Not a lot of racing this week, but race A got me back to A, so I had some better rooms in FIA and managed a 6th with the terrible Jag. Really ate the left front. Back to A for two races. P2 on the grid for both with my19.1. Same guy on pole for both. A+ with an 18.8. First race, T1, I covered the inside but gave P1 room, and stayed behind him once we cleared T1. I think he got the message, and by L2 he was running std racing lines. We did some mid 19's and had a good gap to start L3, so I started to push. Almost tapped him in the hairpin, on his tail on the run to the last corner(s). Took a good line, on the gas early, and closed on him entering the straight. He held his line, I swung inside, classic draft pass into T1 for the lead. Had to cover the inside on the last turn to secure the win. Second race started like the first, but when I started with the pressure on L3 he didn't crack. Whent the whole race within a second of him, got the FL (19.1) on L4 and finished .4 back in 2nd. Fun stuff.
Since I have a good Q time, I've started top 4 in all my races here this week. If I can get through T1, they've been good. With the exception of a couple guys that usually start 1-3 spots behind me, racing has been pretty clean. If you can make those around you comfortable on the first lap, the top 2-4 guys can usually pull away over L1 and L2, and have some good racing once they gap the crazies. The couple that cause trouble have been identified, and most have dropped to B, and maybe out of 99, so not as hard to deal with. Guys that Q higher than 19.5 or .6 usually drop back if nobody up front starts jamming a nose in on the first lap or so, and the racing has been hard, but fair. I'm hoping to get a few in tomorrow with more like minded competitors!
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