so I just passed those throwing it off the track. Got into the top ten and was on a Russian who got a .5 second penalty. He was slow out of the right hander under the bridge and was half on the grass. I got a run on them towards the hairpin. Of course he didn't like that and nudged me to the grass in the braking zone. I half spun into the gravel on the outside. Thankfully the game reset me. I was down to 12th now. I had a good battle with the Brit ahead. We got passed someone else who fell off and I finished 11th.
Race A.
Qualified almost last. Got someone off the line who was very slow. The someone go speared off before the sweepers. And of course a couple of people went wide at the hairpin. I was up to 7th and behind a Frenchman. I was quicker out the hairpin and they were quicker through turn 1 so made for a good cat and mouse battle. It stayed that way until the end of the last lap. The two cars ahead of us came together out of the final corner. One was slow after hitting the barrier and grass so I passed it easily and the other car had a 3 second penalty from the contact. So ended up 6th in the end. I thanked the Frenchman for a good race and he reciprocated.
Both of these were CRB's.
I still had some time before Race C so went to Complete another circuit experience. Leguna Seca was up. I found the Viper to be handling strange. It just wouldn't brake. I had to start braking well before the brow of the hill and it would only just stop in time for the Corkscrew. After many frustrating attempts to even get anything clean I got my gold times. (first time I got clear runs)
I then jumped into race C with the Vantage. Again my brakes were off into Murrays. I noticed something braking into Griffins. I was fully depressed but the bar was only showing 60-75% braking. (no red for ABS) So my brake pedal had somehow gotten long. I pulled it out of the PS4 and reset the wheel. Restarted and all was fine. Managed 5th on the grid. (The good thing about Bathurst is that it sorts men from boys) The Aston pulls on the straights like there is no tomorrow. I closed on a Mustang and a RS01 well before Griffins. I held back as I expected a move from the Mustang but he held back too. I followed them up the mountain and at The Dipper the RS01 span. (Hands up who saw that coming?) The mustang broke early for Forest Elbow. I hit him but it only put him up the inside of an AMG for a sweet move. I also got past the AMG and earned 3 seconds for my 'punt'. I got a run on the Mustang and the Spaniard behind the wheel just kept blocking. (O.K. I had his number.) Served my penalty on the Mountain Straight and lost 2 places. (The AMG had already barged past at Hell Corner.) I caught up with them quickly as they were battling and I was quicker. Passed the two due to further penalties as they also came a cropper of the Mustang at the Chase. This put me behind the Mustang again for the next lap.
Across the mountain he was braking for corners you don't need to brake for so I knew I was quicker if only I could get past. Got the same run on him along the Conrod. Again he tried his trick but I was part way alongside this time. So I leaned on his back quarter. I was hoping to spin him but instead I ran him onto the grass. He lost speed but was able to knock me onto the grass on the other side. The car kept stable and I was ahead going into the Chase. I kept left and await the inevitable punt. It did come but wasn't strong enough combined with me well into the braking zone it barely effected me. He got a deserved 2 seconds and I drove off. "See ya!" I was now in 2nd and 11 seconds behind 1st. He pitted lap 4 and I was 8 seconds behind. I went 1 lap further. He came out 1.5 seconds ahead. Then going along the mountain I saw yellows. He had binned it at McPhillamy Park. I pitted 8 seconds ahead and came out 1.5 ahead. He closed but must have gone off again as the gap increased to 5 seconds. It stayed that way until lap 7 when he pitted again for Meds. It was a case of keeping it on the road now as I had an 11 second gap to 2nd. Lap 8 and the car spins on the right hander before the dipper. Luckily the barrier spat me out facing the right way and I only lost 4-5 seconds. But I squealed in despair as it happened.
Lap 9 was clean and I crossed the line.
Shame there was no CRB but the win and FL will do nicely and I taught a dirty driver a lesson. Win win. I left him a sarcastic clean driving message and left the room.
Good races bar Tsukuba. (Should be a grid start.) Just need to work on my qualy.
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